––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
https://www.legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
- Posted June 16, 2025
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
JBAM honorees saluted

Retired Oakland County Circuit Court Judge James Alexander (seated,
right) and current Oakland County Circuit Court Judge David Cohen
(seated, left) were in the spotlight May 21 at the Annual Awards
Ceremony presented by the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. The event,
which took place at the Somerset Inn in Troy, was highlighted by the
presentation of the Avern Cohn Lifetime Achievement Award to Alexander
and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Champion of Justice Award to Cohen. “This
year’s event was standing room only, a true testament to the
accomplishments of our honorees, and the remarkable growth of our
organization,” said attorney Jordan Zuppke (seated center), president of
the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan. “JBAM is a necessary pillar of
our community, strengthening the voice of Jewish legal professionals
across Michigan. I strongly encourage all attorneys and law students
reading this to become members. There are great events and networking
opportunities that we offer. To our sponsors, board members, and all of
those who volunteered, again, thank you for being part of our mission.”
Happy to recognize the judges at the ceremony were (standing, left to
right) Jessica Davidov, David Sachs, Jerome Sabbota, JBAM Past President
Nargiz Nesimova, Mitchell Ribitwer, JBAM Past President Elisheva Mosko,
Cole Levine, Robert Goldman, Victor Wandzel, and Loren Shevitz.
headlines Oakland County
- ‘Classic’ photo
- Supreme Court addresses class-action takings question on tax foreclosures
- Prosecutors discuss ‘Law Enforcement Millage Strategies’
- International Bar, Ukrainian Bar launch mentoring program to support war crimes legal professionals in Ukraine
- Thousands of Michiganders receive $34 million in back payments under unemployment law benefits increase
headlines National
- Protecting fair and impartial courts is a key tenet of ABA advocacy
- 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York’s gun liability law is ‘massive victory,’ state AG says
- Is this the year for associate raises?
- Try estate law for a practice with work-life balance, says ‘Lifestyle Lawyer Revolution’ author
- Disbarred lawyer who disappeared is sentenced for stealing client money, including funds for woman’s care
- Twin daughters of BigLaw couple among Texas flood victims; ‘we are devastated,’ family says