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SUMMARY:Hearsay\, Medical Records Exception\, And How to Navigate Your Cases After  MATTER OF P.R.
DESCRIPTION:Please join the MHLD Training Unit\, along with MHLD Appeals Attorney Devorah Vester and Roxbury Trial Attorney Rachel Chunnha\, for a training to review and discuss the recent SJC case\, Matter of P.R. You do not need to register in advance and there is no limit on attendees! Please see the Zoom information below to mark your calendars.\n1.5 MH Credits \nThis training will give you tools to: \n\nUnderstand the roadmap for keeping out inadmissible hearsay on direct of petitioner’s witnesses;\nNegotiate with petitioner’s counsel about the admission of medical records; and\nStrategize about your cross-examination of witnesses.\n\n  \nWe suggest you read the case and the Practice Alert (posted to the listserv on August 13) before the training and come with any questions as we will have lots of time for discussion. Please continue to send Miriam Ruttenberg and Beau Kealy any information about how P.R. has been affecting your cases. As always\, please post your questions and lessons learned to the listserv so all can benefit. \n  \nTime: Sep 10\, 2021\, 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting @ 11:00 AM on September 10th \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84261408175?pwd=RWJpN1RkM2JKOWl6dUZVYndPZ1VSUT09 \nMeeting ID: 842 6140 8175 \nPasscode: AGfa%7b?
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/hearsay-medical-records-exception-and-how-to-navigate-your-cases-after-matter-of-p-r/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210913T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210913T140000
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag training on delays in TCHs and motions
DESCRIPTION: This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nTopic: Brown Bag training on delays in TCHs and motions\nTime: Sep 13\, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86917003036?pwd=REtJSEptQm1oWDRBUWE3QzdDTXk2dz09 \n  \nMeeting ID: 869 1700 3036\nPasscode: 888355\nOne tap mobile\n+16468769923\,\,86917003036#\,\,\,\,*888355# US (New York)\n+13017158592\,\,86917003036#\,\,\,\,*888355# US (Washington DC) \n  \nDial by your location\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\nMeeting ID: 869 1700 3036\nPasscode: 888355\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdrQAbvqS \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/brown-bag-training-on-delays-in-tchs-and-motions/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210917T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210917T143000
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UID:10000185-1631883600-1631889000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC): An Essential Tool to Providing Permanency
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by the NACC. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nThe Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC): An Essential Tool to Providing Permanency \nSeptember 17\, 2021\n1:00 – 2:30 PM EST \nNavigating the ICPC in 50 plus states and territories can be a daunting task. While the ICPC regulations are the same in each state and territory\, the focus and application of each can be different. The presenters have dealt with numerous ICPC issues involving many states and have become familiar with the common scenarios that face child representatives and child welfare agencies. Participants will learn the ICPC basics and will work through scenarios to show how the Compact can be utilized to solve common ICPC problems\, roadblocks\, and utilized to achieve positive permanency outcomes for children and their families. \n  \n1.5 CLE
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/the-interstate-compact-on-the-placement-of-children-icpc-an-essential-tool-to-providing-permanency/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210920T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194431Z
UID:10000187-1632142800-1632146400@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Brady and Protective Orders: Managing the Insanity
DESCRIPTION:Brady and Protective Orders: Managing the Insanity\nJoin us for a Brown Bag (Lunchtime) Webinar on September 20th from 1 – 2PM on Zoom to discuss strategies for what to do when the prosecution responds to our Brady demands by seeking protective orders.  Our Guests are Mark Booker\, Ben Evans and Jason Green.  Hosted by CDTU. \n1 CLE: Adult Criminal\, Adult Criminal Appeals\, YAD\, YAD Appeals \nRegister Here \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/brady-and-protective-orders-managing-the-insanity/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210924T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210924T153000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194227Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar on the SJC’s Game-Changing Decision in Care and Protection of Rashida
DESCRIPTION:Webinar on the SJC’s Game-Changing Decision in Care and Protection of Rashida\nOn the heels of the SJC’s watershed decision in Care and Protection of Walt comes what many were calling Walt II until the decision came down as Care and Protection of Rashida.  After years of fighting for judges to hear reasonable efforts motions\, the SJC came through for Massachusetts families and issued this game-changing decision.  So what now?  Come hear about Rashida and why it is game-changing from Attorneys Ann O’Connor and William Comeau\, who represented Rashida and her mother in the SJC.  They will review the decision and provide practical tips on how to use it to force DCF to do their job and make reasonable efforts to reunify families.  They will explain how the decision builds on Ann’s success in Walt\, and says that parents and children can challenge DCF’s failure to make reasonable efforts and request remedial orders any time in the case.  We will learn how to frame challenges to reasonable efforts to get the most for our clients and support reunification of families. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/webinar-on-the-sjcs-game-changing-decision-in-care-and-protection-of-rashida/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210928T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210928T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194128Z
