Daniel F. Conley Honored at Suffolk University

BOSTON, MA - Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s alma mater Suffolk University has recognized him with the Trailblazer for Social Change award.

The award, presented at Wednesday night’s annual Diversity Dinner, is awarded to someone who has “made a significant effort to contribute to the Boston community and the legal profession by uniquely addressing a problem or improving a situation that affects members of particularly vulnerable or underrepresented populations.”

It was awarded by the Suffolk University Law School Student Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Conley, a 1983 graduate of Suffolk Law, said the award is “one of the greatest honors of my career and one that every prosecutor should aspire to.”

According to a release from Conley’s office, Conley this year launched a diversity fellowship within his office that assigns law students to prosecution teams for a period of three to five months. He also hosts mandatory trainings on unconscious bias for every member of his office and actively recruits lawyers from varied ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds.