EVIDENCE BOOT CAMP E | 9:00am - 5:00pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $400.00
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Nicole L. Smith Faculty |  Harry Mihas Faculty |
A IS FOR ATTORNEY | 9:30am - 5:30pm | 8 CLE Skill Hours | $400.00
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 |
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 - All Plenary Sessions 9:00-5:00pm
9:00-9:30 Stakeholder Updates by Arthur Jay Weiss, Kristen Staley, Bradley Hall, Kathy Swedlow
9:30-10:45 by Erin VanCampen
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 KEYNOTE: ( ) by Brendon Woods
12:00-1:00 OPTIONS:
Working Lunch -- PowerPoint for Lawyers by Kathy Swedlow
Group Lunch
Lunch on Your Own
1:00-1;30 Stakeholder Updates
1:30-2:45
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:15
4:15-5:30
KEYNOTE: Making Case Stories Come Alive presented by David Mann
Description: Davin Mann shares the secrets of crafting persuasive stories for court. He shows lawyers how or build on the facts to add a dynamic narrative arc that grabs attention and keeps it. He demonstrates how to make a story resonate by unfolding it strategically while using vocal inflection and body language to make it come alive. Attendees will sharpen their ability to craft a clear, engaging case story.
Take-Aways
• Finding the most persuasive narrative angle on your case
• Organizing the flow of spoken material for persuasive impact
• Translating complex legal jargon into plain language
• Increasing fact-finder engagement and retention
• Creating written documents that sound right when spoken
• Projecting confidence and power in the space
David Mann
Saint Anthony, MN
WORKING LUNCH: SADO Web of Knowledge presented by Kathy Swedlow
Kathy Swedlow Detroit, MI PLENARY SESSION: Stakeholder Updates presented by: |
 Arthur J. Weiss |
Kristen Staley |
Bradley Hall |
Kathy Swedlow |
BREAKOUT SESSION #1 |
Physics
of Collision Reconstruction: Understanding the Basics Daniel R. Billington, II Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Cold Case CSC Panel Discussion on SAKI Prosecutions Learn about . . .
Presenters: Michael D. Hills; Donna Innes; and Christin J. Mehrtens-Carlin. | Don’t be the Cowardly Lion. Tips and Tales from the Bench and Beyond to Give You Courage in the Courtroom!
Amy Ronayne Krause Okemos, MI
Michael D. Hills Kalamazoo, MI |
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Michigan Sentencing Guidelines Anne Yantus Dearborn, MI |
Instructing the Jury
Matt Monahan Detroit, MI | Instructing the Jury
Emma Lawton Detroit, MI | Take- Aways:
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Dates Friday July 20, 2023 from 9-5:30pm Saturday, July 21, 2023 from 9-1:00pm Hotel Information CDAM group rates good through July 5, 2023. Host Hotel: Radisson at Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo MI, 100 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Rates start at $149 USD per night (pending availability -- so book soon!). Call the Radisson at (269) 343-3333 and mention CDAM 2023. PARKING; The Radisson has an attached parking ramp located at 114 N. Church St., Kalamazoo (with entrances on Church St. and Rose St). There is a skywalk on the third floor attached to the hotel. Conference attendees NOT lodging at the Radisson need to stop by CDAM's registration table to pick up a reduced rate voucher. Registration Information/Links/Scholarship/Menu Conference Price: $600 | CLE Hours Accrued: 12.5 A is for Attorney on Thursday, July 20, is an additional $400 and is open to all. Register by clicking here. Scholarships are available to CDAM Members. Click here to apply! No refunds after Friday, July 14, 2023. After the conference, all registrants will receive a recording of this conference. Check out the Conference Floor Plan. Friday and Saturday sessions will take place in the Lobby Level, Arcadia Ballroom. |
Continuing Legal Education Credit Hours One credit hour is accrued for each hour of CLE training: 12.5 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 Drop Box by Monday, July 17, 2023 after the Friday, July 14, 2023 cancellation deadline. The deadline to order printed materials is Friday, July 7, 2023 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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