OCBA announces award recipients
The Oakland County Bar Association has announced the recipients of the 2025 OCBA awards that will be presented on June 5 at the organization’s Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at the Kingsley Hotel in Bloomfield Hills.
“Join us in celebration as we recognize the 2025 OCBA award recipients, members achieving 40 years in legal practice in Michigan, and those who have been a loyal member of the OCBA for 50 consecutive years,” said OCBA Executive Director Jennifer Quick. “In addition, outgoing OCBA President Dean M. Googasian will pass the gavel to incoming President Sarah E. Kuchon. Sarah will be sworn in as the bar’s 93rd president, and her first action as the new leader will be to deliver remarks about her vision for the year ahead.”
This year’s award winners:
• Sean P. Murphy, Michigan Court of Appeals, recipient of the Bonnie L. Beutler Outstanding New Lawyer Award;
• Legislative Committee, Co-chairs Sheldon Laskey and Klint Kesto, recipient of the Committee of the Year Award;
• Ellen M. Paynter, Paynter & Associates, recipient of the Lakeshore Legal Aid Pro Bono Award;
• Judge Richard Kuhn Jr. of the 51st District Court in Waterford, recipient of the S. Gerald Gorcyca Meritorious Service to Veterans Award;
• Khadija Walker-Fobbs, Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development, recipient of the Allene and Martin Doctoroff Liberty Bell Award;
• Cary S. McGehee, Pitt McGehee, recipient of the Professionalism Award;
• Retired Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis C. McMillen, recipient of the Distinguished Public Servant Award;
• Oakland County Circuit Judge Kameshia D. Gant, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award;
• Edward Pappas, Dickinson Wright, recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award.
Tickets to the June 5 event, which will run from 5-8 p.m., can be reserved by visiting OCBA.org.
“Join us in celebration as we recognize the 2025 OCBA award recipients, members achieving 40 years in legal practice in Michigan, and those who have been a loyal member of the OCBA for 50 consecutive years,” said OCBA Executive Director Jennifer Quick. “In addition, outgoing OCBA President Dean M. Googasian will pass the gavel to incoming President Sarah E. Kuchon. Sarah will be sworn in as the bar’s 93rd president, and her first action as the new leader will be to deliver remarks about her vision for the year ahead.”
This year’s award winners:
• Sean P. Murphy, Michigan Court of Appeals, recipient of the Bonnie L. Beutler Outstanding New Lawyer Award;
• Legislative Committee, Co-chairs Sheldon Laskey and Klint Kesto, recipient of the Committee of the Year Award;
• Ellen M. Paynter, Paynter & Associates, recipient of the Lakeshore Legal Aid Pro Bono Award;
• Judge Richard Kuhn Jr. of the 51st District Court in Waterford, recipient of the S. Gerald Gorcyca Meritorious Service to Veterans Award;
• Khadija Walker-Fobbs, Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development, recipient of the Allene and Martin Doctoroff Liberty Bell Award;
• Cary S. McGehee, Pitt McGehee, recipient of the Professionalism Award;
• Retired Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis C. McMillen, recipient of the Distinguished Public Servant Award;
• Oakland County Circuit Judge Kameshia D. Gant, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award;
• Edward Pappas, Dickinson Wright, recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award.
Tickets to the June 5 event, which will run from 5-8 p.m., can be reserved by visiting OCBA.org.
Attorneys discuss ‘The ABCs of ADR’ in webinar April 24
Plunkett Cooney will present a webinar on “The ABCs of ADR: Understanding Michigan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution System” Thursday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to noon.
Dispute resolution in Michigan can be complicated. Litigation alone is daunting but overlaying it from a cost and complexity standpoint is the state’s compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system. Plunkett Cooney attorneys Kelsey M. Hall and Robert A. Marzano will lead the webinar on Michigan’s ADR system and how business owners and insurance professionals can effectively navigate it. Hall and Marzano will cover overview of ADR in Michigan; benefits of ADR for businesses; navigating the ADR process; and legal considerations.
For additional information, visit www.plunkettcooney.com and click on “Insights.”
Dispute resolution in Michigan can be complicated. Litigation alone is daunting but overlaying it from a cost and complexity standpoint is the state’s compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system. Plunkett Cooney attorneys Kelsey M. Hall and Robert A. Marzano will lead the webinar on Michigan’s ADR system and how business owners and insurance professionals can effectively navigate it. Hall and Marzano will cover overview of ADR in Michigan; benefits of ADR for businesses; navigating the ADR process; and legal considerations.
For additional information, visit www.plunkettcooney.com and click on “Insights.”
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