Take a closer look at artificial intelligence to discover how it really works - both generally and as a specialized legal tool. The panel will move beyond the broad question of whether AI is "good or bad" and instead help participants to understand why these tools behave the way they do, where the risks come from, and how legal professionals can use them with better judgment and appropriate caution.

Panelists:

• Jennifer Crane  - Assistant Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School and Director of Fiduciary Strategy at Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. H.
• Sina Fakhraee, Ph.D. – Principal AI/ML Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft; Technical Advisory Board Member, Department of Computer Science, WSU College of Engineering
• Gabriella Mickel – WSU Law School, Assistant Professor, Legal Research & Writing and Environmental Law
• Zahra Takhshid - WSU Law School, Associate Professor
• Brian Wassom – Partner, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Moderator: Lesliediana Jones - WSU Law School, Assistant Professor and Director of the Neef Law Library

A boxed lunch will be provided to the first 25 law students who register by 5:00 p.m. on September 16, 2026. To attend without a lunch, please RSVP by 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2026.