TO: Committee Members, CPCS Staff, Bar Advocate Program Administrators,
CAFL Resource Attorneys, Juvenile Bar Association, Mental Health Litigation Division Regional Coordinators, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Boston Bar Association
FROM: Anthony J. Benedetti, Chief Counsel
DATE: February 10, 2023
RE: NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED FOR ADDAMS, BLITZMAN, DAVIS-DUGGAN, DONOVAN, LIACOS, MARSHALL, MCPARLAND, MELLEN, SOUTO-GOYETTE, WINCHESTER AWARDS, CPCS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND EMERGING DEFENDER AWARDS
Nomination Process
The Committee will present the Awards at an in-person Awards Ceremony from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108. Registration is required, here is the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awards-ceremony-tickets-566687015117 Friends and families of Award recipients will also have the option to attend remotely. All nominations should be submitted to Ms. Kerry Batte, Executive Assistant to the Chief Counsel, Committee for Public Counsel Services, 75 Federal Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, or by email kbatte@publiccounsel.net. Nominations must be submitted no later than March 10, 2023. All nominations must include a written explanation of why the nominee should be honored. For a list of past award recipients, please check our website at https://www.publiccounsel.net/wp-content/uploads/1998-2022-Award-Recipients.pdf. Biographical sketches of those with an award named in their honor are also on our website at https://www.publiccounsel.net/cpcs-awards/.
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