UID:10000171-1632830400-1632837600@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:MCLE: Financial Exploitation & Undue Influence by Romantic Partners\, Adult Children\, Paid Caregivers & Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by MCLE Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. (customerservice@mcle.org). This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues. \nSeptember 28\, 2021 12pm to 2pmLive Webcast \nThis program qualifies for 2 MH credits \nRegistration and Tuition information here: \nhttps://www.mcle.org/product/catalog/code/2220024WBC?emcampaignID=22508&emuserID=53832&utm_source=Program_Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2220024WBC&utm_content=22508
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mcle-financial-exploitation-undue-influence-by-romantic-partners-adult-children-paid-caregivers-neighbors/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211007T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195327Z
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UID:10000230-1633593600-1633626000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CLE
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by the Social Law. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nFEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CLE \nThursday\, December 2\, 2021 \n4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. \nPanel\nAlex G. Philipson\, Esq. – Deputy Legal Counsel\, Massachusetts Superior Court\nBrian J. Harkins\, Esq. – Senior Reference Attorney\, Social Law Library \nOnline Only \nLegislative history is a critically important advocacy tool in Federal Court when statutory language is ambiguous and begs for clarification. Federal judges invite and apply the use of legislative history to avoid incongruous results\, illuminate drafting errors\, determine specialized meanings\, or choose reasonable interpretations of politically controversial statutes.\nIn these and other instances\, Congress’s intent must be inferred from the statute’s legislative history\, which successful advocate’s must stitch together from a variety of sources including:\n– The text of the bill and proposed amendments that were accepted or rejected\n– Transcripts of hearings conducted by Congressional committees responsible for the bill\n– Committee reports written about the bill\n– Transcripts of House and Senate floor debates related to the bill \nAlex Philipson\, who has taught classes in appellate writing at New England Law Boston and Northeastern University Law School\, and Senior Reference Attorney Brian Harkins will show the “how” and “where” to find and interpret these and other sources of legislative history. \nThis program teaches advocates the research skills necessary to reconstruct a statute’s legislative history for use in pleadings\, briefs and oral arguments. \n2 CLE: CAFL\, Adult Criminal\, MHLD\, YAD
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/federal-legislative-history-cle/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211007T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211007T180000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195327Z
UID:10000231-1633622400-1633629600@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Social Media Evidence: The Good\, the Bad and the Ugly
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by the The Greater Newbury Port Bar Association. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nOctober 7\, 4:00-6:00 \nSocial Media Evidence: The Good\, the Bad and the Ugly \n2 CLE: Criminal Defense\, CAFL
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/social-media-evidence-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211012T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194527Z
UID:10000188-1634029200-1634058000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:MHLD Civil Commitment Certification Mock Trial
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URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mhld-civil-commitment-certification-mock-trial/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211012T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211012T163000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194228Z
UID:10000176-1634050800-1634056200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Webinar on the SJC’s Game-Changing Decision in Care and Protection of Rashida
DESCRIPTION:Webinar on the SJC’s Game-Changing Decision in Care and Protection of Rashida\nOn the heels of the SJC’s watershed decision in Care and Protection of Walt comes what many were calling Walt II until the decision came down as Care and Protection of Rashida.  After years of fighting for judges to hear reasonable efforts motions\, the SJC came through for Massachusetts families and issued this game-changing decision.  So what now?  Come hear about Rashida and why it is game-changing from Attorneys Ann O’Connor and William Comeau\, who represented Rashida and her mother in the SJC.  They will review the decision and provide practical tips on how to use it to force DCF to do their job and make reasonable efforts to reunify families.  They will explain how the decision builds on Ann’s success in Walt\, and says that parents and children can challenge DCF’s failure to make reasonable efforts and request remedial orders any time in the case.  We will learn how to frame challenges to reasonable efforts to get the most for our clients and support reunification of families. \nRegister
