The Real Property Law Section (RPLS) of the State Bar of Michigan will conduct its 2026 Summer Conference Wednesday through Saturday, July 15-18, at the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
This year’s conference coincides with two historic milestones—Grand Hotel’s 140th season and America’s 250th anniversary. Against this extraordinary backdrop, attendees will gather to examine the legal, economic, and practical developments transforming real property law across the state and beyond.
Conference co-chairs Kelly Myers (Myers & Myers, PLLC) and Clarence Stone (Michigan State Housing Development Authority) have curated a robust, three-day educational program for real estate professionals at every stage of their careers.
The conference features a mix of plenary presentations, hands-on workshops, and small-group roundtable discussions, allowing attendees to tailor their experience to their practice interests and experience level.
Programming will address timely and practical topics, including land use and development in historically sensitive communities, title and survey standards, valuation issues, real estate litigation strategies, environmental due diligence, affordable housing initiatives, market and development trends, and the structuring of complex, multi-state transactions.
In addition to legal education, the conference includes a comprehensive State of the Law update and numerous opportunities for interactive discussion and peer engagement. Attendees can also enjoy a full array of recreational and social activities, including Wednesday and Thursday cocktail receptions, and a fun-filled Thursday evening that includes face painting for kids, the Section dinner, and dueling pianos that will conclude the evening.
Cost for the conference is $530 for section members, $590 for non-section members, and $325 for members of the Young Lawyers Section.
To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/realproperty/home. For additional information, call Karen Schwartz at 248-933-0835 or email rplsks@gmail.com.
This year’s conference coincides with two historic milestones—Grand Hotel’s 140th season and America’s 250th anniversary. Against this extraordinary backdrop, attendees will gather to examine the legal, economic, and practical developments transforming real property law across the state and beyond.
Conference co-chairs Kelly Myers (Myers & Myers, PLLC) and Clarence Stone (Michigan State Housing Development Authority) have curated a robust, three-day educational program for real estate professionals at every stage of their careers.
The conference features a mix of plenary presentations, hands-on workshops, and small-group roundtable discussions, allowing attendees to tailor their experience to their practice interests and experience level.
Programming will address timely and practical topics, including land use and development in historically sensitive communities, title and survey standards, valuation issues, real estate litigation strategies, environmental due diligence, affordable housing initiatives, market and development trends, and the structuring of complex, multi-state transactions.
In addition to legal education, the conference includes a comprehensive State of the Law update and numerous opportunities for interactive discussion and peer engagement. Attendees can also enjoy a full array of recreational and social activities, including Wednesday and Thursday cocktail receptions, and a fun-filled Thursday evening that includes face painting for kids, the Section dinner, and dueling pianos that will conclude the evening.
Cost for the conference is $530 for section members, $590 for non-section members, and $325 for members of the Young Lawyers Section.
To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/realproperty/home. For additional information, call Karen Schwartz at 248-933-0835 or email rplsks@gmail.com.
