Events

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 […]

ARE YOU IN OR ARE YOU OUT OR ARE YOU UNDER THE BUS? A Training held Virtually Join Deborah Hill-Stevens (RC for Berkshire/Hampden Counties) and John O. Mitchell (RC for Bristol County) January 28, 2026, from 1 PM to 4 PM (2 CLEs) The first two hours are the training with John and Deborah where […]

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

CPCS MHLD 2026 Commitment Bring Back THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 20th, 2026 - 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Attorneys gather to share insights and experiences in Civil Commitment cases, and hone trial skills to build community. We are delighted to announce the return of the CPCS MHLD Civil Commitment Bring Back event. […]