Criminal Issues in the District and Probate Courts: Where Criminal Law and Family Law Collide

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
4:00pm – 7:00pm

Sponsors
Criminal Law Section
Family Law Section

This program, designed for family law, criminal law, and general practitioners, will review criminal issues that arise during the course of representing parties in family law cases, and how best to address them.

Learn how district court and probate court judges view the cross-over of divorce/custody and domestic violence issues, and how to competently address them in either forum.  In addition, the panel will address what issues to look for and where to obtain advice in dealing with them.

Attendees will hear from forensic psychologist, Dr. John Daignault, frequently called upon to give expert testimony, together with judicial faculty who will offer practical tips for lawyers involved in such cases.

Specific topics include:         

• Chapter 209A and protective orders;
• Representing parties in criminal cases where the same parties have a pending probate court case;
• Representing parties in probate litigation who are victims or defendants in pending Criminal cases;
• Accord and satisfaction issues;
• How to conduct psychological assessments relative to allegations of physical, sexual and physiological abuse within the context of the Probate court proceedings
• Self incrimination problems and issues.

Panelists:

Sheila C. Kelly, Esq.
Deputy Director, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office

The Honorable Mary Hogan Sullivan
District Court
Dedham and Marlborough Divisions  

John H. Daignault Psy.D.
McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School


Program Co-Chairs:

Gary O. Todd, Esq.
Todd & Weld LLP

David M. Losier, Esq.
Burns & Levinson LLP

Program Prices

$120 - BBA Members
$155 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Sponsoring Section Member
$65 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
$25 - Law Student

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