We would like to thank Rick Glassman for his many years
of service at the Disability Law Center,
and for his lifetime commitment to the rights
for all people with disabilities.
Below is a Joint Resolution read before the Massachusetts Legislature on
December 10, 2024.
TO: ENGROSSING
RE.: JOINT RESO INITIATED IN THE HOUSE
SPONSORS: REP. GARBALLEY AND REP. ROGERS (HOUSE LEADS) AND SEN. FRIEDMAN (SEN. LEAD)
DATE: 12-10-24
CONGRATULATING RICK GLASSMAN ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER A LIFETIME OF ADVOCACY FOR THE DISABILITY LAW CENTER
WHEREAS, RICK GLASSMAN OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON WILL RETIRE AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY FOR THE DISABILITY LAW CENTER [BH1] ON DECEMBER 31, 2024, FOLLOWING 10 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN THIS ROLE AND A LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE COMMONWEALTH; AND
WHEREAS, RICK ATTENDED COLGATE UNIVERSITY AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AS WELL AS THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; AND
WHEREAS, RICK ARRIVED AT THE DISABILITY LAW CENTER IN JULY 2006 WHERE HE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION, WHERE HE SUPERVISED ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES HANDLING INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, UNTIL FEBRUARY 2014 AND HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY SINCE THEN, ENGAGING IN LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOACY AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES ON A RANGE OF ISSUES AS WELL AS MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING ABUSE AND NEGLECT; AND
WHEREAS, RICK’S EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF STATUTES, REGULATIONS, SUB-REGULATORY DIRECTIVES, CASE LAW, AND STATE DISCRIMATION LAWS HAS BENEFITTED THE DISABILITY LAW CENTER, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS, LEGISLATORS, AND GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO RELIED ON HIS LEGAL MIND; AND
WHEREAS, RICK WAS CRUCIAL TO THE PASSAGE OF NICKY’S LAW WHICH ESTABLISHED A MECHANISM TO TRACK INSTANCES OF WORKER ABUSE PERPETRATED ON PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AND HIS COLLABATIVE ADVOCACY WORK WITH THE CHILDREN AND LAW DIVISON OF CPCS AND DCF BROUGHT ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO END THE PRACTICE AT DCF OF SWEEPING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEGFITS INTO THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL FUND, AND DURING HIS TIME AT DLC, HE HAS BEEN A SUPERVISOR, SENIOR MANAGER, AND MENTOR TO MANY SUMMER LAW INTERNS AND LAW FELLOW; THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT HEREBY CONGRATULATES RICK GLASSMAN ON HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY FOR THE DISABILITY LAW CENTER, EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND EXTENDS TO HIM ITS BEST WISHES IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS, AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THESE RESOLUTIONS BE FORWARDED BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO RICK GLASSMAN.
[BH1]This is the statutory name of the office