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/webinar-on-the-sjcs-game-changing-decision-in-care-and-protection-of-rashida-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211014T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194527Z
UID:10000189-1634202000-1634230800@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:MHLD Civil Commitment Certification Mock Trial
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mhld-civil-commitment-certification-mock-trial-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211015T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211015T123000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T194527Z
UID:10000190-1634288400-1634301000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:MHLD Civil Commitment Certification Mock Trial
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mhld-civil-commitment-certification-mock-trial-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211018T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211018T173000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195127Z
UID:10000221-1634572800-1634578200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:2021 Child Support Guidelines Training
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by Social Law. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\n2021 Child Support Guidelines Training\n\n\n\nEvent Start:\n\n\n10/18/2021 4:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent End:\n\n\n10/18/2021 5:30 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nDate & Time: Monday\, October 18\, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.\nWebinar Fee: $35 \nThis program is online only \nCPCS will grant 1.5 credit hours of CLE credit for the CAFL panel.\n\nFaculty \nHon. Katherine Field\, First Justice of the Bristol Division of the Probate and Family Court \nDenise M. Fitzgerald\, Esq.\, Probate and Family Court \nMark Sarro\, Ph.D.\, The Brattle Group \nFern Frolin\, Esq.\, Family Law Neutral \nAnna Richardson\, Esq.\, Veterans Legal Services \n  \nNew child support guidelines in Massachusetts take effect on October 4\, 2021.  The 2020-2021 Child Support Guidelines Task Force recommended changes to several areas of the guidelines\, including income\, minimum and maximum levels\, adjustment factors\, support for children aged 18 to 23 and contribution to post-secondary education expenses\, child care\, and health care.  In addition\, the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet has been revised.  At this training\, we will: \n\nHighlight the changes in the 2021 child support guidelines from the 2018 child support guidelines\nAddress the interplay between alimony and child support in light of recent case law\nDiscuss the Rosenberg calculation and the new functionality of worksheet for this calculation\nRun various child support scenarios using the worksheet\n\nOnline registration is encouraged. For assistance\, questions on group discounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, program content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and general CLE information contact Michael Saporito by email at msaporito@socialaw.com. Registrations accepted in order of receipt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded. The recording is available by digital download\, generally within a week after the program date. Most downloads include print material and are $19.95 each. This product purchase is separate from CLE registration and is not included in the price of a CLE registration. CLE credit\, when applicable\, is only granted when the live webinar is attended. \n\nCAFL CLE 1.5
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/2021-child-support-guidelines-training/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211019T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195327Z
UID:10000229-1634659200-1634662800@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:ACLUM Public Records Requests Training
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by ACLU. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. (info@aclum.org). This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\nWe are writing to offer an opportunity to join the ACLU of Massachusetts on Tuesday\, October 19\, at 4 p.m.\, for a remote training on making\, pursuing\, and litigating requests under the Massachusetts Public Records Law. \nThis law is a critical tool to help people learn what their government is doing. ACLUM often sends public records requests to investigate discrete legal issues\, to preserve access to a free and open government\, or to aid in litigation efforts. We also receive many requests—more than we can handle ourselves—for help from people who want to submit their own public records requests\, or have already done so without success. Consequently\, we frequently have projects where we might need your assistance gathering records. \nAs part of this training\, you’ll learn about:\n• Crafting a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law\n• Following up with a public entity about a request\n• Litigating a request when the public entity’s response is inadequate\n• Evaluating and responding to the assertion of exemptions \nREGISTER HERE \n1 CLE – YAD\, YAD APPEALS\, ADULT CRIMINAL\, CRIMINAL APPEALS\, SORB/SDP\, CAFL\, Mental Health
