74th ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit
May 10 - 11, 2019
Friday, May 10th, 2019
MASTER SCHEDULE
8:30am Registration and Exhibits
9:00am Business Meeting
9:15am Keynote Speaker – David Wenner, AZ
The Psychology of Winning Jury Trials – Using Decision-Making and Psychological Principals to Persuade
10:45am Networking Break & Silent Auction (Sponsored by Rosenfeld Insurance Agency)
11:00am Breakouts
12:30pm Lunch – Mark Vogel, MSSC, MAJ Diamond Sponsor Ringler Associates
1:30pm Breakouts
3:00pm Networking Break & Silent Auction
3:15pm Breakouts
ADVOCACY TRACK
Moderator: Steve Gursten, Farmington Hills
11:00am Win Every Time: The Code - Robert Collins, TX
11:45am Sequencing and Order of Evidence and Key Witnesses - Ven Johnson, Detroit
1:30pm “Understanding Bubba” – Evolving Your Trial Messaging to Reach Today’s Jurors -
Kevin Seiferheld, Farmington Hills
2:15pm Spoliation – The Trial Lawyer’s Secret Weapon - Jon Marko, Detroit
3:00pm Networking Break & Silent Auction
3:15pm Lessons Learned From 300 Jury Trials - Rick Block, FL
4:00pm Crushing, Flipping and Co-opting the Defendant’s Expert: Cross-Examination Kill Shots -
Morgan Adams, East Coast Office, TN; West Coast Office, Washington State
THE BUSINESS OF RUNNING A LAW PRACTICE TRACK
Moderator: MAJ Vice President Donna MacKenzie, Berkley
11:00am How to Win Clients and Make Them the Best Source of New Business -
Communication Skills Expert Laurie Brown, Ferndale
1:30pm Using Technology to Improve Law Firm Efficiency -
Pratheep Sevanthinathan, Troy; Nolan Erickson, Okemos; and Tiffany Ellis, Detroit
2:15pm Marketing for a Litigation Practice - Michele Fuller, Macomb
3:00pm Networking Break & Silent Auction
3:15pm Do You Hire or Adopt? Top Hiring Mistakes Firms Make that Hold Them Back -
Michele Fuller, Macomb
4:00pm Time Management for Attorneys - Michele Fuller, Macomb
SILENT AUCTION
Benefiting our Amicus Committee
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
BANQUET
Champion of Justice - Professor Robert Sedler
Judicial Excellence – The Honorable Elizabeth Gleicher
AFTER GLOW
Hosted by the New Lawyers Division
74th ANNUAL CONVENTION SPONSORS:
• MAJ’s Diamond Sponsor Mark Vogel, MSSC, Ringler Associates
• MAJ’s Diamond Sponsor Preferred Capital Funding
• MAJ’s Platinum Sponsor Robson Forensic
• MAJ Gold Sponsor Preferred Rehabilitation
• Freid, Gallagher, Taylor & Associates
• Law Offices of Todd J. Stearn PC
• Johnson Law
74th Annual Convention
Seminar
May 10, 2019
Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit
Banquet
May 11, 2019
Westin Book Cadillac, Detroit
5:30 PM PAST PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION
(All ticketed guests welcome)
7:00 PM DINNER AND AWARD PRESENTATION
Following Dinner
Afterglow Hosted by MAJ New Lawyers Division with Live Music and Late-Night Snacks
(All ticketed guests welcome)