Mr. Morrissey, 59, is a practicing attorney and is a Senior Trial Attorney with Sweeney Merrigan Law practicing in the areas of plaintiffs personal injury and workers' compensation claims. Mr. Morrissey is member of the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments. Made up of representatives appointed from state bar associations, the Committee independently reviews, evaluates, and reports to the Governor on the qualifications of individuals under consideration for judicial appointments. Mr. Morrissey previously served as a Chair of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court. The Board of Bar Overseers was established as an independent administrative body to investigate complaints against attorneys and act as an administrative tribunal to consider disciplinary charges brought against attorneys practicing in Massachusetts. Mr. Morrissey is the former President of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Member of its Executive Management Board. Mr. Morrissey previously served as a director of Central Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Central Co-operative Bank d/b/a Central Bank until November 2012, when Central Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. Mr. Morrissey has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2012. Skills and Qualifications: The Board and the Nominating Committee have determined that Mr. Morrissey is qualified to serve as a director based upon his prior service as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust, his mature business judgment, his inquisitive and objective perspective, his familiarity with the communities Rockland Trust serves, and his prior service as a director of another bank.