The Government Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will conduct its 2022 Winter Educational Seminar titled "Local Government Whack-a-mole: The Pounding, Preempting, and Constricting of Municipal Legal Authority in Michigan?" on Friday, February 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available. The seminar will take place in-person at Summit on the Park Banquet Center, 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton.
Sessions will include:
• ARPA: What You Need to Know to Answer Your Clients' Questions
• 1st Amendment Auditors, Petitioners, Political Rallies, Religious Meetings, and Other Public Facility Use Legal Issues & Policy Considerations
• Handling Stormwater Issues in a Time of Historic Rain Events-A Maelstrom of Competing Legal, Regulatory & Funding Issues
• Charter Amendment Procedural Refresher & Novel Preemption Issues
• Right to Farm Act: Local Zoning is Preempted, But Where's the Beef & Backyard Chickens?
• What Is the Impact of F.P. Development v Canton on Tree Preservation Ordinances and Other Municipal Permitting?
The seminar will feature speakers:
• Sarah Ahn, associate general counsel, GLWA
• Maggie Pallone, vice-president, Public Sector Consultants
• Steven P. Joppich, Rosati, Schultz, Joppich, Amtsbuechler PC
• Kelsey Cooke, general counsel and special projects manager, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office
• Scott Petz, Dickinson Wright PLLC
• Lauren Trible-Laucht, city attorney, Traverse City
• Catherine Mullhaupt, staff attorney, Michigan Townships Association
• Dr. Richard K. Norton, professor, Urban & Regional Planning Program, University of Michigan
• Kristin Bricker Kolb, corporation counsel, Charter Township of Canton
• Emily Palacios, associate general counsel, University of Michigan
Cost for the seminar is $130 for section members, $150 for non-section members, and $25 for law students. To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/govlaw/home.
