State Bar announces 2014 election results

 SBM Board of Commissioners

Three attorneys—James W. Heath, of Detroit; E. Christopher Johnson Jr., of Plymouth; and Gregory L. Ulrich, of Gross Pointe Woods—won contested seats in District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe and Wayne counties, in this year’s SBM Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2017 Annual Meeting.

Four attorneys won unopposed races to the State Bar Board of Commissioners. Donald G. Rockwell, of Flint, won in District B, representing Bay, Huron, Genesee, Lapeer, Midland, Sanilac, Saginaw and Tuscola counties; Shauna L. Dunnings, of Lansing, won in District E, representing Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawasee counties; Jennifer M. Grieco, of Birmingham, and Richard J. Siriani, of Troy, won two seats in District I, representing Oakland County. All four will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2017 Annual Meeting.

The State Bar Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the various operations of the State Bar, such as finance, public policy and member services.

 

State Bar Representative Assembly

One attorney won a contested race for the State Bar Representative Assembly. In the Seventh Circuit, representing Genesee County, Jill L. Nylander won a three-year term.

Thirty-seven attorneys won unopposed races in the State Bar Representative Assembly. These new members are:

 

Second Circuit—Berrien County 

Scott A. Dienes

 

Third Circuit—Wayne County 

Audrey R. Monaghan 

Joseph P. McGill 

Douglas A. Kaye 

Katherine Kakish 

Daniel D. McLean 

Aaron V. Burrell

Thomas M. J. Lavigne 

 

Fifth Circuit—Barry County 

James H. Fisher

 

Sixth Circuit—Oakland County 

Dennis M. Flessland 

J. Scot Garrison 

Carl L. Collins III 

David M. Eisenberg 

Samantha J. Orvis 

Anne E. Linder 

Patrick D. Crandell

Ninth Circuit—Kalamazoo County 

Alan B. Koenig 

Mark A. Holsomback

 

11th Circuit—Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties 

Brian D. Rahilly 

 

13th Circuit—Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties 

Wilson D. Brott 

Lea Ann Sterling

 

16th Circuit—Macomb County 

R. Timothy Kohler

 

17th Circuit—Kent County 

Martin J. Hillard 

Victoria A. Vuletich

 

20th Circuit—Ottawa County 

Ronald L. Foster

 

21st Circuit—Isabella County 

Robert M. Backus

 

22nd Circuit—Washtenaw County 

Elizabeth C. Jolliffe

 

25th Circuit—Marquette County 

Nels A. Christopherson

 

26th Circuit—Alpena and Montmorency Counties 

Daniel J. Florip

27th Circuit—Newaygo and Oceana Counties 

Ellsworth J. Stay Jr.

 

30th Circuit—Ingham County 

Kimberly A. Breitmeyer 

Darling A. Garcia

 

31st Circuit—St. Clair County 

Gregory T. Stremers

 

36th Circuit—Van Buren County 

Theresa J. Cypher

 

39th Circuit—Lenawee County 

Jennifer A. Frost

 

48th Circuit—Allegan County 

Matthew W. Antkoviak

 

54th Circuit–Tuscola County 

Adam D. Pavlik

The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in State Bar policy; it serves as the SBM final policy-making body.

 

SBM Judicial Tenure Commission

Nancy J. Diehl, of Detroit, won a contested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence Jan. 1, 2015 and will expire on Dec. 31, 2017.

The JTC is a constitutionally created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts.

 

SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council

Two attorneys—Ryan Zemke, of Utica, and Mwanaisha A. Sims, of Detroit,—won uncontested elections in District 1, representing Wayne and Macomb Counties, for two-year terms expiring in 2016.

Three attorneys—Jerome Crawford, of Troy; Tanya N.Cripps, of Auburn Hills; and Choi Tanaha Portis, of Farmington Hills —won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland County, for two-year terms expiring in 2016.

Four attorneys—Jade J. Edwards, of Burton; Shenique A. Moss, of Lansing; Aysha J. Kasham, of Ann Arbor; and Roberta L. Sacharski, of Lansing—won uncontested elections in District Three, representing all Michigan counties except for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb, for two-year terms expiring in 2016.

The Young Lawyers Executive Council governs the members of the Young Lawyers Section, one of the State Bar’s largest sections. The section provides education, information and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs and newsletters. The section has won numerous awards for its public service and educational programs.

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