“A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Appeals Court—Or How To Avoid Screwing Up Your Civil Appeal On Procedural Grounds”
Prepared in conjunction with the MCLE Inaugural Appellate Practice Conference and reproduced in Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly on September 21, 2015

“Commonwealth v. Conaghan, 433 Mass. 105 (2000): A Flexible Approach To Battered Woman Syndrome In The Massachusetts Courts” Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review-Spring 2001

“Does The Denial Of A Gatekeeper Bar Federal Habeas Relief?”
The Defender, January 2000

“Motions To Revise And Revoke Under Mass. R. Crim. P. 29”
Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review-December 1998

“G.L. c. 209A Protective Orders”
Middlesex County Bar Association Newsletter-Summer 1996

“‘Punitive’ Civil Sanctions: Double Jeopardy Implications”
Middlesex County Bar Association Newsletter-Spring 1996

“Preserving The Appellate Record: Tips For Trial Counsel”
Middlesex County Bar Association Newsletter-Fall 1995
Massachusetts Bar Association Criminal Justice Section News-February 1997

“SJC Excludes ‘Suggestive Identifications’”
Middlesex County Bar Association Newsletter-Summer 1995

“Recent Developments In Criminal Law”
Middlesex County Bar Association Newsletter-Spring 1995

Contributing author, Appellate Practice In Massachusetts, MCLE, Chapter 8, Drafting the Appellate Brief, 2016.

Contributing author, Habeas Practice,
MCLE February 2010 and 2011

Contributing author, Single Justice Practice,
MCLE April 2008

Contributing author, Admissions, Confessions and Statements in Criminal Cases, MCLE December 2001

Inaugural Appellate Practice Conference,
MCLE
July 2015
Planned and co-chaired a full-day program on appellate practice.
Moderated judicial forum with five current and retired appellate court justices.
Conducted Q and A with Retired SJC Chief Justice Margaret Marshall.
Moderated panels and lectured on briefing civil appeals and effective oral argument.

Effective Brief Writing
MCLE
June 2012 and July 2014
Put together and chaired a panel program on brief writing.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers/Committee for Public Counsel Services
November 2013
Lectured on the preparation of reply briefs.

Habeas Corpus in the Federal Courts
MCLE
February 2013
Lectured on the mechanics of preparing a habeas petition.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers/Committee for Public Counsel Services
November 2012
Lectured on ethical issues in criminal law.

Post Conviction and Appellate Advocacy
MCLE
May 2012
Lectured on appellate brief writing and post-conviction motions.

Habeas Corpus in the Federal Courts
MCLE
February 2012
Lectured on the mechanics of preparing a habeas petition.

Single Justice Practice
MCLE
June 2011
Lectured on procedural and strategic issues involving single justice practice.

Habeas Corpus in the Federal Courts
MCLE
February 2011
Lectured on the mechanics of preparing a habeas petition.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers/Committee for Public Counsel Services
June 2010
Lectured on ethical issues in criminal law and use of computers in appellate practice.

Habeas Corpus in the Federal Courts
MCLE
February 2010
Lectured on the mechanics of preparing a habeas petition.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers/Committee for Public Counsel Services
June 2009
Lectured on ethical issues in criminal law.

Criminal Law Conference 2008
Spend the Day with the Experts
MCLE
November 2008
Chair of panel on trial issues in criminal law.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
May 2008
Lectured on ethical issues in criminal law.

Single Justice Practice
MCLE
April 2008
Lectured on procedural and strategic issues involving single justice practice.

Advanced Post-Conviction Litigation Skills Seminar
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
March 2007
Lectured on appellate brief writing.

Criminal Law Conference 2006
Spend the Day with the Experts
MCLE
November 2006
Lectured on recent developments in criminal law.

Post Conviction Litigation – A First-Ever Program for Trial and Appellate Counsel
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
April 2006
Lectured on appellate brief writing.

Criminal Law Conference 2005
Spend the Day with the Experts
MCLE
December 2005
Lectured on recent developments in criminal law.

Annual Training Conference
Issues in Gang Violence
Committee for Public Counsel Services
May 2004
Lectured on evidentiary issues in cases involving allegations of gang activity.
Intensive Seminar on Issues in Sexual Assault Cases

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Administrative Office of the Trial Court
Judicial Institute
June 2002, January 2003, June 2003
Lectured to groups of judges on the defense perspective in sexual assault cases.

Admissions, Confessions and Statements in Criminal Cases
MCLE
December 2001
Lectured on issues relating to admissibility of confessions.

Speedy Trial Issues Under Mass. R. Crim. P. 36;
Motions to Revise and Revoke Under Mass. R. Crim. P. 29
Bristol County Bar Advocates Training Seminar
September 1998
Lectured on the law relating to Rules 29 and 36.

Appellate Practice Training Seminar
Committee for Public Counsel Services
January 1997
Lectured on handling difficult clients.