UDM Law partners with ABA Young Lawyers Div. to serve veterans
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is proud to announce its partnership with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD) to implement a year-long initiative, Project SALUTE: Young Lawyers Serving Veterans (YLSV). Through this initiative, volunteer attorneys will educate veterans on available benefits and assist them with obtaining these benefits.
“This year, the ABA Young Lawyers Division made a commitment to provide veterans with education and assistance in accessing their federal benefits,” said Tammy Kudialis, director of UDM Law’s Project SALUTE. “We are excited to partner with them on this initiative, as we are uniquely positioned to help veterans seeking federal benefits assistance, having worked with thousands through our own legal clinics across the country.”
Serving as the ABA YLD’s National Public Service Project for 2011-12, YLSV will educate veterans on benefits they may be entitled to receive and assist them in completing the required forms to obtain those benefits. At each legal clinic, a multi-media educational video will be shown and trained volunteer lawyers will then consult individually with veterans and assist them in completing applications and guiding them through various requirements and eligibility for federal veterans’ benefits.
“Through this initiative, young lawyers across the country will come together to honor and thank the brave members of our Armed Forces who have sacrificed much to ensure the safety and security of our country,” said Michael G. Bergmann, chair of the ABA YLD. “With UDM Law as our project partner, we will work to help as many veterans as possible in all fifty states obtain their well-deserved federal benefits.”
YLSV will launch on Friday, Oct. 14, at the ABA YLD’s Fall Conference in Seattle with future clinics scheduled in New Orleans and Nashville. For additional information about YLSV, visit www.ambar.org/yldservingveterans.
State Supreme Court names court recorder to Board of Review
Bonnie L. Rozema of Byron Center, Michigan has been appointed to the Court Reporting and Recording Board of Review by the Michigan Supreme Court. She will serve a partial term that will expire on March 31, 2013.
Rozema, who has served as a freelance court recorder since 1995, has been a recorder of grand jury proceedings in both state and federal court. She is a certified electronic recorder and has been certified as a legal video specialist by the National Court Reporters Association. She holds an associate’s degree in court and conference reporting from Lansing Community College. Rozema is a member of the National Court Reporters Association.
The Board of Review tests and certifies court reporters and recorders, and publishes guidelines for their work. The board also handles complaints against court reporters and recorders.
Holiday Hours
The Wayne County Probate Court will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 10 and will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8 a.m.
The Third Circuit Court Civil, Criminal and Family Divisions will be closed Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.
The Wayne County Clerk’s Office will be closed Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.
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