Detroit attorney becomes 92nd State Bar president
Published: September 25, 2026
Erika L. Bryant was sworn in as the 92nd President of the State Bar of Michigan by Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh on September 18, during the Presidential Inauguration and Awards Luncheon at the Detroit Marriott Troy — becoming just the second Black woman to hold the State Bar of Michigan’s highest office.
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Clark-Sullivan to serve as Representative Assembly chair
September 25, 2026Alena M. Clark-Sullivan will serve this year as chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Representative Assembly. Clark-Sullivan was sworn in by Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh during the RA meeting September 18, 2026, in Troy.
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