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Kimberly Clarke of Varnum appointed to National Council of Agricultural Employers Board
Varnum Partner Kimberly Clarke has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Council of Agricultural Employers.
The NCAE focuses exclusively on agricultural labor issues from the agricultural employer's viewpoint. NCAE represents employer interests before Congress and regulatory/administrative bodies such as the departments of Labor, Homeland Security, Agriculture, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. NCAE members are growers, associations, and others whose business interests revolve around labor-intensive agriculture.
Clarke has developed a specialty practice of consultation with agricultural clients and handles various agricultural labor and employment issues such as compliance with migrant labor laws, H-2A worker issues, wage and hour laws and anti-discrimination laws. Additionally, Clarke's practice focuses on immigration matters, including non-immigrant petitions, both employment and family-based permanent residence applications, expatriation and foreign visa issues.

Judicial position opens up in Muskegon County
There is an opening on the 14th Circuit Court in Muskegon County for a judge, as the seat of Hon. John C. Ruck comes available.
The deadline to submit applications is March 7. If you are a State Bar member who meets the legal qualifications for this office and are interested in applying, please refer to Governor Snyder's website for further information and the application: http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,1607,7-277-57738---,00.html, or contact  Cheri Arwood, Executive Administrator, Office of Governor Rick Snyder, Legal Division. Phone: (517) 241-5630 Fax: (517) 335-6196.
There is also an opening in the 42nd Circuit Court in Midland County. The vacating judge is Hon. Jonathan E. Lauderbach, and the application deadline and instructions are the same.
More information is available on the State Bar of Michigan website, www.michbar.org.

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