| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| Time |
Event |
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| 12:00–2:00 p.m. |
SBM: Real Property Law Section Council Meeting & Lunch |
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| 1:30–3:30 p.m. |
SBM: Board of Commissioners Meeting |
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| 2:00–4:00 p.m. |
SBM: Michigan State Bar Foundation Members/Trustees Annual Business Meeting |
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| 2:00–4:30 p.m. |
SBM: Arts, Communications, Entertainment, & Sports Section Business Meeting & Program
Artist Representation in Today's Music Business
Joe Bellanca, Bellanca & Assoc., PLLC, Sterling Heights
Choice of Entity Considerations for Media Projects
Joseph Voss, Clark Hill PLC, Grand Rapids
Professional Boxing Promotion and Representation
Jerome Barney, Jerome Barney & Assoc., PLC, Detroit
Michigan Film Incentives Legislative Update
Andrew Richner, Clark Hill PLLC, Lansing
Moderator: Thomas Doty, North Star Ranch, Inc., Howell |
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| 3:00–7:00 p.m. |
SBM: Annual Meeting Registration Opens |
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| 4:00–5:00 p.m. |
SBM: New Board of Commissioners Meeting |
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| 4:15–4:30 p.m. |
SBM: Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation Annual Business Meeting |
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| 4:30–6:00 p.m. |
SBM: Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation Annual Reception (by invitation) |
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| 6:30–9:00 p.m. |
SBM: Awards Banquet
Join us as we pay tribute to our members who have achieved the highest honors in areas of leadership, professional integrity, and community service.
 Roberts P. Hudson Award: James K. Robinson (posthumously)
Frank J. Kelley Award: Hon. John A. Hallacy, John H. Logie, Hon. Milton L. Mack, Jr.
Champion of Justice Award: Jacqueline Doig; Barry L. Howard and Edward H. Pappas (shared); Kary L. Moss; Professor Monica Nuckolls and Hon. M.T. Thompson, Jr., (shared); Rebecca Shiemke
Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award: A for Attorney Program—Lisa Kirsch Satawa and James Samuels
John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award: Elizabeth Joy Fossel
Liberty Bell Award: Kate White and Judy Ellis
Michigan State Bar Foundation Access to Justice Award: Robert F. Gillett
SBM will be presenting a new award this year, the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award, to Professor Harold Norris. This award will be presented periodically to a professor from a Michigan law school whose influence on Michigan lawyers has elevated the quality of legal practice in Michigan. |
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Event |
| 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
SBM: Registration |
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| 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
SSFI: Registration |
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| 8:00–9:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
Vendor Showcase |
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| 8:15–9:00 a.m. |
SSFI: Getting the Most Out of Your ICLE Partnership
Demonstration by ICLE Staff |
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| 9:00–9:20 a.m. |
SSFI: Welcome and Introduction
Elizabeth A. Silverman, Chair, General Practice—Solo and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Elizabeth A. Silverman PC, Farmington Hills |
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| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
SBM: Representative Assembly Business Meeting
The following individuals are recipients of State Bar Representative Assembly Awards
Michael Franck Award: Clark C. Johnson
Unsung Hero Award: Karen Gullberg Cook and Mayra Lorenzana-Miles |
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| 9:20–9:40 a.m. |
SSFI: Report from the Executive Director
Greetings from the State Bar's executive director with an update on Bar activities of special interest to solo and small firm practitioners.
Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan, Lansing |
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| 9:30–11:30 a.m. |
SBM: Young Lawyers Section Business Meeting |
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| 9:30–12:00 p.m. |
SBM: Family Law Section Business Meeting
SBM: Litigation Section Business Meeting
SBM: Master Lawyers Section Council Meeting & Program
An opportunity for section members to network with each other, to hear from their peers about their second seasons of practice, and to be updated about recent and upcoming changes to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct. |
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| 9:40–10:40 a.m. |
SSFI: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Art, Science, and Strategy of Forming Valuable Professional Relationships
Did you know that you are only “six degrees” from Kevin Bacon? Of course you did. Well, the same holds true for the distance between you and your ideal clients. The key to joining the ranks of 21st century rainmakers is to have a winning relationship strategy with clearly defined goals, a well thought out plan, and effective skills. Attend this very pragmatic session and get a new business development game plan that will take you from scattered action to intentional implementation.
Karen B. Kahn, Co-Managing Partner, Threshold Advis
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