| A GUIDE TO THE GUIDE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE GUIDE
Sponsored with the Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appeallate Advocacy and Flaschner Judicial Institute
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, February 06, 2009
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM
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Registration Information
With the advent of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, the practice of civil and criminal law will probably see its greatest change since the adoption of the Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. The Guide has compiled, and consolidated, scores of statutes scattered throughout our General Laws and over two centuries of caselaw and placed them into one easy to use manual. While the law of evidence has not substantively changed, how such issues are presented in court surely will.
To give you the inside views to the Guide and explore its application to practice, The Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, is pleased to present a two part program. The first session, chaired by Appellate Court Judge R. Marc Kantrowitz, the head of the SJC Advisory Committee which wrote the Guide, provides an overview of the Committee’s work, and a focus on Articles 400 (Relevancy), 500 (Privileges), 600 (Witnesses), 800 (Hearsay) and troublesome evidentiary issues.
The second session, chaired by former SJC Justice John M. Greaney, delves into challenging evidentiary issues including admissibility, opinion and expert testimony (Article 700), complex hearsay issues, including Crawford and its progeny, and real, demonstrative, and documentary evidence. All litigators will benefit from the in-depth look at thorny evidentiary issues by our expert panel of judges, lawyers, and academics
Attend and Learn:
- How the Guide can be utilized to help your practice
- How to frame requests for admission and objections under the Guide
- How to handle common difficult evidentiary problems
- The latest developments in the law of evidence
For more information about the second session
please click HERE
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The Honorable R. Marc Kantrowitz, Chair
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Appeals Court |
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The Honorable John M. Agostini
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Superior Court |
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Howard M. Cooper, Esq.
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Todd & Weld LLP, Boston, MA |
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The Honorable C. Jeffrey Kinder
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Superior Court |
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Timothy E. Maguire, Esq.
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Greenberg Traurig LLP, Boston, MA |
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Professor Samuel Stonefield
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Western New England College, School of Law, Springfield, MA |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:30 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| The Honorable R. Marc Kantrowitz, Chair
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| 10:00 |
ARTICLE 400-RELEVANCY |
401-Relevant Evidence
402-Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible
403-Grounds for Excluding Relevant Evidence
404-Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct The Honorable C. Jeffrey Kinder
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| 11:30 |
ARTICLE 600-WITNESSES |
601-Comptency
609-Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
611-Manner and Order of Presentation
613-Prior Inconsistent Statements The Honorable John A. Agostini
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| 12:30 |
LUNCH (on your own) |
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| 1:30 |
HEARSAY |
801-Definitions
802-Hearsay Rule
803(4); (6)-(7)-Hearsay Exceptions: Business and Hospital Records Attorney Howard Cooper
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| 2:30 |
TROUBLESOME EVIDENTIARY ISSUES |
612(a)(d)-Refreshing Memory
803(5)-Past Recollection Recorded
804(b)(1)-Prior Reported Testimony (Witness Unavailable Attorney Timothy Maguire
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| 3:45 |
ARTICLE 500-PRIVILEGE |
502-Attorney/Client Privilege
503-Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
504-Spousal Privilege and Disqualification; Parent-Child Disqualification
505-Domestic Violence Victims’ Counselor Privilege
506-Social Worker-Client Privilege Professor Samuel Stonefield
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Friday, February 06, 2009 |
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Tuition is $129.00 for one session or $199.00 for both. For Suffolk Alumni and attorneys admitted to the bar after 2006, the tuition is $99.00 for one session or $149.00 for both. Tuition includes a copy of the guide. If you are registering for both sessions, the discount will be taken manually after registration forms are submitted.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU'RE PAYING WITH A CHECK:
Suffolk University processes checks electronically using the information on the check to create an electronic funds transfer. Each time you send a check, you authorize a one time transfer of funds to be electronically withdrawn from your bank account. You will not receive your cancelled check as Suffolk University is required to destroy the check after it has been processed. For more information please contact the Office of the Bursar at 617-573-8407.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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If for some reason you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute or call no later than the business day before to receive a refund less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Otherwise you will receive the book.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Are available to any attorney or professional employed in public service, or unable to afford the tuition. For more information, call 617-573-8627.
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