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Pretrial investigation, including ascertaining false allegations, Rule 17 motions, Preservation of digital evidence and the interplay between Rule 14 and Rule 17, Charging decisions, First complaint, Special issues with child witnesses, Expert witnesses

Dates & Times:  Day 1 - Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET Day 2 - Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET Webinar Fee: SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE OF $125 FOR BOTH SESSIONS – SAVE $25 This program is online only and will be recorded. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the video recordings for sessions for which they are registered. CPCS approved 2.0 credits for each day for the Criminal Trials and Appeals, and YAD Appeals panels. Separate CLE Certificates will be emailed out each day for those who qualify. Faculty Day 1 Hon. Beverly Cannone, Superior Court Hon. David Deakin, Superior Court Hon. Julieann Hernon, District Court Andrew Covington, ADA, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Kate Frame, Esq., The Law Offices of Kate Frame, Boston Annie Iglehart, Esq., Iglehart and Porges, Boston Meagen Monahan, ADA, Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office   Day 1 will focus on important pre-trial issues in sexual assault cases. Topics covered will include: Pretrial investigation, including ascertaining false allegations Rule 17 motions Preservation of digital evidence and the interplay between Rule 14 and Rule 17 Charging decisions First complaint Special issues with child witnesses Expert witnesses Faculty Day 2 Hon. Beverly Cannone, Superior Court Hon. Jane Mulqueen, Superior Court Hon. Michael Cahillane, Superior Court Hon. Shelby Smith, District Court Christie Feeney, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Norfolk County Andrew Giarolo, ADA, Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Alexandra Isaacs, ADA, Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office Claudia Lagos, Esq., Scully & Lagos, Boston Rita Muse, ADA, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Day 2 will focus on important trial issues in sexual assault cases. Topics covered will include: Jury empanelment, including use of questionnaires Evidentiary Issues: incapacitation and proceeding without a testifying victim, introduction of digital evidence including social media posts, cell phone evidence and deleted photos/communications Jury instructions The views and opinions expressed in programs offered by the Social Law Library are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Library. 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. 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 at least 80 % of the live webinar is attended.

Topic: Succession Planning - as it relates to Guardianship and Conservatorship, Estate Planning and Financial Planning for Individuals with Special Needs

Topics: Succession Planning and Mental Health and Guardianship

This session provides an overview of the family law process and the drafting it entails from the initial divorce complaint, the answer to the drafting and filing of responsive pleadings.

The second session will focus on treatment, recovery, and the process of returning to personal and professional well-being.

This series is taken from the 2025 "You Be the Judge" all-day training session for judges sponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute. The instructors are judges, experienced practitioners, and law professors from the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on the Law of Evidence.

This series is taken from the 2025 "You Be the Judge" all-day training session for judges sponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute. The instructors are judges, experienced practitioners, and law professors from the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on the Law of Evidence.

Join us for a webinar to learn more about using your Social Law Library membership to do online legal research. Access Massachusetts court and agency decisions through Social Law's own databases, or search primary law for all 50 States and Federal on VLex Fastcase.

Date & Time: Day 2 - Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET Webinar Fee: $75 (Day 2 only) - SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE OF $125 FOR BOTH SESSIONS – SAVE $25 This program is online only and will be recorded. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the video recordings for sessions for which they are registered. CPCS approved 2.0 credits for each day for the Criminal Trials and Appeals, and YAD Appeals panels. Separate CLE Certificates will be emailed out each day for those who qualify.   Faculty Hon. Beverly Cannone, Superior Court Hon. Jane Mulqueen, Superior Court Hon. Michael Cahillane, Superior Court Hon. Shelby Smith, District Court Christie Feeney, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services, Norfolk County Andrew Giarolo, ADA, Berkshire District Attorney’s Office Alexandra Isaacs, ADA, Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office Claudia Lagos, Esq., Scully & Lagos, Boston Rita Muse, ADA, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Day 2 will focus on important trial issues in sexual assault cases. Topics covered will include: Jury empanelment, including use of questionnaires Evidentiary Issues: incapacitation and proceeding without a testifying victim, introduction of digital evidence including social media posts, cell phone evidence and deleted photos/communications Jury instructions The views and opinions expressed in programs offered by the Social Law Library are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Library. 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. 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 at least 80 % of the live webinar is attended.