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/aclum-public-records-requests-training/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211025T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211025T163000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195427Z
UID:10000235-1635170400-1635179400@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:*CANCELLED* Gender Affirming Care 3 Part Series
DESCRIPTION:*CANCELLED*\nCAFL & GLAD are pleased to present \nGender Identity and Affirming Care: \na three-part series \nA child’s gender identity impacts every aspect of their daily life\, including the experiences they have within the DCF system.  Join us for this important three-part training series focused on better understanding gender identity to enhance our representation of children who are transgender and nonbinary and their parents. \nPart 1: October 25\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about the magnitude of issues transgender and nonbinary children face in the DCF system\, how to talk to children about their gender identity\, and how to talk to parents about their child’s gender identity. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nPart 2: November 15\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about the unique healthcare needs of transgender and nonbinary children\, including gender affirming medications. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nPart 3: December 15\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about DCF’s new Gender Affirming Medication Consent Policy\, practical issues\, and strategies to hold DCF to task. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nRegister Here \nThis three-part series will build on the lessons from each session.  Attendance at all three sessions is not required to participate\, but is recommended. \nWe hope to record each session with the permission of our presenters\, but at this time\, we are only certain that Part 3 will be recorded. \nAs always\, if you have any questions about this training program\, please email us at cafltraining@localhost/cpcs.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/cancelled-gender-affirming-care-3-part-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211026T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T193628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T193628Z
UID:10000149-1635253200-1635264000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Cross-Practice Workshop: On Your Feet with Impeachment
DESCRIPTION:Cross-Practice Workshop: On Your Feet with Impeachment\n  \nOctober 26th and 28th from 1:00-4:00pm on Zoom  \n  \n6 CLE: Mental Health\, Adult Criminal\, YAD\, CAFL \n  \nAttorneys from multiple CPCS practice areas will work together to refresh and sharpen impeachment skills. Fictional client Makayla Jones has open cases with YAD/PDD\, CAFL and MH. Participants will work together to review impeachment fundamentals and develop a theory of the case for their individual practice areas. Participants will learn how to decide whether to impeach\, which mode of impeachment to use\, and how to impeach effectively. Participants will practice impeachment by inconsistent statement and impeachment by omission. Get ready to have some fun as we work on one of the most important and difficult skills in our trial attorney toolbox!  \n  \nPlease note that there are strict limits to the number of participants we can accept from each practice area. Register early if you want to be guaranteed a spot. \n  \nThis is a two-day program\, before registering\, please be sure that you will be able to attend both dates. \n  \nPre-register using our EventBrite Link here:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cross-practice-workshop-on-your-feet-with-impeachment-tickets-163194371759 \n  \nA zoom link will be sent to you after you have registered.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/cross-practice-workshop-on-your-feet-with-impeachment/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211026T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211026T161500
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195628Z
UID:10000246-1635253200-1635264900@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:How We EndUp: A Future Without Family Policing Convening
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by UpEnd. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\nHow We EndUp: A Future Without Family Policing Convening  \nThe UpEnd Movement is holding its 2nd annual convening of organizers\, activists\, scholars\, and community leaders who are committed to dismantling the family policing system\, a system predicated on the subjugation\, surveillance\, control\, and punishment of mostly poor Black and Native children and families.  The conference will commence with a keynote presentation by Derecka Purnell\, human rights lawyer\, organizer\, and author of Becoming Abolitionist\, in conversation with scholar\, social justice activist and author of the seminal book Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare\, Dorothy Roberts.  It will bring these voices together to explore how we can move toward abolition of family policing—how we can dismantle harmful\, racist systems and build different ways of caring for one another. \nThe conference will be held October 26-27 from 1:00-4:15pm Tuesday and Wednesday.  It’s approved for 3 CAFL CLEs each day and you can register here.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/how-we-endup-a-future-without-family-policing-convening/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211027T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211027T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195727Z
