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Basic training session for conservators August 4 The Probate Court and Citizens Alliance announce the upcoming training session. On Wednesday, Aug. 4, a basic training for conservators, directed by attorney Michael J. Hughes, will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The seminar will be held in courtroom W3, located in the west wing extension of the Oakland County courthouse at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac. Additional information may be obtained at www.oakgov.com/probate/program_service/ or by contacting the Probate Court at (248) 858-5603. Fundraiser for Judge Cylenthia Miller's re-election August 5 The Lawyers Committee for Judge Cylenthia Miller of the 36th District Court will hold a fundraiser on Aug. 5 at Finn & Porter Restaurant, 525 W. Lafayette, in the DoubleTree Guest Fort Shelby Hotel. Checks are payable to "Committee to Reelect Judge Cylenthia Miller." For tickets, contact co-chair attorney Jermaine Wyrick at (313)964-8950 or Attyjaw1@Ameritech.net. 35th Circuit Court Criminal Law Update August 9 The 35th Circuit Court is hosting a Criminal Law Update Aug. 9 featuring Professor Ronald Bretz and criminal defense attorney Matthew Abel. Bretz will provide the same yearly Criminal Law update that he provides to Michigan judges. Abel will discuss the Medical Marihuana Act. The 35th Circuit Court is hosting the event, which is free to Shiawassee County Bar Association Members. The 35th Circuit Court is requesting a $25 donation to the Shiawassee County Bar Association for non-members who wish to attend. The seminar will be hosted at the 35th Circuit Court in Corunna, Mich., from 9 a.m. until noon. Register by sending name, address, telephone number and check made out to the Shiawassee County Bar Association to Christina K. Lichty, 208 N. Shiawassee St., Corunna, 48817. Basic training session on acting as a guardian August 11 The Probate Court and Citizens Alliance announce the upcoming training session. On Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., attorney Thomas B. Fraser will provide practical information on acting as a guardian (for adults). The seminar will be held in courtroom W3, located in the west wing extension of the Oakland County courthouse at 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac. Additional information may be obtained at www.oakgov.com/probate/program_service/ or by contacting the Probate Court at (248) 858-5603. MDTC presents its Young Lawyers Section Breakfast August 12 The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel will present its Young Lawyers Section Breakfast Seminar on Thursday, Aug. 12, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Plunkett Cooney, 38505 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2000, in Bloomfield Hills. Cost is $20 for MDTC members, $25 for non-members, or $50 for non-members with new one-year membership. Register at www.mdtc.org. For additional information, contact David L. Campbell of Bowman and Brooke LLP at (248) 687-5300 or david.campbell@det.bowmanandbrooke.com. WCPBA and MCPBA host third annual Pryder Cup August 12 The Wayne County Probate Bar Association and the Macomb County Probate Bar Association will host the third annual Pryder Cup at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods. The format is based on the Ryder Cup competition with two golfers from Wayne County will compete against two golfers from Macomb County based upon handicaps using a combination of best ball, scramble and every other shot format. The winner of the team 'competition' will be able to designate the charity to whom all profits from the outing will be donated. Participants will be teamed on day of outing. Arrive by 11:30 a.m., if possible. Cost is $100 per person, which includes golf, cart, lunch, non-alcoholic beverages, heavy hors d'oeuvres. For more information, contact Walter Sakowski at (734) 525-2677. OCBA brown bag lunch lecture series August 12 The Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Juvenile Law Committee will kick-off its Fundamentals of Juvenile Law - Year IV brown bag lunch lecture series with a seminar on "Expungements: General Juvenile, Criminal Sexual Registry and Central Registry" on Thursday, Aug. 12, from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Oakland County Bar Center in Bloomfield Hills. The cost to attend is $10 for OCBA members and $20 for walk-ins, non-OCBA members and video viewers. To register, visit www.ocba.org. For more information, call (248) 334-3400. OCBA brown bag lunch lecture series August 17 The Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Criminal Law Committee will present "Driver's License Restoration and Appeals" as part of its Anatomy of a Criminal Case - Year XII brown bag lunch lecture series on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakland County Bar Center in Bloomfield Hills. The cost to attend is $10 per lecture for OCBA members and $20 per lecture for all walk-ins and non-OCBA members. For more information, call (248) 334-3400. To register, visit www.ocba.org. 'Trial Dos and Don'ts' Seminar/Golf Outing August 23 The Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) will host "Trial Dos and Don'ts!/Golf Scramble" on Monday, Aug. 23, at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. A panel of sitting judges will provide attendees with tips on how not to make the same mistake twice. Confirmed speakers include Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan Judge Amy Hathaway; Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Rae Lee Chabot; Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Ed Sosnick; Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Don Shelton; additional judges to be announced. MAJ Past President and JPAC Chair Barry Goodman of Goodman Acker will be the moderator for the seminar. The seminar/golf package includes cart rental, putting and driving range, and continental breakfast, boxed lunch, and afterglow party with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Tee off time is 12:30 p.m. The event is limited to the first 90 golfers. For more information or to register, visit http://www.michiganjustice.org. State Bar Professionalism Program August 27 The State Bar Professionalism Program for incoming 1Ls and invited judges and attorneys will take place at the Detroit Athletic Club on August 27 from 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. The program matches 50 prominent metro Detroit area lawyers and judges with small groups of new law students to work through a series of ethical and professionalism problems during Orientation. The program will begin with a welcome by Dean Robert M. Ackerman and selected others, proceed with the small group discussion of the ethical problems, and end with a reception. For more information about this event, please contact Marilyn Vaughan at (313) 577-4822 or ak1557@wayne.edu. ACC-MI to hold annual golf outing in Plymouth September 14 The Association of Corporate Counsel of America - Michigan Chapter invites in-house counsel to join them for their 13th Annual Golf Outing, to be held on Sept. 14 at Fox Hills Country Club in Plymouth. Attendees will enjoy a fun-filled day of 18-holes of golf, post-golf mini-massages, a raffle, dinner and cocktails. Proceeds from the Golf Outing support the Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Corporation and Business Law awarded by the Michigan ACCA Scholarship Foundation. For information about registering to golf and sponsorship opportunities, contact Mitzy Sharp Futro at msharpfutro@detroitlawyer.org or 313/961-6120 x201. To include your event in "Mark the Date," send information to bcox@legalnews.com. Published: Mon, Aug 2, 2010

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