WLAMF contributes to Just the Beginning Foundation
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation (WLAMF) is pleased to present a $1,000 contribution to the Just the Beginning Foundation High School Summer Legal Institute (JTBF), as part of its ongoing educational philanthropy. This contribution supports the week-long law program for metropolitan Detroit high school students that is overseen by U. S. District Judge Victoria Roberts and Cooley Auburn Hills Dean John Nussbaumer. Part of the “Motor City Pipeline” intended to increase diversity in the profession, the Institute links high school students with practicing lawyers, and trains them in lawyering skills such as oral argument and negotiation. 2013 marks the fourth year of the project, which has reached dozens of Detroit-area students.
“This project is a fantastic way to support the educational goals of these students,” said Dawn Van Hoek, Chair of the WLAM Foundation and a JTBF mentor during 2012. “The students gain an insider’s view of the legal system, and we gain a relationship with the next generation of advocates,” Van Hoek added. Judge Roberts observed, “We can see confidence build in these young adults over a short period of time. Part of our goal is to instill that confidence, and get students to understand that many of us — before our successes— were just like them.”
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation has as its primary mission the support of educational opportunities for women, realized each year through scholarships to outstanding women law students at Michigan’s five law schools. The WLAMF is itself supported through generous contributions from law firms, corporations and individuals, including General Motors, the Albert & Doris Pitt Foundation, the Dickinson Wright Women’s Network, Bodman PLC, Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, Kerr, Russell and Weber PLC Fund and the Culinary Challenge Committee. On the web at: www.wlamfoundation.org.
Michigan Litigation attorney Lisa B. Kirsch Satawa joins Clark Hill PLC
Attorney Lisa B. Kirsch Satawa has joined Clark Hill PLC’s Birmingham office as a member in the Litigation Practice Group.
Kirsch Satawa is an experienced defense attorney whose practice focuses on criminal defense, child protection and the defense of juveniles charged with crimes. Kirsch Satawa has developed an excellent reputation for her work in this area, and is a national speaker/ instructor on relevant issues in these cases, especially in cases involving child witnesses and child protective services. She is the past recipient of the Kimberly Cahill Leadership Award from the State Bar of Michigan for her role in the creation and implementation of CDAM’s “A is for Attorney” program.
Kirsch Satawa belongs to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, and the Oakland County Bar Association. She is currently assisting in drafting a protocol for law enforcement response to victims of sexual assault for the State of Michigan.
Clark Hill PLC is an entrepreneurial, full service law firm that provides business legal services, government & public affairs, and personal legal services to our clients throughout the country. With offices in Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and West Virginia, Clark Hill has more than 300 attorneys and professionals. For more information, visit www.clarkhill.com.
Dennis P. Partridge and Robert D. Goldstein elected to Executive Committee
Garan Lucow Miller P.C., is pleased to announce that Dennis P. Partridge and Robert D. Goldstein have been elected to Garan Lucow Miller P.C.’s Executive Committee.
Dennis P. Partridge is a shareholder in the Firm’s Detroit office. Mr. Partridge’s practice area is concentrated in Workers’ Compensation. Dennis P. Partridge is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association and Council on Litigation Management. Dennis has been named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” from 2010 through the present and he is also listed as a preeminent attorney in Martindale-Hubbell with an AV rating.
Robert D. Goldstein is a shareholder in the Firm’s Grand Blanc office. Mr. Goldstein concentrates his practice in the areas of Intellectual Property Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense. Robert is a member of the State Bars of Michigan and Indiana, the Federal Courts in Michigan and Indiana, the Sixth and Seventh Circuit, Federal Court of Appeals, Genesee County Bar Association and American Inns of Court of Genesee County.
Garan Lucow Miller, P.C., a full-service law firm since 1948, provides quality representation to a national clientele from the Great Lakes Region, with a regional presence of ten offices throughout Michigan and Indiana. For more information, visit www.garanlucow.com.
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