• American Bankruptcy Institute: The Walter Shapero Bankruptcy Symposium
February 17
Join the American Bankruptcy Institute and the committee of The Walter Shapero Bankruptcy Symposium for an educational session following the second annual Shapero Moot Court Competition on Monday, February 17. The symposium starts at 5 p.m. at the U.S. District Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Room 115 in Detroit. Featured will be the Hon. Joel Applebaum, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Mich.) and a demonstration of the arguments by seasoned attorneys on the same Duberstein fact pattern the teams argued earlier in the day. Congratulate the participating teams and network with colleagues at the awards ceremony and a cocktail reception at 6:15 p.m. Ticket price is $25. Register at https://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.
• Private Screening ‘9 to 5’: Women in the Work Place — Has Anything Really Changed?
February 19
Join Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM) Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Western; Black Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation; TMA NOW Detroit and TMA NOW West for a private screening of “Women in the Workplace: Has Anything Really Changed Since ‘9 to 5’?” The private screening will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 19 at Maple Theater, 4135 W. Maple Rd. in Bloomfield Twp. The event will feature a Fireside Chat with Judge Kirsten Frank Kelly and Judge Denise Langford Morris discussing topics regarding the difficulties for women in the workplace and how women still face some of these issues during the course of their employment. Following the chat there will be a private screening of the film “9 to 5”. Tickets are $25 per person. Register online at https://www.michbar.org/. For more information about the private screening, contact Kirsten Silwanowicz at kirsten.silwanowicz@ gmail.com.
• Retirement Celebration for Chief Federal Defender Miriam Siefer
February 20
A reception to celebrate the retirement of Chief Federal Defender Miriam Siefer will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, February 20 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, Italian Garden & Crystal Room, 1114 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor, in Detroit. Ticket price is $25 and may be purchased via PayPal at https://paypal.me/MKimF or by contacting Kim Ferranti at (313) 967-5844 or kim_ferranti@fd.org.
• Michigan Association for Justice: Seminar in the Snow – Litigation Strategies and Techniques
February 21-22
Join Michigan Association for Justice up north for “Litigation Strategies and Techniques” and lots of winter family fun at its annual sSeminar in the Snow Friday and Saturday, February 21-22 at Cedar River Village at Shanty Creek in Bellaire. Event rates are $375 for MAJ members; $300 for MAJ sustaining members; $245 for MAJ members practicing 5 years or less; $245 for MAJ Paralegal/Law Clerk members; and $550 for non-members. Register at https://www.michbar.org/
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