CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division is so happy to announce that Maryellen Cuthbert has been awarded the ABA Solo and Small […]
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Daily Court Updates
Daily updates (mass.gov) from Massachusetts state courts in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Updates are posted after 4:30 p.m.
Tools for Remote Communication
With the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, more and more we are looking for ways to communicate remotely with clients, colleagues, […]
CPCS CLE Requirement – Emergency Policy Change – Fiscal Year 2020 Only
Dear Private Attorneys, We hope you and your families are well during this difficult time. Due to exceptional circumstances brought […]
CPCS Training Department Response to Public Health Concerns
Given new Executive Branch directives regarding meetings and events in light of COVID-19, the CPCS Training Department is cancelling all […]
VIDEO: YAF Wins 2020 Reginald Heber Smith Award
The Youth Advocacy Foundation (YAF), the nonprofit arm of the Massachusetts juvenile public defender agency, is the 2020 winner of the […]
YAF Wins 2020 Excellence in Legal Services Award
The Youth Advocacy Foundation (YAF), the nonprofit arm of the Massachusetts juvenile public defender agency, has been named the 2020 […]
CPCS Staffers ‘Adopt’ 35 Kids for Holidays
Staff from the Springfield office of the Committee for Public Counsel Services “adopted” 35 kids for the holidays in partnership […]
Appeals Court: Hearsay Not Enough to Revoke Probation
A juvenile should not have had their probation revoked based entirely “on unreliable hearsay testimony from a Department of Children […]
CPCS Leaders, International Guest Tour Child Welfare Center
Committee for Public Counsel Services Youth Advocacy Division leaders toured a Bay State child welfare and juvenile justice center with an […]