Continuing Legal Education
To be an effective advocate, Mr. Freeman believes it is important to stay up to date with current legal trends and changes in the law. As a result, Mr. Freeman regularly attends and presents at Continuing Legal Education seminars and classes on a wide range of criminal law topics.
During his 14 years as a prosecutor with the New York County District Attorney’s Office and the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Freeman attended numerous in-house seminars, including:
- Trial Techniques and Advocacy
- Appellate Advocacy
- Law of Evidence Courtroom Presentations
- Homicide
- Computer Crime
- Immigration and Cross-Border Crime
- Wiretapping
- Forensic Science, including Time Since Death, Trace Evidence, Fingerprints, Serology, and DNA Evidence
Mr. Freeman has also attended the following criminal defense seminars as an attendee and/or presenter:
Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, annual spring conference, 2008 – 2017
United States concealed carry expo, Ft Worth, TX, Spring 2017
Sex Offender Registration Issues, Oakland County Bar Association, Pontiac, MI, August 16, 2011
- Recent changes to the Sex Offender Registration Act
- Issues that arise with Registration
- “Romeo and Juliet” cases
- Change of circumstances – 3-day rule
National Firearms Law Seminar, Spring 2010, 2016, 2017
Insider Trading, ABA Teleconference, Washington, D.C., April 29, 2009
- Insights from the SROs, SEC, and DOJ
- Key Compliance Steps to Avoid Liability
Oakland County Bench Bar Conference, Oakland Co., MI, March 27, 2009
- Sentence Alternatives for Felony Offenders
- Prison Reform and Parole Board Initiatives
- Understanding Drug Test Results
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Milwaukee, WI, July 31 – August 1, 2008
- Cross-Examination