Investiture ceremony for 36th District Court Judge McConico today
An investiture ceremony will be held today at 12:30 p.m. for newly appointed Judge William C. McConico of the 36th District Court. The ceremony will be held at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 13th Floor Auditorium. A reception will immediately follow.
Wayne State to host “Professionalism in Action” Program
Another Michigan law school is partnering with the State Bar to introduce the “Professionalism in Action” program to its first year students.
Wayne State University Law School students will have the opportunity Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 to interact and discuss ethical hypotheticals and professional conduct with more than 50 prominent Detroit-area attorneys and judges. The program will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Detroit Athletic Club.
“Professionalism in Action,” introduced in April 2009 by SBM Past President Ed Pappas emphasizes the importance of ethics and civility using pre-selected hypothetical situations and small group discussions among law students, lawyers and judges.
Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman will give a welcoming address. State Bar President Charles Toy and Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen will provide remarks before group sessions and evaluations. A reception will be held immediately after the program.
“A lawyer’s expertise and skills are not complete without an ethical and professional aspect,” said SBM President, Charles Toy. “They are an intrinsic part of our legal tradition, and law students have everything to gain from these discussions with seasoned professionals.”
For more information please contact State Bar staff counsel Danon Goodrum-Garland at (517)346-6333 or dgarland@ mail.michbar.org or Wayne Law Professionalism in Action coordinator Marilyn Vaughan at ak1557@wayne.edu or (313) 577-4822 or www.law. wayne. edu/2010orientation.php
Wayne Law welcomes new visiting professor
Wayne State University Law School announced Thursday that Serban S. Vacarelu will join the faculty as a visiting professor for the fall 2010 semester. His visit was arranged through a longstanding faculty exchange program between Wayne Law and Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
“Professor Vacarelu will add depth to our already stellar array of faculty who teach and publish in the area of international law,” said Wayne Law Associate Dean John A. Rothchild. “His profound knowledge of three different legal systems makes him a unique resource for our students.”
Vacarelu, whose most recent professional experience includes serving as a lecturer at Maastricht University, will teach a course in comparative law. His past professional experience includes serving as a judicial law clerk and research attorney with the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Vacarelu earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Oradea, Romania, a master of laws from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and a joint bachelor of laws from Babes-Bolyai University and Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University Law School. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in law at Maastricht University with a dissertation on cultural values and civil litigation.
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