Attorney Elisabeth C. Goodman Joins Donovan O'Connor and Dodig

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, LLP announced that Atty. Elisabeth C. Goodman has joined the firm.
 
Goodman comes to the firm after many years of successful practice in the Commonwealth, primarily in Berkshire County.
 
She was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1984 and is also admitted in the District of Columbia. She has extensive experience in real estate, zoning, and environmental law and represents a wide variety of clients including developers with innovative re-use projects, homeowners who organized into special government districts, emerging and start up companies, non-profit organizations, and environmental engineering firms. 
 
Goodman reviews and advises on complex transactions, including public financing and large-scale public construction projects. In addition to that work. Goodman is also experienced in estate planning and estate administration.
 
In addition to her advocacy for clients, Atty. Goodman is active in the community and has served as a board member of a number of local nonprofit organizations including, but by no means limited to, the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce, Greylock A Better Chance, Inc., and Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity. Goodman is presently the elected Town Moderator for Williamstown.
 
Marnie A. Clough, the current Managing Partner at the firm commented:
 
"Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, LLP is fortunate to have an attorney of Beth's caliber and background join the firm. Her knowledge and love of our area, coupled with her expertise in real estate, including zoning and environmental issues, as well as in estate planning and administration, is truly unique. We are excited to have her as part of our team."
 
Donovan O'Connor & Dodig, LLP is the region's oldest and largest law firm with offices in North Adams, Pittsfield, and Springfield, Massachusetts as well as in Bennington, Vermont and offers a wide range of legal services to meet the needs of the community.
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MCLA Graduates Told to Make the World Worthy of Them

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt was awarded an honorary doctor of fine arts. He told the graduates to make the world worthy of them. See more photos here.  
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Amsler Campus Center gym erupted in cheers on Saturday as 193 members of class of 2026 turned their tassels.
 
The graduates of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 127th commencement were sent off with the charge of "don't stop now" to make the world a better place.  
 
You are Trailblazers, keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt reminded them, and a "trailblazer is not simply someone who walks a path. A trailblazer makes one, but blazing a trail does not happen alone. Every trailblazer is carrying tools made by somebody else. Every trailblazer is guided by stars they did not create. Every trailblazer stands on grounds shaped by ancestors, teachers, workers, neighbors, friends, and strangers."
 
Trailblazing takes communal courage, he said, and they needed to love people, build with people, argue with people, and find the people who make them braver and kinder at the same time.
 
"The future will not be saved by isolated geniuses, it will be saved by networks of people willing to practice courage together. The future belongs not to the loudest, not to the richest, not to the most certain, but to the most adaptive, the most creative, the most courageous, the most willing to learn."
 
Bobbitt was recently named CEO of Opera American after nearly five years leading the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He stressed the importance of art to the graduates, and noted that opera is not the only art form facing challenges in this world. 
 
"Every field is asking, who are we for now? What do we, what value do we create?" he said. "What do we stop pretending is fine. This is not just an arts question, that is a healthcare question, a climate question, a technology question, a community question, a higher education question, a democracy question, a life question. ...
 
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