Trainings & Events

JDN is currently developing and delivering workshops dealing with all areas of juvenile practice. These trainings are specific to the interests and needs of the attorneys in each county and we welcome hearing from attorneys regarding what trainings you would be interested in attending. Please contact us with your training requests or suggestions. By completing our online questionnaire you can help determine what training topics we develop next. 

• What Happens When Your Client is Committed to DYS (Hampden County)
  March 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Springfield District Court, 50 State Street, Springfield, MA
  
  
• Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudications (Middlesex County)
  March 29, 2010, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Middlesex Community College, 33 Kearney Sq. Lowell, MA
  
  
• Challenging Juvenile Confessions (Barnstable County)
  March 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Barnstable District Court, 3195 Main Street, Barnstable, MA
  
  
• What Happens When Your Client is Committed to DYS (Essex County)
  April 1, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  221 Essex Street, Salem, MA
  
  
• Hot Topics - Juvenile Court (Middlesex County)
  June 10, 2010, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Location TBA
  
  
• The Youthful Offender Law in Massachusetts (Essex County)
  September 16, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  221 Essex Street, Salem, MA
  

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  Training Topics:

  JDN has held trainings on the following topics:
  
  

  • Adolescent Brain Development
  • Collateral Consequences
  • Competency to Stand Trial
  • DYS Advocacy
  • Juvenile Dispositional Advocacy
  • Miranda Waivers
  • Probation Surrenders
  • School Search and Seizure
  • School Suspension & Expulsion
  • Youthful Offender (YO) representation
  
  
  
  Click Here to download a more detailed description of available trainings.
  

  We will gladly schedule a training on any of these topics, or develop a new training to meet the particular needs of bar advocates in your county. Please contact your local bar advocate program and suggest they schedule a JDN training.
  
  By completing our online questionnaire you can help determine what training topics we develop next.
  

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  Materials from Prior Trainings:

  To download our most up-to-date training materials, please visit our Practice Guides page.
  
  
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