The State Appellate Defender Office and Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System will conduct the “Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training” on November 2, 10, and 20 via Zoom. These trainings are set up “meeting” style where attendees will have the opportunity to have their camera and microphone on to increase learning and engagement. Attendees may choose to attend all or some of the below programming.
The training schedule features:
—Monday, November 12
• Cross Examination 101, with Kristin LaVoy, SADO
• Michigan Case Law Update, with Jessica Zimbelman, SADO
• Search and Seizure Update, with Jason Eggert, SADO
• MAACS Town Hall, with Keeley Blanchard and StephanieFarkas, MAACS
—Tuesday, November 10
• Parole 101: What Defense Attorneys Need to Know, with Brian Shipman, MDOC
• What a Judge Wants, What a Judge Needs, with Michigan Court of Appeals Judges Adrienne Young, Michael J. Kelly, and Daniel Korobkin
• Defending Against Parole, Appeals, with Miles Gerou, MAACS
• You’ve Got an Amicus in Me, with Christine Pagac, MAACS
—Friday, November 20
• Proofreading and Brief Editing, with Marilena David and Kathy Swedlow, SADO
• From the Strategic Litigation and Support Desk: Who We Are What We Do, and Resources Preview, with Alanna O’Rourke and Jacqueline McCann, MAACS
• Sentencing Case Law, with Anne Yantus, Michigan Sentencing PLLC
• Eads, Updates, Next Steps, and Tips and Tricks, with Maya Menlo, SADO
Each day has a unique registration link. To register for the online training, visit www.sado.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”
Anyone with questions may contact Kristin LaVoy at klavoy@sado. org.
The training schedule features:
—Monday, November 12
• Cross Examination 101, with Kristin LaVoy, SADO
• Michigan Case Law Update, with Jessica Zimbelman, SADO
• Search and Seizure Update, with Jason Eggert, SADO
• MAACS Town Hall, with Keeley Blanchard and StephanieFarkas, MAACS
—Tuesday, November 10
• Parole 101: What Defense Attorneys Need to Know, with Brian Shipman, MDOC
• What a Judge Wants, What a Judge Needs, with Michigan Court of Appeals Judges Adrienne Young, Michael J. Kelly, and Daniel Korobkin
• Defending Against Parole, Appeals, with Miles Gerou, MAACS
• You’ve Got an Amicus in Me, with Christine Pagac, MAACS
—Friday, November 20
• Proofreading and Brief Editing, with Marilena David and Kathy Swedlow, SADO
• From the Strategic Litigation and Support Desk: Who We Are What We Do, and Resources Preview, with Alanna O’Rourke and Jacqueline McCann, MAACS
• Sentencing Case Law, with Anne Yantus, Michigan Sentencing PLLC
• Eads, Updates, Next Steps, and Tips and Tricks, with Maya Menlo, SADO
Each day has a unique registration link. To register for the online training, visit www.sado.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”
Anyone with questions may contact Kristin LaVoy at klavoy@sado. org.




