The Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Annual Convention, featuring a two-track seminar and banquet, will take place May 10-11 at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit.
The seminar, held on May 10, will include an Advocacy track moderated by Steve Gursten and a Business of Running a Law Practice track. Advocacy track topics and speakers include:
- Plenary Session Keynote Speaker - The Psychology of Winning Jury Trials Using Decision-Making and Psychological Principals to Persuade - David Wenner, AZ;
- Win Every Time: The Code - Robert Collins, TX;
- Sequencing and Order of Evidence and Key Witnesses - Ven Johnson, Detroit;
- "Understanding Bubba" - Evolving Your Trial Messaging to Reach Today's Jurors - Kevin Seiferheld, Farmington Hills;
- Spoliation The Trial Lawyer's Secret Weapon - Jon Marko, Detroit;
- Lessons Learned From 300 Jury Trials - Rick Block, FL; and,
- Crushing, Flipping and Co-opting the Defendant's Expert: Cross-Examination Kill Shots - Morgan Adams, TN and Washington State
The Law Practice track (final agenda coming soon) will cover topics like the latest in innovative software programs, hiring practices, liability, marketing, and more. Attendees will be able to attend sessions from both tracks.
The banquet on May 11 will honor outgoing President Debra Freid and welcome new President Robert MacDonald. Professor Robert Sedler will be presented with the MAJ Champion of Justice Award and the Honorable Lisa Gleicher will be presented with the MAJ Judicial Excellence Award.
Attendees can register for the seminar and/or the banquet online at www.michiganjustice.org/events or call MAJ at (517) 321-3073.
Published: Mon, Apr 01, 2019
