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The CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division is now accepting applications for its 3 day Civil Commitment Certification Training taking place November 2, 3 and 17, 2017. The training will be held at the Brockton CPCS office, 144 Main Street, 1st floor conference room on the following dates:
Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Friday, November 3, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Friday, November 17, 2017 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
To apply, please click on the link to download the application here.
Deadline to submit the application is October 12, 2017.
Applicants to the program must be accepted prior to registering for the training.
For further information about the Mental Health Litigation Division Civil Commitment Certification Training process, please contact Joe Robinson at 617-910-5784, jrobinson@publiccounsel.net or Paulette Marie at 617-910-5844, pmarie@publiccounsel.net
Upcoming CLE Opportunity: February 5- Evidence- Learn What the Judges Learn
CPCS approved for 4 hours of Mental Health Litigation, Adult Criminal Trial, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminal and Family Law, and Post-Conviction credits. Click here for details
Upcoming CLE Opportunity: February 12- Assessing Competency & Responsibility in Criminal Cases
CPCS approved for 2 hours of Mental Health Litigation, Juvenile Delinquency, Post-conviction, and Adult Criminal Trial credits. CPCS approved for 2 hours of Mental Health Litigation, Juvenile Delinquency, Post-conviction, and Adult Criminal Trial credits. Click here.
PART ONE: Advanced Deposition Practice and Strategy
Part One focuses on advanced deposition strategies designed to enhance the value and utility of the information obtained. This is not an intro course in “How to Take a Deposition”. This program is designed for lawyers who have taken many dispositions, but continue to experience less than optimal results. Panel members will provide specific examples of case winning depositions that were central to the outcome of the case. Continue reading
The program will be held in-person in Boston at MCLE. Participants also have the option of attending the program via a simulcast in Worcester at UMass Medical School. Continue reading
This program will provide a unique opportunity for new litigators to learn valuable lessons in litigation practice and strategy. Our panel will address important considerations and nuances of Massachusetts Civil Superior Court practice, as well as discuss the various stages in the life cycle of a litigation matter from commencement through summary judgment and offer tips, tricks and pitfalls that every new civil litigator should know.
It’s 5:00 on a Friday afternoon, and you’ve just received a call from—or about—your elderly client. Do you know their rights when they receive a notice that they will be discharged from their nursing home? Do you know how to obtain a review of adequacy of quality of care from a hospital? Can you handle guardianship emergencies and obtain court approval for extraordinary medical treatment? Continue reading
At trial, the jury is effectively dropped into the depths of a jungle and told to find their way out. They are confronted with two strangers (the lawyers), each telling them to follow a different path. Ultimately, the jury must decide who they believe and which path they will travel. They will base their decision not only on the evidence but also on which lawyer they find to be the more credible guide—and that decision typically turns on what they hear first (primacy) and what they hear last (recency). Continue reading