UID:10000248-1635339600-1635343200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Mass and Cass Legal: Section 35s and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Mass and Cass Legal: Section 35\, Warrants and Beyond\n October 27th 2021\, 1-2pm. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdOChrzsqGNRgP4jzDhQLoS6odpdT7rg0 \nThe program has been approved for 1 CLE for Adult Criminal\, Criminal Appeals\, YAD and YAD Appeals and Mental Health \nPlease join us for a Brown Bag refresher and discussion by the Criminal Defense Training Unit about Section 35s and representing people who are being arrested in the City’s assault on the community of unhoused people in the area of Mass and Cass. We will have a presentation and discussion on strategies to zealously represent our clients\, protecting both their rights and their lives\, in the face of Section 35 petitions and warrant arrests. Sample motions\, appealing Section 35 commitments\, objections and defenses unique to this circumstance and working with medically compromised clients will also be covered. \nBackground: Nov 1st the Trial Court will open a “court” inside the Suffolk County House of Corrections\, which will operate Mondays\, Tuesday and Wednesdays. This will be used to book and process people arrested as part of the ongoing sweeps of the Mass and Cass area. We expect a substantial number of arrests over the coming weeks\, and for those arrests to be used as a pretext to get people off the street and into state custody for Section 35s to be filed. Section 35s may not be medically advisable or in the best interests of our clients. See this article quoting local doctors highlight the risks associated with the city’s plan for more background: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/10/21/experts-concerned-kim-janey-mass-cass-executive-order-encampments/  Bar advocates and CPCS staff will be covering duty days within this jail/court. \nThe choice of South Bay HOC as the location where court will be conducted and people will be held for booking is very troubling\, particularly given the four people who died there between June and September\, including one woman detained for a section 35. \nMore details are coming out every day about this plan by the city/police/courts\, so our responses to protect our clients and stand against this injustice are also evolving. We will continue to monitor the developments\, share information and provide support as this unfolds. Thanks for being in this fight together! \n  \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mass-and-cass-legal-section-35s-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211027T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211027T161500
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195727Z
UID:10000247-1635339600-1635351300@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:How We EndUp: A Future Without Family Policing Convening
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by UpEnd. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\nHow We EndUp: A Future Without Family Policing Convening  \nThe UpEnd Movement is holding its 2nd annual convening of organizers\, activists\, scholars\, and community leaders who are committed to dismantling the family policing system\, a system predicated on the subjugation\, surveillance\, control\, and punishment of mostly poor Black and Native children and families.  The conference will commence with a keynote presentation by Derecka Purnell\, human rights lawyer\, organizer\, and author of Becoming Abolitionist\, in conversation with scholar\, social justice activist and author of the seminal book Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare\, Dorothy Roberts.  It will bring these voices together to explore how we can move toward abolition of family policing—how we can dismantle harmful\, racist systems and build different ways of caring for one another. \nThe conference will be held October 26-27 from 1:00-4:15pm Tuesday and Wednesday.  It’s approved for 3 CAFL CLEs each day and you can register here.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/how-we-endup-a-future-without-family-policing-convening-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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UID:10000150-1635426000-1635436800@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Cross-Practice Workshop: On Your Feet with Impeachment
DESCRIPTION:Cross-Practice Workshop: On Your Feet with Impeachment\n  \nOctober 26th and 28th from 1:00-4:00pm on Zoom  \n  \n6 CLE: Mental Health\, Adult Criminal\, YAD\, CAFL \n  \nAttorneys from multiple CPCS practice areas will work together to refresh and sharpen impeachment skills. Fictional client Makayla Jones has open cases with YAD/PDD\, CAFL and MH. Participants will work together to review impeachment fundamentals and develop a theory of the case for their individual practice areas. Participants will learn how to decide whether to impeach\, which mode of impeachment to use\, and how to impeach effectively. Participants will practice impeachment by inconsistent statement and impeachment by omission. Get ready to have some fun as we work on one of the most important and difficult skills in our trial attorney toolbox!  \n  \nPlease note that there are strict limits to the number of participants we can accept from each practice area. Register early if you want to be guaranteed a spot. \n  \nThis is a two-day program\, before registering\, please be sure that you will be able to attend both dates. \n  \nPre-register using our EventBrite Link here:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cross-practice-workshop-on-your-feet-with-impeachment-tickets-163194371759 \n  \nA zoom link will be sent to you after you have registered.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/cross-practice-workshop-on-your-feet-with-impeachment-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211029T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211029T163000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195427Z
