Goodrich CLE List

Michigan Attorneys are not required to complete a minimum number of continuing legal education (CLE) hours, unlike in some other states. We feel that in order to maintain competence to practice law, our staff participates in a wide variety of CLEs. (Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1, Comment).

Every day, with every lawsuit and every decision, the law is evolving; what was good law yesterday may be bad law today. To make sure our clients are covered, our staff engages in CLE to keep their skills up to talk with other attorneys practicing in many different areas.

Attorney Joshua S. Goodrich, J.D., LL.M. CLE Tracker

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) Name of TrainingHoursProviderYear
ABA TECHSHOW 2026

  • eDiscovery: AI’s Impact and Emerging Issues
  • Avoid an AI-Accelerated Hack at Your Law Firm
  • Deepfakes in Court: When Seeing Isn’t Believing
  • 12 Time Management Things Attorneys Should Do But Don’t
  • Practical Tips & Tools for Today’s Mobile Lawyer
  • Don’t Let Your Trust Account Be Your Downfall: Ethics, Systems, and Audit-Proof Practices
  • Hallucination Nation: Catching Fake AI Cases Before They Tank Your Brief
  • Wired for Justice: Wearable and Augmented Tech for a Law Practice
  • AI Document Drafting Workshop AI Documents: Never Write Another First Draft!
  • Every Brief You Make I’ll Be Watching You – A Judge’s Reflections on Recent AI Developments
  • 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

12.9ABA2026
2026 United States District Court – Western District of Michigan
Advanced/Refresher Mediator Training		8USDC-WD-Mich.2026
Practical Persuasion: The Art of Swaying Readers1.5ICBA-YLS2026
2026 CDAM Spring Conference

  • KEYNOTE — Judicial Misconduct: The Greatest Threat to Justice by Brian Steel
  • No More Open Roads: Automatic Vehicle Tracking by Sidney Thaxter
  • Detecting AI Images in Criminal Defense Cases by Kenneth G. Hartman
  • Cell Phone Search Warrants — Identifying Recurring Problems by Tristen Chamberlain
  • Building Cyber Resiliency into Your Everyday Practice by Claudia Rast
  • Michigan Law Updates by Erin Van Campen
  • Stakeholder Updates by Bernard Jocuns, CDAM; MIDC; Kathy Swedlow, SADO; Keeley Blanchard, MAACS
  • Deconstructing the Brian Steel Contempt Case by Ken Mogill and Arthur Jay Weiss
  • Michigan Sentencing Guidelines by Anne Yantus
11.5CDAM2026
Evidence Boot Camp E

  • CDAM’s Evidence Boot Camp E, ideal for lawyers with five or more years’ experience. These all-day, small group, hands-on, immersion trainings develop fast thinking skills, critical to introducing evidence in court. 
  • Limited to sixteen, paired into groups of two, attorneys work on fact patterns that focus on Rules of Evidence. It’s been said that if you know the Rules of Evidence, you can Rule the Courtroom. It’s true, and by attending an EBC, you will position yourself to Master the Courtroom.
8CDAM2026
Nuts and Bolts of Litigating FCRA 1681S-2(b) Claims1NACA2026
2026 Ingham County Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference

  • 2026 Criminal Law Update
  • Voir Dire – Angela DelBero
  • Ethical and Effective Use of AI – Alex Rusek
2.25ICBA2026
State Bar of Michigan – Criminal Law Section 49th Mid-Winter Conference

  • Sentencing Guidelines Workshop – Kristin LaVoy
  • Sentencing Considerations from the Bench
  • Understanding Restitution 2025 High-Impact Criminal Cases
  • Student Loan Forgiveness 
6CLS-SBM2026
You have the Right to Remain Silent. What you Lack is the Capacity1ICBA-CDLS2026
Mediation Considerations: Safety & Accessibility8OMC2025
CDAM 2025 Fall Conference

  • Defending the Accused in a Changing World: Making Forensic Science Your  Superpower by Jerome F. Buting
  • Storytelling and Bail Advocacy: Tools, Methods, and Jurisprudence by Blase Kearney
  • Identifying and Preserving Trial Case Issues for Interlocutory Appeals by Kristina Dunne
  • Uncovering Fraud in the Digital Age of AI by Luis David Castrillon
  • Motion Practice for the Novice Practitioner by James Piazza
  • Michigan Law Updates by Jessica Zimbelman
  • Litigating Fair-Cross Challenges by Sofia Nelson
  • Michigan Sentencing Guidelines by Anne Yantus
12CDAM2025
NCLC Digital Library Practice Suite Webinar: Student Loans.5NCLC2025
Appellate & YLS: Nuts & Bolts of Appeals, Part 1 WEBINAR1SBM/APS & YLD2025
2025 Appellate Writing Workshop21SADO/MAACS2025
2025 Litigation Section Annual Conference

  • Administrative Law Overturing Chevron Deference’: Recent SCOTUS Decisions Impact Regulatory Powers of Federal Agencies including the Death of Chevron
  • Class Actions–Beyond 23(b)(3)
  • The New Duty of Inquiry: Are Lawyers Now Sheriffs?
  • The Big Ask: How to Self-Advocate at Workplace
  • Using Artificial Intelligence in Discovery & Motion Practice
5ABA2025
ABA Techshow 2025

