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Brendon WoodsEVIDENCE BOOT CAMP E | 9:00am - 5:00pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $320 CDAM Member/$400 Non-Member
CDAM’s Evidence Boot Camp E, ideal for lawyers with five or more years’ experience. These all-day, small group, hands-on, immersion trainings develop fast thinking skills, critical to introducing evidence in court. Limited to sixteen, paired into groups of two, attorneys work on fact patterns that focus on Rules of Evidence.It’s been said that if you know the Rules of Evidence, you can Rule the Courtroom. It’s true, and by attending an EBC, you will position yourself to Master the Courtroom.
Click here to register for Evidence Boot Camp E!
Nicole L. Smith Faculty |  Harry Mihas Faculty |
A IS FOR ATTORNEY | 9:30am - 5:30pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $320 CDAM Member/$400 Non-Member
Experience CDAM’s acclaimed new lawyer session. Learn what a new lawyer needs to know to begin practicing criminal defense: interviewing a client, setting up a file, nuts and bolts of criminal court procedures, Q&A. Morning session is procedure, working lunch. Afternoon session is trial skills.
Lisa Kirsch Satawa Faculty |
James R. Samuels Faculty |
YOUR CASE ISSUES | 4pm - 6pm | No CLE Hours Issued | CDAM Members Only |Just Show Up!
Stumped on a strategy? Have questions on a case? This is your opportunity to get feedback and assistance from an experienced CDAM trial attorney. Your Case Issues on Thursday, July 20, is open to CDAM members only and is free. No reservation needed -- just show up. Check in at the registration desk and CDAM staff will direct you to the meeting room.
 Rhonda B. Ives Faculty |
Daniel W. Grow Faculty |
Michael Steinberg Faculty |
CDAM BOARD MEETING | 6:15pm All CDAM members are welcome to attend. Those interested in running for CDAM’s Board of Directors must attend a board meeting within the past year.
LODGE PARTY | 7:30pm
At Shanty Creek Lakeside Restaurant. Open to All Conference Registrants. Complimentary Hors D'oeuvres; Cash Bar.
Friday Speakers & Events - 9:00-5:00pm (8 MIDC-compliant hours)
8:15-8:45am Pre-conference tutorial on how to use the conference Whova App (no CLE accrued) by Cathy Gentry
9:00-9:30am Stakeholder Updates by Arthur Jay Weiss, Marla McCowan, Patricia Maceroni, Kathy Swedlow
9:30-10:45am Fight for the Right . . . Experts: Then and Now by Erin Van Campen
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-12:00pm KEYNOTE: The Promise of Public Defense by Brendon Woods
12:00-1:00pm OPTIONS:
Working Lunch -- SADO's Web of Knowledge by Kathy Swedlow
Group Lunch
Lunch on Your Own
1:00-2:15pm #1 Breakout Session Options
Experts in CSC Cases by Shannon Smith
Representing Veterans in Criminal Cases by Captain Art Cody
Sing Loud, Sing Proud, Challenge That Government Expert Witness by Chandra Peterson
2:15-2:25pm Break
2:25-3:40pm #2 Breakout Session Options
Cell Phone and Social Media Analysis for Trial by Jim Amberg
Don't Sleep on the Prep by Lori James-Townes
Limiting Law Enforcement Experts by Harold Gurewitz
Technical Cross-Examinations - Revealing the Myths Behind the "Science" Chandra Peterson
3:40-3:50pm Break
#3 Breakout Session Options
3:50-5:00pm Building for Success: Selecting the Correct Medical Expert by Mary Seibold
Chill Out and Relax: Chair Yoga for Your Wellness by Marina Chupac and Jordan Zuppke
Found in Translation: Interpreting Expert Opinion to the Factfinder by Jennifer Sellitti
What Appellate Courts Say About Experts by Jessica Zimbelman
CONFERENCE CELEBRATION
8:00-11:00pm Cocktail Party by Nationwide Interlock. Beer/Wine and Appetizers.
