Mr. Pappone is a member of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers, a fellow in the American Bar Foundation and in the American College of Bankruptcy. He is a past chair of the American Bar Association's Commercial Financial Services Subcommittee on Creditors' Rights and served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Banking Law Review and the Bankruptcy Law Review.
He also serves as a member of the Steering Committee for the Boston Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section, and co-authored its strategic plan. He served as chair of the board of The Cambridge School of Weston and he co-authored its strategic plan. He serves as a member of the board of Mass Humanities and The Volunteer Lawyers Project. He also serves on the advisory board of The Massachusetts Audubon Society and is a member of the Greenlight Fund’s Selection Advisory Committee.
Mr. Pappone was the facilitator of the budget priorities dialog for the major social service organization responsible for provision of constitutionally mandated legal services for the poor. He is a participant in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Diversity Initiative Task Force.