Events

April 1, 2026 (rescheduled from February 24, 2026) 1:00-2:00pm 1 CAFL CLE Presented by Megan Deeley, CAFL Litigation Support Attorney (mdeeley@publiccounsel.net) Learn how to challenge clinical and administrative decisions by DCF with this overview of the fundamentals of Fair Hearings, including how to appeal adverse hearing decisions to superior court. Fair hearings are an important […]

Full Schedule:   Wednesday, March 11, 2:00-4:00 orientation Monday, March 16, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 19, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 23, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 26, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 30, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, April 2, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, April 6, 9:30-4:30 – in person Monday, […]

April 3, 2026 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Join us on the first Friday of every month  for the MHLD Racial Bias/Cultural Competence Group. We are MHLD practitioners of all stripes.  We meet to further our goal of identifying bias and increasing our resources to address bias in all facets of our practice, whether in […]

Full Schedule:   Wednesday, March 11, 2:00-4:00 orientation Monday, March 16, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 19, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 23, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 26, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 30, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, April 2, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, April 6, 9:30-4:30 – in person Monday, […]

Meeting Registration - Zoom

Guardianship Roundtable presented by Laura Sanford (1 CLE) When? April 7th from 1p-2pm on Zoom Topic? Review of Pretrial advocacy: Pretrial conferences & memos Discussion about relevant caselaw and practice issues Bring your cases to case crunch! Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing […]

In response to feedback from many of last year’s attendees, we are offering the But Why? Communicating & Collaborating With Kids About Being in Care (& Other Challenging Conversations) training twice more this spring! We will be in Boston on April 8, 2026 and in Worcester on April 16, 2026. This interactive training, developed in partnership […]

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Full Schedule:   Wednesday, March 11, 2:00-4:00 orientation Monday, March 16, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 19, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 23, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, March 26, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, March 30, 9:30-4:30 – in person Thursday, April 2, 1:00-4:30 – zoom Monday, April 6, 9:30-4:30 – in person Monday, […]