NALS of Michigan’s Fall Legal Education and Membership Meeting will be held on Sept. 16 in Lansing. There will be two hours of legal education.
• Game of Drones: Navigating the Legal Airspace
Speaker: Clint W. Westbrook, Esq.
Clint Westbrook is a litigation attorney with a multi-dimensional practice, primarily focused on drone regulation, cybersecurity, privacy, products liability and probate litigation. Westbrook enjoys pursuing emerging areas of the law, including current trends in technology and cutting-edge legal issues. His attention to detail and efficient work ethic provides the right framework for client advocacy. Whether he is preparing to appear in court or writing a privacy policy for a mobile application, he is always focused on the next challenge—and continuing to master the complex laws that regulate the drone industry is next on his list. This self-starter attitude makes Westbrook a valuable asset to various firm practice groups and to clients across a wide variety of industries.
• Michigan Association for Justice
Speaker: Thomas W. Waun, Esq.
Tom Waun is the managing partner in the Flint, Michigan office of Johnson Law, PLLC. Tom has a statewide practice focused primarily on plaintiff’s personal injury matters including motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, construction site accidents, product liability, premises liability, police misconduct and legal malpractice cases. Additionally, approximately 25 percent of his practice is devoted to business litigation.
Waum served on the council for the Negligence Section of the State Bar of Michigan from 2007 through 2013. In 2013 he was the Chair of the Negligence Section. Tom has served two separate terms on the Executive Board of the Michigan Association for Justice (formerly Michigan Trial Lawyers Association). He has been an MAJ officer since 2012 and is currently its Immediate Past President. Tom currently serves as an officer in the Michigan chapter of the prestigious American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
In addition to his work with the Negligence Section, MAJ and ABOTA, the Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Tom to sit on various committees addressing different issues important to the state’s court system. He currently serves on the 21 member Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions which is responsible for drafting the standard civil jury instructions used by all Michigan courts. He also currently serves on a committee in the process of modifying the Michigan Court Rules on electronically stored information. In 2014 he chaired a committee which was responsible for drafting a proposed court rule upon which a pilot project was based implementing the use of summary jury trials in Michigan courts. In 2011 he was also appointed to serve on the Case Evaluation and Mediation Study Advisory Committee.
Waum is a frequent lecturer on issues involving negligence law and trial practice. He also previously taught trial practice as an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Schedule:
9:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. - Legal Education
11:45 a.m. – Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Location and Cost:
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, 313 South Washington Square, Lansing, MI
NALS Members: $25 Seminar, Lunch, Board Meeting; Non-Members: $30 Seminar and Lunch; Students: Seminar and Lunch $15. There is no cost for attending the membership meeting; however, lunch is not provided.
Registration form at www.nalsofmichigan.org. Registration deadline September 13, 2017; Contact Lynn Philp at lynn.philp@gmail.com; or for more information regarding NALS of Michigan, membership, education, and/or certification, see www.nalsofmichigan.org.
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