The Oakland County
Bar Association (OCBA) gathered with colleagues from partnering
affinity bar associations for the biennial Taste of Diversity cocktail
reception on Thursday, October 16, at the Great Lakes Culinary Center in
Southfield. During the strolling the reception, the Leon Hubbard
Community Service Award was presented to Wayne County 36th District
Court Judge Poncé D. Clay (second from left) and the Michael K. Lee
Memorial Award was presented to Kristina Bilowus (center) of Michigan
State University College of Law. Happy to congratulate the honorees were
(left to right) Darnell Smith of Lipton Law, OCBA President Sarah
Kuchon of Hohauser Kuchon, and OCBA President-Elect Aaron Burrell of
Dickinson Wright PLLC. Partnering bar associations at the event included
the Armenian-American Bar Association, D. Augustus Straker Bar
Association, Detroit Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association,
Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers, Michigan Asian Pacific
American Bar Association, and Women’s Bar Association. The Taste of
Diversity is sponsored by the OCBA Diversity and Inclusion Committee. It
was established in 2015 to celebrate multiculturalism within the
profession and to foster collaboration among area affinity bars in
promoting greater awareness and advocacy for diversity in the legal
field.
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