West Roxbury Resident Appointed to State Ethics Commission

Governor Deval Patrick appointed litigator William “B.J.” Trach to a five-year term on the State Ethics Commission earlier this week. Trach, a West Roxbury resident, replaces outgoing Commissioner David Veator.

"B.J. Trach is a very bright, dedicated attorney, with extraordinary experience in both the private and public sectors," said. "I am pleased to appoint him to this important position and thank him for his willingness to serve.”

Trach is a partner in the litigation department of Goodwin Procter in Boston. His focus has been on white collar crime, government investigations and complex civil litigation, according to a press release from the Governor's office. Trach served for approximately three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, assigned to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit. 

Trach graduated from Harvard College, B.A. cum laude in 1999 and Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude in 2004, where he was the Articles Editor of the Harvard Law Review. After law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.