Great Lakes Legal Conference 2025

Starts:  Jun 13, 2025 09:00 AM (ET)
Ends:  Jun 14, 2025 05:00 PM (ET)

LEARN. CONNECT. SUCCEED.

The State Bar of Michigan is set to host this summer's 2025 Great Lakes Legal Conference combining the best of the Bar Leadership Forum and the Upper Michigan Legal Institute. The event will take place June 13-14, 2025, at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.

The 2025 Great Lakes Legal Conference is open to all State Bar of Michigan members and will be packed with information on emerging legal issues, leadership development, and practice management. There are multiple learning tracks, and attendees can mix and match which sessions they take from any of the tracks. Plus, this is the perfect opportunity to mingle with Michigan's legal leadership, build new connections, and learn from experts.

“The Great Lakes Legal Conference has a great blend of useful presentations, networking opportunities and a spectacular venue. Attending is well worth it! ”
–Phillip B. Toutant, Numinen DeForge & Toutant PC, Marquette

 

Keynote Speaker: Sateesh Nori

Sateesh Nori is a lawyer, law professor, and author. He is a Senior Legal Innovation Strategist at Just-Tech. For twenty years, he represented tenants across New York City at various legal services organizations. He was a commissioner of the 2019 Charter Revision Commission. He is currently a member of the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty. He co-created and co-teaches the Housing Rights Clinic at NYU Law. Sateesh is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and NYU Law. 

Sateesh was named a “Rising Star” by the New York Law Journal, one of “Queens’ Power 50,” and was featured as a “Legal Rebel” in the Spring 2021 ABA Journal. In 2023, he was a recipient of the New York City Bar Association’s “Legal Services Award.” He is also the author of “Sheltered: Twenty Years in Housing Court.” In 2024, he gave a TedX Talk called “How a chatbot can stop homelessness.”

Register Today!

Register now and save with early bird pricing—$225 through May 13, 2025!

After May 13, registration fee is $275.

Why choose GLLC

"The most fun I've ever had at a work conference - hard to be anything but excited when you're on Mackinac Island!"
Veronica Stachurski, Law Offices of Lisa C. Ward, PLLC, Okemos

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"Great People, Great location, Great education."
Scott Sanford, Berrien County Public Defender, St. Joseph

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"The Great Lakes Legal Conference is the absolute best! It's amazing to learn in such a beautiful setting. And catching up with colleagues is so fun!"
Mary Chartier, Chartier & Nyamfukudza, PLC, Okemos

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"The most topics and the best presenters of all the ICLE programs."
John Allen, Varnum LLP, Kalamazoo

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"As a new family law attorney, this conference was helpful in learning new topics and meeting more experienced attorneys I can reach out to in the future."
Gabriella Havlicek, Berecz & Associates, PLC, St. Joseph

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Location

Grand Hotel
1891 Cadotte Avenue
Mackinac Island, MI 49757