In this one hour webinar, Lisa Kavanaugh and Jill Tessier of the CPCS Innocence Program share their insights and perspectives on how to issue spot for potential innocence claims in the course of handling direct appeals and post-conviction screening assignments. Utilizing data, research, and practical tips gleaned from case successes in the 15 years since […]
Please join us on Wednesday, May 28 at noon for a lunchtime CLE session with Paul Tuttle, clerk of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. After serving as an assistant clerk for 11 years, he took the reins of the clerk's office in June of 2024. The first half of the session will be devoted to Clerk […]
MHLD Guardianship Roundtable May 28th @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join your colleagues and Laura Sanford for a Guardianship Roundtable on May 28th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. You get 1 CLE credit. Laura Sanford will be discussing the recently published Guidelines for Pro Se Litigants. Download these guidelines here. Bring your issues and cases to “crunch.” […]
A Three-Part Virtual Training: May 21, 28 and June 5, 2025 People with disabilities and Deaf people are arrested and incarcerated at vastly higher rates than people without disabilities. In fact, the majority of people behind bars have at least one disability. Although psychiatric disabilities (mental illnesses) are often included in discussions about mass incarceration […]
YAD Caselaw Update May 28, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Register Here! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kzl6-XlmTSmTyeqozeZnlQ
Details will follow closer to the event.
Are you frustrated with the lack of tools we have in raising race? Do you want to raise race, but feel you need more support? Well, this is the Racial Justice Drop In for you! We will be exploring resources, tools, and arguments other practice areas and states are using to decrease disparities, increase equity, […]
The one-day training sessions will now be held on May 20th, 21st, and 29th from 10AM – 5PM, which includes a 1-hour lunch provided by CPCS To learn more and to register, please follow the link below. MCAD Training - Flyer
Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring Novel Legal Strategies to Challenge Racism from other Practice Areas and Jurisdictions
Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring Novel Legal Strategies to Challenge Racism from Other Practice Areas and Jurisdictions.
Thursday, May 29 1 - 4 p.m. ET Registration is free Plan to attend this important half-day virtual summit co-designed by lived experts and court professionals to explore how courts can effectively collaborate with people who have lived experience in child welfare system improvement. Learn more about the summit. Who should attend? Dependency judicial […]
Join a panel where you are guaranteed Superior Court jury trials with experts in virtually every case* Massachusetts is one of 20 states that has a sexually dangerous persons statute, G.L. c. 123A, which allows the government to keep individuals indefinitely confined in prison for something they MAY do in the future. Once an individual […]