The 2026 Affinity
Bar Charity Challenge took place Thursday, March 19, at Pop’s for
Italian in Ferndale. The Oakland County Bar Association, Women’s Bar
Association, Italian American Bar Association of Michigan, Detroit Bar
Association, Wolverine Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of
Michigan - Macomb Region, South Asian Bar Association of Michigan, and
Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan all participated. Among those
attending the fun night of giving back were (left to right) Wayne County
Circuit Court Judge Edward Ewell Jr., Michigan Court of Appeals Judge
Sima Patel, Kristin Fernandez, U.S. District Court Judge Shalina Kumar,
Jacky August, Brad Hall, Stefania Gismondi, Wayne County Circuit Court
Judge Cylenthia LaToye Miller, Kari Melkonian, Macomb County Probate
Court Judge Sara Schimke, Macomb County 39th District Court Judge Alyia
Hakim, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Paul Hage, Kelly Donnelly, Jen Smith,
Retired Judge Craig Strong, Bridget Underhill, Hina Purohit, and Angela
Medley. Attendees voted for their favorite bar association by donating
cash “tips” to the association’s “tip jar” of their choice. All tips go
to the charities selected by each respective bar association. This
year’s winner with the most tips was the WLAM – Macomb which won by
raising $2,645 for Turning Point of Macomb. Second place was OCBA which
raised $1,086 for the Ruth Ellis Center. The event raised $8,862.98
overall for nine different charities.
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