Events

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, […]

MARCH MHLD RED (Race, Equity and Diversity) Talk Virtual Event March 31, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

MHLD Live Remote Lunch & Learn Series: Litigating Capacity and Substituted Judgment in 8B and Rogers Cases April 17th  Training: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM    (1.5 CLEs) Presented by the MHLD training department along with MHLD trial attorney Jesse Burch, & MHLD panel attorneys Diane Parent and Naomi Shelton.   After you attend, you will […]

The Office of the Child Advocate has coordinated this full-day training opportunity for anyone who works in the juvenile court with a focus on delinquency and child requiring assistance cases. The goal is to give you the knowledge and tools you need to apply a trauma-responsive, developmentally-informed, equity-centered lens in your work. The training is […]

Certification Training for Bar Advocates and New CPCS PDD and YAD Staff Attorneys By Application Only CPCS Bar Advocate Training Application updated 9.2023 The Zealous Advocacy Training Program involves two in-person training days per week (9:30 am to 4:30 pm) for a total of 8 in-person training days over 4-5 weeks. In addition to the in-person […]

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, […]

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, […]

SAVE THE DATES How to Educate the Court about Cultural Competency & The Impact on Clients Through Zoom Hosted by Tina Adams, Beau Kealy, and others. April 29th or May 1st, 2026 Details TBD

May 1, 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 […]