Speeches

As a nationally recognized expert on criminal justice issues, Attorney Elikann has give keynote addresses and speeches across the country. They include:

Lecturer and panelist speaking on the admissibility of criminal records MBA Annual Family Law Conference with the theme of complex evidentiary issues in divorce and custody cases.

Opening Address, Wisconsin Annual State Public Defender Conference  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Speech, Harvard College Law Society Speaker Series, Cambridge, Mass

Keynote Address, Learning Disabilities Association of California, Concord, California

Speech,  National Conference on Violence,   Boston, Massachusetts

Speech,  Suffolk University,  Boston, Massachusetts

Lecturer and Panelist, Southern New England Law School forum on sentencing alternatives, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Speech, The Lifer’s Group, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk, Massachusetts  

Keynote Address, New York Association for Alternative Sentencing Programs   Albany, New York

Articles Published

Book review “From start to finish, hard to let go of ‘Permanent Bon’ ” 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,” Lawyer’s 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 27, 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.

article in M.B.A. Section Review Vol. 8, No. 3, 2006, “No Spousal Privilege Against Grand Jury Testimony” p. 18.

“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, 2006) p. 19.

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, 2002, 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.