Register for the Program

The 31st Annual Hillman Advocacy Program will be held on January 18, 19, and 20, 2012. It will begin with an afternoon session at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and will continue through two days of workshop sessions held in the Federal courtrooms.

In addition to the workshop sessions, the program will feature two faculty demonstrations in which experienced trial lawyers will conduct direct and cross-examinations and deliver closing arguments.

Also featured this year will be Brian Johnson from Minneapolis, a national expert in communication techniques.

The modest registration fee for this year's program -- $350 for basic and $350 for advanced sessions -- is made possible through the generous financial contributions of many Western Michigan law firms and the Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

To register for the 2012 Hillman Advocacy Program, send a registration form with payment to:

Kristen Pfeffer

Program Coordinator
Hillman Advocacy Program
c/o Varnum, LLP
P.O. Box 352
Grand Rapids, MI  49501

Phone:  616.336.6647
Fax:  616.336.7000

If you’d like to apply for a scholarship, please contact Ms. Pfeffer directly.  All scholarship applications must be received by December 17, 2011.

Hillman Advocacy Program
2010 Registration Form

The 2010 regsitration application for the Hillman Advocacy Program is now available. Please use the links below to down printable versions.

• Word for Windows, DOC (38KB)
• Adobe Acrobat PDF (15KB)

To open the PDF version of the document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Click here for a free download of Adobe Reader from Adobe.Com.

Scholarships

Scholarships for the Hillman Advocacy Program are available.

Here will be some brief info about it.