Leonard C. Wolfe commences term as Dykema’s chairman and chief executive officer
Len Wolfe has commenced his three-year term as chairman and chief executive officer of Dykema. Wolfe succeeds Peter M. Kellett, who hadserved as chairman and chief executive officer since 2012.
During his term, Wolfe pledged to continue the firm’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and working collaboratively to maintain Dykema’s robust culture and collegial work environment.
For more than 25 years, Wolfe has practiced government policy and regulatory law, helping clients implement significant public policy initiatives. He first joined Dykema as a summer associate before quickly ascending into leadership roles within the firm. For the last six years, Wolfe has served as a twice-elected member of Dykema’s Executive Board, acting as board liaison to the firm’s Diversity &
Inclusion Committee for the past four years.
Prior to his board membership, Wolfe was Director of Dykema’s Regulated Industries Department and Leader of the firm’s Government Policy and Practice Group for nine years.
Wolfe’s practice focused on multiple specialties, including education, gaming, state procurement, licensing matters and government restructuring. He is known nationally for his work with charter schools.
Wolfe earned a J.D. from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law and a B.A. from the James Madison College at Michigan State University. Before joining Dykema, he worked in the Michigan Legislature, United States Senate and the Michigan Governor’s office.
Ann Arbor-area prosecutor: No cash bail to get out of jail
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A new prosecutor in the Ann Arbor area has told his staff to not seek cash bail for people accused of most crimes.
Eli Savit said assistant prosecutors in Washtenaw County can ask a judge to impose certain conditions on defendants in exchange for their release from jail but posting cash won’t be one of them.
“The size of a person’s bank account should never determine their freedom,” Savit said Monday.
“Under a cash bail system, poorer people — even those who are accused of relatively minor crimes — are forced to sit in jail for days, weeks or years,” he said. “At the same time, cash bail allows wealthier people who are accused of serious crimes to go free pending trial.”
Savit said his office still will seek pretrial detention in major crimes, especially if someone poses an imminent threat to the community.
Judges determine conditions for pretrial release, but a prosecutor’s position is an important part of the decision, Savit said.
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