Volunteers needed to preside over mock trials in February
Experienced trial attorneys and trial judges are needed to volunteer for the regional rounds of the National Trial Competition on Feb. 6, 7 and 8.
Wayne State University Law School will host the regional rounds of the competition. Twenty teams from 10 law schools in Michigan and Ohio will compete in 36 mock trials at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Nearly 150 volunteers are needed to preside over the mock trials and evaluate competitors’ performances.
Volunteers are needed for all rounds of the competition:
Round I – 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6
Round II – 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7
Round III – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7
Quarterfinals – 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 8
Semifinals – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 8
To volunteer, email David Moss at david.moss@wayne.edu with the round or rounds you are available for participation.
Ex-Administrative Law Judge Theresa Staley joins Miller Canfield
Theresa A.G. Staley has joined Miller Canfield as a senior attorney in the Energy, Environmental and Regulatory Group in the Lansing office. She brings more than 17 years of experience and knowledge with public utility, energy, and telecommunications matters.
Staley spent the past four years as an administrative law judge for the State of Michigan conducting hearings involving contested cases before the Michigan Public Service Commission and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. She specialized in administrative, energy, environmental, public utility, and telecommunications law. She also mediated disputes between utilities and customers. Prior to becoming a judge, she represented clients in private practice in a wide range of litigation matters, including in the area of oil and gas.
Staley received her J.D. (1997) from Detroit College of Law and her B.A. from Aquinas College.
DMBA Barristers Bar Review holds event
The DMBA Barristers Section will be holding a networking event from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Detroit Beer Company on Broadway in Detroit. From time to time, the Barristers Section gathers at a local watering-hole for a casual evening of networking, a bit of education, and the chance to make new connections. Join us as Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Kirsten Frank Kelly presents on “Preserving the Record.” No registration is necessary.
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