The Oakland County Bar Association will present
“Update on the State of Criminal Law 2024 Part Two” as a webinar on Tuesday, December 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Speaker Alona Sharon will provide an overview of the most recent published Michigan Court of Appeal cases, with a focus on sentencing decisions, and review the most important decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. Cost is $12 for OCBA members pre-registration and $25 for non-members pre-registration. Oakland County MIDC court appointed attorneys can attend for free. To register, visit
www.ocba.org and click on “events.”
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The Bankruptcy Committee of the Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association will present
“Fighting Fraud from Both Sides” online Tuesday, December 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. During the virtual program, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Paul Hage, Eastern District of Michigan, will moderate a discussion between U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison and U.S. Trustee Andrew Vara about fraud. To register for the free program, visit
https://edmibar.org/event/edmibar-bankruptcy-committee-event.
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The National Business Institute will present a live video webinar looking at “
Michigan Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps” on Tuesday, December 17, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Speaking at the webinar will be James A Carolan of EWM Legal Services, Theresa K Cottrell of Phelps Law Office PLC, Brianna R Keller of Rhoades McKee, Morgan Maul of The Maul Law Group PLLC, and Jessica L Myers of Rehmann Robson & Co. Cost for the webinar, which includes course book, is $389. To register, call 1-800-930-6182 or visit
www.nbi-sems.com.
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The D.
Augustus Straker Bar Association, Wolverine Bar Association, and the
Black Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will host their
Holiday Party
on Wednesday, December 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at LYV Detroit, 20238
Livernois in Detroit. Cost is $25 for Straker, Wolverine, and BWLAM
members; $35 for non-members; and $15 for students. To register, visit
https://strakerlaw.org/meetinginfo.php.
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The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan’s Child Abuse Prosecution Resources Director Pamela Maas will be featured in a lunchtime webinar,
“Building a Case for Court: Corroborating Evidence in Child Abuse Cases,” on Wednesday, December 18, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. To register, visit
https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “Training Calendar.”
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The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan’s Victim Services Training Unit will host an online lunch-time discussion between and among victim advocates. The
Victim Advocates Lunch & Learn “Lettuce Talk” will take place online Thursday, December 19, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. This meeting is for AG advocates and prosecutor-based victim advocates only. To register, visit
https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “Training Calendar.”
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The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan will present the Traffic Safety Training Program Webinar “
End-of-Year Traffic Safety Legal Update” on Thursday, December 19, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. This presentation will provide prosecutors and law enforcement a comprehensive update on traffic safety legal issues and cases that arose in 2024. To register for this free webinar, visit
https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “training.”
January
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The Women’s Bar Association (WBA), Oakland County region of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, will present its next
Book Club online Monday, January 6, beginning at 6 p.m. via Zoom. For the January meeting, the club will be discussing “A Quiet Life in the Country,” the first of the Lady Hardcastle mysteries by T. E. Kinsey. To register for this discussion and receive the Zoom link, email Janine.M.Plourde@gmail.com.
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The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association will present its
2025 Stanley De Jongh Minority Bar Passage Program online from January 8 through February 5 via Zoom. The program is designed to improve bar passage rates of law school graduates sitting for the Michigan Bar Exam. Cost for law graduates is $75. To register or for additional information, visit
https://strakerlaw.org and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.”
