Due to the continued Stay at Home Advisory, the Committee will be taking all matters that need to be addressed […]
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Tools for Remote Communication
With the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, more and more we are looking for ways to communicate remotely with clients, colleagues, […]
CPCS CLE Requirement – Emergency Policy Change – Fiscal Year 2020 Only
Dear Private Attorneys, We hope you and your families are well during this difficult time. Due to exceptional circumstances brought […]
Notice to CPCS Staff Attorneys and Private Counsel
On Sunday evening, Governor Baker directed that all non-emergency state employees working in Executive Branch agencies should not report to […]
CPCS Statement on Coronavirus Pandemic
PRESS RELEASE The Committee for Public Counsel Services today announced that it is taking aggressive actions in order to reduce […]
CPCS Committee Meeting Agenda – March 19, 2020 Meeting
As you are aware, recent events have raised serious public health concern. As a result, Governor Baker has declared a […]
CPCS Training Department Response to Public Health Concerns
Given new Executive Branch directives regarding meetings and events in light of COVID-19, the CPCS Training Department is cancelling all […]
Public Defender Added to Access to Justice Commission
The Supreme Judicial Court has added a public defender to the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. Adrian Angus, a trial […]
VIDEO: YAF Wins 2020 Reginald Heber Smith Award
The Youth Advocacy Foundation (YAF), the nonprofit arm of the Massachusetts juvenile public defender agency, is the 2020 winner of the […]
Committee Meeting Agenda – February 25, 2020 Meeting
Approval of minutes of the January 16, 2020 meeting Amicus Request(s) Commonwealth v. Harding, SJC-12875 In Re: Adoption of Jermani H., SJC-12880 […]