The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present “Everything You Need to Know About the MIDC (even if you don’t take assignments!)” online Friday, February 27, from noon to 1 p.m.
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission has dramatically changed the state’s criminal legal system and practice: how assignments are made, how attorneys are paid, and who approves requests for resources needed for clients and their representation.
This session will review the MIDC’s standards and client-centered best practices for compliance. It will also cover answers to the most common questions about attorney billing, caseload caps, how to obtain expert and investigative funding, and more.
Attendees will:
• Understand all MIDC Standards, including the new standards covering caseloads, qualification, and review of counsel.
• Review attorney billing practices including allowable expenses and common mistakes to avoid ensuring payment for services and understand the MIDC’s role related to the attorney compensation standard.
• Understand how to seek funding for defense experts, investigators, and related resources - everything you need to adequately defend your client through the case.
Speaking at the webinar will be MIDC Deputy Director Marla McCowan.
Prior to joining the MIDC, McCowan served as a public defender at the appellate level for more than sixteen years at the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office, nearly four of which included overseeing training for indigent defense practitioners around Michigan in her capacity as the manager of SADO’s Criminal Defense Resource Center and training director at SADO.
Michigan criminal defense attorneys and defense support staff members can attend the webinar for free by visiting https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission has dramatically changed the state’s criminal legal system and practice: how assignments are made, how attorneys are paid, and who approves requests for resources needed for clients and their representation.
This session will review the MIDC’s standards and client-centered best practices for compliance. It will also cover answers to the most common questions about attorney billing, caseload caps, how to obtain expert and investigative funding, and more.
Attendees will:
• Understand all MIDC Standards, including the new standards covering caseloads, qualification, and review of counsel.
• Review attorney billing practices including allowable expenses and common mistakes to avoid ensuring payment for services and understand the MIDC’s role related to the attorney compensation standard.
• Understand how to seek funding for defense experts, investigators, and related resources - everything you need to adequately defend your client through the case.
Speaking at the webinar will be MIDC Deputy Director Marla McCowan.
Prior to joining the MIDC, McCowan served as a public defender at the appellate level for more than sixteen years at the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office, nearly four of which included overseeing training for indigent defense practitioners around Michigan in her capacity as the manager of SADO’s Criminal Defense Resource Center and training director at SADO.
Michigan criminal defense attorneys and defense support staff members can attend the webinar for free by visiting https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
