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Join this program by the Massachusetts Health Connector for Business and the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being to learn more about health insurance benefits for small law firms. In 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Lawyer […]
MACDL is excited to celebrate the hard work of its new Federal Amicus Committee. Come learn about the initiative while enjoying delicious (free) food! Take advantage of this opportunity to hear from committee members and to engage in conversation about justice with fellow MACDL members. RSVP Today for the MACDL Federal Committee […]
MACDL will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 21st from 3:00-4:00 PM that will cover various aspects of handling firearm cases in District and Superior Court. This is a great program to get up to date on this quickly-changing area of law and to ensure you have a robust understanding of discovery issues, motion practice, and trial strategies.
The […]
Join MACDL as we gather together to welcome summer and to honor our award recipients. Come celebrate our special guests and catch up with old friends over dinner & drinks.
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On March 27, 2024, the MACDL executive board joined bar leaders from other bar associations at a Bench/Bar meeting. Chief Justices Budd and Brieger along with Court Administrator Tom Ambrosino and Dr. Natoschia Scrugg, the newly appointed Chief of Access, Diversity and Fairness for the trial court, gave updates on various topics involving the operations of the courts. Below are the handouts that we received. Here are a […]
MACDL has formed a Clemency Committee in response to the Governor’s new clemency guidelines, which hold promise for more relief. The Committee screens applicants and refers the most promising candidates to pro bono lawyers.
Breakfast and lunch provided — Doors open 8:30am
Strategies to Uncover Police Misconduct — Rebecca Jacobstein, Jessica Lewis, Mike Tumposky Developments in the 2nd Amendment — Elaine Fronhofer, Hayne Barnwell, Tamara Fischer Restorative Justice — Jessica Hedges, […]
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 […]
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 5:30–9pm @ 2TWENTY2, 4 Liberty Square, Boston. Join MACDL for its Winter (Spring?) gathering to catch up with fellow members.
In 2015 there was a brawl at a bar in Plymouth resulting in serious injuries to an off-duty corrections officer. Detective Greg Smith of the Plymouth Police led the investigation which resulted in charges of mayhem and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury against Alex Johnson. After an evidentiary hearing on an O’Dell motion to dismiss, Judge Cosgrove found that Greg Smith failed to provide exculpatory evidence that […]