Michigan Defense Trial Counsel hosts 2023 meeting

The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel will host its 2023 Annual Meeting and Conference, “There & Back Again:?The Road To The Courtroom,” on Thursday and Friday, June 15-16, at Treetops Resort, 3962 Wilkinson Rd. in Gaylord.

Among the topics to be covered during the conference are:

• How to Defend Against Extraordinary Relief, with Kevin Blair, Honigman Miller Schwartz; and Brandon Schumacher, Foster Swift, Collins, & Smith PC.

• Defend Against Damages, with Michael Cook, Collins Einhorn Farrell PC; and Anthony Pignotti, Foley, Baron, Metzger, & Juip PLLC.

• You Got the Complaint, Now What, with Dora Brantley, Rutledge, Manion, Rabaut, Terry, & Thomas PC; and Catherine Edwards, Kerr, Russell, & Weber PLC.

• Round Table on Civility & Ethics, with David W. Christensen, Charfoos & Christensen PC; Wilson Copeland, II, Grier, Copeland, & Williams PC; Judith Susskind, Sommers Schwartz PC; and Robert F. Riley, Riley & Hurley PC.

• E Discovery: A Sword and A Shield, with Nathan Scherbarth and Devin Sullivan, Zausmer PC.

• Deposition Deep Dive, with Regina Berlin and Samantha Orvis, Garan Lucow Miller.

• Post Pandemic Trials, with Amy Schlotterer, Rutledge, Manion, Rabaut, Terry, & Thomas PC.

• What Lawyers Can Learn From Rats: An Evaluation of Stress, with Randall Juip, Foley Baron, Metzger, & Juip PLLC.

Activities during the conference include the Annual Fun/Run/Talk/Walk aka “Rockwell’s Ramble,” Awards Reception honoring Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Edward Ewell, Treetops Par 3 Golfing, and Judicial/Vendor Reception.

Cost for the conference is $360 for MDTC members, $100 for associate members, and $400 for non-members.  Attendees will need to secure their own lodging by calling Treetops Resort at 855-261-8764 and asking for MDTC group rates.

To register or for additional information on the conference, visit www.mdtc.org.