Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
Published: July 08, 2026
Fifty-four
attorneys took part in the inaugural Eastern District of Michigan Trial
Advocacy Program (TAP) June 24-26 at the Theodore Levin United States
Courthouse in Detroit.
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