9:00-9:30am PLENARY SESSION: Stakeholder Updates:
 Arthur J. Weiss |
MIDC Deputy Director and Training Director |
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Kathy Swedlow |
Marla McCowan
Patricia Maceroni
9:30-10:45am PLENARY SESSION: Fight for the Right . . . Experts: Then and Now
Erin Van Campen Detroit | Description: This session will delve into the history of access to expert assistance in Michigan, including key legal decisions and political milestones that have shaped the landscape of expert assistance in the state. From pivotal courtroom battles to political advocacy efforts, we will examine how these successes have laid the foundation for fairer and more just legal proceedings. The presentation will also address the current process for accessing expert assistance, as well as strategic considerations in working with experts. Attendees will learn how to effectively collaborate with experts to strengthen their cases and achieve better outcomes for their clients. Take-Aways |
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-12:00am KEYNOTE: The Promise of Pubic Defense by Brendon Woods
Brendon Woods Alameda County Chief Public Defender Oakland, CA |
Brendon Woods, appointed in December 2012, is the first Black Chief Public Defender in Alameda County’s history. Woods has 20 years of experience in criminal defense litigation and leads 170 staff in providing superior legal defense in more than 2,000 new files monthly. Woods is committed to providing holistic representation to his clients and is a nationally recognized leader in public defense. He is a Board Member and former President of the California Public Defenders Association and was honored with the Harvard Law School Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship for outstanding public service. From a young age, Brendon Woods had formative experiences with law enforcement –steering his life and career toward public defense. He feels fortunate to fight for those battling systems of oppression and strives to reshape the discourse and nature of public defense and criminal justice as a whole.
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12:00-1:00pm GROUP LUNCH, LUNCH ON YOUR OWN, OR WORKING LUNCH: SADO's Web of Knowledge by Kathy Swedlow |
SADO's Web of Knowledge
Kathy Swedlow Detroit, MI | Description: 100
hundred words of less: In this session, attendees will learn about the resources SADO
offers to criminal defense subscribers and how these resources can help them
with their work. We will review publications, training videos, model
pleadings, the brief bank, and the expert and misconduct databases -- as well
as a large collection of free resources SADO offers to people impacted by the
criminal legal system. |
1:00-2:15pm #1 BREAKOUT SESSION -- THREE OPTIONS |
Experts in CSC Cases Shannon Smith Bloomfield Hills, MI | Description. How to use experts in defense case, and how to use the prosecution’s people to become your experts if you don't have any. Take-Aways • How to effectively direct your expert. • Substantive info about what experts can do. • How to deal with not having a defense expert. • Effective cross-exam techniques for prosecution witnesses to make them your experts. • How to prepare for the prosecution witnesses that you will use to win your case. |
Sing Loud, Sing Proud: Challenge That Government Expert Witness
Chandra Peterson Portland, OR | Description: Emerging technology in criminal cases is full of ideas and opinions that pass for “science” in the courtroom. This session will provide a framework for how to prepare and execute a cross-examination of an expert witness as well as reveal some of the prevailing myths and assumptions that can be undercut through cross-examination. The ability to dispel these myths depends on one’s own mastery of the science, one’s ability to form effective relationships with one’s experts and the Government experts and understanding what areas of the “science” are ripe for cross-examination. These areas are the focus of this session. Take-Aways • Participants will understand the importance of preparation when crossing an expert witness and how it is different than preparing for the cross of an agent or lay witness. • Participants will understand that technical cross preparation must include educating yourself (likely to include consulting with an expert), making specific and complete requests for discovery, and interviewing the government’s witness. • Using a Daubert framework, participants will learn how to break down a “science” into digestible areas of cross. • Participants will be able to identify differences between cross examining an expert witness during a Daubert Hearing versus in front of a jury. |
Representing Veterans in Criminal Cases Captain Art Cody New York, New York | Description: The military experience, particularly if it involves combat, indelibly shapes the veteran, and often has significant causal or mitigating implications. At core, the lawyer’s role and obligation in a veteran’s case is to investigate and tell that vet’s story -- to translate this uncommon experience into a human narrative that not only engenders the comprehension of a prosecutor, judge, jury but also evokes their compassion. This practical instruction will assist lawyers by exploring the veteran experience, acquiring and interpreting military records, interview techniques, and the use of a military expert to obtain a better disposition for the veteran client. Take-Aways • Introduction to military culture. • Legal Professional – veteran interaction. • Obtaining/ Interpreting Veteran Records. • Interviewing the Chain of Command. • Online Resources |
2:25-3:40 #2 BREAKOUT SESSION -- FOUR OPTIONS |
Cell Phone and Social Media Analysis for Trial
Jim Amberg Royal Oak. MI | Description: Jim will discuss his strategies and tips when analyzing cell phone and other electronic evidence. Jim will also discuss the analysis of social media in the context of trial preparation. Take-Aways • How to review Cellebrite phone records • Strategies in cell phone analysis • Online investigation strategies • Social media investigation strategies |
Don't Sleep on the Prep
Lori James-Townes Baltimore, MD | Description: Prepping expert witnesses is a crucial aspect of our role as defenders. It establishes the foundation for strong legal representation and can greatly impact the outcome of a case. The strategic use of expert testimony is an essential tool in bending the scales of justice in favor of those falsely accused or in need of a fair trial. In this training session, we will cover the key reasons why preparing expert witnesses is vital. The presenter has testified over 70 times in capital and non-capital cases throughout the country and will share, from the witness’s perspective, best practices. Moreover, we will discuss the essential components that should be included in the preparation process to ensure an effective collaboration between attorneys and their expert witnesses.
