The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association and Wolverine Bar Association will host their Holiday Party on Thursday, December 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at LYV Detroit, 20238 Livernois in Detroit.

The event will feature live DJ, appetizers, and handcrafted cocktails.  Net proceeds from the party will benefit a local charity of Michigan

Cost is $25 for Straker, Wolverine, and BWLAM members; $35 for non-members; and $15 for students.  To register, visit www.givebutter.com/LYVholidayparty2025.

‘Generative AI 101’ offers lawyers a practical guide

Managing Partner Forum will conduct the special webinar “Generative AI 101: A Practical Guide for the Modern Lawyer” on Thursday, December 4, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

This interactive session will cut through the noise surrounding AI by clarifying what it can do, where it poses risk and how to use it ethically and responsibly in legal practice. Attendees will learn how to:

• Write effective prompts that deliver consistent and reliable results

• Identify the most valuable AI tools for legal professionals

• Understand ethical and security considerations in everyday use

Participants will also see how leading firms are using AI to improve productivity, streamline workflow and enhance client service.

The registration fee for the special webinar is $295.  To register,  visit www.managingpartnerforum.org and click on “Special Webinar.”


‘Traffic Safety Legal Update’ presented online by PAAM
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan will present the Traffic Safety Training Program Webinar “End-of-Year Traffic Safety Legal Update” on Thursday, December 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.
This webinar will wrap up the year with a review of traffic-safety-related cases from 2025.  PAAM’s traffic safety resource prosecutors, Kinga Canike and Eric Wanink, will go over important cases that came down from the U.S. Supreme Court as well as from Michigan’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals that impact disclosure of evidence, search warrants, traffic stop investigations, impaired driving investigations and prosecutions, and the ever-changing laws surrounding marijuana investigations in Michigan.  
To register for this free webinar, visit https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “training.”  

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