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    About Peter Elikann

    Practice Areas
    • Criminal Law
    Education
    • Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, May, 1980
      Juris Doctor
      • Honors: First place in nation for finest article, A.B.A. law school newspaper awards, 1980.
      • Honors: National honorable mention for finest article in law school and community category, A.B.A. law school newspaper awards, 1979.
      • Law Digest: Lex Brevis, Editor-in-Chief
    • Boston University, College of Communications, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1975
      B.S. in Journalism
      • Honors: magna cum laude
    Classes and Seminars
    • Lecture, Criminal Sentencing Issues, New England School of Law, Boston, MA, February 7, 2012
    • Lecturer, Law Office Management Assistance Program's "Super Marketing Conference", May 26, 2011
    • Chaired Panel, "Representing the OUI Client", Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Boston, MA, April 6, 2011
    • Chair, First Annual Conference "Strategies for Success", Massachusetts Bar Association's General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section Council
    • Lecture, Criminal Sentencing Issues, New England School of Law, February 7, 2011
    • Moderated break-out session on "Law Practice", Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Conference
    • Management: Alternatives to the Billable Hour, March 12, 2010
    • Chaired Panel, "Representing the OUI Client", Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Boston, MA, November 12, 2009 - Present
    • Chaired Panel, "Representing the OUI Client", Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Taunton, MA, February 4, 2009
    • Lecturer and Panelist, Admissibility of Criminal Records, MBA Annual Family Law Conference, October 18, 2008
    • Opening Address, Wisconsin Annual State Public Defender Conference, Milwaukee, WI, October 11, 2007
    • Speech, Harvard College Law Society Speaker Series, Cambridge, MA, April 17, 2007
    • Chaired Panel, "The New O.U.I. Law (Melanie's Law)", Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Worcester, MA, October 12, 2006
    • Chaired Panel, "The New O.U.I. Law (Melanie's Law)", Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Springfield, MA, May 15, 2006
    • Chaired Panel, "The New O.U.I. Law (Melanie's Law), Massachusetts Bar Association Educational Program, Boston, MA, January 6, 2006
    • Keynote Address, Learning Disabilities Association of California, Concord, CA, November 1, 2001
    • Keynote Address, Judicial Conference of California's Center for Families, Children, and the Courts, Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 2000
    • Chair, "The New Sex Offender Registry Statute", Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, November 8, 1999
    • Keynote Address, "Protecting Our Children" Conference, Community Care Services, Taunton, MA, October 21, 1999
    • Speech, The Hourglass Foundation, Lancaster, PA, October 6, 1999
    • Speech, The Ethical Society, Cambridge, MA, May 23, 1999
    • Keynote Address, American Correctional Health Services Administration, St. Paul, MN, April 17, 1998
    • Speech, National Conference on Violence, Boston, MA, March 27, 1998
    • Speech, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, April 1, 1997
    • Lecturer and Panelist, Sentencing Alternatives Forum, Southern New England Law School, July 10, 1996
    • Speech, The Lifer's Group, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk, MA, May 7, 1996
    • Keynote Address, New York Association for Alternative Sentencing Programs, Albany, NY, April 1, 1996
    • Criminal Law, Bridgewater State University

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Massachusetts, 1981
    • Connecticut, 1994
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1982
    • U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1982
    • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1993
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2004
    Other Affiliations
    • Massachusetts Special Commission to Study the Commonwealth's Criminal Justice System, 2011 - Present (Commissioner)
    • Permanent Legislative Civil Infractions Commission, 2010 - Present (Commissioner)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Fair and Impartial Courts Committee, 2012
    • Massachusetts Bar Association House of Delegates, 2001-2008, 2009-2011
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Executive Management Board, 2004-2005, 2006-2007
    • Massachusetts Bar Association, Standing Court Management Advisory Committee, 2008
    • Massachusetts Bar Association, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council, 2009 - 2011 (Chairman)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council, 1997 - 1999 (Chairman)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council, 2002 - 2008 (Member)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Judicial Administration Section Council, 2003 - 2004
    • Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 2002
    • Lionheart Foundation, 2004 - 2006 (Board of Directors)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section Council, 2001 - 2002 (Vice Chair)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association Corrections and Sentencing Practice Group, 1996 - 1997 (Chairman)
    • Massachusetts General Assembly (Chairman, Subcommittee on alternative sentencing)
    • Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, 1996 - 2004 (Member, Board of Directors)
    • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001 - 2002 (Vice Chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee)
    • Massachusetts Law Review, 1999 - Present (Editorial Board)
    • Special Commission of the Massachusetts State Legislature (Commissioner)
    • A.B.A. Criminal Justice Section Corrections and Sentencing Com
    • Boot Camp Working Group, 1995 (Member)
    • Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Trial Techniques for bar advocates), 1995 - 1998 (Faculty)
    • Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council, 1998 (Member)
    • New England Observer Delegation to Haiti (Member, 1994, 1995)
    • Chaired Massachusetts Bar Association legal education seminars on the Sex Offender Registry Board, Drunk Driving laws and Solo and Small Firm Legal Practices
    • Harvard Law School, 1989 - Present (Moot Court Judge)
    • Participated regularly in Dial-A-Lawyer public service free advice hotline, 1993 - Present
    • American Bar Association, 1982 - Present (Member)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
    • Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
    • Boston Bar Association, 1988 - 2012 (Member)
    Past Positions
    • Law Office of Anthony R. DiFruscia, Attorney, 1986 - 1988
    • Connecticut Supreme Court, Staff Attorney, 1980 - 1982
    • Western New England College, College Law Instructor, Criminal Law/Torts, 1981 - 1982
    • Judge Thomas Fiore, Law Clerk, 1977 - 1979
    • Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido, Summer Law Clerk, 1978
    • truTV (formerly Court TV) Network, On Air Trial Commentator, 1997 - 2010
    • WRC-TV (NBC), Television News Reporter, 1984 - 1986
    • News 12 Connecticut, Television News Legal Reporter, 1982 - 1984
    • WGBY, News & Public Affairs Assistant, 1980
    • WTCC-FM Radio, Newscaster, 1978
    • The Hartford Courant, News Correspondent & Book Reviewer, 1976 - 1978
    • Fred Harris for President, Assistant to National Press Secretary, 1975 - 1976

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Book: Superpredators: The Demonizations of Our Children By the Law, New York: Perseus Books, 1999
    • Book: The Tough on Crime Myth: Real Solutions to Cut Crime, New York: Plenum Publishing, 1996
    • Book: Automobile Torts "The Intoxicated Driver", Matthew-Bender Legal Publishers, (140p. chapter) 4 vol. set
    • Book: Boston Tenant's Guide to Housing, Boston University Publications, 1975
    • "Odor of Marijuana Alone Doesn't Justify an Automobile Search: Commonwealth v. Benjamin Cruz" (Case Comment), Massachusetts Law Review, March 2012, Vol. 94, No. 2, p. 65
    • "In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate" by Nancy Gertner (Beacon Press 2011) (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, March 2012, Vol. 94, No. 2, p. 77
    • "A Primer on Sealing Criminal Records", Massachusetts Lawyers Journal, April 2012, Vol. 19, No. 8, p. 21
    • "William P. Homans, Jr.: A Life in Court" by Mark S. Brodin (Vandeplas Publishing 2010) (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, April 2011 issue, Vol. 93, No. 4, p. 407
    • "Count Them One By One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote" by Gordon A. Martin, Jr. (book review), Lawyer's Journal, February 2011, p. 15
    • Book Review, "'Try To Remember' provides hard to forget" review of "Try to Remember" by Iris Gomez, Grand Central, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 9, 2010, p. 14
    • Op-ed Commentary "Attacks on detainee's lawyers show lack of understanding", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 22, 2010, p. 39
    • "A Half Dozen Hot Tips for Starting a Solo Practice", MBA Section Review, 2010, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 12
    • Book Review "From start to finish, hard to let go of 'Permanent Bond' " review of "A Permanent Bond" by former Judge Gerald D. McLellan iUniverse, Inc., Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 19, 2009, p. 12
    • "Lizzie Borden" by Karen Elizabeth Chaney, Commonwealth Editions 2006 (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, August 2009 issue, Vol. 92, No. 2, p. 120
    • Book Review "Dark chapter in Boston police history makes good reading years later" review of "The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide," by Dick Lehr, HarperCollins, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 17, 2009, p. 8
    • "Governor Patrick introduces wide-ranging crime bills", Lawyers Journal, June 2009, p. 1
    • Book Review "Crime Novel Probes the Dark Side of Public Defender Work" review of "A Cure for Night," by Justin Peacock, Doubleday, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, February 16, 2009, p. 9
    • Book Review "Ex-DA Shows True Grit As Prosecutor and Author" review of "The Paradiso Files: Boston's Unknown Serial Killer," by Timothy M. Burke, Steerforth Press, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, September 29, 2008, p. 4
    • Editor "The Evolution of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry" by Daniel A. Less, Massachusetts Law Review, July 2008 Issue, Vol. 91, No. 2, p. 66
