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Date & Time: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET Webinar Fee: $65 (Day 1 - PROGRAM ONLY) This program is online only. CPCS approved 2.0 credits per session for the Adult Criminal Appeals, YAD Appeals, Mental Health Appeals, YAD and Adult Criminal Trial panels. The SORB/SDP panel is approved for 2.0 credits for Days 2 and 3 only. The CAFL panel is approved for 2.0 credits for Day 3 only. To receive credits attendees must be logged on during the program for a minimum of 80% of the conference time. Certificates will be emailed to all attendees who were logged onto the program for at least 80% of the program time. A separate certificate will be emailed for each day. FACULTY Hon. Gregory I. Massing, Appeals Court Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court Ben Golden, Esq., Health Law Clinical Fellow, Suffolk University Law School Online 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. People registered for the program will receive the video recording and materials. CLE credit, when applicable, is only granted when the live webinar is attended.

2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn. Series faculty includes Hon. Gregory I. Massing, Appeals Court, Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court, Ben Golden, Esq., Health Law Clinical Fellow, Suffolk University Law School, Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Appeals Court (ret.), CEO Flaschner Judicial Institute, Hon. Mark S. Coven, District Court, (ret.)

2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn and special book offer. Series faculty includes Hon. Gregory I. Massing, Appeals Court, Hon. Beverly J. Cannone, Superior Court, Ben Golden, Esq., Health Law Clinical Fellow, Suffolk University Law School, Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Appeals Court (ret.), CEO Flaschner Judicial Institute, Hon. Mark S. Coven, District Court, (ret.)

Day 2 of the 2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn. Series faculty includes Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Appeals Court (ret.), CEO Flaschner Judicial Institute, Hon. Mark S. Coven, District Court, (ret.)

Day 2 of the 2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn and special book offer. Series faculty includes Hon. Peter W. Agnes, Jr., Appeals Court (ret.), CEO Flaschner Judicial Institute, Hon. Mark S. Coven, District Court, (ret.)

What are temporary orders in divorce? Why are they so important to the process? How do we ensure temporary orders are entered for our clients? How do we defend clients from the imposition of temporary orders?

Day 3 of the 2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn and special book offer. Faculty includes Hon. David A. Lowy, Supreme Judicial Court, Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., Editor, Massachusetts Guide to Evidence

Day 3 of the 2023 Evidence Series - Learn what the judges learn. Faculty includes Hon. David A. Lowy, Supreme Judicial Court, Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Esq., Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey, P.C., Editor, Massachusetts Guide to Evidence

Criminal appellate CLE returns to the Social Law Library! Through an interactive seminar with an all-star faculty of practitioners and justices, attorneys will recap recent caselaw, learn how to preserve and raise issues on appeal, and how to apply and understand standards of review on appeal in criminal cases. If you handle criminal cases, don't miss this course.

This afternoon program will address appellate court guidance on factual findings by trial judges (e.g., “I find” versus “There was evidence that”). It will also cover legal issues that commonly arise in these cases including the justification for stops, selective enforcement based on race and ethnicity, and issues that arise after the stop, such as exit orders, pat frisks, and searches of the vehicle.

This afternoon program will address appellate court guidance on factual findings by trial judges (e.g., “I find” versus “There was evidence that”). It will also cover legal issues that commonly arise in these cases including the justification for stops, selective enforcement based on race and ethnicity, and issues that arise after the stop, such as exit orders, pat frisks, and searches of the vehicle.

Most cases will end with the separation agreement or an agreement for judgment. This session will cover the drafting of effective separation agreements and also agreements for judgments in modification and contempt actions. It will then cover the various pathways to settlement. Is your case ripe for mediation?

These days many of us are working remotely, so join us for a webinar to learn how to access important legal information online. You can search primary law for all 50 States and Federal on Fastcase and use their Authority Check feature to make sure that a case is still good law. HeinOnline offers law reviews, bar journals, the Restatements of Law, and much more all in one place.

In 2021 the Prison Policy Initiative reported that the United States had a per capita incarceration rate of 664 per 100,000. This was the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The lowest rate in the US was in Massachusetts where the rate was 275 per 100,000. By comparison the rate of incarceration in the UK was 129 and in Canada 101. While Massachusetts is among the leaders in the United States in reducing the impacts of mass incarceration there is still a long way to go.

Many attorneys fall victim to common ethical traps and find themselves under investigation by the Board of Bar Overseers (BBO). Join our experts, Assistant Bar Counsel David Kluft and BBO Defense Attorney Alan Brown, as they explain how to avoid these familiar pitfalls and what to do, and not to do when contacted by the BBO.

Tools to relieve client anxiety during major litigation events. As litigators we spend untold amounts of time pondering case strategy, worrying about winning or losing motions, planning out discovery and figuring out the “story” to tell at trial. Amid all of these challenges, we can lose sight of the fact that we are serving people who are likely experiencing angst about the uncertainty that is inherent in the litigation process.

The world of condominium insurance can be complicated and there are traps for the unwary. Our program will discuss the key aspects of association insurance including what coverages are needed, responsibility for deductibles, individual unit owner coverage, as well as common errors and the difference between a casualty loss and common maintenance.

What to know about trials. The importance of the pre-trial order. How to prepare for trial. How to present evidence for divorce, modifications and contempt proceedings. The use of experts and agreed upon facts. The drafting and importance of findings of fact and the proposed judgment.

These days many of us are working remotely, so join us for a webinar to learn how to access important legal information online. You can search primary law for all 50 States and Federal on Fastcase and use their Authority Check feature to make sure that a case is still good law. HeinOnline offers law reviews, bar journals, the Restatements of Law, and much more all in one place.

In 2021 the Prison Policy Initiative reported that the United States had a per capita incarceration rate of 664 per 100,000. This was the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The lowest rate in the US was in Massachusetts where the rate was 275 per 100,000. By comparison the rate of incarceration in the UK was 129 and in Canada 101. While Massachusetts is among the leaders in the United States in reducing the impacts of mass incarceration there is still a long way to go.

Legislative 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.

Join a panel of family law judges for a discussion on the view from the bench. Learn how to be a better and more effective advocate in the courtroom from the judges.