Feature

1. Trial by fire: Noted attorney tested his legal talent with power of persuasion
2. Law student serves as chair of ABA Student Division
3. Court reinstates claim against opioid defendants
4. 'Luncheon Limine' program to focus on Probate Court, April 22
5. Rochester Bar Association plans Top Golf outing

Column

1. LEGAL PEOPLE
2. THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER: A week of reflection
3. NERDWALLET: Five pandemic-driven financial habits worth keeping
4. OCBA UPDATE: A vary merry COVID Christmas
5. ADR SPOTLIGHT: Football fairness - Lessons for ADR?
6. MY TURN: Mass shootings becoming a way of American life
7. COMMENTARY: Women judges in the Third Circuit Court - Highlights of the past seven decades
8. LEGAL PEOPLE
9. THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER: A week of reflection
10. NERDWALLET: Five pandemic-driven financial habits worth keeping
11. OCBA UPDATE: A vary merry COVID Christmas
12. ADR SPOTLIGHT: Football fairness: Lessons for ADR?
13. MY TURN: Mass shootings becoming a way of American life
14. COMMENTARY: Women judges in the Third Circuit Court: Highlights of the past seven decades

State

1. 'Tips for Conducting Hearings Before Dept. of State' offered by State Bar
2. Next WLAM Literary Ladies Book Club meeting online April 29
3. Michigan AG ends campus investigation tied to Nassar
4. Law student strives to increase access to legal system
5. Jewish Bar Association of Michigan awards scholarship to Detroit Mercy Law 2L
6. Attorney makes donation to school's Innocence Project
7. Panel to discuss becoming successful ADR providers
8. Webinar to explore 'Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence'
9. Local attorneys to speak at online 'Evidence Boot Camp'
10. Applications for Pro Bono Honor Roll due April 19
11. Judge rules lawsuit over false jobless fraud can proceed
12. County commissioners approve major investments to address climate change
13. Members of Wolverine Watchmen to stand trial
14. 'Tips for Conducting Hearings Before Dept. of State' offered by State Bar
15. Next WLAM Literary Ladies Book Club meeting online April 29
16. Judge rules lawsuit over false jobless fraud can proceed
17. Mich. AG ends campus investigation tied to Nassar
18. Law student strives to increase access to legal system
19. Jewish Bar Association of Mich. awards scholarship to Detroit Mercy Law 2L
20. Attorney makes donation to school's Innocence Project
21. Panel to discuss becoming successful ADR providers
22. Webinar to explore 'Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence'
23. Local attorneys to speak at online 'Evidence Boot Camp'
24. Applications for Pro Bono Honor Roll due April 19
25. County commissioners approve major investments to address climate change
26. Members of Wolverine Watchmen to stand trial

Business

1. Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raged
2. Webcast to look at 'Money to Be Won and Lost in Trademark Litigation'
3. Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raged
4. Webcast to look at 'Money to Be Won and Lost in Trademark Litigation'

headlines Oakland County

• Holiday Gala
• Jury finds Pontiac woman guilty of felony animal neglect following rescue of 37 animals
• Court of Appeals orders resentencing for 18-year-old in second degree murder case
• Local Gems Sweepstakes spotlights hundreds of Oakland County small businesses
• Nessel secures settlements with Menards, Hyundai and Kia, provides updates on Google settlement

headlines National

• Former judge sentenced to 12 years in prison for using public funds for vacations, personal purchases
• ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
• Attorney sentenced to 25 years in prison after taking client money for gambling
• Ex-DLA Piper partner accused of assault by former associate
• Legal leaders shoulder more stress, new survey shows
• Some noncitizens may have Second Amendment rights, federal appeals court says