Appeals in the Juvenile Arena
$37.50 for non-Oakland County MIDC Attorney
Appeals in juvenile cases are not uncommon. Juvenile attorneys must concentrate on winning their case at trial while at the same time ensuring the case can go to an appeals court if necessary.
Topics of discussion will include recognizing and anticipating problems with a case; making timely objections; and the rules of evidence - what's appealable and what's not.
Melinda N. Deel
Melinda N. Deel was elected to the Oakland County Bar Association board of directors in 2014 and re-elected in 2015. She is a sustaining member of the OCBA and has been actively involved in the organization since becoming an attorney in 2001. She currently serves on the board's program committee and the joint OCBA/OCBF committee. She served as a captain for the 2015 Oakland County Circuit-Probate Court Bench/Bar Conference. She was honored to receive the OCBA Distinguished Service Award in 2007....MoreMelinda N. Deel was elected to the Oakland County Bar Association board of directors in 2014 and re-elected in 2015. She is a sustaining member of the OCBA and has been actively involved in the organization since becoming an attorney in 2001. She currently serves on the board's program committee and the joint OCBA/OCBF committee. She served as a captain for the 2015 Oakland County Circuit-Probate Court Bench/Bar Conference. She was honored to receive the OCBA Distinguished Service Award in 2007. She has served as the chair of the Juvenile and Law-Related Education committees.
Ms. Deel has participated in the OCBA's Inns of Court and is a life fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation. Since 2006, she has developed the curriculum and served as moderator for the OCBA "Fundamentals of Juvenile Law" brown bag lunch lecture series. She presented the topic "Appeals: From Beginning to End" in the series. Ms. Deel authored the LACHES articles "Found Within the County: The Court's Jurisdiction in Child Protective Proceedings," "Recent Amendments to the Juvenile Code," "The Doctrine of Anticipatory Neglect in Child Protective Proceedings," "Juvenile Competency," and "Discovery Practice in Child Protection Proceedings." She served as the chair and was a presenter for the OCBA juvenile guardian ad litem training. In addition to her bar-related activities, she has served on the board of directors and as president of the Troy Jaycees. She has also served on the board of directors of Troy People Concerned, a public-service organization that aids underprivileged individuals. Ms. Deel has served on the CARE House Advisory Committee, and the Legal and Legislative Committee. She has been actively involved in and served as a speaker for the Troy Chamber of Commerce. On August 25, 2015, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed Ms. Deel to the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Ms. Deel graduated from Michigan State University – James Madison College in 1998 and MSU College of Law in 2001. While in law school, she clerked for the U.S. Attorney General's office in Lansing.
Ms. Deel and her husband previously were partners in the Troy-based law firm Deel & Deel, PLLC. Later, she served as judicial staff attorney for the Honorable Martha D. Anderson. Ms. Deel is now a solo practitioner, practicing in the areas of juvenile law, family law, probate and appeals. Collapse
Appeals in the Juvenile Arena - Video
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