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Registration open for ‘Walk for Justice’ at the Detroit Zoo May 30


Registration is open for The Salvation Army William Booth Legal Aid Clinic’s third annual Walk for Justice at the Detroit Zoo on Saturday, May 30 starting at 8 a.m.

Admission is $35 in advance and $40 the day of the event. Law students can register for $20 and children, up to 16 years old, are admitted for free. The registration fee includes zoo admission, parking, a Walk for Justice t-shirt, refreshments and entry into a door prize drawing.

 Guests will enjoy face painting, a photo booth, clowns and games for children, as well as have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction featuring items donated by local businesses.

All proceeds benefit The Salvation Army’s William Booth Legal Aid Clinic, which has helped resolve nearly 35,000 legal issues affecting low income families, individuals and U.S. military veterans. The Clinic provides quality guidance and advocacy in a wide variety of areas including family matters, as well as housing, credit and disability issues.

Since 1994, The William Booth Legal Aid Clinic has been providing legal counsel to participants of The Salvation Army Detroit Harbor Light Center, as well as individuals within the community at or below the poverty level.
 For more information about the Walk for Justice and to register, please visit www.walkforjustice.org or call (313) 361-6340.

 

Nominations  sought for the Cook-Friedman FBA Civility Award
 

The deadline is approaching to submit nominations for the 2015 Cook-Friedman FBA Civility Award, which will be presented at the Chapter's Annual Dinner on June 25, 2015.  The selection criteria are as follows:

1. The attorney has been significantly engaged in the practice of law;

2. The attorney demonstrates the highest levels of legal competency and professionalism;

3.  The attorney's conduct is in accordance with the highest standards of professional integrity and personal courtesy as set forth in the Civility Principles of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of  Michigan;

4.  The attorney has demonstrated, while fulfilling the fundamental duty to represent clients vigorously, a mindfulness of the equally important obligation to the administration of justice, which is a truth-seeking process designed to resolve human and societal problems in a rational, peaceful and efficient manner; and

5.  The attorney is guided by a fundamental sense of dignity, decency, candor, and fair play.

 If you believe that an individual is worthy of consideration, please submit the name of the nominee, by May 18, 2015 to fbamich@fbamich.org or to any of the Chapter's officers, together with a brief statement in support of the nomination.

 

IABAM to host Pro Bono Day May 20


The Italian American Bar Association of Michigan (IABAM) will host a Pro Bono Day on Wednesday, May 20.  The event will be held at the Italian American Cultural Society (IACS) from 6 to 8 p.m. The IACS is located at 43843 Romeo Plank Road in Clinton Township. For additional information, visit www.iabam.com.

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