The Federal Bar Association recognized the Massachusetts chapter at its 2011 Annual Meeting & Convention in Chicago this past September. The Massachusetts chapter received the 2011 Chapter Activity Presidential Excellence Award for its work with the C.A.R.E./R.E.S.T.A.R.T. Program, and a 2011 Meritorious Newsletter award. The Massachusetts chapter also received a grant from the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, to support the chapter's ongoing work with C.A.R.E./R.E.S.T.A.R.T. Immediate past chapter president Christopher Sullivan accepted the awards on behalf of the Massachusetts chapter.