Family Law Section plans conference for August 3-6
The Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will conduct its “Family Law Mid-Summer Conference” Thursday through Sunday, August 3-6, at Mission Point Resort, One Lake Shore Dr. on Mackinac Island.
Topics and speakers include:
• Business Valuations, with Kaylee Simerson, Adamy Valuation; and Brian Bakker, Stout.
• Benefits of Using a Parent Coordinator, with Stephanie Judd, Judd & Fricke PLLC.
• The UCCJEA, with Matt DeLange, MI Family Law.
• Trauma Informed Lawyering, with Johanna Kohonen and Lynelle Morgan, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
• Our Family Wizard Update, with Brian Benedetto.
• Divorcing Your Mortgage, with Carri Goldring.
• Birthparents Rights in the Adoption Process, with Dion Roddy, The Law Offices of Dion E. Roddy PLLC; and Liisa Speaker, Speaker Law Firm.
• Diversity and Respect in the Courts, with Amy Yu, Amy Yu PC.
• View from the Bench, with Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Carla Testani, Family Division.
• Evaluating and Weighing the Best Interest Factors, with Sean Blume, Sean Blume PLLC; and Alicia Storm, Markou Law PC.
• Listserv and Tech Tips, with Steve Heisler, The Heisler Law Group.
Cost for the “Family Law Mid-Summer Conference” is $195 for Family Law Section members; $225 for non-section members; and judges are welcome at no charge. Attendees need to reserve rooms directly with Mission Point Resort. To register for the conference, visit https://connect.michbar.org/familylaw/home.
Scholar to discuss Jewish, American Law August 4
The Jewish Bar Association of Michigan and the Woodward Avenue Shul will present “It’s Shabbat! It’s the Law” on Friday and Saturday, August 4-5, featuring guest scholar Samuel J. Levine.
Friday evening will consist of Shabbat services, dinner, and lecture. Levine will discuss “Ethical Discretion or Ethical Obligation? Comparing American Legal Practice and Jewish Law.” Cost for the Friday, August 4, program is $18.
On Saturday, August 4, following services and Kiddush luncheon, Levine will talk about “Capital Punishment in Jewish Law and American Law.” There is no charge to attend Saturday’s events.
Levine is professor of law and director of the Jewish Law Institute at Toure Law Center. He has also served as the Beznos Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University College of Law, and he has taught at the law schools at Bar-Ilan, Fordham, Pepperdine, and St. John’s Universities.
The Woodward Avenue Shul is located at 25595 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak. To purchase tickets to the August 4 dinner, visit https://thewas.net/contribute.
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