Take-Aways • Identify the essential steps involved in effectively preparing defense expert witnesses, including case analysis, communication, and confidence building.• Learn useful techniques and strategies to enhance the credibility and persuasiveness of expert witness testimony. • Learning useful techniques to share information and demonstrative aids through the testimony of your witness. • Discuss issues related to credibility, clarity in the expert testimony, and identifying and handling potential challenges. |
Limiting Law Enforcement Experts
Harold Gurewitz Detroit, MI | Description: Take-Aways |
Technical Cross-Examinations - Revealing the Myths Behind the "Science"
Chandra Peterson Portland, OR | Description: Admission of junk science and the misuse of suitable science happens through the government’s expert witnesses. Defense attorneys must consistently and zealously fight to prevent this. This session will provide attorneys with litigation strategies and tools for each phase of the case from the moment the expert notice lands on your desk through the Daubert hearing. We will focus on pre-trial litigation and issues attorneys should be raising prior to trial. This session is complimentary to the technical cross-examination session which will focus on the execution of the cross-examination of the expert. Take-aways • Information is power. Participants will learn what resources are available and useful for different areas of science and how to craft effective discovery requests to get information from the government. • Participants will learn what areas are “ripe” for challenge when it comes to expert testimony – the presentation will use a pattern evidence example (handwriting), but the formula is the same for any kind of expert – from DNA to cellphone towers. • Participants will learn how to use the Daubert factors to litigate areas “ripe” for challenge – ranging from the science itself, to the methods and tools, and the expert themselves |
3:50-5:00 #3 BREAKOUT SESSION -- FOUR OPTIONS |
Building for Success: Selecting the Correct Medical Expert
Mary Seibold Lake Orion, MI | Description: The human body is a complex and organized structure built to support life. Therefore, when questions arise about such things as sharp force injuries, blunt force trauma and toxicology report interpretations; the medical related concepts need to be identified, explained and the appropriate team of consultants as well as experts need to be obtained. • Effective preparation of the expert witness for deposition. Understanding the medical concepts and targeted questions is the key. |
Found in Translation: Interpreting Expert Opinion to the Factfinder
Jennifer Sellitti Trenton, NJ | Description: It takes attorneys months, if not years, to confidently understand what our experts are trying to say, but judges and juries only get once chance. This lecture will give attorneys tips and techniques for taking complex expert opinions and making them palatable and even persuasive to finders of fact. Topics include: understanding how factfinders learn and evaluate expert opinion; strategies for effective trial advocacy including direct, cross, and argument; making compelling written motions; and the use of visual aids. Attorneys will walk away from this session understanding that they don’t need to know it all, they just need to know how sell or debunk the expert’s bottom line to judge and jury. Take-Aways • How factfinder’s evaluate expert testimony. • Build trial strategy around positive or negative expert opinion. • Draft compelling written motions that persuade the factfinder prior to expert testimony. • Ordering and structuring expert direct/cross. • Using visual aids in both trial and written motions practice. |
Chill Out and Relax - Chair Yoga For Your Wellness
Jordan Zuppke and Marina Chupac Royal Oak, MI | Description: No experience necessary. Dress comfortably. Guaranteed to make you feel better. This yoga class is open to all ages with any level of flexibility. Our only suggestion, wear something comfortable. Whether you can or cannot touch your toes, you are invited. This is a slow-moving, easy-going session with one goal… RELAX. Do you find yourself overwhelmed? Do you feel disorganized and unable to catch up? Are you suffering from crippling anxiety or depleted? This is the perfect session for you. These practices can be incorporated into your daily routine. Why is yoga important? Studies have consistently found that yoga decreases irritability and stress, reduces depression, increases flexibility and improves posture. Breath-work is a great way to alleviate pain, mental strain, and help you find inner peace. You are a criminal defense attorney, your job is stressful. Life is stressful. Pause, connect, move, and breathe. Yoga simply means movement. Discover effective techniques that will revolutionize the way you move through your day. In order to manage stress, it’s important to relax the nervous system. From a tumultuous trial or a difficult sentencing, you need to remain calm. The better state you’re in, the better you can be for the people you’re defending. |
What Appellate Courts Say About Experts
