The State Appellate Defender Office will present an in-person seminar on “Litigating after Poole, Czarnecki, and Taylor: Emerging Issues & Practical Solutions” Monday, September 8, from 12:15 to 5 p.m. at the SADO offices in Detroit, 3031 W. Grand Blvd.

Speakers from SADO’s Juvenile Lifer Unit will be Erin Bartels, Ashley Craythorne, Tomiko Gumbleton, Beth Kuczma, Jessica Newton, Tina Olson, Jacqueline Ouvry, Claire Ward, and Katherine Woznicki.

Topics include:

• Responding to prosecutors, post-Black 
• Prepping clients for mental health evaluations
• Working through challenges with clients 
• Next-level analysis and use of MDOC records

To register, visit www.sado.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”  

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