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                         &lt;td class=&quot;tableborderzero&quot; width=&quot;26%&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;bcpopcontenttable-td1&quot;&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Michael Cassidy&quot; src=&quot;/content/dam/files/schools/law/jpg/facphotos/cassidymf.jpg&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; width=&quot;160&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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                         &lt;td class=&quot;tableborderzero&quot; width=&quot;72%&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;BACKGROUND&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Professor R. Michael Cassidy teaches and writes in the areas of Criminal Law, Evidence, and Professional Responsibility. He is considered an expert on the subject of prosecutorial ethics, and provides training nationally to public sector attorneys on their responsibilities under the Rules of Professional Conduct.   He is quoted frequently by the media on subjects relating to criminal law and ethics, including appearing in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald.&lt;/p&gt;
                  &lt;p&gt;During his extensive career as a government lawyer prior to joining the BC community, Professor Cassidy prosecuted hundreds of serious felony cases involving narcotics trafficking, organized and white collar crime, and public corruption.  He has also briefed and argued numerous high-profile criminal matters before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. From 1993 to 1996, Professor Cassidy served as Chief of the Criminal Bureau in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office under then Attorney General Scott Harshbarger.&lt;/p&gt;
                  &lt;p&gt;Among his many professional and community activities, Professor Cassidy has served as a member of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, as Editor-in-Chief of the Massachusetts Law Review, as a member of the Governor&apos;s Commission on Corrections Reform, as a hearing officer for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, as a member of the Criminal Justice Section Council of the Boston Bar Association, as an Advisor to the National District Attorneys&apos; Association, and as a member of the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission. Professor Cassidy was recently appointed to serve a three year term on the Supreme Judicial Court&apos;s Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct. He is active in local government, youth sports and religious education in his hometown of Winchester, Massachusetts.&lt;/p&gt;
                  &lt;p&gt;Professor Cassidy received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame, and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Following law school he served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward F. Hennessey, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then as a litigation associate at the Boston law firm of Foley, Hoag.&lt;/p&gt;
                  &lt;p&gt;Professor Cassidy served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2007-2010 and as Associate Dean for Administration and Finance from 1996 to 2002.  He has twice been awarded the Emil Slizewski prize for distinguished teaching by the graduating class at commencement.       &lt;/p&gt;
       &lt;p&gt;Read his April 2011 Op Ed on criminal justice and sentencing reform in &lt;a href=&quot;http://masslawyersweekly.com/2011/04/07/talking-sense-about-sentencing/&quot;&gt;Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (Log in required).&lt;/a&gt;                 &lt;/p&gt;
                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;EDUCATION&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
                        &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., Harvard University.&lt;/p&gt;
                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;b cmid=&quot;&quot;&gt;WORKS IN PROGRESS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
               &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1764407&quot;&gt;&quot;Plea Bargaining, Discovery and the Looming Battle over Impeachment Evidence.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; 64 Vand. L. Rev. No. 5 (forthcoming 2011).&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                 &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Conspiracy Law and the Defense of Renunciation:  An Excuse in Search of a Rationale.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;COURSES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                         &lt;p&gt;Fall 2011: Evidence&lt;br&gt;
                        Spring 2012: Advanced Evidence: Trial Objections; Criminal Law&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;PUBLICATIONS&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=1656095&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&quot;Some Reflections on Ethics and Plea Bargaining:&amp;nbsp; An Essay in Honor of Fred Zacharias&lt;/u&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;San Diego Law Review &lt;/i&gt;48, no.1 (Winter 2011): 93-110.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;With Daniel R. Coquillette and Judith A. McMorrow. &lt;i&gt;Lawyers and Fundamental Moral Responsibility.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;2nd ed.&amp;nbsp; New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 2010.&lt;/li&gt;
               &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1022620&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;&quot;The Prosecutor and the Press: Lessons (Not) Learned From the Mike Nifong Debacle.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i cmid=&quot;BC1 Pages:LeftPanel&quot;&gt;Law and Contemporary Problems&lt;/i&gt; 71, no.4 (Autumn 2008): 67-92.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=945686&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;&quot;Reconsidering Spousal Privileges After &lt;/a&gt;&lt;i cmid=&quot;BC1 Pages:LeftPanel&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=945686&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Crawford.&quot; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;i cmid=&quot;BC1 Pages:LeftPanel&quot;&gt;American Journal of Criminal Law&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp; 33 (2006): 339-375.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&quot;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=894931&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Character and Context: What Virtue Theory Can Teach Us About a Prosecutor&apos;s Ethical Duty to &apos;Seek Justice.&apos;&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i cmid=&quot;&quot;&gt;Notre Dame Law Review&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;82 (December 2006): 635-697.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1138394&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;&quot;Why I Teach (A Prescription for the Post-Tenure Blues.)&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;Journal of Legal Education &lt;/i&gt;55, no.3 (September 2005): 381-385.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Prosecutorial Ethics&lt;/i&gt;. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2005.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=525622&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;&quot;&apos;Soft Words of Hope:&apos; &lt;i&gt;Giglio&lt;/i&gt;, Accomplice Witnesses, and the Problem of Implied Inducements.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;Northwestern University Law Review&lt;/i&gt; 98 (2004): 1129-1177. (Also appears in &lt;i cmid=&quot;BC1 Pages:LeftPanel&quot; collageitalic=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Federal Criminal Discovery: Handbook Regarding Exculpatory &amp;amp; Impeachment Material&lt;/i&gt;, 231-277. Boston, MA: MCLE, 2009.)  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://ssrn.com/abstract=401220&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;&quot;Sharing Sacred Secrets: Is It (Past) Time for a Dangerous Person Exception to the Clergy-Penitent Privilege?&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;William and Mary Law Review&lt;/i&gt; 44 (2003): 1627-1778.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/lsfp/124/&quot;&gt;&quot;Toward a More Independent Grand Jury: Recasting and Enforcing the Prosecutor&apos;s Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence.&quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;i&gt;Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics&lt;/i&gt; 13 (2000): 361-403.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;Case &amp;amp; Statute Comments, &quot;Public Education and Crime: Supreme Court Backs States&apos; Rights.&quot; &lt;i&gt;Massachusetts Law Review&lt;/i&gt; 81 (1996): 41-46.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;&quot;Massachusetts Grand Jury Practice&quot; in &lt;i&gt;Grand Jury Practice&lt;/i&gt;, by Oliver Mitchell et al, 45-111. Boston: MCLE, 1992.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;Case &amp;amp; Statute Comments, &quot;Search and Seizure-Search Warrants-Identification of Confidential Informants.&quot; &lt;i&gt;Massachusetts Law Review&lt;/i&gt; 76, no. 1 (March 1991): 47-51.  &lt;/li&gt;
                        &lt;li&gt;With Oliver Mitchell. Case &amp;amp; Statute Comments, &quot;The New Massachusetts Drug Asset Forfeiture Law: A Dialogue.&quot; &lt;i&gt;Massachusetts Law Review&lt;/i&gt; 75, no. 4 (December 1990): 165-173.&lt;br&gt;
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