Our attorneys are appointed by the Juvenile Court or the Probate and Family Court to represent children and indigent parents in child welfare matters, including care and protection proceedings (C&P’s), children requiring assistance cases (CRA’s), actions to terminate parental rights, guardianships, and any other child custody proceeding where the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a party or where the court is considering granting custody to DCF.

If you have questions about your case, you should first speak with your attorney.  If you do not know who has been appointed to represent you, contact the clerk’s office in the Juvenile Court or Probate and Family Court where your case is being heard.

If you know the name of your attorney, but you do not know how to reach him or her, you can search our directory or the Board of Bar Overseers website.

Filing a Complaint

If you are unhappy with your legal representation and want to file a formal complaint, you may submit the CAFL Complaint Form below to our administrative office. One of our administrative staff members will contact you to discuss your complaint.

CAFL Complaint Form 

  • By Telephone: Contact Drew Don, CAFL Trial Panel Director, (617) 910-5838.
  • By Electronic or Regular Mail: Please submit the complaint form electronically to the email address listed on the form. You may also mail the complaint form or submit a written complaint to the attention of: Drew Don, CAFL Trial Panel Director, Committee for Public Counsel Services, 75 Federal Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA  02110.  An administrative staff member will contact you to discuss the complaint.

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