Daily Briefs (Sept 22)

Attorney to be honored for his advocacy of mental health
The Michigan Psychoanalytic Foundation (MPF) will honor Past President David Haron, J.D. at their 26th Annual Benefit, “Heal a Mind, Heal a Life,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, at The Inn at St. Johns, 44054 Five Mile Rd., in Plymouth. Tickets are $150. Cocktails begin at 7 p.m.; buffet dinner at 7:30 p.m. Music for the evening will be provided by the Oakland Jazz Quartet. Haron is a highly respected Michigan attorney known for his extraordinary community outreach efforts and advocacy of mental health. For more information, call Jean Lewis at (248) 851-3380.

Wayne County Probate Court 2010 Attorney Training
The Wayne County Probate Court will conduct its 2010 attorney training session on Thursday, October 7, 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. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Please note that the 2010 attorney training program will be paperless. Registrants will receive their materials in a USB Flash Drive. Attorneys are welcome to bring their laptops to the program; as long as your computer has a USB port, you will be able to pull up the handouts during the training sessions, 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 p.m. to 3 p.m.). Attorneys who did not attend any of the attorney training programs from 1996-2009 must also attend the morning Attorney Training session (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.).

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) 224-5685or his administrative assistant at (313) 224-5578 or visit the Court’s web page.

Important Note: 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.

‘Call for Action’ seeks volunteers
Volunteer attorneys are being sought by WXYZ-TV Channel 7’s Call for Action. Every Thursday volunteer attorneys come to the Channel 7 offices to answer incoming calls regarding legal matters.   Anyone interested in volunteering should call (248) 827-1108.

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