Upcoming Programs:
Jury Trial Skills
This program is directed towards lawyers who have completed 2 or less jury trials and have been on the panel for less than five years.
4.12.08 (Saturday): will be classes and break-out groups. We will teach cross examination skills, direct examination, openings and closing and case strategies. David Siegel, Randy Gioia, John Salsberg , Rudy Miller and Others will be some of the faculty teaching this course. This date can accommodate up to 20 people.
5.2.08 (Friday): Mock Jury Trials will be completed on 5.2.08 at Suffolk Superior Court in Courtrooms generously provided to SLJ. We will have jurors who will sit and hear the evidence and actors who will play the roles of witnesses, Police and Defendants. They will come "in character." This date can accommodate up to 10 people.
The program (Mock Jury Trial) is limited to 2 Attorneys per Trial (4 courtrooms) (8-10). Last year we were unable to accommodate all of the Individuals who asked to do the program, those who we were unable to accommodate last year will be given preference.
You can do 4.12.08 and perhaps sit as a juror or help out on the acting for 5.2.08. In either event, it's a lot of fun and we intend to learn a great deal.
If you are interested in doing this program, please contact mmendonca@sljinc.org or JuneJensen@aol.com before 4.1.08. Please indicate the number of years in the program and the number of trials you have had or other information indicating experience and/or skill level. If you do the program, we will try to pair you with a similarly experienced partner for the mock trial.
Confirmation on program participation will be emailed on 4.2.08.
Recent Developments in Criminal Law
Thursday,
April 3, 2008
Location: New England School of Law (154 Stuart Street, Boston) Room 301
$10
to cover cost of materials
Attendees
will receive 2
Topics:
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Dwyer and
Lampron motions
·
Crawford
issues and Evidentiary Law
· Fourth Amendment updates
· Review of significant Search and Seizure cases from 2007 - 2008
Speakers:
June Jensen, Charlie Rankin, and Chauncey Wood
Please
contact Mary Lu Mendonca (mmendonca@sljinc.org or 617-348-0088) to register.
Previous Programs:
When Things Go Wrong at Trial 11/13/07
Discovery and Trial Preparation 10/4/07
Federal Ramifications of Criminal Convictions 10/23/07
Presented by CPCS Senior Trial Counsel, Stephanie Page
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
MCBA Conference Room, 4th Floor
Cambridge Courthouse
40 Thorndike Street
Cambridge MA 02141
Attendees will receive 1.5 CLE Credits
Discovery and Trial Preparation
Michael Doolin and others will review for panel members the basic preparatory motions on a case destined for Trial: Motion to Suppress; Motion for Discovery; Dwyer Motion; Lampron Motions; Pretrial Conference Reports. The process of "Preparing for Trial" may be different for each attorney -- the basic outlines of what items require advance preparation and how to do them will be reviewed. CDs with sample motions will be distributed.
October 4, 2007
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Suffolk Law School, Room 385
$10 to cover cost of materials
Federal Ramifications of Criminal Convictions (Criminal and Immigration Consequences)
10/23/07 -- 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Suffolk Law School, Room 385
On 10.23.07 SLJ will present a CLE on the Federal Sentencing Ramifications of State Convictions. Over 90% of all District Court Cases which terminate in a Guilty Admission or Finding is done by a Plea. While it may be close to impossible to detail for a client all of the anticipated and future ramifications of a plea, Federal Sentencing Enhancements are a known danger. Likewise, Immigration and Citizenship problems are often the by-product of Criminal Convictions.
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What constitutes a "Guilty" for purposes of Federal Court and/or Immigration Law.
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What is the effect of a misdemeanor? What is a misdemeanor (Federal and State)?
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What triggers deportation? What triggers exclusion from the United States?
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What prevents future citizenship?
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How does a State Conviction for a misdemeanor (Assault and Battery or Assault and Battery on a PoliceOfficer or a Firearm) impact a subsequent Federal Sentencing Hearing?
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What steps can a Practitioner take to avoid these hardships on our clients?
Wendy Wayne, an Immigration Specialist at CPCS , Albie Cullen, a panel member and Federal practitioner and Susan Church, an Immigration Lawyer with Demissie and Church will be the featured speakers.
$10 to cover cost of materials
CONTACT US
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