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February 1, 2024 Dear Committee, Colleagues and Friends: We are excited to announce the opening of nominations for the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) 2024 Awards. These awards aim to recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to Read more
It is my pleasure to share with everyone the news that three staff members from YAD will receive awards at the Annual Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) Awards Breakfast on September 20, 2018 (see attached flyer). JDAI is a national Read more
Congratulations to our colleague Atty. Rebecca A. Jacobstein and former colleague Atty. Kelli L. Porges for being among those to be honored by Mass Lawyers Weekly as Top Women of Law 2018. Rebecca and Kelli are among 50 women attorneys Read more
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
Nomination Process The Committee will present the awards at an Awards Ceremony on April 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston. All nominations should be submitted to Ms. Denise Simonini, Executive Assistant to the Chief Read more
Congratulations to Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti on receipt of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award, which “recognizes an individual or group whose tremendous efforts have led toward progressive reform of a Read more
Congratulations to Rebecca Jacobstein, a staff attorney with the Appeals Unit of the Public Defender Division and Ben Keehn, Second-Seat Appellate Counsel with the Public Defender Division. Lawyers Weekly recognized Ben and Rebecca as Lawyers Weekly Lawyers of the Year Read more
On September 23, 2016, Lisa Kavanaugh, CPCS Innocence Program Director, will receive the New England Innocence Project (NEIP) 2016 Savage Award. CPCS Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti said, “It is no surprise that once again our colleague Attorney Lisa Kavanaugh is Read more
On June 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) presented our colleague, Atty. Anne C. Goldbach, with the Clarence Gideon Award, an honor not awarded every year, but presented to only those worthy to be recognized Read more
On May 24, 2016, at the John Adams Courthouse, CPCS honored exemplary attorneys – both public and private – social workers, investigators, and professional administrative staff who dedicate their careers to overcoming injustice and championing the cause of zealous representation Read more