Joseph M. Griffin Jr.

Joseph M. Griffin Jr.

Judicial

About Joseph

Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 28 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1997

Judicial

No misconduct found


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Honors

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Associations

2015 - Present

Working Group – Jurisdictional Limit Increase / Procedural Amount for Civil Action Money Damages in the Boston Municipal Court

Member of Working Group

2014 - Present

Lawyer Referral Service Committee, Boston Bar Association

Committee Member

1999 - Present

Suffolk Lawyers for Justice

Panel Attorney

Boston Bar Association

Member

Best Practices Initiative, Boston Municipal Court

Committee Member

Best Policies and Implementation Committee, Boston Municipal Court

Committee Member

2013 - 2014

Boston Bar Association Council

Council Member

2013 - 2013

Bar Exam Committee, Sub-Committee of Access to Justice Commission, 2013

Committee Member

2010 - 2012

Boston Bar Association

Co-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Section

Education

1997

New England Law I Boston

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

Providence College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

Chair MCLE Program, Practice in the Boston Municipal Court Firearms Session

Firearms

2015

New England Law

Guest Lecturer

2015

Judge, Yale Mock Trial Association, 20th Annual Mock Trial Invitational Tournament

Mock Trial Judge

2015

Guest Lecturer

Conducting a comprehensive and ethical investigation in criminal and civil cases.

2015

Guest Lecturer

Motion practice: Spoliation, lost and destroyed evidence and sanctions.

2015

Guest Lecturer

Investigations in Litigation

2015

Faculty Instructor

Superior Court Attorney Training

2014

Zealous Advocacy in the District Courts Bar Advocate Training Program

Instructor

2014

United States v. Robert George

Guest Lecturer

2014

Panel Member

Law Practice Management

2013

Advising your client about the consequences of pleading.

Guest Lecturer

2012

Guest Lecturer

Small Firm Hiring: An Information Session

Publications

2016

West Publication. © Thomson Reuters Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers, Editor of 2014 -2015 edition

2015

West Publication. © Thomson Reuters Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers, Editor of 2014 -2015 edition

2015

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Pocket Guide to Juror Voir Dire In Massachusetts Criminal Practice

2010

Aspatore Book publication Trial Techniques for Criminal Cases, (chapter contribution)

2008

Aspatore Books Strategies for Defending Internet Pornography, (chapter contribution).

Languages

English

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