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‘Ethical Conundrums On Appeal’ offered for SADO, MAACS lawyers

The Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) and the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS) will present “Ethical Conundrums On Appeal” online Tuesday, June 22, from 1 to 2:30 pm.m via Zoom for SADO and MAACS lawyers only.

This program will  discuss common pitfalls and best practices in ethically representing a client on appeal, as well as some specific hypothetical situations.

SADO and MAACS lawyers can register for the online program by visiting www.sado.org and clicking on “Upcoming Events.” 

Questions can be directed to Marilena David-Martin at mdavid@sado.org.


State Bar presents ‘Ethics of E-Discovery’

The State Bar of Michigan’s Practice Management Resource Center will continue its new webinar series with “Ethics of E-Discovery” offering presentations on the ethical use of technology, practice management, and risk management.

The 60-minute webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 23, at 2 p.m. and features legal educator and author, Brett Burney of Burney Consultants LLC.

The webinar will cover these topics (and more) in this session covering the ethics of e-discovery:

  • The duty of technology competence required for e-discovery
  • The differences involved with discovery of paper information vs. electronic information
  • How to properly review email and text messages
  • How to discuss the “form or forms” of production with opposing counsel

Cost for the webinar is $25. To register, visit www.michbar.org/pmrc/webinars.


Town accidentally sells municipal water tower

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction.

A businessman purchased a municipal building underneath the city of Brooksville's water tower last April for $55,000 with the goal of converting it into a gym. However, when Bobby Read went to the county to get an address for his new business location, he was told the parcel he bought included the entire water tower site, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Luckily for the town, Read was willing to give it back. County records show he transferred the water tower back to Brooksville through a warranty deed last month. The town of 8,500 residents is located 50 miles north of Tampa.

“I don’t know where the blame falls here,” said Blake Bell, a city council member. “We’re council members and we rely on the city manager. We assume that he has done his due diligence."

City Manager Mark Kutney blamed the use of a bad legal description for what happened. The city's redevelopment agency director resigned after the accidental sale.

“We’re human,” Kutney said. “Sometimes we make a mistake.”

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