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Judicial Vacancies—St. Clair & Wayne Counties

Court: 72nd District Court, St. Clair County
Vacating Judge: Hon. Cynthia Siemen Platzer
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2020

Court: 3rd Circuit Court, Wayne County
Vacating Judge: Hon. Cynthia Gray Hathaway
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2020

Court: 29th District Court, Wayne County
Vacating Judge: Hon. Laura Redmond Mack
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on January 10, 2020

To be considered for these positions, you must be a State Bar of Michigan member who meets the legal qualifications for this office. Please be aware that to be appointed you must reside within the judicial district.

To apply for the position, please email one complete packet, including your judicial appointment questionnaire, resume, writing samples, and any other attachments to [email protected].

If you have any questions about the judicial appointment process, please send your questions to [email protected].

Indemnification: Scope, Breadth, & Application

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2020
Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Location: Birmingham Athletic Club, 4033 W Maple Rd, Bloomfield Hills

This event is free to attend, but registration is required for proper facility planning.
Register by January 13, 2020.

This presentation will address the extent of indemnity available to a party (such as the limitations of MCL 691.991), whether indemnity applies only to third party claims, and the characteristics of common law/implied indemnification compared with contractual indemnity.

Presented by John M. Sier, senior partner with Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook and head of the firm’s commercial litigation practice.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served. Read the flyer.

Labor & Employment Annual Meeting & Mid-Winter Meeting

Date: Friday, January 24, 2020
Time: 1:00–10:00 p.m.
Cost: Annual Meeting and Education Program (does not include cocktails or dinner), free for Section members but you must register to attend to access materials and to allow for facility planning; Section members attending cocktails and awards banquet—$150; Non-Section member/guest attending cocktails and awards banquet—$165

Location: Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison St, Detroit
Register: online or by mail form
Registration deadline is January 21, 2020

Cocktails and awards banquet will follow the annual meeting and education program. We are excited to hear from Jim Obergefell from the monumental Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges as our keynote speaker. Following, this year’s Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Barry Goldman.

Agenda

1:00 p.m. Registration
1:30 p.m. Education Program
4:00 p.m. Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:30 p.m. Awards Banquet, Keynote Speaker Jim Obergefell

Materials

Seminar materials will be available online only. They will be available several days before the event. You need to be registered for the event to access the materials. Details on how to access the event materials will be on your email confirmation.

Business Boot Camp I: Basic Training for Every Business Lawyer

Date: January 30-31, 2020
Location: Inn at St. John's, 44045 Five Mile Rd, Galilee Room, Plymouth, MI 48170
Time: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. each day

Are You Ready for Business?

This award-winning program will help you:

• Develop confidence, attract clients, and impress partners
• Meet the lawyers doing the deals you want to do
• Learn the secrets of Michigan’s most successful business practitioners—our faculty describes the work they do day in and day out
• Take home time-tested, proven forms and explanatory materials you can put to use immediately

Basic Training for Every Business Lawyer

Business practice is varied and complex. Your success requires broad knowledge, the right tools, and knowing the right people. Sign up for the award-winning course that has given hundreds of Michigan business lawyers an advantage. Learn the ropes from experts at Michigan’s top firms. Take home practical tools you can put to use immediately. In just two days you will receive grounding in nine key areas of business practice with guidance from the leaders who handle them every day.

Directors of Training

• Jeffrey S. Ammon, Miller Johnson, Grand Rapids
• Timothy R. Damschroder, Bodman PLC, Ann Arbor
• Daniel H. Minkus, Clark Hill PLC, Birmingham

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Register Now
Registration deadline: January 27, 2020
January 30-31, 2020
The Inn at St. John's, 44045 Five Mile Rd, Galilee Room, Plymouth, MI 48170
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. each day

Individual Registration: $220
Register: online or by mail form

Law Student Registration: $80
Register: online or by mail form

Firm Registration (up to 15 participants): $1000
Register: online or by mail form
Required for all firm registrations—please email Daniel Minkus at [email protected] with a list of attendees which includes name, email address, and session to be attended.

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Materials
THINK GREEN! You will receive an email with a link to the seminar materials approximately 10 days before the seminar. Paper copies of materials will NOT be provided.

Questions?
For questions about this event, contact the Business Law Section Administrator at (248) 953-9022 or [email protected].

Judicial Vacancy—Alpena & Montmorency Counties

Court: 26th Circuit Court (Alpena & Montmorency Counties)
Vacating Judge: Hon. Michael G. Mack
Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on December 13, 2019

To be considered for these positions, you must be a State Bar of Michigan member who meets the legal qualifications for this office. Please be aware that to be appointed you must reside within the judicial district.

To apply for the position, please email one complete packet, including your judicial appointment questionnaire, resume, writing samples, and any other attachments to [email protected].

If you have any questions about the judicial appointment process, please send your questions to [email protected].

 

 

Civil Discovery Rules Effective January 1, 2020

Michigan Litigators, Are You Ready? 

The new civil discovery rules take effect January 1. The SBM Civil Discovery Resource Center has what you need to get ready, including:

• Civil Discovery Guidebook
• ICLE/SBM On-Demand Seminar
• Bar Journal Articles
• Link to the new rules

https://www.michbar.org/civildiscovery