SUMMER CONFERENCE CDAM's Summer Conference is on July 19-20, 2024 at Amway Grand Plaza, 187 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI. Attendees may earn 12 total CLE Skill Training Hours. The cost is $480 for CDAM Members and $600 for Non-Members. Those with CDAM Direct Billing Agreements Register Free. CDAM has two eight-hour Skill Training sessions on Thursday, July 18: A is For Attorney and Evidence Boot Camp E. The cost is $320 for CDAM Members and $400 for Non-Members. Your Case Issues, from 4-6pm, a CDAM Member benefit, free of charge.
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A IS FOR ATTORNEY | 9:30am - 5:30pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $320 CDAM Member/$400 Non-Member
Experience CDAM’s acclaimed new lawyer session. Learn what a new lawyer needs to know to begin practicing criminal defense: interviewing a client, setting up a file, nuts and bolts of criminal court procedures, Q&A. Morning session is procedure, working lunch. Afternoon session is trial skills. Click here to register now for A is For Attorney!
Tiffany DeBruin Faculty | Lisa Kirsch-Satawa Faculty |
EVIDENCE BOOT CAMP F| 9:00am - 5:00pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $320 CDAM Member/$400 Non-Member
CDAM’s Evidence Boot Camp F, ideal for lawyers with five or more years’ experience. These all-day, small group, hands-on, immersion trainings develop fast thinking skills, critical to introducing evidence in court. Limited to sixteen, paired into groups of two, attorneys work on fact patterns that focus on Rules of Evidence. It’s been said that if you know the Rules of Evidence, you can Rule the Courtroom. It’s true, and by attending an EBC, you will position yourself to Master the Courtroom. Click here now to register for Evidence Boot Camp F!
Patrick Cherry Faculty | Steve Fenner Faculty | James Piazza Faculty |
YOUR CASE ISSUES | 4pm - 6pm | No CLE Hours Issued | CDAM Members Only | Just Show Up!
Stumped on a strategy? Have questions on a case? This is your opportunity to get feedback and assistance from an experienced CDAM trial attorney. Your Case Issues on Thursday, July 18, is open to CDAM members only and is free. No reservation needed -- just show up. Check in at the registration desk and CDAM staff will direct you to the meeting room.
Daniel W. Grow Faculty | Rhonda B. Ives Faculty |
CDAM BOARD MEETING | 6:15pm All CDAM members are welcome to attend. Those interested in running for CDAM’s Board of Directors must attend a board meeting within the past year.
DUCK PIN BOWLING | 7:30pm buffet opens and register to bowl. Play time from 8:00-10:00pm.
Woodrows Duck Pin Bowling! Open to All Conference Registrants. Complimentary Dinner Buffet and Soft Drinks. Cash Bar. No experience necessary. Not interested in bowling? Join us for dinner! Woodrows is located inside the Amway Grand Plaza hotel (Closest to Lyon Street entrance.)
FRIDAY and SATURDAY Speakers & Events - All Plenary Sessions (12 MIDC-compliant CLE Hours)
FRIDAY
9:00-9:20am Welcome and CDAM Update by President Bernard A. Jocuns
9:20-10:50am KEYNOTE: Building Resilience: Tools to Thrive in an Inhumane System by Joy Bertrand
10:50-11:00am Break
11:00-12:00pm The Ins and Outs of Client Centered Representation by Lauren Askew
12:00-1:00pm LUNCH OPTIONS:
Working Lunch - Outside the Box: Motion Practice Tricks & Tips by Jordan Zuppke
Group Lunch
Lunch on Your Own
1:00-1:20pm Stakeholder Updates
MIDC by Deputy and Training Director Marla McCowan
SADO by SADO's CDRC Manager Kathy Swedlow
MAACS by Deputy Director Patricia A. Maceroni
1:20-2:30pm Psychological & Neuropsychological Evaluations by Emily Escott, PsyD, LP
2:30-2:40pm Break
2:40-3:50pm Forensic Psychological Evaluations: Competency, Insanity, and other Mental Capacities
by Sami Farhat, Ph.D.