UID:10000234-1635499800-1635525000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:MCLE Presents: Pozner on Cross
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by MCLE. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. (customerservice@mcle.org). This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\nPOZNER ON CROSS: OCTOBER 29\, 2021 (9:30 to 4:30) CLE:  6 MH CREDITS \n\n\n\nPOZNER ON CROSS \nIt’s not your strong opening argument. It’s not your skillful direct. It’s not how many of your impassioned objections the judge sustains. It’s not your confident demeanor. It’s not even how you tie your theory of the case together with a dazzling closing statement bow. \nWhat wins your trial is your cross. \nCross-examination is the single most important element of a trial well-conducted. When you learn to do it right\, Larry Pozner says\, you accomplish four critical goals: (1) you amp up the witness’s voice to relate each fact of your story to the jury; (2) you break that story down into clear\, veridical “chapters”—factual building blocks that trigger and channel jury cognitions; (3) you construct logical\, semantic links between your opening and closing—links necessary for the jury to resonate with your theory of the case; and (4) you use witness emotion—like anxiety—to reconstruct fading memories\, compel honesty\, eliminate distortions\, close down paths to irrational outcomes\, and empower your jury to reach a clear decision. \nPozner shares signature techniques well-grounded in current thinking about the neuroscience of decision\, memory\, and emotion. He trains you on three tactical rules of cross-examination that have made his bestselling book\, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques (3rd Ed.\, LexisNexis)\, a wildly popular guide for courtroom lawyers. He explains how leading questions can moderate witness behavior on the stand; how simple sentence construction\, fact-ordering\, and the paintbrush of mental imagery can make a witness malleable; and how simple\, logic-based facts can build memorable narrative\, channel judge and jury cognition\, and drive the engine of inference to your advantage. \nPozner calls his technique “The Chapter Method of Cross-Examination.” Learn it just once\, and you can use it with spectacular results for the rest of your career. This entertaining\, hands-on training offers you sample “chapters” and powerful sample scripts that you can tailor to your own facts. Let Pozner teach you how to derail your opponent and impeach the key witness—even the most evasive\, memory-challenged or talkative one—in just a matter of minutes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor\n\n\n\nLarry Pozner is a nationally recognized trial lawyer\, lecturer\, and author out of Denver\, CO. Larry’s lectures are built around the newest tools for understanding how to motivate jurors to award us the verdict we seek\, the advanced techniques of cross that can immediately result in an advantage in trial\, and how we can all become quicker at crafting the cross examinations that win cases. Larry began his career in the Colorado Public Defender system. He later formed a criminal defense firm\, and a subsequent firm handling both plaintiff and defense sides of document-intensive civil matters for businesses large and small\, but if we are being blunt\, mostly large. For many years Larry defended the Denver Broncos franchise in trials including the lawsuit challenging Pat Bowlen’s purchase of the team. Larry won\, which is why he could remain in Colorado. Larry is a past-President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bet-the-Company litigation\, and in Criminal Defense\, both White Collar and Non-White Collar crimes. He has lectured in 48 states\, throughout Canada\, and strangely\, Brazil. As a teacher at the University of Denver College of Law he was voted Best Professor. But that may have been due to his “nobody flunks” policy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaterials\n\n\n\nThe materials for this program are available online only and can be downloaded via the link emailed to you upon registration.\n\n\nAlso\, there is no need to take extensive notes. Two weeks after the live seminar\, all registrants will receive a link to a verbatim transcript of this program.\n\n\n\nTuition (includes written materials) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$295\n\n\n$265.50 MCLE Sponsor Members\n\n\n$221.25 New Lawyers admitted to law practice after 2018\,\nPending Admittees\, Law Students\, and ParalegalsTo apply for a need-based scholarship\, email scholarships@mcle.org\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mcle-presents-pozner-on-cross/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211103T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211103T163000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195427Z
UID:10000236-1635951600-1635957000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:The Child Welfare System & The History  of White Paternalism:  Deconstructing Dominant Narratives
DESCRIPTION:Join Noor Toraif\, a doctoral candidate at the Boston University School of Social Work and a graduate fellow at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research\, as we delve  into the history of the U.S. child welfare system\, its connection to white supremacyand the enduring legacy of dominant  narratives on racial disparities in  the child welfare system. \nRegister Here & Flyer \nIn Partnership with:\nCourt Improvement Program\nAdministrative Office of the Juvenile Court\nDepartment of Children & Families\nCPCS CAFL Racial Justice Task Force\nDepartment of Youth Services JDAI\nCPCS Training Department\nFamily Resource Center
