NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR FALL 2007
TRIAL PANEL CERTIFICATION TRAINING
For all attorneys:
September 17, 18, 19 and October 1 & 2, 2007 at MCLE in Boston
The application deadline for Boston training is:
Monday, July 16, 2007
Download Trial Application Here
The next Appellate Panel Certification Training will be held
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
at the Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center.
The appellate application deadline is:
Monday, August 6, 2007 for new attorneys
Monday, October 1, 2007 for existing CAFL-certified attorneys.
Download Appellate Application Here
The Children and Family Law Program of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services provides legal representation to indigent parents and children in state intervention/child welfare matters, including care and protection proceedings, children in needs of services cases (CHINS), actions to dispense with parental consent to adoption, and any other proceeding regarding child custody where the Department of Social Services is a party or where the court is considering granting custody to the Department. See G.L. c.119, §29; G.L. c.210, §3; Balboni v. Balboni, 39 Mass. App. Ct. 210 (1995). Representation is provided by a panel of private court appointed attorneys and by staff attorneys in our Boston, Brockton, Lowell, Pittsfield, Salem, Springfield and Worcester offices.
Admission onto the CAFL trial panel is by application only and requires satisfactory completion of a 5-day training program combining substantive law and trial skills. See CAFL Trial Panel Certification Requirements. Upon completion of the trial certification training, attorneys are assigned to an experienced CAFL attorney for mentoring and support. Regional Coordinators also are available to provide advice and technical assistance to CAFL attorneys.
Admission to the CAFL appellate panel requires application and completion of our appellate training program. See CAFL Appellate Panel Certification Requirements. |
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