Forensics...It's Not Rocket Science

2020 Spring Conference Schedule at a GlanceMarch 12-14, 2020 \\ Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac \\ Pontiac, MI

Thursday, March 12, 2020 (Optional Day - Pre-Registration Only) 8 CLE Skill Hours

8:30am Registration Desk Opens

9:30am - 5:30pm A is for Attorney Lisa B. Kirsch-Satawa, James Samuels

Friday, March 13, 2020 9 CLE Annual Hours Morning Plenary Session

7:30am Registration Desk Opens

8:00am Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15am Tutorial: Using CDAM’s Conference App Cathy Gentry, CDAM

8:30 - 9:00am Announcements and Updates Elizabeth A. LaCosse, CDAM President

9:00 - 9:30am The Forensic Science Ball is in Your Court Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack, Chief Justice

9:30 - 10:30am Forensic Science Update ̶ The Revolution Continues Imran Syed

10:30 - 10:45am Break

10:45am - 12:15pm The Great American Forensic Scandal: A Crisis By Design Radley Balko

12:15 - 1:15pm Lunch Options

• Group Lunch• Working Lunch: SADO’s Web of Knowledge Marilena David-Martin

• Lunch On Your Own Please be advised that by selecting this option, you may not be finished in time for the first afternoon session.

1:15 - 2:30pm Breakout Session 1• Digging Daubert Mary Chartier, Marisa Vinsky

• Evidence Preservation, Physical Testing, Visualization, and Virtual Reality in Forensic Investigations Steven Rundell, Ph. D

• Forensic Testing Training: Updates and Review of Reports Eric Speckin

• Implicit Bias and How It Effects Witnesses Chris Christenson, Richard Hetherington

• The Michigan State Police Forensic Science Lab: Your Questions Answered Captain Beth Clark, MSP

2:30 - 2:45pm Break

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Friday, March 13, 2020 Continued...

2:45 - 4:00pm Breakout Session 2• Advanced Testing Solutions Deanna Lankford

• Medical Examinations, Causation, Toxicology, and Physics Dr. Ljubisa Jovan Dragovic

• Referring Your Client for a Forensic Psychological Evaluation: Who, What, When, Where, and How? Carol Holden, Ph.D

• Shaken Baby Syndrome Keith Button, Ph.D.; Steven Rundell, Ph.D

• The ABCs of DNA and When to Know You are in Over Your Head Lori Montogomery, Marla Mitchell-Cichon

4:00 - 4:15pm Break

4:15 - 5:30pm Breakout Session 3• Experts v Lab-Based Forensics Mariell R. Lehman

• Federal Law Update Colleen Fitzharris

• Proving What Your Client Did(nt) Do With His Computer Josh Blanchard

• Preparing a Defense with a Forensic Pathologist Blase Kearney

• The ABCs of DUI Drugs: Amphetamines to Zolpidem William J. Maze

Saturday, March 14, 2020 5 CLE Annual Hours Plenary Session

7:30am - 2:00pm Registration Desk Opens

8:00am Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15am Tutorial: Using CDAM’s Conference App Cathy Gentry, CDAM

8:30 - 9:45am Michigan Law Update Adrienne Young

9:45 - 10:45am Putting the Science in Forensic Science Keith A. Findley

10:45 - 11:00am Break

11:00am - 12:15pm Ethics Trivia Kenneth M. Mogill

12:15 - 1:30pm Sentencing Updates Anne Yantus

Forensics...It's Not Rocket Science

2020 Spring Conference Schedule at a GlanceMarch 12-14, 2020 \\ Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac \\ Pontiac, MI