Mark Schand scoops ice cream at his Sweetwater smoothie cafe in New Britain, Conn. This business is meant to reboot a career Schand says was stolen from him at the age of 19 when he was wrongfully convicted of a crime and was imprisoned for 27 years.
Photo: Karen Brown/NEPR
A recent NPR story features Mark […]
Come one, come all to a fun, informal gathering of the Massachusetts criminal defense bar. Appetizers will be provided, and there will be a cash bar as we mingle and share stories from this past year with old and new friends. Cost is only $30 for members […]
Cell phone evidence is an important part of a rapidly-growing number of criminal cases. As a criminal defense attorney, you want to […]
MACDL strives to be an inclusive statewide organization. The membership committee is looking for help to grow our ranks with criminal defense lawyers from across the state. If you are interested in helping us plan events and other opportunities to grow and support our membership please let us know—just send an email to info@macdl.com and we will be in touch.
Dear MACDL Members,
The Massachusetts Sentencing Commission, which is authorized under G.L. c.211E to formulate uniform sentencing policies and develop systematic sentencing guidelines, recently approved a series of changes to the Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines. The use of the guidelines in sentencing advocacy often is effective in providing the judge with a […]
Dear MACDL Members,
Please join us for the next in our series of informal brown bag lunches!
Wendy Wayne, Director of the CPCS Immigration Impact Unit, will lead a conversation about what’s new in immigration that should concern the criminal defense bar, addressing issues including:
Join MACDL for a discussion about how jury selection is changing in Massachusetts, and the best ways to obtain a jury that will be fair to our ethnically and racially diverse clients. We will discuss implicit racial bias, jury questionnaires, and how to talk to […]
Dear MACDL Members,
Please join us for the fourth in our series of informal brown bag lunches!
THE COSTS OF CARE FOR […]
MACDL presents an evening with New York Times bestselling author, Judge Michael Ponsor, who will talk about his career on the bench and read a selection from his new novel, The One-Eyed Judge.
The program is free and open to the public. […]
The MACDL Strike Force Committee Chair, John Amabile , recently represented a MACDL member who was subpoenaed to testify against a client charged with conspiring to violate the drug laws. The case stemmed from an alleged incident where a family member brought an eyeglass case to court for the Defendant, who was in custody, When the lawyer was on her way to speak […]