Great Lakes Legal Conference combines Bar Leadership Forum, Upper Michigan Legal Institute into one event

Join us June 9-10 at the Grand Hotel for the State Bar of Michigan Great Lakes Legal Conference. Formerly the Upper Michigan Legal Institute and Bar Leadership Forum, this newly combined legal conference is open to all members of the State Bar of Michigan and will be packed with information on emerging legal issues and networking opportunities.

Attendees can mix and match topics from our learning tracks — Leadership, Legal Updates, Litigation, and Practice Management — to fully personalize their conference experience. Great Lakes Legal Conference is presented in conjunction with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Register today at michbar.org/gllc by May 9, 2023, to enjoy our early bird pricing of $185.

Session topics include Family, Criminal and Estate Planning and Elder Law Updates; Lawyer Well-Being: Creating Awareness, Balance, and Connection; Rule 21: Law Practice Succession Planning; Marketing Your Event & Attracting New Members; and much more.

The keynote speaker is Joan W. Howarth on “Shaping Our Profession’s Inclusive & Client-Centered Future.” Howarth is dean emerita of Michigan State University’s College of Law and distinguished visiting professor at University of Nevada-Las Vegas Boyd School of Law.

The Great Lakes Legal Conference will be full of opportunities for attendees to strategically network and interact with Michigan’s top legal leaders and experts.

Hannah L. Goodman of Iron County Bar Association has attended the State Bar of Michigan’s past conferences on Mackinac Island and said the benefits of attending include increased knowledge, connections to new attorneys, and valuable insight on methods to improve local bar association participation and involvement: “Always a wonderful experience with an amazingly talented group of people.”

For more information, visit michbar.org/gllc.

Posted March 1, 2023