Date & Time: Thursday, October 23, 2025, 9:00 A.M. to Noon Webinar Fee: $95 (Day 2 only) This program is online only and will be recorded. Anyone who registers will receive a link to the video recording. 3.0 credits on Day 2 for Mental Health Trials and Appeals and Parole/Medical Parole panels. Also, 1.0 credit has been approved on Day 2 for the Criminal Trials panel. MGA members will receive a coupon code to get a $25 discount off either of these prices. For information on joining MGA visit: http://www.massguardianshipassociation.org/ Presented by the Massachusetts Guardianship Association  and the Social Law Library   Topic: Mental Health and Guardianship – a discussion on mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities and more as it relates to guardianship, alternatives to guardianship, extraordinary treatment, holistic approaches, legal standards, and what to do in a crisis. Faculty: Hon. George Phelan, Probate and Family Court Lisa Cukier, Esq. Rubin and Rudman LLP Zachary Faas, Psy.D., M.A. - Vice President of Clinical Operations of Intent Clinical Gene Hollenbach, LMHC - Eliot Community Human Services Melissa A. Howitt, Esq., Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C. The views and opinions expressed in programs offered by the Social Law Library are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Library. Online registration is encouraged. For assistance, questions on group discounts, accommodations requests, special billing, program content, out-of-state CLE credits, and general contact CLE Coordinator, 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 and recordings are sent to all who are registered. The recording is available by digital download, generally within a week after the program date. CLE credit, when applicable, is only granted when 80% of the live webinar is attended. To insure getting the video, please register.

This session answers the following questions: 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 1 will focus on important issues in non-motor vehicle stops and searches. Day 2 will focus on the nuts and bolts of search warrants.

Day 1 (Warrantless searches) will focus on important issues in non-motor vehicle stops and searches. Topics will include: Field Interrogation Observations (FIOs), Terry Stops, When a seizure occurs, Equal Protection concerns, Discovery issues

Day 1 will address how to preserve and raise issues for appeal in criminal cases. Day 2 will address how to understand and apply the layered standards of review on appeal in criminal cases.

Day 1 will address how to preserve and raise issues for appeal in criminal cases.

Dates & Time: Day 2 - Thursday, November 13, 2025 – 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET Webinar Fee: $75 (Day 2 Only). This program is online only and will be recorded. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the video recordings for sessions they are registered for. CPCS credit is pending. Certificates will be emailed to all attendees who were logged onto the program for at least 80% of the program. Each program is separate regarding CLE certificates. Day 2 - Search Warrants (Thursday, November 13th) Faculty   Hon. James Budreau, Superior Court Hon. Beverly Cannone, Superior Court Hon. Sarah Ellis, Superior Court Hon. Zachary Hillman, District Court ADA Cailin Campbell, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office Sandie Gant, Esq., Federal Defenders Luke Ryan, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan & Hoose The nuts and bolts of search warrants Probable cause Nexus Scope Confidential informants and Aguilar-Spinelli Special Issues with Digital Evidence including: Cell phone searches and Social Media posts   The views and opinions expressed in programs offered by the Social Law Library are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Library. Online registration is encouraged. For assistance, questions on group discounts, accommodations requests, special billing, program content, out-of-state CLE credits, and general contact CLE Coordinator, 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 and recordings are sent to all who are registered. The recording is available by digital download, generally within a week after the program date. CLE credit, when applicable, is only granted when 80 % of the live webinar is attended. To insure getting the video, please register. 

This series is taken from the 2025 "You Be the Judge" all-day training session for judges sponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute. The instructors are judges, experienced practitioners, and law professors from the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on the Law of Evidence.

This series is taken from the 2025 "You Be the Judge" all-day training session for judges sponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute. The instructors are judges, experienced practitioners, and law professors from the Supreme Judicial Court's Advisory Committee on the Law of Evidence.

This program will feature a panel consisting of advocates and judges who will address a range of issues that arise in correctional institutions. The topics include issues that frequently arise involving litigation of incarcerated individuals.

Day 2 will address how to understand and apply the layered standards of review on appeal in criminal cases.

Most divorce cases will end with a 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.

At a time when immigration enforcement is on everyone's minds, two experienced immigration lawyers go beyond the headlines and break down everything that Massachusetts attorneys who do not practice in this tumultuous and constantly-changing field of immigration law need to know right now.

Using an investigative fact pattern that could be interpreted as a homicide or an accident, this seminar will focus on fingerprint and DNA issues.

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.

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