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/the-child-welfare-system-the-history-of-white-paternalism-deconstructing-dominant-narratives/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211109T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211109T123000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T195428Z
UID:10000237-1636455600-1636461000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Mass Bar Association 9th Annual Probate Law Conference - ABC's of Guardianship/Conservatorship
DESCRIPTION:Please note:This program is hosted by Mass Bar Association Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. (617)338-0500 This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues. \n The conference is scheduled for November 8-12 but only two sessions qualify for MH CLE (ABCs of Guardianship/Conservatorship (11/9) and Depostions by Zoom (11/11)\n \nABC’s of Guardianship/Conservatorship \nNovember 9\,2021\, 11 am to 12:30 pm \n1.5 MH credits \nTo Register:  https://www.massbar.org/education/ninth-annual-probate-law-conference \n  \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mass-bar-association-9th-annual-probate-law-conference-abcs-of-guardianship-conservatorship/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211111T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211111T223000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
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UID:10000238-1636621200-1636669800@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Mass Bar Association 9th Annual Probate Law Conference - Depositions by Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Please note:This program is hosted by Mass Bar Association Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. (617)338-0500 This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues. \n The conference is scheduled for November 8-12 but only two sessions qualify for MH CLE: (ABCs of Guardianship/Conservatorship (11/9) and Depostions by Zoom (11/11)\n \nDepositions by Zoom \nNovember 11\, 2021\, 9:00 am to 10:30 am \n1.5 MH credits \nTo Register:  https://www.massbar.org/education/ninth-annual-probate-law-conference \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/mass-bar-association-9th-annual-probate-law-conference-depositions-by-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211115T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211115T153000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T195828Z
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UID:10000254-1636984800-1636990200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Gender Affirming Medical Care: How Lawyers Can Support System-involved Transgender Youth
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by GLAD. Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nThis virtual conversation for lawyers and advocates will provide the information you need to represent transgender youth in the child welfare system who are seeking gender-affirming medical care. \nLearn about the essentials of gender-affirming care and how you can support system-involved transgender young people. \nFeaturing Dr. Mandy Coles\, MD\, MPH\, Child and Adolescent Transgender Center for Health at Boston Medical Center and Patience Crozier\, GLAD Senior Staff Attorney. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/gender-affirming-medical-care-how-lawyers-can-support-system-involved-transgender-youth/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211115T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211115T163000
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CREATED:20230729T195927Z
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UID:10000258-1636984800-1636993800@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:*CANCELLED* Gender Affirming Care 3 Part Series
DESCRIPTION:*CANCELLED*\nCAFL & GLAD are pleased to present \nGender Identity and Affirming Care: \na three-part series \nA child’s gender identity impacts every aspect of their daily life\, including the experiences they have within the DCF system.  Join us for this important three-part training series focused on better understanding gender identity to enhance our representation of children who are transgender and nonbinary and their parents. \nPart 1: October 25\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about the magnitude of issues transgender and nonbinary children face in the DCF system\, how to talk to children about their gender identity\, and how to talk to parents about their child’s gender identity. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nPart 2: November 15\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about the unique healthcare needs of transgender and nonbinary children\, including gender affirming medications. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nPart 3: December 15\, 2021 from 2:00-4:30pm \nLearn about DCF’s new Gender Affirming Medication Consent Policy\, practical issues\, and strategies to hold DCF to task. \nApproved for 2.5 CAFL CLEs \nRegister Here \nThis three-part series will build on the lessons from each session.  Attendance at all three sessions is not required to participate\, but is recommended. \nWe hope to record each session with the permission of our presenters\, but at this time\, we are only certain that Part 3 will be recorded. \nAs always\, if you have any questions about this training program\, please email us at cafltraining@localhost/cpcs.
