Morgan, Brown & Joy Managing Partner Jaclyn L. Kugell to Moderate MCLE Program, “Milstein Lecture: The Interplay Between Federal Law & States’ Autonomy”
Morgan, Brown & Joy Managing Partner Jaclyn L. Kugell will moderate the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, “Milstein Lecture: The Interplay Between Federal Law & States’ Autonomy,” on October 14, 2025. Kugell will facilitate the lecture by Hon. Scott L. Kafker of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, who will discuss the new judicial federalism, particularly its emphasis on independent interpretations of state constitutional law. The lecture explores, among other topics, how important developments in state constitutional law relate to significant changes in federal constitutional law proposed by the U.S. Supreme Court, evolving tactics by advocates, and advances in state constitutional theory.
A recorded webcast of the program will be available on October 22 and 30. To learn more and register, visit here.
Kugell, a member of the MCLE Board of Trustees, is an established employment lawyer who counsels business owners and management through virtually every scenario surrounding the employer-employee relationship. As Chair of Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Management Committee, she brings strong leadership skills to clients, helping them to make important business decisions and manage their operations efficiently while minimizing risks. Her practice encompasses daily employment counseling, training, employment litigation, collective bargaining and labor arbitration.
MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community’s premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. Its particular focus is applied law: practical, highly concrete training for attorneys in the essential elements of professional practice. MCLE presents more than 200 programs annually, in a variety of in-person and online formats and has published more than 160 practice manuals.
About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
For over 100 years, Morgan, Brown & Joy has been among the largest management-side labor and employment law firms in New England, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 corporations, educational and health care institutions and small businesses across all sectors of the economy. The firm’s attorneys are known for anticipating and finding solutions to the ever-expanding range of employment-related legal issues in order to avoid the time and cost of litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, the firm aggressively defends its clients and has a proven record of success.