  • You’ve Been Hacked, Now What? Ethical Cyber Incident Response
  • Data Breach Case Studies: Lessons Learned from Real-Life Incidents
  • E-discovery Challenges in Small Business Litigation
  • Small Firms and Cyber Security – What do you really need to protect your firm?
  • Ethics of Legal Technology 2025
  • The Future of Cybersecurity in the Legal Industry: Trends to Watch
  • Trial with an iPad: Prepare and Present Part Two
  • Judicial Perspectives on Generative AI: Ethical Use, Disclosure, and Expectations in the Courtroom
  • Cyber Guardians of the Legal Galaxy
  • Digital Justice: Two Generations of Judges Explore AI’s Impact on the Legal System
12ABA2025
Defending CSC Cases Rape Shield & the Right to Present a Complete Defense1.5ICBA-CDLS2025
The Word ‘Victim’ In CSC Cases: Taking the Advantage.75ICBA-CDLS2025
2025 48th Mid-Winter Conference6CLS-SBM2025
2025 Hillman Advocacy Program Western District of Michigan20FBA-WD2025
Navigating the Cyber World: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Law Firms1USI2024
Sentencing Guidelines Introduction and Refresher1.5ICBA-CDLS2024
Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel Systems – Fall 2024 Training:

  • Facial Recognition
  • Hearsay Refresher
  • What a Judge Wants, What a Judge Needs
  • MAACS Town Hall
  • Sentencing Case Law
  • Changing Narratives
  • Understanding MDOC Records
  • Resentencing Ins and Outs
  • Innocence Issues
  • Michigan Case Law Update
  • Litigating Sixth Amendment Claims Outside Strickland’s Framework
  • Litigating Racial Injustice

13.5ICBA2024
2024 Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills Institute:

  • Navigating Complex Conflicts: Advanced Skills for Mindset Shift for Mediators and Advocates
  • Pathways to Success in Mediation of Employment Disputes for Mediators, Litigators, and Parties
  • Beyond the Basics: Uncover Overlooked Issues in Divorce Mediation Agreements and Avoid Common Pitfalls
  • Cybersecurity in Mediation: Tools to Keep the Barbarians Outside the Gates
  • Awareness Outside the Box is Ethically Mandated: How the Rules of Professional Conduct Require More than Legal
  • Analysis for Mediation and Settlement by Mediators and Advocates
6ABA2024
Sixth Circuit Appeals: Tips from the Clerk’s Office1FBA2024
Business Law Fall Meeting 2024 Virtual:

  • What Is Expected of Me under New ABA Model Rule 1.16?
  • The Ethical Requirements and Practical Implications of Client Due Diligence
  • AI and Attorney-Client Privilege: A Brave New World for Lawyers
  • Intellectual Property Principles, Problems, and Puzzles: Everyday IP Issues in Business

3.6ABA2024
Consumer Protection Issues Affecting Older Adults’ Financial Security:

  • A Primer on Housing Issues (CFPB)
  • Scams and Resources (FTC)
1.5NACA2024
Advanced Trial Training Program8FBA-ED2024
Anatomy of a Trial Western District of Michigan6.5FBA-WD2024
2024 New Lawyers Seminar Eastern District of Michigan16FBA2024
Michigan Adult Expungements “Clean Slate” law1LSLA2023
Webinar with the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission1SBM2023
2023 Hillman Advocacy Program Western District of Michigan20FBA-WD2023
AltaPro Summer Cyber Webinar1AP2023
Mediator Relationships: To Disclose or Not to Disclose, That is the Question1.5SBM2022
2022 Litigation Bootcamp:

