Amicus Decisions
In 2017 appellate courts issued decisions in 11 cases in which CPCS either submitted or signed on to an amicus brief. We had a remarkably successful year. We prevailed in about half of the cases in which the agency weighed Read more
Category: Mental Health Litigation
March 24 – 7:00 PM, Boston: Harvard Center for Law, Brain & Behavior hosts: Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind
Concentrated poverty is on the rise, and an increasing number of children are at risk for exposure to severe violence and dangerous living conditions. What are the implications of trauma exposure for healthy brain development? During this panel event, Dr. Kerry Ressler (of Read more
Boston Bar Journal on New RPC & Confidentiality
The Boston Bar Journal published an article, “The Impact of Recent Revisions of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct on Confidentiality.” Written by Martin J. Newhouse and Jeffery D. Wolff, it is a good read and an excellent summary of Read more
Evaluating Judges
NOTICE TO THE BAR: LOOK FOR THE EMAIL INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR TRIAL COURT JUDGES Judges in the District Court, Juvenile Court, Probate and Family Court, and Housing Court in Middlesex County will be Read more
Welcome to Our New Attorneys!
Say hello to our newest Public Defender Division, Mental Health, and Youth Advocacy Division trial attorneys! These 16 new staff attorneys graduated from new lawyer training last Friday and started in their offices Monday, September 28th. If you want to know more Read more
Boston Globe Article on Governor’s Salary Commission
Low pay blamed for high turnover among public defenders State commission says meager salaries for Mass. prosecutors and public defenders waste lots of money Matthew J. Lee/globe staff “Policy makers have the challenging task of making decisions on how to Read more
UMass Medical School & Trial Court create Specialty Court Center of Excellence
Correctional health experts from the Health and Criminal Justice Program will serve as consultants to the newly created Specialty Court Center of Excellence, a partnership between UMass Medical School and the Massachusetts Trial Court that will focus on expanding specialty Read more