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/cancelled-gender-affirming-care-3-part-series-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211117T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211117T150000
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CREATED:20230729T200327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230729T200327Z
UID:10000278-1637154000-1637161200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Enhancing Legal Representation Through Social Work Intervention: A Meet and Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss the benefits\, strategies\, and “nuts and bolts” of using social workers in your CAFL cases AND meet the vendors doing the work!\nThis forum will allow CAFL private panel attorneys to learn how social workers can help in the holistic representation of CAFL clients as they strive to meet their legal and life goals and will give them the chance to meet private social work vendors for Barnstable\, Nantucket\, and Dukes Counties.  The vendors will have a chance to introduce themselves with a brief overview of their areas of expertise/experience. \nPresented by Meg Grant\, Director of Private Social Work Services\, CAFL \nfor CAFL private counsel practicing in Barnstable\, Nantucket\, and Dukes Counties \n\n\n\nE-mail Deborah Cassell at deborahcassell_atty@hotmail.com for Zoom information
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/enhancing-legal-representation-through-social-work-intervention-a-meet-and-greet/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211118T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211118T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
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UID:10000256-1637240400-1637244000@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Motion in Limine practice in the Berkshires
DESCRIPTION:In this one-hour training\, Emily Herder and Dorothy Storrow will discuss the ins and outs of Motion in Limine practice in the Berkshires.  Participants will receive Attorney Herder’s extensively researched model motion and memo of law.  These pleadings can be used as a starting point for your motions in limine.  They also provide an extensive review of the evidentiary law governing admission of documentary evidence in CAFL proceedings.  Learn how Attorney Herder has used this model to streamline drafting motions in limine.  Hone your arguments to successfully argue for specific and timely rulings by learning why summary rulings and delayed rulings each violate your client’s due process rights.  Discuss some of the critical case law and find out how the judges have been ruling on various objections.  Join your peers in a discussion of winning and losing strategies.  It is a lot to cover in an hour – but we will do our best to make it enjoyable (at least far more enjoyable than drafting motions in limine without this great tool).  And we will do our best to answer your questions.\n  \nPLEASE REGISTER via email to: DOROTHY M. STORROW  dstorrow@comcast.net \n(Registration ensures you receive the program materials which will be emailed to you before the training. )
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/motion-in-limine-practice-in-the-berkshires/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211118T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T185417
CREATED:20230729T194429Z
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UID:10000186-1637240400-1637251200@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Positive Youth Development
DESCRIPTION:TBD
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/positive-youth-development/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211119T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211119T140000
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CREATED:20230729T195727Z
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UID:10000250-1637326800-1637330400@www.publiccounsel.net
SUMMARY:Franklin Family Drug Court Brown Bag Lunch & Bench/Bar
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted by the Franklin Family Drug Court.  Any questions or issues regarding this program should be directed there. This event is being listed for informational purposes only. CPCS staff cannot assist with\, or solve\, registration issues.\n\n\n\nFranklin Family Drug Court\nBrown Bag Lunch & Bench/Bar\nUPDATE on What is NEW at FFDC\nEarn ONE CLE Credit \nNovember 19\, 2021\n1:00-2:00pm\nON ZOOM \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82215810641?pwd=c3RqMHVLTCt2WWYvT00wWkNReFpiQT09\nMeeting ID: 822 1581 0641\nPasscode: 827006 \nMeet with J. Sandman and MISSION Staff in an informal setting to: \n\nLearn about the NEW Handbook\nUpdates to Schedule-Plans to go in person!\nAsk questions about the process;\nGet inspired by special guests;\nEarn ONE CLE Credit; and\nFind out more about the FFDC!\n\nRSVP to Deirdre at DKimball@mass.rr.com or Kate at mary.miller@jud.state.ma.us or Just Join Us on ZOOM. \n 
URL:https://www.publiccounsel.net/event/franklin-family-drug-court-brown-bag-lunch-bench-bar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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