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 $480 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 E, 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
8:30-8:45am Pre-conference tutorial on how to use the conference Whova App (no CLE accrued).
9:00-9:20am Welcome and CDAM Update by President Bernard A. Jocuns
9:20-10:50am KEYNOTE: 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 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
FRIDAY Morning Speakers & Events -- ALL Plenary Session
9:00am-1:00pm
CDAM Welcome and Updates Bernard A. Jocuns | Description: CDAM President Bernard Jocuns will discuss CDAM activities in the upcoming year. Take-Aways:
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KEYNOTE
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. |
The Art of Compassionate Defense: Humanizing Clients to Win
Lisa Kirsch-Satawa Bloomfield Hills, MI | Description: Participants will learn about resources, services, techniques and effective holistic advocacy in the pre-trial stage. This unique approach will redefine your client as to who he or she is instead of just the name on the other side of the “v”. • Leverage from the beginning of the case who your client is, educate the judge and prosecutor. • Creative presentations of Mitigation and/or Deviation Memos • Roadmap to get results beginning on day 1. |
Michigan Law Updates
Jessica Zimbelman Lansing, MI | Description: Jessica Zimbelman will discuss the noteworthy Michigan cases and opinions in criminal cases in 2023. Hundreds of hours are spent each year compiling Michigan Law Updates, so you don't have to. |
Do's and Don’ts from the Bench
Hon. Andrew Kowalkowski Royal Oak, MI | Description: This session will cover practice tips for OHAO licensing appeals and District Court work from the perspective of a former Administrative Law Examiner and current District Court Judge. Take-Aways: • Secretary of State – OHAO Hearing Quick Tips • District Court Tips • Whenever possible review a driving record • Professional courtesy goes a long way • Is a delayed sentence still a benefit? |
9000 Ways to Beat the Intox 9000
Michael Boyle Birmingham, MI | Description: This session will provide attendees with an initial understanding of the Intoxilyzer 9000, what data to request through FOIA, how to spot issues in materials and on the Michigan Forensic Breath Alcohol Analytical Report, and how to craft case arguments using the ABT Method. Take-Aways:
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Sentencing Guidelines Anne Yantus Dearborn, MI | Description: Updates on all areas of Michigan sentencing law including new decisions, amended court rules, new legislation, and more! |
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND HOTEL INFORMATION
Dates Optional, add-on sessions: Thursday, July 18: A is For Attorney; Evidence Boot Camp F Friday, July 19, 2024 from 9-5:00pm (8 MIDC-compliant CLE annual hours) Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 9-1:00pm (4 MIDC-compliant CLE annual hours) Location and Hotel Information Amway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids, is our host hotel. Address: 187 Monroe Ave., NW, Grand Rapids, MI. To Get the Amway Grand Hotel Booking Link 1.) First register to attend CDAM Summer Conference. 2.) Your registration confirmation email will include a direct hotel booking link to the Amway Grand. CDAM group rates start at $174++ per night and are good through JUNE 28 UNLESS CDAM's block of rooms are sold out prior to that date. Don't delay in booking your room! Parking is $20 a day for overnight hotel guests; all other guests will be charged an hourly rate to use the hotel's parking structure. CDAM Registration and Meeting Space is located in the North Concourse, Second Floor.
Registration Information/Links/Scholarship/Menu Conference Price CDAM Member $480/Conference Price Non-Member $600 | CLE Hours Accrued: 12.0 A is for Attorney (8 MIDC approved Skill Training hours) on Thursday, July 18, 2024, is an additional $320 for a CDAM member and $400 for non-member. 0pen to all. Register by clicking here. Evidence Boot Camp F (8 MIDC approved Skill Training Hours) on Thursday, July 18, 2024, is an additional $320 for a CDAM member and $400 for a non-member. Register by clicking here. Scholarships are available to CDAM Members. Click here to apply! No refunds after Friday, July 5, 2024. After the conference, all registrants will receive a recording of this conference. |
Continuing Legal Education Credit Hours One credit hour is accrued for each hour of CLE training: 12.0 maximum hours available. CLE forms can be obtained by visiting the MIDC vendor table. Attorneys are responsible for completing the form and submitting it to the person responsible for tracking their CLE hours. Attorneys are advised to keep a copy of their CLE form. CLE hours are good through 2024. Conference Materials Materials will be provided to each registrant through Whova after the cancellation deadline. The deadline to order printed materials is July 5, 2024. Purchased materials will be distributed at the conference during check-in. For Assigned Counsel and Public Defenders Some county/court funding units will pay for part, or all, of the cost of your registration. It is up to you to contact your local funding unit to determine what is applicable to you and what payment or reimbursement method you will need to use. If you do not know the contact information for your court’s local funding unit, contact Deborah Mitchell at the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission at 517-657-3066 or email her at MitchellD20@Michigan.gov. If you email, use the subject line “CDAM.” Registration and/or Questions |
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