1. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 6:30 P.M.
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square,
Boston, MA
The Fourth Annual “KnowYour Rights!”
Ceremony & Reception

2. Welcome Address Manisha Bhatt
Introduction of Keynote Address Monica Shah
Keynote Address MCAD Commissioner Sunila
Thomas-George
Introduction of Class Speaker Nutter McClennen & Fish
Class Member Speech Dr. Rashmi Shah
Recognition of Faculty Meryum Khan
Presentation of Graduate
Certificates Nutter McClennen & Fish
Closing Remarks Hinna Upal
Program
SABA GB Specially Thanks
TheWaltham Public Library for providing the classroom space for
KnowYour Rights!
The John Adams Courthouse for providing the space to celebrate the
Fourth Annual KnowYour Rights! Ceremony & Reception
Key Discovery for providing the graduation programs
2014 SABA GB Platinum Sponsors ($5,000 and up) Nutter McClennan
&Fish LLP

3. About Commissioner SunilaThomas-George
SunilaThomas-George was appointed as
a Commissioner for the Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimination
(MCAD) in November, 2007 by Governor
Deval Patrick, was reappointed in 2009 and
was reappointed again in 2013 for a third
term.
As a Commissioner, Ms.Thomas-
George is responsible for the
administration, adjudication, and
education of civil rights matters
for the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. She serves as the Inves-
tigating Commissioner on
a majority of the investigative
cases filed at the Commission
and holds public hearings on cas-
es found to have probable cause.
Prior to her appointment as a
Commissioner, Ms.Thomas-George
served as the Acting Chief of
Enforcement where she directly
oversaw the entire Enforcement
Division of the MCAD, which
consisted of over 50 employees
including attorneys, investiga-
tors, mediators and support staff.
She directed the processing and
investigation of all cases filed at
the Commission. Before that, she
served as the Supervisor of the
Enforcement Advisors Unit where
she oversaw a staff of attorneys
and provided legal counsel to
investigators and enforcement
supervisors. Ms. George joined the
Commission’s Springfield office
in 1997 where she litigated cases
at public hearing and conducted
substantive trainings in anti-
discrimination laws for the area’s
businesses and schools. She is
certified as a trainer in areas of
discrimination and sexual harass-
ment, and also mediates cases for
the Commission. She was for-
merly co-chair of the Massachu-
setts Bar Association’s Labor and
Employment Section’s Employees
Rights and Responsibilities Prac-
tice Group. She also serves as a
faculty panelist in many seminars
with the Massachusetts Continu-
ing Legal Education (MCLE), the
Massachusetts Bar Association,
and Boston Bar Association. Ms.
Thomas-George is the recipient of
the 2001 Manuel Carballo Gov-
ernor’s Award for Excellence in
Public Service and received the
2004 Executive Branch Award
for Excellence in Government
Legal Services. She is a graduate
of Wheaton College (BA) and
Western New England University
School of Law (JD). Commission-
er Thomas-George is also a very
active member of our SABA GB
advisory board.

4. Gauri Patil Punjabi President
Hinna Upal Vice President
Rachna Mathur Treasurer
Thanos Matthai Secretary
Nida Javaid
Monica Shah
Meryum Khan
Priya Amar
Thaila Sundaresan
Amoli Pandya
Atasi Uppal
Roy Isaac
SunilaThomas-George Commissioner, Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimi-
nation
Aloke Chakravarty U.S.Attorney’s Office
Ameek Ponda Sullivan Worcester, LLP
Mark C. Fleming WilmerHale
Annapoorni R. Sankaran Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Navjeet Bal Nixon Peabody, LLP
Neil K. Sherring Dakoyannis & Sherring
Rachna Balakrishna
Rajeev Balakrishna Courier Corporation
Samia Kirmani Jackson Lewis
The Honorable Maynard Kirpalani Massachusetts Superior Court
The Honorable Sabita Singh Justice Department of the
Massachusetts District Courts
2013 Board Members
2013 Advisory Board Members

5. About “KnowYour Rights!”
Our program was created with
the intention of empowering
South Asian community leaders
with information about funda-
mental legal rights that they
in turn will disseminate to the
members of their respective
organizations.
It is also our hope that through
participation in the class the
various leaders will come
together to share institutional
best practices and strengthen
connections, both professionally
and personally.
This year’s participants include
community leaders from South
Asian community organizations
such as Saheli, Indian Circle
for Caring, Friends of Indian
Senior Citizens Organization,
American India Foundation
and Lokvani Magazine.
In order to fulfill its mission of
commitment to community service,
and to be a more integral part of
the fabric of the South Asian
community in Massachusetts,
SABA GB has organized
the “KnowYour Rights!” program.
The “KnowYour Rights!” program
is SABA GB’s nationally recognized
access to justice initiative.
The 2012-2013 faculty, which
hails from the community, state
and federal agencies, the judi-
ciary, and various legal services
organizations have taught on
issues that are of particular
interest or importance to the
South Asian community in
Massachusetts, such as Employ-
ment Law; Consumer Protec-
tion/Foreclosure prevention;
Criminal Law; overview of the
state court system and Legis-
lative Advocacy; Family Law/
DomesticViolence; Immigration;
SSI/SSDI, Medicaid & Elder Care
and Bankruptcy.
About SABA GB
SABA GB is a non-profit orga-
nization and a chapter of the
North American South Asian
Bar Association. SABA GB strives
to work with other bar as-
sociations, governmental agen-
cies and community groups to
achieve greater involvement and
understanding of the American
legal system by the South Asian
community.
For additional information
please visit www.sabagb.org.

6. Hanishi Ali Mithraw Law Group
Carol Bates Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Manisha Bhatt Greater Boston Legal Services
Mehreen Butt Tufts Health Plan
Aloke Chakravarty U.S.Attorney’s Office
Nadine Cohen Greater Boston Legal Services
Betsey Crimmins Greater Boston Legal Services
Sherly Rodriguez Greater Boston Legal Services
Taramattie Doucette Greater Boston Legal Services
Karen Erickson MA Commission Against Discrimi-
nation
Brian Flynn Greater Boston Legal Services
The Honorable Ralph D. Gants Supreme Judicial Court of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Anuj Khetarpal Committee for Public Counsel
Services
Nancy Lorenz Greater Boston Legal Service
Neil Sherring Dakoyannis & Sherring
Lauren Song Greater Boston Legal Services
JohannaWise Sullivan Nutter McClennan & Fish, LLP
Dr. Rashmi Shah Avkar
Mr. Dushyant Shah Avkar
Ms. Hasumati Patel India Society ofWorcester
Ms. Mahira Hassan PAGB (Pakistani Association of
Greater Boston)
Ms. Hina Shah Gurjar
Mr. Chetan Shah, Gurjar
Ms. Lata Rao Saheli
2013-2014 “KnowYour Rights!” Faculty
2013-2014 “KnowYour Rights!” Graduates