Man sentenced in death of ex-girlfriend’s 18-month-old son
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A southern Michigan man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s 18-month-old son has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Scott Jurewicz was found guilty in November of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the March 2015 death of Brenden Hartranft. He apologized on Thursday in court before being given the mandatory punishment in the case.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson told Jurewicz “I think you’re a psychopath” before sentencing him.
Jurewicz has admitted he gave the child a shake and put him down hard in a play pen in the home the couple shared in Michigan Center, near Jackson.
Defense lawyer Eric White says Jurewicz continues to maintain his innocence and will be appealing his conviction.
Brinks Gilson & Lione opens new office in Shenzhen, China
Brinks Gilson & Lione has formally launched its office in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.
An event was held on Dec. 1, 2017 with Xilin Jiang, Director General of the Bureau of Justice in Shenzhen Municipality, offering remarks at the opening ceremony to Brinks’ attorneys, their colleagues, clients and other members of Shenzhen’s high-tech community.
“We were honored that Director General Jiang joined us at our new office,” said James R. Sobieraj, a Michigan native and Brinks president at the time of the office opening. “We are also honored to be the first foreign law firm with an office in Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta area. We stand ready to provide important counsel about US IP matters to clients in this region, which is one of the world’s most vibrant economic and business communities.”
Since the Chinese government established it as a Special Economic Zone in 1980, Shenzhen has become known as “China’s Silicon Valley,” with a population of more than 20 million. The area’s economy features world-class technological innovation and continues to experience tremendous growth.
The new office is the first Brinks has opened outside of the United States. The firm was granted approval from China’s Ministry of Justice in August 2017.
“We very much look forward to offering advice and guidance to Chinese-domiciled entities on the intellectual property laws of the US, and to helping them protect their IP,” said Gustavo Siller, Brinks president, who spearheaded efforts to open the office and attended the opening event.
Brinks shareholder Harold V. Johnson, who lives in Shenzhen and is the office’s managing shareholder, also attended the opening.
“Guangdong Province offers remarkable opportunities, and we are very pleased to be the pioneering US law firm in this truly impressive city,” Johnson said. “This is a great day for our firm.”
The firm’s Shenzhen office is located in SCC Center Section B, Number 9 Wenxinsan Rd., Suite 3417, Nanshan District, in Shenzhen.
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