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 and $40 for non-members. New members […]
Cell phone evidence is an important part of a rapidly-growing number of criminal cases. As a criminal defense attorney, you want to know whether the government’s analysis of […]
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 reason for a shorter sentence than […]
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 potential jurors during panel voir dire. […]
Dear MACDL Members,
Please join us for the fourth in our series of informal brown bag lunches!
THE COSTS OF CARE FOR DYING PRISONERS HAS SKYROCKETED as the […]
Featuring keynote speaker, Andrea Lyon, author of The Feminine Sixth: Women for the Defense, accomplished death-penalty lawyer, and Dean of Valparaiso University Law School. Ms. Lyon is a nationally recognized expert in the field of death penalty defense, and, in her decades-long […]
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. Light refreshments will be served and books will […]
Registration begins 4pm
Executive Director, ACLU of Massachusetts
“Law, Resistance and A Freedom Agenda” […]
Registration begins 8:30am
This tremendously popular program will once again address selected problems faced by post-conviction counsel Although the topics will be addressed at the advanced level, this will be a great program for both new and experienced trial and post-conviction counsel. Register Today! This program is always a big hit. Payment in advance is required. MACDL thanks WilmerHale for […]