    • "Storming the Court: How a Band of Law Students Fought the President and Won" by Brandt Goldstein, Scribner, 2006 (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Winter 2007 Issue, Vol. 91, No.1
    • Book Review "The Appeal," by John Grisham, Doubleday, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 7, 2008, p. 12
    • Book Review "Old City Hall," by Gerald D. McLellan, Authorhouse, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, December 3, 2007
    • Book Review "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" edited by Larry King, Phoenix Books, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 7, 2007, p. 6
    • "Inspecting Victim Treatment Records", MBA Section Review, Summer 2007, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 8
    • Op-ed Commentary "Mandatory-minimum sentences are endangering public safety", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 23, 2007, p. 46
    • Book Review "The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival" by Stanley N. Alpert, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 9, 2007, p. 6
    • "Dwyer establishes new protocol for inspecting victim's treatment records", Lawyer's Journal, February 2007, p. 15
    • Op-ed Commentary "Lawyer Bashing: The Big Picture", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 23, 2006, p. 63
    • "No Spousal Privilege Against Grand Jury Testimony", M.B.A. Section Review, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 18, 2006
    • "What is Life Worth?" by Kenneth R. Feinberg, Public Affairs 2005, Massachusetts Law Review, Spring 2006 Issue, Vol. 90, No. 1, p. 4
    • "Anti-Gang/Witness Protection Legislation", MBA Section Review, Vol. 8, No. 2, p. 19, 2006
    • Book Review "A Death in Belmont" by Sebastian Junger, W.W. Norton & Co., Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, June 5, 2006
    • "Understanding the New Drunk Driving Statute,", MBA Section Review, Winter 2006, Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 17
    • "Warrantless Searches of Dwellings Without Exigent Circumstances: Commonwealth v. DeJesus" (Case Comment), Massachusetts Law Review, Winter 2005, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 132
    • "Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA," by Tim Junkin (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Winter 2005, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 145
    • "Reinventing Justice: The American Drug Court Movement" by James L. Nolan, Jr. (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Fall/2003, Vol. 88, No. 2, p. 112
    • "Making a Case for an 'Innocence Commission' in Massachusetts", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 1, 2004, p. 11
    • "A Defense for the Dead" by Michael Fredrickson (book review), Lawyer's Journal, July 2004, p. 8
    • "The Price of Terror" by Allan Gerson and Jerry Adler (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Fall 2012, Vol. 87, No. 2, p. 101
    • "The End of Private Conversations Between Lawyers and Their Clients", MBA Section Review, Winter 2002, p. 56
    • "The Problem With Releasing Prisoners Unprepared", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, July 16, 2001, p. 11
    • "Black Mass: The Irish Mob, the FBI and a Devil's Deal" (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Summer 2001, Vol. 86, No. 1, p. 32
    • "Witness for the Dead" (book review), Lawyer's Journal, June 2001, p. B 1
    • "Releasing Prisoners Unprepared", Lawyer's Journal, May 2001, p. 9
    • "Just 'lockin' 'em up' Is Costly Folly", National Law Journal, April 23, 2001, p. A 16
    • "Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire", MBA Section Review, Spring 2001, p. 22
    • "Don't Credit Prisons With Crime Drop", Lawyers Journal, November 2000, p. 10
    • "Do More Jails Equal Less Crime?", National Law Journal, September 25, 2000, p. A 20
    • "The Solution to Youth Crime in America", Champion Magazine (publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), April 2000, p. 18
    • "A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven" (book review), Massachusetts Law Review, Spring 2000, Vol. 84, No. 4, p. 201
    • "A Look at the New Sex Offender Registry Law", Lawyer's Journal (publication of the Massachusetts Bar Association), January 2000, p. 3
    • "The Argument Against Chain Gangs", MBA Section Review, December 1999, p. 19
    • "Juvenile Records", MBA Section Review, July 1999, p. 19
    • "A Cinderella Affidavit", Lawyer's Journal, May 1999, p. 22
    • "Politics, Punishment and Populism" (book review), Lawyer's Journal, April 1999, p. 6
    • "Jobs in Prison", MBA Criminal Justice Section Review, December 1997, p. 3
    • "Time to Bring Back Education in Prison", Lawyer's Journal, September 1997, p. 6
    • "Multiple Identities and False Memories" (book review), Lawyer's Journal, February 1997, p. 17
    • "Mandatory Minimums", MBA Criminal Justice Section News, April 1996, p. 4
    • "Committee Explores Alternative Sentencing", MBA Criminal Justice Section News, June 1993, p. 2
    • "Focus on Prevention, Not Punishment", Boston Herald op ed (along with Governor William Weld), March 21, 1993, p. 28

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