The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will conduct its 2024 Annual Meeting on Friday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Royal Park Hotel, 600 E. University Dr. in Rochester.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Barbara McQuade who will be discussing her new book, “Attack from Within,” which shows how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of society and how to fight against it.
McQuade is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School where she teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, and data privacy. She is also a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and a co-host of the podcast #SistersInLaw. From 2010 to 2017, McQuade served as U.S attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was appointed by President Barack Obama, and was the first woman to serve in her position. Earlier in her career, McQuade worked as a sports writer and copy editor, a judicial law clerk, an associate in private practice, and an assistant U.S.
attorney.
The agenda for the WLAM annual meeting includes:
9 a.m. – Registration/Breakfast/Networking
9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
10 a.m. – Nutrition for the Busy Lawyer
10:45 a.m. – WLAM Foundation Scholarship Presentations
11:30 a.m. – Keynote/Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Break/Book signing
1-3:00 p.m. – Headshots with Emma Burcusel Photography (separate registration required)
1 p.m. – How to Run for Office (panel discussion)
2 p.m. – How to Become a Judge (panel discussion)
3 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – Awards Presentations
3:30 p.m. – Awards Panel Discussion
4:15 p.m. – Programming Concludes
4:30 p.m. – Cocktail Hour
5:30 p.m. – Food, Photobooth, Dancing
10 p.m. – Party Ends
Cost for the annual meeting is $100 for WLAM members, $75 for WLAM law students, $125 for non-members/guests, and $150 for headshots with Emma Burcusel (separate registration).
For additional information or to register, visit https://womenlawyers.org/about-wlam/wlam-annual-meeting/#home.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Barbara McQuade who will be discussing her new book, “Attack from Within,” which shows how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of society and how to fight against it.
McQuade is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School where she teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, and data privacy. She is also a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and a co-host of the podcast #SistersInLaw. From 2010 to 2017, McQuade served as U.S attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was appointed by President Barack Obama, and was the first woman to serve in her position. Earlier in her career, McQuade worked as a sports writer and copy editor, a judicial law clerk, an associate in private practice, and an assistant U.S.
attorney.
The agenda for the WLAM annual meeting includes:
9 a.m. – Registration/Breakfast/Networking
9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
10 a.m. – Nutrition for the Busy Lawyer
10:45 a.m. – WLAM Foundation Scholarship Presentations
11:30 a.m. – Keynote/Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Break/Book signing
1-3:00 p.m. – Headshots with Emma Burcusel Photography (separate registration required)
1 p.m. – How to Run for Office (panel discussion)
2 p.m. – How to Become a Judge (panel discussion)
3 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – Awards Presentations
3:30 p.m. – Awards Panel Discussion
4:15 p.m. – Programming Concludes
4:30 p.m. – Cocktail Hour
5:30 p.m. – Food, Photobooth, Dancing
10 p.m. – Party Ends
Cost for the annual meeting is $100 for WLAM members, $75 for WLAM law students, $125 for non-members/guests, and $150 for headshots with Emma Burcusel (separate registration).
For additional information or to register, visit https://womenlawyers.org/about-wlam/wlam-annual-meeting/#home.
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