July 17, 2026
People on the Move
BY BusinessWest.com
Claudia Quintero
On June 2, Central West Justice Center Director Claudia Quintero received the Legal Services Award from the Massachusetts Bar Assoc. Quintero was honored as a champion of the clients she serves in her role as director of Central West Justice Center (CWJC), where she oversees a team of lawyers, paralegals, and staff who assist low-income and elderly clients with immigration, housing, and employment benefits in the five counties of Central and Western Mass. (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester). Since 2021, Quintero has also led the Fairness for Farmworkers Coalition, a group engaged in legislative advocacy to support a law that would entitle farm workers to a minimum wage and overtime pay. She has also taught students at Western New England University School of Law in Springfield since 2022.