• Evidence (3 hours)
• Dealing with Difficult Witnesses/Cross Examination (1.5 hours)
• Voir Dire (1.2 hours)		5.7ICBA2022
Avoiding and Navigating Legal Malpractice Claims and Grievances1KCBA2022
Returning to HQ: Employee Policies and Vaccination After the PandemicN/AN/A2021
Cybersecurity Insights for Media and Communications Companies: Shining the Spotlight on Vendor Risk1ABA2021
Leveraging Technology to Implement 11 Habits of Successful Law Firms1.5ABA2022
Sources for Cheap and Free Legal Research1SBM2022
Best of ABA Techshow: PEN Test and Policies1ABA2021
Cyber Deep Dives: Cyber Risk Insurance1.5IAPP2021
The Eviction Moratorium Ends in CORT States – Or Does It? What Staff and Clients Need to Know1CORT2021
How to Successfully Mediate Coverage & Liability Matters: Tips from a Panel of Experts1SBM2021
Is It Billable? Billing Practices That Can Lead to Malpractice & Fee Disputes1AP2021
Real World Cyber Risk for Attorneys1N/A2021
Drones and the Constitution: Does Aerial Imaging Invade “Protected” Private Property?1PLI2021
Expungements and Clean Slate Legislation0.5ICLE2021
Masters in Litigation: In Trial with Judge Terrence G. Berg2.25ICLE2021
Managing the Chaos of Cyber Incidents1INT2021
What Attorneys Need to Know About the Canada Consumer Privacy Protection Act1ABA2021
Security Assessments and Pen Testing for Law Firms1.2ABA2021
Body-Worn Camera Videos and 911 Calls in Criminal Cases0.75ICLE2021
Emoji, Emoticon, and Gifs, Oh My! Implications of Imagery in Digital Communications1.5ABA2021
Legal Writing: Writing Sentences that Persuade1.2ABA2021
Getting Facts Into a Remote Proceeding Tax Court Case1.8ABA2021
Don’t Take Heat for That Tweet: Ethical Concerns with use of Social Media1AP2021
Tips for the Ethical Use of Technology in Your Practice in 20211ABA2021
Social Media Evidence1KBA2021
Criminal Law Update 2020: Michigan Case Update0.25ICLE2021
Un-Model Behavior: Lessons Learned from Violations of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct1AP2020
Expungement Training and Legislative Update1KBA2020
Handling Criminal Misdemeanor and Traffic Cases: New Ideas to Expand and Excel Your Practice 1ABA2020
Landslide: Practical Guidance for Managing Open Source Software Legal Risk1.8ABA2020
Start Your Case: Complaint, Summons, and ServiceN/AICLE2020
Expungements0.5ICLE2020
Demonstration: Admit and Objection to Exhibits0.25ICLE2020
Demonstration: Conduct Oral Argument at a Motion Hearing0.5ICLE2020
Impact of Wayfair Decision on Online Businesses0.5ICLE2020
Virtual Trials and Voir Dire During COVID-190.5ICLE2020
Protecting Seniors in an Age of Scams1.8ABA2020
Internet Legal Research on a Budget1.2ABA2020
COVID-19 Remote Learning and Working for Law Students and Lawyers with Disabilities1ABA2020
The Internet and ADA Compliance1ABA2020
Gone With the Wind? What Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity and Disaster Planning and Response1.8ABA2020
Breakfast Basics: Wellness and Self-Care for Young Lawyers0.5MI2019
Begin a Limited Scope Representation Practice0.5MI2019
Lawyer Trust Accounts Seminar: Management Principles & Recordkeeping Resource (Michigan)4MI2019
The Buck Stops Here: Professionalism and Ethics for In-House Counsel1IL2018
Legal Professionalism 1011IL2018
Talking about my Generation: Learning Conversations in the Legal Workplace1IL2018
Advocacy in the Face of Bias1CA2018
Suicide Among Lawyers1CA2018
Mindful Law Practice1CA2018
Gone With the Wind? What Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity and Disaster Planning and Response1.5ABA2018
Pants on Fire: The Duty of Candor Before Tribunals, in Discovery, and During Negotiations1.5ABA2017
iPad for LitigatorsN/AALI2012

Maintaining Competence

To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should engage in continuing study and education, including the knowledge and skills regarding existing and developing technology that are reasonably necessary to provide competent representation for the client in a particular matter. If a system of peer review has been established, the lawyer should consider making use of it in appropriate circumstances. ” (Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1, Comment)

For more information on the types of CLE’s offered by the sponsoring agency, we have provided a list for each provider.

AbbreviationOrganization NameWebsite to Organization
ABAAmerican Bar Associationhttps://www.americanbar.org/
APAttorney Protectivehttps://www.attorneyprotective.com
APSAppellate Practice Sectionhttps://connect.michbar.org/appellatepractice/home
CDAMCriminal Defense Attorneys of Michiganhttps://cdam.wildapricot.org/
CORTCommittee on Regional Traininghttps://cortls.org
FBA-EDFederal Bar Association Eastern District of Michiganhttps://fbamich.org
FBA-WDFederal Bar Association Western District of Michiganhttps://www.fedbar.org/western-district-of-michigan
ICBAIngham County Bar Associationhttps://www.inghambar.org
ICBA-CDLS Ingham County Bar Association Criminal Defense Law Sectionhttps://www.inghambar.org/sections/criminal-defense-law-section
ICBA-YLSIngham County Bar Association Young Lawyers Sectionhttps://www.inghambar.org/young-lawyers
ICLEInstitute of Continuing Legal Educationhttps://www.icle.org
KBCA Kalamazoo County Bar Associationhttps://www.kalamazoobar.org
LSLALakeshore Legal Aidhttps://www.lakeshorelegalaid.org
NACANational Association of Consumer Advocateshttps://www.consumeradvocates.org
NCLCNational Consumer Law Centerhttps://www.nclc.org
OMCOakland Mediation Centerhttps://mediation-omc.org
PLIPractising Law Institutehttps://www.pli.edu
SBMState Bar of Michiganhttps://www.michbar.org
USDC-WD-Mich.United States District Court – Western District of Michiganhttps://www.miwd.uscourts.gov
USIUSI Affinity – Insurance Solutions for Legal Professionalshttps://www.usiaffinity.com
WCDTWayne County Defender Traininghttps://waynecountydefendertraining.com
YLSYoung Lawyers Sectionhttps://connect.michbar.org/yls/home