MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES
MAY 20, 2025
The meeting will be REMOTE starting at 4:30 p.m.
Registration is required – details below.
AGENDA
- Approval of minutes of the April 15, 2025 meeting
- Legal – Request for Committee Action
a. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. H.S., Appeals Court No. 2025-P-141, DAR-_____
b. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. Donovan, Appeals Court No. 2025-P-0242, DAR-_____
c. Amicus request – Commonwealth v. Sameja, No. 24-P-0306
d. Amicus request – Pierce, Petitioner, SJC-13748
e. Expedited Amicus report out – Care and Protection of B.A., SJC-13758 - FY25 Financial Update
a. Monthly Financial Overview
b. Commitments $10,000 and Over Report - FY26 Contracts (Please see Summary Memo)
a. Supporting Attorney Contracts
– Criminal Supervising Attorneys
– Youth Advocacy Division Juvenile Supervising Attorneys (JSA)
– Post Conviction Criminal Appeals Resource Attorneys
– Mental Health Litigation Division Regional Coordinators
– Children & Family Law Resource Attorneys
– EdLaw Special Education Advocacy Mentors (SEAM)
b. Bar Advocate Program Contracts
– County Bar Programs
– Islands – Dukes and Nantucket
c. Private Investigator Contracts for Private Counsel Division - FY26 Budget Update
- Chief Counsel’s Report
- Executive Session
a. Personnel matter
b. Personnel matters
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