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On March 12, 2018, CPCS Atty. Larni Levi, Director of the CPCS Alternative Commitment & Registration Support Unit, testified before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in opposition to a recently filed bill, S.2311 – An Act Relative to the Read more
On January 5, 2018, a full-day event was held – half the day at Harvard Law School, co-hosted by the Fair Punishment Project, and the other half at Haley House, a non-profit café that employs former prisoners as they transition Read more
Boston Herald article by Bob McGovern can be found here: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/01/full_list_of_annie_dookhan_defendants_sought
BRAVO! Hats Off to Two CPCS Staff Attorneys for Being Named Mass Lawyers Weekly 2017 Lawyers of the Year Congratulations to Atty. Emma Winger and Atty. Lisa Kavanaugh for being among those honored by Mass Lawyers Weekly as Lawyers of Read more
Director of CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division Mark Larsen Testifies before Joint Legislative Committee on Governor’s Care Act Attorney Mark Larsen, Director of the CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division, testified on behalf of CPCS on January 16, 2018, before the Read more
Over the last two weeks the Committee for Public Counsel Services has appeared in the news on several important topics. Below are some of the print media that mentions CPCS or includes quotes from our staff: Day-long meeting co-hosted by Read more
On November 25, 2017, CPCS Attorney Larni Levi, Director of the CPCS Alternative Commitment & Registration Support Unit, testified on behalf of CPCS before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in opposition to H.2300 – An Act Removing State Funded Read more
On December 5, 2017, CPCS YAD Staff Attorney Michele Scavongelli testified on behalf of CPCS before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. As a member of a panel she offered CPCS’s view and support of S.58 Read more
On December 5, 2017, CPCS Attorney Andrew Cohen, Director of the CAFL Division Appellate Panel, testified on behalf of CPCS before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities in support of two bills, H.783 – An Act Read more
The CPCS Innocence Program led by CPCS Attorney Lisa Kavanaugh was one of several sponsors of the Massachusetts Wrongful Conviction Day held at the Massachusetts State House on October 2, 2017. Supporters of amending Massachusetts law relative to wrongful convictions Read more