Events

Please join us at noon on December 17th for a discussion with Appeals Court Justice Chauncey Wood.  Justice Wood joined the court in 2024 after a career in criminal defense.  He will be offering his thoughts on his newly formed understandings of the inner workings of the court and how best to shape your appellate […]

CPCS MHLD Worcester County Regional Coordinator Quarterly Training & Meeting presented by Toni Hall Wednesday - December 17, 2025 2-4 pm 2:00 - 3:00 pm - The Weight of Clients’ Experiences: Avoiding Vicarious Trauma as Mental Health Attorneys - In conjunction with Dr. Shawn Healy from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (ZOOM) By the end of this training, participants […]

Please join the EdLaw Project in the new year on Monday, January 5, 2026, for the next session of Get Schooled with EdLaw: Using Education Law to Fight CRAs. Register for this and upcoming sessions here.

The Guardianship Roundtable Resumes! When: January 8, 2026 1 – 2 PM Legal Services Attorneys Will Discuss All They Can Do for Your Clients Facing Guardianship,  Displacement to Nursing Facilities, Need for Services in the Community and Benefits Bring your cases to crunch, and make a connection with community legal services who can support your […]

MHLD Racial Bias & Cultural Competency Working Group Meeting January 9, 2026 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Register in advance for this meeting here.

Appellate Panel Certification Training Orientation Registration Fee:  $250.00 More information to follow.

Lunch Hour Special Project Brainstorm Sessions (on Zoom)                Rule 30 motions for former clients of Atty Richard Doyle Get updates on the latest litigation and decisions regarding the conflict of interest claims of former clients of Atty Doyle, who posted to social media hateful comments, which were racist, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrants, anti-trans and homophobic.  Learn […]

Parental Capacity for Lawyers What is “parental capacity”? How is it evaluated? What is your role? Licensed psychologist Dr. Ronald Molin (you might know him from last year’s But Why? Communicating & Collaborating With Kids About Being in Care training) will walk us through the uses and limits of parental capacity evaluations in state intervention cases, […]

January 23, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual Event Drop-in Lunch & Learn to build on other recent race trainings and support you in your MHLD practice! THIS PROGRAM QUALIFIES FOR 1 CLE ON THE MHLD TRIAL & APPEALS PANEL Bring your lunch and come join your colleagues on MHLD staff and panel to talk informally […]

Appellate Panel Certification Training Registration Fee:  $250.00 More information to follow.

Eileen Morrison from CPCS’s Immigration Impact Unit will provide criminal defense attorneys with practical information and updates regarding relevant changes to immigration law, policy, and practice under the current Administration. The training will focus on how changes to immigration law impact noncitizen criminal defendants in Massachusetts and, more broadly, will offer take-aways relevant to all […]