Name: State Bar of Michigan
Address: 306 Townsend St, Lansing, MI, 48933, US
Telephone: +1-517-346-6300

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Great Lakes Legal Conference 2023: Full Schedule

Resort casual or business clothing is appropriate for the conference. The Grand Hotel considers every evening a special occasion and requires all guests and visitors to wear dress clothing after 6:30 p.m. in all areas of the hotel, except the Cupola Bar. Learn more about the Grand Hotel Policies here.

DAY 1

Friday, June 9, 2023

10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Registration Open Art Gallery
12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m.	Refreshments Theatre Room
12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions James W. Heath President, State Bar of Michigan Wayne County Corporation Counsel, Detroit Hon. Elizabeth T. Clement Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing Theatre Room
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.	Shaping an Inclusive & Client-Centered Profession Who gets to be a lawyer? Reckoning with legacies of exclusion Ensuring that law school graduates are (at least) minimally competent Understanding how and why bar exams are (finally) changing Protecting the public while addressing ethnic & racial test disparities. Joan W. Howarth Dean Emerita, MSU Law; Distinguished Visiting Professor, UNLV Law Theatre Room
	Leadership Track Moderator: Darin A. Day State Bar of Michigan Director of Outreach, Lansing Legal Updates Track Moderator: Kim A. Coggins Coggins Law, Marinette, WI Litigation Track Moderator: Colemon L. Potts Detroit Legal Group PLLC, Detroit
1:55 p.m.–2:40 p.m.	Leadership Track The Big Picture and What’s Happening in Lansing Civility Bar and court developments and initiatives Legislation Court rules update Peter Cunningham State Bar of Michigan Executive Director, Lansing Nathan Triplett State Bar of Michigan Public Policy Director, Lansing Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Real Property Law: New Developments and Practice Tips Legislative developments Caselaw update Hot issues John G. Cameron, Jr. Dickinson Wright PLLC, Grand Rapids Brighton Room Litigation Track Summary Disposition Motions Set yourself up for summary success during discovery The art of the persuasive introduction Telling the story Using headers to highlight the high points Using case law strategically Navigating the logistics of exhibits Keys to making an impact at oral argument Proposed orders to help you prevail Aaron V. Burrell Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy Terrace Room
2:40 p.m.–2:50 p.m.	Refreshment Break
2:50 p.m.–3:35 p.m.	Leadership Track Ways for Current Leaders to Develop the Next Generation Keys to inspire younger leaders Concrete steps to identify and engage younger members Creating programs that will attract the younger generation Kristina A. Bilowus Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing Silvia Mansoor Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC, Livonia Tanya Cripps-Serra Olympia Development of Michigan, Detroit Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Criminal Law Update - You Can’t Win if You Don’t Know the Law U.S. Supreme Court update Michigan appellate courts update Legislative and court rule update Mary Chartier Chartier & Nyamfukudza PLC, Okemos Marisa Ariel Vinsky Chartier & Nyamfukudza PLC, Okemos Brighton Room Litigation Track Navigating Michigan’s Still Evolving No-Fault Law The “PIP choice” options Changes to No-Fault PIP entitlement and priorities New tort liability rules Notable issues in first-party no-fault litigation Stephen H. Sinas Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Lansing Terrace Room
3:40 p.m.–4:25 p.m.	Leadership Track Marketing Your Event & Attracting New Members Get a template that will help you create marketing plans for your events Learn more about the tools you can use to promote your events and attract new members Develop your core messaging and understand why it matters Marjory Raymer State Bar of Michigan Director of Communications, Lansing Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Michigan Business and Tax Update Important changes in Michigan's business entity statutes Updates on recent Michigan caselaw involving business entities Other developments critical to Michigan lawyers with business practices What you need to know about the Corporate Transparency Act William C. Lentine Warner Norcross + Judd LLP Bloomfield Hills Brighton Room Litigation Track Handling Drunk Driving Cases and Collateral Consequences OWI statutes/elements/penalties Areas of litigation in OWI defense; pre-trial and trial Collateral consequences of OWI convictions Daniel T. Geherin Geherin Law Group PLLC, Ann Arbor Terrace Room
4:30 p.m.–5:15 p.m.	Leadership Track Interactive Session: Meet Your Peers Collaborative ideas to implement in your organization Joint-programming with the State Bar, SBM sections, and bar associations Engaging your members in civic education and pipeline programs, mentoring, and working with law schools and K-12 programs Strengthening inclusion and belonging in your organization Darin A. Day (facilitator) State Bar of Michigan Director of Outreach, Lansing Gregory P. Conyers (facilitator) State Bar of Michigan Diversity Development Program Director, Lansing Kristina A. Bilowus (facilitator) Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Family Law Update 2022–2023 caselaw, court rules and statutes update Marital, separate property, spousal support and attorney fee issues Practice tips and takeaways James J. Harrington III Law Offices of James J. Harrington III PLC, Novi Brighton Room Litigation Track Practical Advice from the Bench in a Post-Pandemic World Tips for effective and ethical advocacy Specialty courts Zoom hearings Pet peeves to avoid Hon. B. Chris Christenson 7th Circuit Court, Flint Hon. David A. Perkins Wayne County Probate Court, Detroit Hon. Erane C. Washington 14B District Court, Ypsilanti Terrace Room
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.	Grand Reception Grand Hotel Porch

