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Wayne County Probate Court 2015 Attorney Training to take place Oct. 15 with two sessions


The Wayne County Probate Court will conduct its 2015 attorney training session on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at the auditorium in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 13th Floor (City Side).  Two sessions will be held: Attorney Training from 9 a.m.-noon and from 1:30-3 p.m.

Please note that the 2015 attorney training program will be paperless. Registrants will receive their materials via e-mail with a link to the Court’s website (www.wcpc.us – Attorney Training – 2015 Attorney Training Materials). Items can be printed out and brought to the seminar. Also, attorneys are welcome to bring their laptops to the program; you will be able to pull up the handouts during the training sessions from the Court’s website, in addition to following the power point presentations by the speakers. Only a limited number of power plugs are available on site.

Attendance at one or both seminars is mandatory to become eligible to receive assignments from the Wayne County Probate Court (additional requirements must be met). All attorneys must attend the afternoon Attorney Training session (1:30-3 p.m.). Attorneys who did not attend any of the attorney training programs from 1996-2014 must also attend the morning Attorney Training session (9 a.m.-noon). 

The cost is $75 (whether you attend one or both sessions). Registration forms may be obtained from the Chief Deputy Probate Register’s Office of the Wayne County Probate Court, 1305 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (use elevators closest to Woodward Ave.) or from the Court’s website at www.wcpc.us. On-site registration will also be available. For additional information, call Michael J. McClory at (313) 224-5685 or his administrative assistant at (313) 224-5578 or visit the Court’s web page.
If you do not obtain eligibility to receive appointments through this program, payment vouchers for any Probate Court assignments will not be honored by Wayne County. 

 

Michigan Supreme Court won’t take right-to-read lawsuit
 

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in a lawsuit that blames the state for poor reading skills of students in Highland Park.

In a brief order, the justices last week declined to take the case.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued to get court-ordered improvements in the Highland Park district, next to Detroit. The ACLU says the state constitutional rights of students are being violated if they’re not getting the help they need.

A Wayne County judge said the case could go to trial, but the Michigan appeals court reversed that decision last year. It acknowledged that Highland Park had “abysmally failed” students but said it would be “difficult if not impossible” for courts to come up with remedies for poor reading skills.

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