Michael V. Goetz, Grievance Administrator for the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission (MAGC), spoke to our membership and guests about a variety of topics regarding how the MAGC functions, the investigative process, practice pointers on how to avoid complaints, and to take questions. Attorney Grievance Program Powerpoint
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The Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend its Annual Supreme Court Review on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at noon in the Jury Assembly Room of the Grand Rapids Federal Courthouse. John Bursch of Bursch Law PLLC and Donald Davis of Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC will discuss the notable civil and criminal decisions from last term. Additionally, both attorneys will preview a few significant pending cases on the docket this term.
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The Grand Rapids Opera is coming to the FBA! Scalia/Ginsburg is a nationally touring comic opera inspired by the opinions and unlikely friendship of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The composer/librettist, Derrick Wang, and Peter Scott Drackley (Antonin Scalia) will join Artistic Director James Meena and our own John Bursch to talk about the musical styles of this unique performance and relationship between the Justices. Don’t miss this very special event on Friday, March 13, 2020 at…
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This will be held from July 30, 2020 to August 1, 2020 at Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls, Michigan.
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Please join us for the 2020 Annual Meeting for the West Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. This year’s event will be held on October 1st, 2020 at the Quail Ridge Golf Course from 3 to 6 PM. With the release of “A Lincoln Legacy – The History of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan,” written by David G. Chardavoyne with the Honorable Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr., the much-anticipated history of our Court, a…
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Please mark your calendars for a Zoom Videoconference on Friday, January 15 at noon featuring a panel discussion and Q&A with Chief Judge Robert Jonker and Judge Hala Jarbou for an update on the impact of COVID on court operations and litigation. Another notice will go out after the holidays with the Zoom link to join the program. We hope you can join us! Rebecca Strauss President West Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
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The Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend its Annual Supreme Court Review via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at noon. A ZOOM LINK will be sent out with the next announcement. John Bursch of Bursch Law PLLC and Donald Davis of Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC will discuss the notable civil and criminal decisions from last term. Additionally, both attorneys will preview a few significant pending cases on the docket this term.…
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You are invited to a special event! Please join us over Zoom from 12-1pm on May 11, 2021, for Social Media as Evidence: How to Obtain It, Interpret It, and Use It in Court. The growing field of social media records presents complex challenges for practitioners on both sides of civil and criminal litigation. How can parties obtain social media records? How should the records be interpreted? What challenges arise in seeking admission of social media exhibits in court, and…
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Please join us on June 9, 2021, from noon to 1:30 p.m. for a panel discussion on effective advocacy in mediation and settlement conferences. We will have a panel of experienced mediators and magistrate judges who will discuss how attorneys can more effectively represent their clients in voluntary facilitative mediation and settlement conferences. This discussion will provide insights from experienced mediators, and it will be an opportunity for practitioners to learn what approaches work – and which ones don’t. The panelists include…
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The Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Bench Bar Conference will be held September 30 through October 2, 2021, at Mission Point Resort, on beautiful Mackinac Island. We are honored that the District and Magistrate Judges of the Western District of Michigan are committed to attend the Conference. We are very excited about the topics to be presented at this year's Conference which will include Employment Law in the Age of Coronavirus; Abuses of the Internet / Privacy…
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