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- Posted February 26, 2026
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‘Bridging the Gap’
The Macomb County
Bar Association (MCBA) and Macomb County Probate Bar Association (MCPBA)
recently joined forces to present an event entitled “Bridging The Gap.”
Among those taking part in the discussion at O’Halloran’s Public House
in Mt. Clemens were (left to right): Farrah Ramdayal-Howard, MCBA
president: Circuit Court Judges Julie Gatti, Kathryn Viviano and Matthew
Sabaugh; 39th District Court Judge Alyia Hakim; and Probate Court
Judges Sara Schimke and Aaron Hall.
The
presentation was billed as “an interactive discussion exploring the
ethical and procedural challenges that arise when criminal and probate
cases intersect.” Another photo of members of the panel featured (left
to right): Probate Judge Sara Schimke; Danielle Strace, Macomb County
Prosecutor’s Office; Circuit Court Judge Julie Gatti; Lesia Fedorak,
MCBA Young Lawyers Section chair-elect; George Heitmanis, MCPBA
director; Farrah Ramdayal-Howard, MCBA president; Dan Simjanovski, MCBA
director; Elisha Oakes, MCBA treasurer; and 39th District Court Judge
Alyia Hakim.
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