2010 Seminars

Chair of the Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program Judge Michael Hathaway, will give opening remarks regarding new CAP certification requirements and introduce new Assigned Counsel Services Manager Yvonne Barnett-Greene who will give a brief presentation.

Third Circuit Court Judge Daniel Ryan, an expert in the nuances of the Rules of Evidence, will simplify the complexities of the hearsay rule and explain practical and effective methods of impeaching and rehabilitating witnesses. With the many changes in the court and the rapid evolution of the law, this is a seminar everyone should attend! Moderated by William Winters III.

Learn about special programs being offered by the court. Presiding Judge Timothy Kenny, Case Manager Tiffany Jones, and APA Bill Heaphy will speak about eligibility for the new Mental Health Court pilot program. Judge Edward Ewell, Jr., Senior Case Manager Mike Singleton, and APA Bill Heaphy will speak about Drug Court. Mr. Heaphy will also address the criteria for standard diversion cases and Mental Health Diversion. Moderated by Donald Johnson, Deputy Chief, Legal Aid and Defender.

Learn what it is, what it means and what the consequences are for your client. The law goes into effect October 31, 2010. You don’t want to miss this one. The speaker is criminal defense attorney and court recognized expert Patrick Barone Moderated by Opolla Brown and Mark Brown.

A round table lecture featuring Nancy Neff head of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Felony Non-Support Unit, defense attorney Brian Selburn, Assistant Attorney General Felicia Courtright, Shelley Drain Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, PPO violations, and a staff member from the Friend of the Court. This is a mandatory lecture for ALL attorneys who want to receive assignments or to remain on the list of eligible attorneys for Felony Non Support cases, handle the Show Cause docket or the PPO docket.

State Defender Training Attorney Kimberly Basen Michon and Deputy Defender Kristin Pell will address the difficulties in challenging search warrants. Learn what to look for and how to challenge the sufficiency of the warrant. Moderated by Donald Johnson, Deputy Chief Legal Aid and Defender.

Jury Instructions: Jeffrey Edison and Kim McGinnis present the legal and practical aspects of jury instructions. They will discuss requesting special instructions, the current state of the law regarding instruction on lesser offenses, objecting to instructions, and drafting instructions on the defense theory of the case.

Miriam Aukerman, Legal Aid of Western Michigan, and David Koelsch, Director of UDM Law School’s Immigration Clinic, will provide practical and legal advice on the civil and immigration consequences of criminal convictions. They will include the new requirements for defense attorneys of Padilla v Kentucky, the US Supreme Court’s 2010 decision on immigration consequences.

This program will give you a basic introduction to Polygraph examinations. We will cover the basic science of the examination, limitations, explanation of the various results, and the various uses of the examination including the situations where they are admissible.

Presenting is H. John Wojnaroski III. He has been a forensic polygraph examiner since 1979 and is a retired Lieutenant of the Michigan State Police. During his 25-year career with the Michigan State Police, he served 20 years as a forensic polygraph examiner. He is past President of the Michigan Association of Polygraph Examiners and is a member of the Investigation Division for the Michigan Innocence Project.

Anne Yantus, Director of SADO’s Special Unit on Pleas & Sentencing, will provide a legal update and practical advice on substantive sentencing law and guidelines issues.

Always informative! Cooley Law School Professors Ronald J. Bretz and James Peden return for their annual engagement to update what’s new from the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals. Moderated by Judge Thomas E. Jackson.

Professor David A. Moran, University of Michigan Law School, will analyze the recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court.