The pandemic has brought changes and challenges to the way that the Housing Court conducts business. The host is pleased to reconvene-for the twelfth time-the Housing Court Judicial Forum 2023-back by popular request. With new regulations and statutes stemming from the state of emergency, the Housing Court has been able to adapt through being flexible and responsive, including tremendous progress in the use of technology and creative use of scheduling to meet the challenges created by that situation and to address the shifting needs of practitioners and litigants. There are lessons to be learned and improvements to be kept from this challenging time.
Hear participants in the Forum engage in a lively discussion of the real-world impact of those changes, including the challenges and opportunities involved. Judges from all divisions of the Housing Court, joined by the Chief Justice of the Housing Court, engage in a frank dialogue with attending practitioners and review key issues confronting Housing Court practice today-including discussion of the efficacy of policies and programs currently in place as well as ideas for providing additional access to justice for all litigants.
Under the guidance of two experienced practitioners, the panel also reviews significant developments in regulatory and case law which may affect your practice in the Housing Court.
This Forum offers you a unique opportunity to gain valuable practical insight into judicial discretion in the Housing Court. Attendees have the opportunity to ask the panel questions and hear directly from the judges on how to better prepare and try cases. Don’t miss this unique chance to participate in an important dialogue with members of the Housing Court.
Hear participants in the Forum engage in a lively discussion of the real-world impact of those changes, including the challenges and opportunities involved. Judges from all divisions of the Housing Court, joined by the Chief Justice of the Housing Court, engage in a frank dialogue with attending practitioners and review key issues confronting Housing Court practice today-including discussion of the efficacy of policies and programs currently in place as well as ideas for providing additional access to justice for all litigants.
Under the guidance of two experienced practitioners, the panel also reviews significant developments in regulatory and case law which may affect your practice in the Housing Court.
This Forum offers you a unique opportunity to gain valuable practical insight into judicial discretion in the Housing Court. Attendees have the opportunity to ask the panel questions and hear directly from the judges on how to better prepare and try cases. Don’t miss this unique chance to participate in an important dialogue with members of the Housing Court.
Course Content
2:00 - 2:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
2:45 - 3:35 pm
3:35 - 4:15 pm
4:15 - 4:40 pm
4:40 - 4:50 pm
Please Note
Speakers
CochairsCatherine F. Downing, Esq.,
Downing Van Dyke LLC, Framingham
Deena Zakim, Esq.,
Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
Faculty
Hon. Sergio E. Carvajal,
Central Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester
Hon. Gustavo A. del Puerto,
First Justice, Northeast Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Diana H. Horan,
Chief Justice, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Jonathan J. Kane,
Western Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Springfield
Hon. Joseph E. Kelleher, III,
First Justice, Eastern Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Donna T. Salvidio,
First Justice, Southeast Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Neil K. Sherring,
First Justice, Metro-South Division, Housing Court, Commonwealth of Mass., Canton