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SADO schedules fall training sessions


The State Appellate Defender Office and Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System will conduct the “Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training” on Nov.  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 programming.

Each day has a unique registration link.  

To register, visit www.sado.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”  

Anyone with questions may contact Kristin LaVoy at klavoy@sado.org


‘Evaluating K9 Evidence’
discussed at CDAM webinar


The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present a webinar on “Evaluating K9 Evidence: Training, Reliability, and Legal Challenges” Friday, Nov. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The webinar will look at why dogs remain valuable investigative tools, why some excel at detection while others excel at tracking, and how training and reward systems shape canine behavior. 

The presentation will examine canine behavior, false alerts, residual odor, handler influence, standard procedures and protocols, and the records and warning signs defense attorneys should look for when evaluating a K9 search.

Cost for the webinar is $60 for CDAM members and $75 for non-members.  

Visit cdam.wildapricot.org to register.


GALA planned by NAABA-MI


The National Arab American Bar Association Michigan Chapter will host the NAABA-MI 4th Annual Gala on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 5:30  p.m. at the Bellagio Banquet Hall in Dearborn Heights.

The gala celebrates the Arab American legal community in Michigan.  Attendees will have the opportunity to network with law students, practicing attorneys, politicians, judges, and magistrates.

NAABA-MI is pleased to announce that the NAABA-MI 4th Annual Gala keynote speaker will be Zenna Elhasan, vice president and general counsel at The Kresge Foundation and secretary of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.. 

Also during the event, the NAABA-MI will present Wayne County 19th District Court Chief Judge Sam Salamey with the NAABA-MI Pillar of Justice Award.

To register, visit https://naabamichigan.org/events.

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