Michael Brennan and Daniel Solomon were recently hired as the new supervising attorneys for Middlesex Defense Attorneys. They have each been hired for a one year term to begin on July 1, 2004.
Attorney Brennan replaces Joseph Shields after several years of service in the Framingham area. Attorney Brennan, a 1990 graduate of Suffolk University Law School, is a sole practitioner in Framingham and has served on the MDA Board of Directors.
Daniel Solomon replaces Douglas Parigian, also after several years of service, in the Lowell area. Attorney Solomon is a 1977 graduate of Boston University School of Law and is a founding partner of Blank and Solomon Law Offices. His practice focuses on criminal defense and he has been an active member of Middlesex Defense Attorneys for several years.
The Board of Directors and MDA staff would like to thank Attorney Shields and Attorney Parigian for years of dedicated service. They have made valuable contributions that have helped develop MDA. We would also like to welcome Attorneys Brennan and Solomon.
MDA Annual Jury Skills Training Seminar
JUNE 26, 2004
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street, Boston
9 AM – 4.30 PM
8 CLE Credits (credits to be applied to 2004 contract)
Any MDA attorney who has not completed one jury trial in the past year, or six in the past five years is REQUIRED to attend this seminar. This is a CPCS requirement.
Any attorney who is not required but would like to attend, is encouraged to do so.
Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Please RSVP before June 18, 2004 to:
Tracy Demers
617.225.0259
tdemers@mdalaw.org
Please send $50 check, payable to Middlesex Defense Attorneys, to:
Middlesex Defense Attorneys, Inc.
40 Thorndike Street, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02141
Speakers / Topics will include:
David Twohig, Cross Examination
Chris Dearborn, New Rules of Criminal Procedure
Dan Solomon, Closing Arguments
Colette Tvedt, Theory and Theme of the Case
Additional Speakers / Topics to be determined.
As part of the contract with MDA, all panel attorneys are required to obtain CLE credits during the contract year. Twelve CLE credits are required for the 2004 contract (7/1/03 – 6/30/04). The requirement has been reduced to eight credits for the 2005 contract (7/1/04 – 6/30/05).
Proof of CLE credits is required and is expected at the end of the contract period. Proof of twelve CLE credits obtained between 7/1/03 – 6/30/04 must be submitted to MDA no later than June 30, 2004.
If you are unable to provide attendance certificates as proof of CLE credits, a signed affidavit outlining the specifics of the courses in which you participated will be accepted for this year only. Please request a certificate in the future as they will be required as proof of attendance for credits earned between 7/1/04 – 6/30/05, if you intend credit to be applied to your MDA requirement.
Any attorney who is unable to obtain all twelve CLE credits before 6/30/04 will be granted a six month grace period in which to obtain the credits he or she is lacking. A written request is required and should be submitted to MDA by 6/30/04. Credits obtained during the grace period will ONLY be applied to the 2004 contract, and will not be applied to the 2005 requirement as well. Any attorney who does not obtain the credits by the end of the grace period (12/31/04) will be removed from the schedule and will not be eligible to take duty days until he or she is current with the requirement.
If you have not already, please submit your contract / jury trial information / insurance etc. to the MDA office ASAP. The new contract period begins July 1, 2004.
Somerville District Court now has a criminal session all day on Wednesday. The court has requested that all duty attorneys be present by 9 AM for the call of the criminal list.
Please download training.doc document from web version of newsletter for seminar details.
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Friday, June 25, 2004, 9:00-5:00 - RELOADED: CPCS Jury Skills Program July, 2004 New Format! (Application deadline has been extended to June 15th)
July 19-23, 2004
Days will run approximately from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. each day, in the Boston CPCS office.
MDA is starting a ‘listserv’ to encourage communication between panel attorneys. A listserv is a program that automatically distributes email messages to names on a mailing list. All MDA panel attorneys will be subscribed to the list and will receive all messages posted to it. This is a great tool to disseminate and gather information. Please feel free to post any information you feel would be valuable to the membership. You can use it to ask each other for information, swap duty days, send invitations etc.
MDA will automatically register every MDA panel attorney. You will receive an email informing you of your registration. This process will take time, however every attorney will become active on the list within the next several weeks.
To post a message, simply send an email to: middlesex@yahoogroups.com. Please remember that messages posted to this address are sent to all MDA attorneys, so please be respectful and use the listserv for relevant information only.
Congratulations to Maryellen Cuthbert. CPCS awarded Attorney Cuthbert a scholarship to attend the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute in Macon, Georgia this summer.
Please DO NOT send email to: middlesexdfa@publiccounsel.net. The address is no longer valid. We will not recevie any email message sent to that address. Please send email to the appropriate address below.
Tracy Demers:
tdemers@mdalaw.org
Deitra Schneeberg:
dschneeberg@mdalaw.org
The First District Eastern Middlesex Bar Association cordially invites you to attend the Election of Officers for the FDEMBA and Panel Discussion on the newly implemented “DRUG COURT” at Malden District Court.
Panel Guests: Presiding Justice Lee G. Johnson, Malden District Court and Justice Diana L. Maldonado, Chelsea District Court
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Anthony’s Restaurant
105 Canal Street
Malden, MA
Cocktail reception 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner and panel discussion.Choice of Chicken or Beef (please select one)
Kindly R.S.V.P by June 17, 2004 to: 781.246.4280
Kindly make checks payable to “FDEMBA” and forward to:
Judith A. Egan
President, FDEMBA
35 Chestnut Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
T. 781.246.4280
F. 781.245.7970
Or
Maria A. Luise, Esq.
Treasurer, FDEMBA
90 Myrtle Street
Melrose, MA 02176
T. 781.665.4233
F. 781.662.2430
$32.00 member
$35.00 non-member
Please download cpcs-announcementsandarticles.doc from web version of newsletter for more information.
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