Daily Briefs

Panel session for mediators and litigators set Feb. 11
The ADR Committees of the Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Genesee County Bar Associations have collaborated to present a unique program for mediators and litigators 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Andiamo Trattoria, 7228 N. Main, Clarkston.

There will be an informal and informative panel discussion by four litigators from each County that explores this topic from the perspective of experienced litigators: “What are the best and worst practices of mediators?”

The panel members will be Robert Garvey from Macomb, James Fett from Washtenaw, Thomas Cranmer from Oakland, and Kendall Williams from Genesee)

 While many mediation programs focus on what mediators think are the tactics and steps litigators might pursue to maximize effectiveness during mediation, this program is radically different. 
Mediators and litigators are invited to learn what litigators think are the best and worst practices of mediators from retention through the termination of the mediation process.

 The program, sponsored by Varnum LLP and Richard Hurford Dispute Resolution Services, P.C., is without charge and there will be complimentary light appetizers and a cash bar.

 Attendance will be limited to 60. Email Richard Hurford at richard@hurfordresolution.com.  Registration will close on Jan. 31, or when the first 60 attendees register.  

U.S. Supreme Court justice to speak at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The second female justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver the 2015 Tanner Lecture on Human Values at the University of Michigan next month.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be interviewed on Feb. 6 at Hill Auditorium by two university faculty members who previously served as her law clerks. Assistant law professor Kate Andrias and professor of law and philosophy Scott Hershovitz are moderating the event.

Hershovitz also is the director of the Law and Ethics program, which is sponsoring the Tanner Lecture. He says Ginsburg will discuss the things she's accomplished and learned throughout her career as a litigator and judge.

Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Bill Clinton and has served for more than 21 years.

LAD to conduct free outreach clinic Jan. 28
Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. (LAD) will conduct a free outreach clinic on civil legal services for residents of the Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS), 26 Peterboro St. in Detroit, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to noon.  Attendees are asked to register before 10 a.m. as a LAD attorney will assist only those persons who have done so by that time.
Anyone seeking legal services can call (877) 964-4700 or visit www.ladadetroit.org.

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