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‘Bash at the Beach’ scheduled this month


The Diversity Committee of the Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association will host a “Bash at the Beach” on Thursday, July 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Campus Martius Park’s BrisaBar in downtown Detroit.

All attorneys, law clerks, and interns are welcome.  

Appetizers will be available along with one free drink per person.

There is no registration necessary to attend. Anyone with questions may email Ki Lee Kilgore at atkkilgore@foley.com.


Supreme Court focus of SBM seminar event


The Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present the webinar “From Page to Podium - Part II” on Wednesday, July 22, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

The webinar will go over advocacy in the Michigan Supreme Court.  Panelists include:

• Michigan Supreme Court Justice Noah Hood - Supreme Court
• Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kimberly Thomas
• Chrisopher Desmond of Johnson Law PLC
• Karen Beach of Nauts, McKinney, Dwaihy, & Beach PLLC 

To register for the webinar, visit https://connect.michbar.org/appellatepractice/home.


‘Emerging Drug Trends in Michigan’
discussed at webinar


The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan’s Traffic Safety Training Program (TSTP) will present a webinar on “Emerging Drug Trends in Michigan 2026”  Thursday, July 23, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

With so many new drugs on the rise, and so many old drugs that have never really gone away, it can be hard to keep track of what are the latest drug trends in the State of Michigan.  

The Michigan State Police Seized Drug Laboratories are at the forefront of this constant battle to determine Michigan’s ever-evolving, current drug trends. 

This webinar which will cover:

• Facts about drugs that are on the streets in Michigan versus what the media portrays;

• The prevalence of polydrug use in Michigan;

• How the drugs available in Michigan cities vary significantly by region of the state.

The program will by presented by Elaine Dougherty, forensic scientist, Michigan State Police Bridgeport Laboratory.  The webinar is designed for law enforcement, prosecutors, and assistant prosecutors.

To register, visit https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “Training Calendar.”

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