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October 2025
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How to Be a Better Family Law Attorney from A to Z For Beginner and Newer Attorneys
- So, You Want To Be a Divorce Lawyer?
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February 2026
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2026 Family Law Financial Mastery Series
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March 2026
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Consumer Law Essentials: Protecting Home Equity, Tenants, and Financial Health
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May 2026
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June 2026
- Untangling Coverage: A Practical Guide to Your First Insurance Dispute
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September 2026
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How to Be a Better Family Law Attorney from A to Z: A Six-Part Masterclass Series for New and Novice Practitioners - Fall 2026 | September – December
- So, You Want to be a Divorce Lawyer?
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- July 2026
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October 2026
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- COMMONWEALTH v. JOSHUA ALVAREZ
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- COMMONWEALTH vs. GEORGE T. RHODES
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June 2026
- COMMONWEALTH vs. SCOTT M. GRIMALDI
- GERARD FONTANA & another[1] vs. CITY OF BOSTON
- KELVIN NOVA LIRIANO vs. SUPERIOR COURT IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
- MAHABUB KHODA vs. BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND, INC., & others.[1]
- PAUL L. MUCKLE vs. MARIE B. LAMOTHE & others[1]
- CROWN COMMUNITIES, LLC vs. PHILIP AUSTIN, trustee,[1] & another[2]
- JOHN DOE, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD NO. 190908 vs. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD
- COMMONWEALTH vs. LUIS A. CARVALHO
- COMMONWEALTH vs. BILLOEUM PHAN & others.[1]
- NEW ENGLAND CARPENTERS CENTRAL COLLECTION AGENCY & others[1] vs. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
- CAROLINE PINEAU & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another[2]
- WATERMARK LLC vs. R H BENEA CRANBERRY CO., INC., & others[1]
- LEWIS FINFER & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & others[2]
- MARTINA JACKSON & another[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another[2]
- ARCANGELO CELLA & others[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another.[2]
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- ADOPTION OF ZULA[1] (and a consolidated case[2])
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- GUARDIANSHIP OF FINLEY.[1]
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July 2026
- COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERT ALBERT
- MICHAEL TOMASO, petitioner
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- COMMONWEALTH vs. JAVAINE WATSON
- BILLY COON vs. COMMONWEALTH
- IN THE MATTER OF A.H.
- JEREMIAH NICHOLLS & others[1] vs. VEOLIA WATER CONTRACT OPERATIONS USA, INC.[2]
- HAVERHILL STEM LLC & another[1] vs. LLOYD JENNINGS & another.[2]
- IN THE MATTER OF M.M.
- SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & another[1] vs. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM
- COMMONWEALTH vs. CHERI DOBSON
- AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. vs. KRISTEN VARDENSKI & another[1] (and a consolidated case[2])
- RYAN DUARTE vs. NEW BEDFORD DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT DEPARTMENT & others.[1]
- COMMONWEALTH vs. EMILIO DELAROSA
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- COMMONWEALTH vs. JUSTIN D. GREAVES
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- ADAM HALL, petitioner
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August 2026
- COMMONWEALTH vs. LATARSHA L. SANDERS
- WILLIAM E. O'CONNOR vs. MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- COMMONWEALTH vs. DANIEL R. FIGUEROA
- COMMONWEALTH vs. BYRON PALMER
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- SHE LING WANG vs. CITY OF CHELSEA & another.[1]
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- CLAIRE FITZMAURICE & others[1] vs. CITY OF QUINCY & another[2]
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