The Detroit Bar Association – “Raising the Bar through Networking, Practice and Community Service” – will welcome its slate of 2021-22 officers at the Detroit Bar Association 185th annual meeting and awards presentation on June 23 at the Roostertail in Detroit.
Incoming officers and board members:
• Robert Murkowski, President – Miller Canfield;
• Daniel Shirey, Past President – Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook;
• Paul Millenbach, President-Elect – Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC;
• Zenell Brown, Secretary/Treasurer – Third Circuit Court of Michigan.
Elected Directors:
• Hon. Demetria Brue, 36th District Court;
• Kate Brink Harrison, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law;
• Hon. Bridget Hathaway, Third Circuit Court of Michigan;
• Stefanie Reagan, Hickey Hauck Bishoff Jeffers & Seabolt, PLLC;
• Kimberly Yourchock, General Motors.
Appointed Directors:
• Thomas Bruetsch, Schenk & Bruetsch, PLC;
• Michael Donnelly, Fraser, Trebilcock, Davis & Dunlap, P.C.;
• Sarah Gale-Barbantini, Kramer, Corbett, Harding & Dombrowski;
• Laura You, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP.
The Detroit Bar Association will also honor a number of legal leaders for their exceptional service:
• Frank Murphy Award – Valerie Newman, Conviction Integrity Unit, Wayne County Prosecutors Office: In recognition of her leadership and service which exemplify the highest professional ideals and demonstration of outstanding service to the legal profession.
• Liberty Bell Award – Benny N. Napolean, Wayne County Sherriff, posthumously: In recognition of outstanding service performed by a citizen who has given his time and energy to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system of freedom under law, in keeping with the spirit of our Constitution.
• Detroit Bar President’s Award – Christopher J. Webb, J.D., Law & ADR Offices of Christopher J. Webb, PLC: For his continued support of the Detroit Bar’s mission and objectives.
• Committee of the Year Award – In appreciation for outstanding leadership as a member of the Virtual Legal Services Clinic Sub-Committee: Kaitlyn Elias, Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, Caroline Bermudez Jomaa, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Carina Kraatz, Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, Morgan Schut, Fink Bressack, Cara Swindlehurst, Gordon Rees Scully, Mansukhani.
• Pro Bono Service Award – Frances A. Yturri, Third Circuit Court of Michigan: To work for the common good is the noblest creed. To do so with excellence is the highest accomplishment.
The Detroit Bar Barristers Section and Third Circuit Court Virtual Law Day, sponsored by Butzel Long, announced the High School essay and scholarship winners:
• First Place: Luke Padilla, University of Detroit Jesuit High School
• Second Place: Zeyuan Zheng, University of Detroit Jesuit High School
• Third Place: Thomas Leeds, University of Detroit Jesuit High School
Detroit Bar Association Annual Sponsors include:
• Premier Sponsors: Certified Service Professionals, Core Litigation, Everstream
• Patron Sponsors: Bush Seyferth, Dykema, Ogletree Deakins, Varnum, Warner Norcross + Judd
• Sustaining Sponsors: Bar Prep Hero, Bodman, Butzel Long, DTE Energy, Foster Swift, Honigman, Jaffe, Kerr Russell & Weber, Kitch, Proteus, Records Deposition Service, and Robert Half Legal
Detroit Bar Association “Raising the Bar” Event Sponsors include:
• Event Gold Sponsors: Rossman P.C., Widgeon Dispute Resolution, PLC
• Event Diamond Sponsors: Certified Service Professionals, Jones Day, MGM Grand Detroit, Law & ADR Offices of Christopher J. Webb
• Event Ruby Sponsors: Fraser Trebilcock Lawyers, Hickey Hauck Bishoff Jeffers & Seabolt PLLC, Kitch, Kramer Corbett Harding & Dombrowski, Newman Consulting Group, Roostertail, University of Detroit Mercy, Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Whitlock Printing.
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