2023 Winter (Spring?) Meeting
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.
4th & Long: How to NOT Punt on Suppression Issues
[The event has passed. Presentation documents are below]
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 9–5pm
WilmerHale, 60 State St, Boston, MA 02109
Seminar topics included:
- Overview of fourth amendment law and procedures for motions to suppress — Chauncey Wood
- Challenges to stops under Comm. v. Long — John Warren and Dr. […]
2021 Fall Meeting — Together Again!
Thursday, September 23, 2021
5pm to 8:30pm — outdoors, under an open-air tent, at the Marriott Hotel, Newton, MA
Please read updated vaccination requirements
Given the CDC’s recommendation that all be vaccinated in order to prevent the further spread of […]
CLE Webinar: Statewide Breath Test Litigation
Tuesday, June 8th, 3–4:15pm
27,000 notices have been sent to citizens across Massachusetts. The notice informed them that the Court’s records show that a Draeger Alcotest 9510 breathalyzer machine was used in some or all of their cases with charges of operating under the influence (OUI). Attorney Joseph D. Bernard, lead counsel in the statewide breath test litigation, will discuss the details that arose from […]
2021 Annual We-Mean-Business Meeting
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 4–6pm
Sal DiMasi. MACDL’S new lobbyist.
Join us 4–6pm on Thursday, April 15th when Sal DiMasi — MACDL’s new lobbyist! — will be in the house to outline the plan for substantial raises for all bar advocates THIS YEAR. Pay tribute to our honored guests, John Reinstein and Cristina Rodrigues, […]
Using the Massachusetts Public Records Law
Online 4:30–6pm, Thursday, February 25, 2021
Public records are everywhere! Documents, records, correspondence, data and more, kept by any government agency may be considered a record that the public is entitled to see. Public records can be valuable tools for organizing and government accountability.
Please join the Community Engagement Racial Justice Committee of MACDL for a public records training designed for non-lawyer community organizations.
We will demystify the process and teach […]
Webinar: The Judicial Nominating Process
2pm, Friday, February 5, 2021
Interested in applying to be a judge? Or just generally curious about how these important decisions get made? Join us for a discussion with Jay Carney, a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission. He will demystify the process and discuss tips for your application. MACDL is committed to helping more defense attorneys be appointed to the bench and encourages everyone to consider if […]
COVID and Beyond: Conditions in Massachusetts State Prisons
Monday, December 21, 2020, 2–3:15pm
Register for this Zoom Webinar Today
IN THIS FREE WEBINAR EVENT criminal defense attorney and licensed certified social worker, Lisa Newman-Polk, who worked as mental health clinician in the Department of Corrections (DOC) from 2013 to 2014, will update us on the current state of affairs inside DOC facilities as the number of positive cases, hospitalizations, and prisoner deaths from the COVID pandemic continue to rise. The […]
CLE WEBINAR: Advocating for Clients at 58A Hearings
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 3–4:30pm
This free webinar will address the emerging trend of the substitution of 58A dangerousness petitions for cash bail as a way to hold defendants in pretrial detention and will provide you with practical tools and strategies to effectively advocate for your clients’ release.
Experienced attorneys Shira Diner and Makis Antzoulatos will discuss the implications of these petitions in the context of amendments to the bail […]
Take the ABA’s 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
JOIN MACDL MEMBERS in the ABA’s 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. We will read the materials, split up into four separate sections, and meet weekly to discuss. Discussion dates are: July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th (Wednesdays from 4–5pm). Please register in advance for this meeting:
ZOOM Link to Register for the Challenge
After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]