DAY 2

Saturday, June 10, 2023

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Hotel Checkout
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Refreshments Theater Room
9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.	Change is Inevitable. Except in the Legal Profession? With the cost of legal services out of reach for more and more people, a rising tide of self-represented litigants, new incursions into the unauthorized practice of law, and advances in artificial intelligence, there's hardly a tradition, standard, practice, paradigm, or rule in our profession that isn't being challenged in the practice of law today. But only a few states have made changes. What's happening in Michigan? These Michigan insiders will share the inside story. Justice Brian K. Zahra Chair of the Justice for All (FJA) Commission, Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing Janet K. Welch Co-chair of the JFA Regulatory and Practice Reform Committee, State Bar of Michigan Former Executive Director, Lansing Theatre Room
	Leadership Track Moderator: Darin A. Day State Bar of Michigan Director of Outreach, Lansing Legal Updates Track Moderator: Kim A. Coggins Coggins Law, Marinette, WI Law Practice Management Track Moderator: Molly Ranns State Bar of Michigan Director of the Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program, Lansing
9:50 a.m.–10:35 a.m.	Leadership Track Your Toolbox for Running Effective Meetings Setting action items and a strategic, purposeful agenda for each meeting Engaging attendees, inspiring them to participate both in the discussion and in follow-up activities Managing challenging, overbearing, or reluctant attendees Making Roberts Rules of Order, and alternatives, work for you Jennifer Roosenberg Oakland County Bar Association Executive Director, Bloomfield Hills Aaron V. Burrell Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy Nathan Triplett State Bar of Michigan Public Policy Director, Lansing Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Developments in Condominium Law How to tell: condominium or cooperative? Duties and responsibilities of the association and board Contraction of condominium projects What constitutes the common elements? Amending the documents John G. Cameron, Jr. Dickinson Wright PLLC, Grand Rapids Brighton Room Law Practice Management Track Essential Google Tools for Your Practice, 2023 Edition The newest and most useful Google tools and services Using Google on mobile devices Jeffrey E. Kirkey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor Terrace Room
10:35 a.m.–10:45 a.m.	Refreshments
10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.	Leadership Track Hands-On Social Media 101 Know how to get started with social media Determine which platform(s) will best help you reach your goals Get tricks of the trade that will improve your social media reach Better understand social media specialty features, such as advertising, live broadcasts, and events – and how they can work for you Marjory Raymer State Bar of Michigan Director of Communications, Lansing Theatre Room Legal Updates Track Estate Planning and Elder Law Update Key changes for planning with retirement assets under the SECURE 2.0 Act New legislative developments in Michigan Top caselaw of 2022-2023 that impacts estate planning, probate and trust administration Nathan R. Piwowarski McCurdy Wotila & Porteous PC, Cadillac Brighton Room Law Practice Management Track Lawyer Well-Being: Creating Awareness, Balance, and Connection Prevalence of mental health and substance use concerns among lawyers Practical implementation strategies for effectively combating and managing stress in healthy ways Molly Ranns State Bar of Michigan Director of the Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program, Lansing Terrace Room
11:35 a.m.–12:20 p.m.	Rule 21: Law Practice Succession Planning New mandatory interim administrator planning ADM 2020-15 Court rule effective September 1, 2023 State Bar Interim Administrator Program and resources Alecia M. Chandler State Bar of Michigan Professional Responsibility Program Director, Lansing James J. Harrington III Law Offices of James J. Harrington III PLC, Novi Theatre Room
12:20 p.m.–12:30 p.m.	Concluding Remarks and Door Prize Drawing (Must be present to win)