Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. Member Elissa Flynn-Poppey has been appointed to the bipartisan Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations led by United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey.

The Advisory Committee will re-convene to consider applications for two pending federal judicial vacancies in Boston, Massachusetts. Chaired by former District Court Judge Nancy Gertner, the Advisory Committee is comprised of distinguished members of the Massachusetts legal community.

Ms. Flynn-Poppey, who leads the firm’s Government Law Practice, previously served as Deputy Legal Counsel to Governor Romney and as Executive Director of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Office of the Governor of Massachusetts. She represents government agencies, private and publicly-traded companies, nonprofits, and individuals on matters regarding ethics, privacy, higher education, government ethics, election law, corporate compliance, conflict of interest laws, public records law, lobbying, campaign finance, open meeting law, ballot questions, and other government areas. Ms. Flynn-Poppey is senior counsel to clients on all aspects of government operations and frequently trains government entities on compliance.