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Save the Date!
6th Annual Young Lawyers Summit

    Date: June 7-8, 2013
    Place: Greektown Casino & Hotel, Detroit
    Register: online or by mail/fax form PDF early bird pricing until April 30, 2013
    Hotel Reservations can be made with the Greektown Casino & Hotel at a special rate until May 24, 2013

    The Summit is a statewide event designed to foster professional development and establish networking opportunities. The Summit will provide educational seminars, informational programming and social events designed to enhance the skill, knowledge, and understanding of the legal profession.

    This year the Honorable Dennis W. Archer will serve as the keynote speaker and seminar topics will include criminal law, legal writing, oral advocacy, evidence, depositions, technology, social media and more.

    Register and reserve a room to stay overnight for the Summit before the early bird registration deadline and you will be entered to WIN a one night stay at the Greektown Casino and Hotel including a $50 food credit for a subsequent visit after June 10, 2013. (Restrictions may apply).

    Join us Friday, June 7, to watch the Detroit Tigers take on the Cleveland Indians.

    Place: Comerica Park
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Cost: $30
    Register: online
    Tickets are in Section 337 (seats vary)

    The number of available tickets are limited. Tickets with YLS must be purchased by May 5, 2013. Tickets are nonrefundable.

    Tickets will be distributed at 6 p.m. on June 7 in the Greektown Hotel lobby. The YLS group will depart for ballpark at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Felicia Johnson at fojohnson@yahoo.com or (313) 549-6329 for more information.

    Summit Sponsors:
    Gold Level—Affinity Consulting Group; Judeh & Associates; and Brooks Kushman
    Silver Level—Stevenson Keppelman Associates; SBM Family Law Section; SBM Labor & Employment Law Section

    Vendor:
    SBM Probate & Estate Planning Section

Introduction to Practicing Law in Ingham County
For new lawyers and lawyers new to practice in Ingham County

    Date: Friday, May 31, 2013
    Time: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Place: Veterans Memorial Courthouse, Jury Assembly Room, 313 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48933
    Register: mail/fax form PDF or online Registration closes May 24, 2013

    The seminar will include:

    • Tour and introduction to the Ingham County Circuit Court
    • Panel discussion on establishing your practice
    • Networking reception at P Squared Wine Bar (107 S Washington Sq, Lansing)

    Further details to come!

Pathways to Success: Discovering the Leader and Rainmaker Within
Co-sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Place: Lecture Hall at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University Law School
471 W. Palmer, Detroit, MI, 48202
Cost: Free Register by Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Event details and registration information PDF

   
 

 

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