The Oakland County Bar Association will present “District Court: Criminal Issues” as a webinar on Tuesday, August 19, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

This webinar will provide an overview on a variety of issues—bond, non-serious misdemeanors, sentencing, probation violations, ability to pay hearings, etc. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Speaking at the webinar will be Chief Public Defender Paulette M. Loftin and  Harold A. Downer Jr. of the Oakland County Public Defender’s Office.

Credit has been approved with the OCBA for 1 Criminal credit and 1 Juvenile credit. 

Cost for the webinar is $12 for OCBA members pre-registration and $25 for non-members pre-registration. Oakland County appointed counsel can attend for free.  

To register for the webinar, visit www.ocba.org and click on “events.”

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