April 2010 - CPCS Training Calendar

Practice Areas							Date	Program	Location	Credit- Hours	Details
Cf	Cr	D	I	M	S	A
Please Note: Unless otherwise specified, Webcasts are NOT approved for CLE credits.
							7	MLRI Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Trainings: "Immigrants & Public Benefits”	Boston	2.75
							7	"Defending Your Clients After Melendez-Diaz”	Pittsfield	-
							7	"How to Use Attachment & Parenting Capacity Expert Testimony"	Lawrence	2
							9	“Child Custody & Support”	Boston	4
							9, 12, 13, 15, 16 (& 3/19)	CPCS Jury Skills	Worcester	-	-
							12	“Breakthrough Negotiation Techniques”	Boston	7
							12	"Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct"	Northampton	-
							12	“Motion Practice”	Worcester	2
							13	"Representing Children in CAFL Cases"	Dartmouth	2.5
							13	"Constructing a Cultural or Language Based Defense”	Haverhill	1.5
							13-14	CPCS Certification - CHINS Cases [Certification Program]	Boston	-
							14	“Sophisticated Issues in Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice”	Springfield	6.5
							15	“Post-Conviction Relief & Appellate Advocacy”	Boston	4
							4/29, 30 (& 5/1, 14, 15)	“Divorce Mediation Training”	Northampton	8
							21	"When Your C&P Client has Criminal Charges Pending: To testify or not to testify.”	Worcester	2
							27	"Introducing & Excluding Evidence at Trial"	Boston	4
							27	"Witness Examination & Trial Objections”	Worcester	1.5
							30	Annual Juvenile Justice Conference: "Kids in Crisis-Courts, Corrections, Confinements”	Boston	3
							30	"The Compromised Parent: When Good Enough Isn’t"	Weston	7

"Defending Your Clients After Melendez-Diaz”
presented by CPCS Criminal Defense Training Unit
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Public Library, 2nd floor

"Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct:
A Review of the Basics and Discussion of Emerging Issues"

Sponsored by Hampshire County Bar Advocates

April 12, 2010
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Hampshire County Courthouse
Gothic St.
Northampton, MA

"Witness Examination & Trial Objections”

April 27, 2010
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
United States District Court
595 Main Street (5th Flr)
Worcester, MA

For further information, visit the Worcester County Bar Association website:

http://www.worcestercountybar.org/index.html
[Approved for 1.5 CAFL & MH - CLE credits]

April 7, 2010- 2:00 – 4:00 pm – Lawrence Juvenile Court (Courtroom 8) – Fenton Judicial Center, Lawrence

"How to Use Attachment & Parenting Capacity Expert Testimony." For further information, contact Regional Coordinator, Essex North, Kristen Wigandt, by phone (781-254-3600) or e-mail (kwigandt@aol.com).  [Approved for 2 CAFL/CLE credits]

April 13, 2010 – 5:30 – 7:00 pm – Haverhill District Court (Main session) – Haverhill

"Constructing a Cultural or Language Based Defense.” For further information, contact Regional Coordinator, Essex North, Kristen Wigandt, by phone (781-254-3600) or e-mail (kwigandt@aol.com). [Approved for 1.5 CAFL/CLE credits]

"REPRESENTING CHILDREN IN CAFL CASES"

April 13, 2010
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

2.5 CAFL/CLE CREDITS

UMass Dartmouth School of Law
(Southern New England School of Law)
333 Faunce Corner Road
Dartmouth, MA 02747

PLEASE RESPOND BY EMAIL TO:  kjb139@aol.com.  Please be sure that 'Bristol County Seminar' is in the subject line.  If I don't see that or recognize your email address, it will get deleted.  Bring a soft drink or coffee for yourself.

Directions:       

            From the north -- take Route 93 south to Route 24 south to Route 140 south to Interstate 195 west to exit 12-B. Take right onto Faunce Corner Road. The Law School is less than 3/10ths of a mile on the right.

            From the east -- take interstate 195 West to exit 12-B Faunce Corner Road. Take a right onto Faunce Corner Road. The Law School is less than 3/10ths of a mile on the right.

            From the west -- take interstate 195 east to exit 12, Faunce Corner Road. Take a left onto Faunce Corner Road. The Law School is less than 3/10ths of a mile on the right.

“Motion Practice”

April 12, 2010
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Worcester Trial Court – Room 15

225 Main Street, Worcester

Speaker:  Judge Thomas Sullivan, Jr.

2 Hours CLE

Please call Christina at 508-753-9069 as seating in courtroom is limited. 

April 21, 2010 – 4:00 – 6:00 pm – Worcester Registry of Deeds - Worcester

"When Your C&P Client has Criminal Charges Pending – To testify or not to testify.” Regional Coordinator, Christopher DiSesa. [Approved for 2 CAFL/CLE credits]

April 14, 2010 – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Sheraton Springfield – Springfield

"Sophisticated Issues in Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice.” For further information and registration, visit the MCLE website: http://www.mcle.org/program-calendar/program-catalog.cfm?product_code=2100228P01. [Approved for 6.5 CAFL/CLE credits]