Webinar looks at federal remedy for old client files

The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present the webinar “Your Old Client Files Are Sitting on a Federal Remedy: § 925(c) Firearm Rights Restoration After the DOJ Rule (Webinar) 1 CLE HR” on Tuesday, December 8, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

For thirty years, 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) sat unfunded — a statutory remedy no client could actually use. That changed with the DOJ’s 2026 final rule, and the first application window is now open to a limited national pool. This session covers who qualifies, why state expungement and set-asides do not restore federal rights, and what a complete application requires: the records, the psychiatric and substance-abuse evaluations, character references, the personal statement, and the constitutional argument. Attendees receive a filing checklist and brief structure, plus guidance on counseling former clients about eligibility and timing

Attendees will learn how to:

• Screen a former client for § 925(c) eligibility — identify disqualifying convictions, the records required, and the threshold facts that determine whether an application is viable.

• Explain to a client why a state expungement or set-aside does not restore federal firearm rights — and what federal relief actually requires.

• Assemble a complete application file — charging instruments, plea transcripts, psychiatric and substance-abuse evaluations, character references, and the personal statement — using the provided filing checklist.

• Structure the constitutional argument supporting restoration — using the brief framework distributed at the session.

• Advise a client on timing — how the limited first application window operates, what happens to applicants outside it, and why preparation now is never wasted.

The webinar will be presented by Barton Morris.

Cost for the webinar is $40 for CDAM members and $50 for non-members.  To register, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.

Association hosts annual holiday party in Ferndale

The Association of Corporate Counsel Michigan Chapter will host its 2026 Annual Holiday Party sponsored by Brooks Kushman on Wednesday, December 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Belle’s Lounge By Valentine Distilling Co., 161 Vester Ave. in Ferndale.

The evening will feature great company, craft cocktails, delicious food, and a touch of magic with a strolling magician and mentalist. 

To register for the event, visit www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/michigan.

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