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Attorney's Resource Conference
August 12 - 14, 2025
Garden Theater, Detroit, MI
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The Attorney’s Resource Conference provides a dynamic and relaxing platform for Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorneys and Healthcare Professionals to build networks for case support while enhancing their skills and staying informed.
Whether you are an attorney specializing in healthcare, a nurse attorney, or a legal nurse consultant, this conference equips you with the knowledge and connections necessary to excel in your practice and provide the best possible representation for your clients all while offering an opportunity to relax and attend to your own self-care.
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17 Contact Hours Available
CLE for Attorneys in most states and CE's for Nurses
Required Attorney CLE Credits:
Certificates for individual sessions will be provided to all attorney's in attendance for the purpose of submission to your SBA to obtain CLEs in accordance with your state requirements. Attorney's outside of Michigan in attendance can check their state requirements HERE.
Michigan does not currently require attorneys to complete continuing legal education credits. However, CLE is still an important part of practicing law in Michigan and the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 1.1) encourage attorneys to complete continuing education on a regular basis.
Nursing CE Credits:
Provider Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider
#CEP17995 for 17 Contact Hours. This approval is accepted by most states that have CE requirements for nursing professionals licensed in their state.
AGENDA
TUES, AUG 12, 2025
Check-In
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Exhibitors
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Opening Remarks / Welcoming
11:45 am - 12:00 pm (Noon)
Session 1
12:00 pm (Noon) - 1:00 pm
Subject: Shining Light on the Invisible Wounds: Neuropsychological Effects of Trauma
Speaker: Mary Beth Kerstein MSN, RN, ONC
Session 2
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Subject: Nursing Standards of Care vs. Nursing Standards of Practice: Are They the Same?
Speaker: Diane Honeygoskey BSN RN CLNC and Irene Nobles MSN RN HCRM
Session 3
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Subject: The Physcology of Defense Medical Exam Reviewers
Speaker: Silvia Aninye RN, ADN, BSN, PHN CLNC
Session 4
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Subject: The Power of 1+1
Medicine + Legal = Positive Change
Dinner & Documentary Viewing
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Networking
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
WED, AUG 13, 2025
Breakfast/Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session 5
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Subject: When Minutes Count
Session 6
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Subject: When Pressure Rises into a Potential Disaster
Lunch/Exhibitors
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Session 7
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Subject: Failure to Report and Chain of Command
Speaker: Marilyn McCullum BSN RN CEN
Session 8
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Subject:
Heuristics and Medical Malpractice: The Importance of an Alternative Diagnosis
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Cohen MD
Session 9
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Subject: Cancer Care Malpractice – Understanding the Issues
Speaker: Susan Haibeck RN, MS, CLNC
Session 10
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Subject: From Injury to Evidence: Understanding Child Abuse Through a Forensic Lens
Dinner/Networking/Exhibitors
5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
THU, AUG 14, 2025
Breakfast/Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session 11
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Subject: Healthcare Fraud – How to Build a Multibillion Dollar Scheme
Speaker: Richard Bays JD, EA, MBA, RN, LNCC
Session 12
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Subject: Behind Bars, Beyond Boundaries: Nursing Standards in Corrections
Speaker: Allison Brandt BSN, RN, LNC
Lunch/Exhibitors
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Session 13
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Subject: Nuances of Assisted Living Defenses
Speaker: Michaelene Sowinski, Partner
Session 14
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Subject: Falling into Compliance: Navigating Safety in Long-Term Care
Speaker: Stephanie Arndt
Session 15
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Subject: From Fragmented to Joyfully Connected
Closing Remarks
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Check Out Our 2025 Speakers
We have an incredibly talented group of speakers for the 2025 Attorney's Resource Conference. Check it out!
The Attorney’s Resource Conference offers legal and healthcare professionals a relaxed setting to network, gain case support, and enhance skills.
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Attorney's Resource Conference
August 12-14, 2025
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HRUnite! 2022 Conference Schedule*
Wednesday 7/13/2022
Pre-Conference Session Registration: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Pre-Conference Session: James Reid 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Regular Conference Registration/Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Lunch: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Conference Kickoff: 11:30 am
Opening Keynote – Terry Bean: 11:50 am – 12:50 pm
Break: 12:50 pm – 1:00 pm
General Session 1 – Tina Marie Wohlfield 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Break: 2:00 pm – 2:10 pm
General Session 2: – Anne-Marie Welch: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm
Break: 3:10 pm – 3:20 pm
General Session 3 – Melanie Peacock: 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm
Closing Remarks Day 1: 4:20 pm
End of Day One Sessions
ONSITE ONLY
HAPPY HR (sponsored by Clark Hill, PLC): 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Dinner: 6:15 pm -7:00 pm
POKER RUN: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
*all times listed are in eastern time. All regular conference sessions are being recording and will be available to attendees approximately 8 weeks after the conclusion of the conference.18
Thursday 7/14/2022
Breakfast: 6:45 am – 8:00 am
Early Bird Session – Brenda Meller: 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Closing Keynote – Tim Sackett: 8:05 am – 9:05 am
General Session 4 – Paula Harvey: 9:05 am – 10:05 am
Break: 10:05 am – 10:10 am
General Session 5 – Niki Ramirez 10:10 am – 11:10 am
Lunch: 11:10 am – 11:30 am
General Session 6 – Jackie Krawczak: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Break: 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm
General Session 7 – Lee Meadows: 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
Closing Remarks: 1:45 pm
This program is valid for up to 11 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit
www.shrmcertification.org.