Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training offered online during October

The Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) and the Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS) will host their Appellate Defender Annual Fall Training over four days in October online via Zoom.

This training is for defense attorneys/defense attorney team members. Attendees must register for each day separately and can choose to register for whatever days are of interest and attend whatever individual sessions are appropriate. Topics for each day include:

—Day 1: Tuesday, October 11

• MAACS Town Hall
• Racism, Representation & Appellate Advocacy
• Exploring Diverse Epidemiological Methods to Advance Our Clients' Lived-Experiences and Due Process
• Unstacking the Odds: Using re-entry and mitigation to secure favorable resentencing outcomes
• New Youth Decisions & Implications on Sentencing Issues

—Monday, October 17

• Litigating 6.500 Motions: The Keys to Correcting Wrongful Convictions Through Michigan’s Post-Conviction Gateway
• Using Experts on Appeal
• Legislative and Court Rule Updates: What Changes You Need to Know
• The Borderline Claims Game (trials and pleas)
• Building Trusting and Durable Attorney Client Relationships

—Day 3: Wednesday, October 19

• Sentencing Law Updates
• 7.208 and Trial Court Practice
• What’s on the Legal Horizon? A Preview of this Term in the Michigan Supreme Court
• Practicing Cultural Humility

—Day 4: Monday, October 24

• Writing Persuasive Briefs
• E-Briefing
• Motions to Correct Invalid Sentence
• Motions for Plea Withdrawal
• Plain and Structural Error and People v Davis

To register for any of the training days, visit www.sado.org. Attendees will receive a confirmation email with Zoom connection information immediately after registering. Anyone with questions should contact Marilena David at mdavid@sado.org or 313-670-0309.