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 Wayne Law’s cancer law clinc recognized among most innovative

Wayne State University Law School’s Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic was recognized by preLaw magazine as one of the nation’s top 15 most-innovative law school clinics.

Wayne Law was the only Michigan law school represented on the list. The Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic was ranked in the top 15, while 10 other clinics were recognized as runners-up.
 
The magazine sought nominations from law schools nationwide. Nominations from more than 76 law schools were reviewed. The magazine evaluated clinics for innovation in subject matter, structure or community served.

A story on the honored clinics will be published in preLaw magazine’s winter issue. 

The Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic is a medical-legal partnership that offers students training in practical lawyering skills while providing an invaluable service to low-income cancer patients living in the metro-Detroit area.

The medical-legal partnership was established in 2011 as a two-year fellowship funded by Equal Justice Works. The program was spearheaded by Kathryn M. Smolinski, an Equal Justice Works Fellow, who earned her law degree from Wayne Law and master of social work degree from the University of Michigan. Smolinski has 20 years of experience in the field of oncology social work and a passion to serve the cancer community. In fall 2013, the program was selected to become a new clinic course offering at Wayne Law, beginning in January 2014, staffed by Smolinski as clinic director and adjunct assistant professor.

The areas of law in which the clinic provides assistance include employment, housing, insurance, long-term benefits and public benefits.
 

Lawyer of suspect in slaying of 14-year-old asks to be replaced 

ROMEO, Mich. (AP) — A man charged with killing a 14-year-old girl as she walked her dog in southeastern Michigan has gotten new lawyer.
 
The lawyer representing 32-year-old James VanCallis asked to be replaced at a hearing earlier this month in Romeo District Court. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports that Azhar Sheikh has been selected by the court to represent VanCallis.

Authorities say VanCallis hit April Millsap with a motorcycle helmet and stomped on her in Armada near a popular Macomb County trail on July 24. They say the man from St. Clair County’s Wales Township was planning to rape her but a witness interrupted him.
VanCallis is charged with first-degree murder and assault with intent to rape. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for Dec. 15 and 16.
 

WLAM-Wayne Region to holiday event Dec. 2

 
The WLAM-Wayne Region will hold you to their holiday community service event on December 2, 2014, at the Ronald McDonald House in downtown Detroit by hosting a dinner for the families staying at the House during the holidays. Two shifts are available from 5-6:15 pm and 6:15-7 pm. Contact Santana Knight at SSKnight17@gmail.com to RSVP and with any further questions.

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