'Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training' offered online

The State Appellate Defender Office and Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System will conduct the “Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training” on October 13, 18, and 24, via Zoom. These trainings are set up “meeting” style where attendees will have the opportunity to have their camera and microphone on to increase learning and engagement.  Attendees may choose to attend all or some of the below programming.  The training schedule includes:

—Friday, October 13       

• 9:30-10:3 a.m., MAACS Town Hall, with Brad Hall and Patty Maceroni

• 10:45-11:45 a.m., New Sentencing Decisions, with Anne Yantus  

• Noon-1 p.m., Impact of Race on Client and Public Defender Relationships, with Ieshaah Murphy

• 3-4 p.m., MI > US: Improving Legal Protections for the Accused Using Michigan’s Constitution, with Sofia Nelson and Erin Van Campen      

—Wednesday October 18

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Life and Policies in the MDOC, with Jessica Zimbelman and Lorenzo Harrell

• 10:45-11:45 a.m., Interlocutory Appeals, with Kathy Swedlow

• Noon-1 p.m., Defending Grants of Parole, with Maya Menlo and Jackie Ouvry

• 2-3 p.m., Leveraging 6.248 to Reinstate Claims and Restore Rights, with Brad Hall

—Tuesday October 24

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Thinking Outside of the Guidelines: Other Important Sentencing Challenges, with Stephanie Farkas & Angeles Meneses

• 10:45-11:45 a.m., Caselaw Update and Strategic Litigation, with Adrienne Young

• 1-2 p.m., Your Well-Being, with Alison Bloomquist

• 2:15-3:45 p.m., Appellate Investigation Case Studies, with Moderator Katherine Marcuz

To register for the online training, visit www.sado.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”  

Anyone with questions may contact Marilena David at mdavid@sado.org.