The panel (Christopher A. Callanan, Andrew Dulberg, Sarah R. Frazier, and Hon. Patti B. Saris) discusses how to conduct discovery at the federal court level by examining how it differs from MA Superior Court practice in this excerpt from a 12/4/2018 program.

Edward Gelles of Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner, PC, in Boston lays out the essentials of work letters and construction contracts. Excerpted from the 11/8/2018 MCLE program, Commercial Buildouts, Attorney Gelles’ information is helpful for the non-construction lawyer dealing with construction law.

Gabriel Cheong of Infinity Law Group LLC in Quincy share tips and guidance on next level marketing for law firms. This is a lecture from MCLE’s 12/6/2018 program, Amplify & Expand Your Law Practice: Hanging Your Shingle.

Attorneys Leo S. Fama and SallyAnn Janulevicus discuss evidentiary issues that come up in 209A and harassment order hearings in this lecture from MCLE’s 10/22/2018 program, Evidentiary Issues in Family Court Practice & Procedure.

To draft a successful Medicaid trust you must understand the history behind them. Leo J. Cushing of Cushing & Dolan, PC, lays out the history so you understand why it is worded the way it is and can draft accordingly.

Jaclyn Kugell, Ellen Messing, and Gretchen Pratt discuss issues facing law firms concerning hiring and retaining lawyers and staff in this lecture from the 10/24/2018 MCLE program, HR Issues for Law Firms & Legal Departments.

Adam D. Fine of Vincente Sederberg in Boston provides an introduction to Massachusetts and federal marijuana laws in this lecture from the 12/5/2018 MCLE program, Cannabis & Hemp: The Law & Business 6 Months Later.

Led by program chair, Hon. Paul D. Wilson, the panel (Todd Jarrett Bennett, Lindsay M. Burke, William J. Dailey, III, Warren F. Fitzgerald, and Hon. Valerie A. Yarashus) conducts a Q&A on trying civil cases in state court in this excerpt from a 10/16/2018 program.

Jessica Gallagher, Joshua Grammel, and Ann Grant of CPCS discuss the “why” behind Section 35 appeals in this lecture from the 10/2/2018 MCLE program, Section 35 Appeals of Involuntary Substance Abuse Treatment: The 60-Minute Lawyer.