Jessica Zimbelman Detroit, MI | Description: Jessica will share relevant opinions from the Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court about the use of experts at trial. We will discuss how to creatively use those opinions to find and use experts of our own and how to combat junk science coming from the prosecutor. Take-aways • An understanding of how the Michigan appellate courts use and apply Daubert. • A list of experts (and areas of expertise) that can help our clients. • Ideas to strategically litigate in the trial court to create good law for clients across Michigan. |
8:15-8:45am Preconference tutorial on how to use the conference Whova App (no CLE accrued) by Cathy Gentry 9:00-10:00am Michigan Law Updates by Steve Helton 10:00-11:30am Ethics and Experts Jeopardy by Kenneth M. Mogill 11:30-11:45am Break 1:45-1:00pm Michigan Sentencing Guidelines by Anne Yantus |
Michigan Law Updates
Steven Helton Detroit, MI | Description: Steven Helton will discuss the noteworthy Michigan cases and opinions in criminal cases in 2023. Hundreds of hours are spent each year compiling Michigan Law Updates, so you don't have to. Take-Aways • Duress is an affirmative defense to murder • Rape Shield Act is being narrowed • The defense is still entitled to unredacted discovery • It is now worthwhile to errors during jury selection and is still worthwhile to object to courtroom closures. • Defendants now have a greater ability to exclude questionable identification evidence and statements made during coercive interrogations. |
Ethics Jeopardy -- Expert Witnesses
Kenneth M. Mogill Lake Orion, MI | Description: Interactive lecture and discussion of key issues related to the ethics of expert witness testimony. Take-Aways: • Greater understanding of ethics considerations involved in presenting an expert witness in a case. • Greater understanding of relationship between ethics considerations and substantive law in relation to presenting an expert witness in a case. • Greater understanding of how knowledge of ethics considerations in calling an expert witness can enhance overall presentation of one's case, |
Sentencing Guidelines Anne Yantus Dearborn, MI | Description: Updates on all areas of Michigan sentencing law including new decisions, amended court rules, new legislation, and more. |
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND HOTEL INFORMATION
Dates Friday, November 10, 2023 from 9-5:00pm (8 MIDC-compliant CLE annual hours) Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 9-1:00pm (4 MIDC-compliant CLE annual hours)
Location and Hotel Information Shanty Creek Resort is our host hotel. Address: 5780 Shanty Creek Rd., Bellaire, MI. There are three types of lodging available: Lakeview Hotel in Summit Village (connected to conference center), condominiums, and Creekside Hotel rooms (a five minute drive from the conference center). https://www.shantycreek.com/reservations/criminal-defense-attorneys-of-michigan-2/ CDAM group rates are good through October 8, 2023, or earlier if CDAM's block of rooms are sold out. Rates start at $95++ USD per night (pending availability -- so book soon!). You can also call the hotel at 877-606-6323 and mention CDAM 2023. Registration Information/Links/Scholarship/Menu Conference Price CDAM Member $480/Conference Price Non-Member $600 | CLE Hours Accrued: 12.0 A is for Attorney (8 MIDC approved Skill Training hours) on Thursday, November 9, 2023, is an additional $320 for a CDAM member and $400 for non-member. 0pen to all. Register by clicking here. Evidence Boot Camp E (8 MIDC approved Skill Training Hours) on Thursday, November 9, 2023 is an additional $320 for a CDAM member and $400 for a non-member. Register by clicking here. Scholarships are available to CDAM Members. Click here to apply! No refunds after Friday, October 29, 2023. After the conference, all registrants will receive a recording of this conference. |
Lakeview Hotel and Conference Center Address: 5780 Shanty Creek Rd., Bellaire, MI
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Continuing Legal Education Credit Hours One credit hour is accrued for each hour of CLE training: 12.0 maximum hours available. CLE forms can be obtained by visiting the MIDC vendor table. Attorneys are responsible for completing the form and submitting it to the person responsible for tracking their CLE hours. Attorneys are advised to keep a copy of their CLE form. CLE hours are good through 2023. Conference Materials Materials will be emailed to each registrant through Whova by after the cancellation deadline. The deadline to order printed materials is Friday, October 27, 2023, and and will be distributed at the conference during check-in. For Assigned Counsel and Public Defenders Some county/court funding units will pay for part, or all, of the cost of your registration. It is up to you to contact your local funding unit to determine what is applicable to you and what payment or reimbursement method you will need to use. If you do not know the contact information for your court’s local funding unit, contact Deborah Mitchell at the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission at 517-657-3066 or email her at MitchellD20@Michigan.gov. If you email, use the subject line “CDAM.” Registration and/or Questions |
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