Daily Briefs (Oct 8)

Holiday Hours
Please be advised that the Wayne County Probate Court will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 11 and will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 8 a.m.
The Wayne County Clerk's Office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11 in observance of Columbus Day.

The Third Circuit Court Civil, Criminal and Family Divisions will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11 in observance of Columbus Day.

Cooley to host forum on Constitutional Convention Oct. 13
Cooley Law School and the League of Women Voters of the Lansing Area will present a non-partisan forum Wednesday, Oct. 13 on the advisability of holding a constitutional convention. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held 5:30-8 p.m. in Room 911 of the Cooley Center, 300 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing. Eric Lupher, of the Citizen’s Research Council of Michigan, will give the introduction, while former State Rep. Lynn Jondahl will serve as the moderator. Speaking in favor of a constitutional convention will be Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants Senior Policy Fellow, and John Logie, former mayor of Grand Rapids. Speaking against a constitutional convention will be a representative of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, along with Cooley Professor Peter Kempel. For more information, call (517) 290-5909 or (517) 351-0417, or go to http://lansing.mi.lwvnet.org

Leadership Detroit selects Zana Tomich to CLASS XXXII
 Zana Tomich, partner at the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based law firm Dalton, Tomich & Pensler, PLC, was selected to participate in Leadership Detroit Class XXXII. Leadership Detroit is a yearlong community leadership program to enhance leadership skills and gain insight and knowledge of regional issues among senior-level executives in southeast Michigan.

A resident of Birmingham, Tomich is one of 63 local leaders selected to participate in the program this year. Participants represent a cross-section of the community, including business, organized labor, government, education, media, civic groups, health services and community organizations.

“Zana is a leader in our organization and is growing as a leader in our community,” said fellow Dalton, Tomich & Pensler partner Daniel Dalton. “Her Leadership Detroit experience will make her even more of an asset to our firm and will enable her to inspire others to become involved in affecting change in Metro Detroit.”

Leadership Detroit works to connect leaders from Metro Detroit to raise awareness of key issues that affect the Detroit region and inspire change.  More than 1,800 program alumni are working in leadership positions throughout the region, throughout Michigan and across the country.

Visit www.detroitchamber.com for a complete list of the Leadership Detroit Class XXXII roster.