‘Jury Reform Issues and E-Filing’ covered at ADTC meeting, April 13
The Association of Defense Trial Counsel (ADTC) will conduct its next meeting on Tuesday, April 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Gowanie Golf Club in Harrison Township.
Guest speaker Macomb County Circuit Court Judge David Viviano will cover the topic “Jury Reform Issues & E-Filing.”
The cost to attend for ADTC members is $30; $35 for non-members; and $25 for students.
To confirm attendance, contact Diane Hirshey at (313) 237-0610 or execdir-adtc@comcast.net. Reservations must be made by noon on Wednesday, April 7.
Firm offers program on legal issues facing parents of 18-year olds in the U.S.
Just in time for Spring Break and the end of the school year, the law firm of Miller Canfield is once again offering its popular seminar “So Your Child is 18! What Now?” for parents of high school students. The seminar reviews relevant topics for graduation parties, senior trips and college. The interactive presentation, which lasts approximately 1-1 1⁄2 hours, encourages questions from the audience as well as one-on-one time following the presentation for a more personal discussion, or to make appointments.
The presentation consists of:
—The legal realities of having a student who turns 18 and becomes an adult.
—How turning age 18 affects medical care, treatment decisions, privacy laws.
—The legal responsibilities of parents for the actions of their teen and any damages resulting from their actions.
—The difference of a student being treated as a minor or as an adult in the eyes of the law, and what determines that classification.
—The responsibilities of a parent hosting a party with minors attending, including the legal and financial consequences of permitting underage drinking.
“Although parents often continue to treat 18-year-old offspring as dependents for tax purposes, and provide medical insurance for them as if they were minors, all the rules change with the arrival of that significant birthday,” said Dawn M. Schluter, leader of Miller Canfield’s Personal Services Group. “When children turn 18, they’re considered adults under the law. Every parent should take time to plan for the changed legal realities that accompany this milestone.”
To schedule a presentation at a worksite or a child’s school, contact Sandy Bera at (248) 267-3345 or bera@millercanfield.com.
Lawyer released from Riddle’s corruption trial
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle needs another defense lawyer.
A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Minock’s request to withdraw from representing Riddle in a corruption case. Riddle didn’t object.
Minock says there was a breakdown in his relationship with Riddle while representing him in another trial that ended in a mistrial in February. Riddle had used Twitter to criticize his lawyers as “ineffective.”
U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani says she’ll appoint a lawyer but Riddle also can hire his own. He’s accused of passing bribes to a Southfield councilman on behalf of a pawn shop that wanted to open in the Detroit suburb.
Trial is set for June 1.
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