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- Posted November 25, 2025
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Love of Defense
The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) conducted its 2025 Winter Meeting, titled “For the Love of Defense: How to Love Being a Defense Attorney Again,” on Friday, November 7, at the Sheraton Detroit Novi. Zenna Elhasan (center), general counsel & board secretary for The Kresge Foundation, provided the keynote speech on “Changes - How Women and Gen Z Have Changed the Legal Profession.” On hand to welcome Elhasan to the meeting were (left to right) MDTC Secretary Regina Berlin, Garan Lucow Miller; MDTC Vice President Rik Joppich, Joppich Law PLLC; 2025 Meeting Committee Co-Chair Sarah Cherry, Foley, Baron, Metzger, & Juip PLLC; 2025 Meeting Committee Co-Chair Zabbia Alholou, Hewson & Van Hellemont PC; 2025 Meeting Committee Co-Chair Dan Campbell, Scarfone, & Geen PC; and 2025 Meeting Committee member Brittny Carter, McDonald Baas & Livingston PLLC.
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