The Great Lakes Legal Conference, the State Bar of Michigan’s premier continuing education and leadership development event, will take place Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for members to learn, connect, and advance their practice.
Combining the best of the former Bar Leadership Forum and the Upper Michigan Legal Institute, the 2024 Great Lakes Legal Conference is open to all State Bar of Michigan members and will be packed with information in four learning tracks: Leadership, Legal Updates, Litigation, and Practice Management & Technology. Presented in conjunction with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the conference offers multiple sessions within each track that attendees can mix and match to personalize your conference experience.
AI takes centerstage this year with John W. Allen of Varnum LLP in Kalamazoo and Dennis M. Kennedy of Dennis Kennedy Advisory Services LLC in Ann Arbor providing the keynote presentation, “Balancing Act: Ethics, Efficiency, and AI in Legal Practice.”
Filled with opportunities to strategically network and interact with Michigan’s top legal experts, attendees also will hear from Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement and State Bar of Michigan Executive Director Peter Cunningham.
Other session topics include “The Big Picture and What’s Happening in Lansing,” “Preparing for Productive Mediations,” “Practical Advice from the Bench,” “Strategic Planning in Your Organization,” and more.
Registration is open through June 14. The cost to attend is $275 after the $225 early-bird pricing expires May 14. Register online at michbar.org/GLLC. The website also features additional information on scholarships and special room rates at the Grand Hotel.
Combining the best of the former Bar Leadership Forum and the Upper Michigan Legal Institute, the 2024 Great Lakes Legal Conference is open to all State Bar of Michigan members and will be packed with information in four learning tracks: Leadership, Legal Updates, Litigation, and Practice Management & Technology. Presented in conjunction with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the conference offers multiple sessions within each track that attendees can mix and match to personalize your conference experience.
AI takes centerstage this year with John W. Allen of Varnum LLP in Kalamazoo and Dennis M. Kennedy of Dennis Kennedy Advisory Services LLC in Ann Arbor providing the keynote presentation, “Balancing Act: Ethics, Efficiency, and AI in Legal Practice.”
Filled with opportunities to strategically network and interact with Michigan’s top legal experts, attendees also will hear from Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement and State Bar of Michigan Executive Director Peter Cunningham.
Other session topics include “The Big Picture and What’s Happening in Lansing,” “Preparing for Productive Mediations,” “Practical Advice from the Bench,” “Strategic Planning in Your Organization,” and more.
Registration is open through June 14. The cost to attend is $275 after the $225 early-bird pricing expires May 14. Register online at michbar.org/GLLC. The website also features additional information on scholarships and special room rates at the Grand Hotel.
