Annual Business Meeting & Program

This event is offered in conjunction with the Bar's Annual Meeting

Date: Friday, September 21, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m.–Noon
Location: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids
Registration is requested to allow for proper facilities planning. Visit the Bar's Annual Meeting page for more details.

Jury Trial Tools under Revised Rules
In 2011, the Michigan Supreme Court adopted changes to the Michigan Court Rules that govern mandatory and discretionary procedures for both criminal and civil jury trials. Sweeping changes to MCR 2.512 and 2.513 deal with preliminary instructions, trial notebooks, deposition summaries, scheduling of expert testimony, juror questions to witnesses, juror discussion of evidence, jury view, summaries of evidence, final instructions, and deliberation. Update your trial skills by attending this discussion on what changed and how to prepare for jury trials with latest tools.
Kristen E. Ray, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Grand Rapids

Bio
Kristen E. Ray practices commercial litigation, criminal defense, franchise law, insurance litigation, legal malpractice liability defense, and probate litigation. Some of her clients include municipalities, small business owners, corporations, health care providers, law firms, attorneys, and other professionals.