Netflix Documentary “Making a Murderer” Attorneys Coming to DeVos Performance Hall

An evening of conversation with two of the most compelling figures featured in the Netflix documentary, ‘Making a Murderer,' makes its way to Grand Rapids on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 7:00 PM in DeVos Performance Hall.

Attorneys Attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will participate in a moderated discussion regarding the systemic failures of the criminal justice system, as well as the broader implications of the Steven Avery case.

Dean A. Strang is a lawyer in Madison, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work as one of Steven Avery's trial lawyers, as well as for his first book, "WORSE THAN THE DEVIL: ANARCHISTS, CLARENCE DARROW, AND JUSTICE IN A TIME OF TERROR." He is an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, the University of Wisconsin Law School, and University of Wisconsin's Division of Continuing Studies.

Jerome F. Buting is a shareholder in the Brookfield, Wisconsin law firm of Buting, Williams & Stilling, S.C. He received his undergraduate degree in Forensic Studies from Indiana University and his law degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He is a past director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a past president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and chair of the Wisconsin State Bar Criminal Law Section from 2005 to 2007. His present private practice is entirely criminal defense, both trials and appeals.

Tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, February 1 at 12:00 PM. Ticket prices are $29.50, $39.50, and $59.50. Tickets will be available at the DeVos Place® and Van Andel Arena® box offices, all Ticketmaster ticket centers, online at Ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 1-800-745-3000.