3:50-5:00pm The Art of Compassionate Defense: Humanizing Clients to Win by Lisa Kirsch-Satawa
SATURDAY
8:30-8:45am Preconference tutorial on how to use the conference Whova App (no CLE accrued)
9:00-10:00am Michigan Law Updates by Jessica Zimbelman
10:00-10:45am Do's and Don’ts from the Bench by Hon. Andrew Kowalkowski
10:45-11:35am 9000 Ways to Beat the Intox 9000 by Michael J. Boyle
11:35-11:45am Break
11:45-1:00pm Michigan Sentencing Guidelines by Anne Yantus
9:00am-1:00pm
CDAM Welcome and UpdatesBernard A. Jocuns | Description: CDAM President Bernard Jocuns will discuss CDAM activities in the upcoming year. Take-Aways:
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KEYNOTE Building Resilience: Tools to Thrive in an Inhume System Joy Bertand Phoenix, AZ | |
The Ins and Outs of Client Centered Representation Lauren Askew Marshall, MI | Description: This session will focus on how to be more client centered. Attendees will learn tips and rules on how to provide client centered representation as well as what it means to be client centered Take-Aways • How to be more client centered. • Tips on how to put the client's needs and wants first. • How the Michigan Rules of Responsibility applies to client centered representation. |
12:00-1:00pm GROUP LUNCH, LUNCH ON YOUR OWN, OR WORKING LUNCH |
Working Lunch Outside the Box: Motion Practice Tricks & Tips Jordan Zuppke, Royal Oak, MI | Description: Paint a picture and tell a better story in your motion. Learn techniques that will make you more convincing and help the judge better understand your issue. If you want to be a better advocate, in writing, this presentation is for you. Take-Aways:
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FRIDAY Afternoon Speakers & Events - All Plenary Sessions
1:00pm-5:00pm
MIDC Update Marla McCowan MIDC Deputy and Training Director | SADO Update Kathy Swedlow SADO's CDRC Manager | MAACS Update Patricia A. Maceroni MAACS Deputy Director |
Psychological & Neuropsychological Evaluations Dr. Emily Escott, PsyD, LP Royal Oak, MI | Description: This session will provide an overview of psychological and neuropsychological testing including the benefits and limitations of these types of evaluations. Topics of primary focus will include developmental disabilities (with a particular focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders) as well as other neurocognitive conditions including dementia, brain injuries, and learning disabilities. Take-Aways: • Attendees will gain an improved understanding of Autism as a condition including signs and symptoms. • Attendees will gain information about neurocognitive and developmental conditions and how those may impact behavior in a way that leaves individuals more likely to have interactions with the legal system • Attendees will receive tips and information about how they can best support their clients with these conditions, both in and out of court, including advocacy as well as general communication with clients • Attendees will receive guidance surrounding when psychological/neuropsychological testing may be appropriate and helpful as well as understand the limitations or pitfalls of evaluations. |
Forensic
Psychological Evaluations: Competency, Insanity, and other Mental Capacities Sami Farhat, PhD. | Description: Psychological evaluations, while inherently objective, can aid defense attorneys at various junctions in the legal process. This presentation will cover a variety of evaluations, ranging from pre-trial considerations (e.g., competency to stand trial) to sentencing matters (e.g., Miller Hearings). It will go over relevant statutes, case law, and will also cover what forensic psychologists look for when evaluating criminal defendants. Finally, it will also consider the role of forensic examiners and the importance of transparency and credibility. Take-Aways: • How to handle the retainment of experts in an efficient manner. • The types of evaluations that forensic psychologists can (and cannot) do. • The importance of forensic practitioners remaining objective and transparent • The importance of relying on statutory language and legal precedents when arriving at forensic opinions. |