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Department of State hearings discussed at SBM event

The Administrative and Regulatory Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will be hosting a Zoom event next week with the Department of State, Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight. 

“Admin Law: Best Practice Tips for Conducting Hearings Before the Department of State” will be offered Wednesday, April 21, from noon to 2 p.m.

The event is aimed at giving practitioners the opportunity to hear insight from administrative law judges from that office about how to best present administrative cases under their jurisdiction.

To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/adminlaw/home and click on “events.”

For additional information, contact Dustin Kamerman at 517.391.0580 or dustink1013@gmail.com.


Evidence Boot Camp B scheduled by CDAM

The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present “Evidence Boot Camp B” online as a Zoom program on Thursday, April 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

This program offers hands-on small group skills training. Attendees do not have to take prior Boot Camps to attend.

Speaking at the training will be Mike Steinberg and Pamela Johnson.

Steinberg is a seasoned trial lawyer in the Detroit area and, as of February, is celebrating 30 years of practicing in Michigan.  He also has been a member of the CDMA for three decades and has served on the board of directors since 2002.

Johnson served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Oakland County from 2001 to 2007. She has been in private practice specializing in criminal defense since that time.

Cost for the training is $240.

To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.


Man mistaken for shoplifter sues police

DETROIT (AP) — A Black man arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter has sued Detroit police.

“This never should have happened, and I want to make sure that this painful experience never happens to anyone else,” said Robert Williams of Farmington Hills.

The Associated Press reported on Williams’ arrest last year. He said his Michigan driver license photo was flagged as a likely match to a shoplifting suspect.

Investigators had scanned grainy surveillance camera footage of a 2018 theft inside a Shinola watch store in midtown Detroit.

Detroit detectives showed a photo lineup to a Shinola employee, who positively identified Williams.

Williams spent 30 hours in an overcrowded detention center. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy subsequently dropped the case and apologized.

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