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- Posted May 26, 2026
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New lawyers join the bar
The Oakland County New Lawyers Admission Ceremony was conducted on Friday, May 15, in the Oakland County Commissioners Auditorium at the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac. Attorneys who passed the February bar exam were sworn into the State Bar of Michigan during the ceremony.
The Oakland County New Lawyers Admission Ceremony was conducted on Friday, May 15, in the Oakland County Commissioners Auditorium at the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac. Attorneys who passed the February bar exam were sworn into the State Bar of Michigan during the ceremony. Cheering on new attorney Lorraine Riffle (center) at the ceremony were her parents (left to right) Catherine and Chris Riffle.
(Left photo) Eliza Everson (right) proudly watched as her mom, Macherie Everson (left), was sworn in as a new attorney. (Right photo) New attorney Rebecca Schantz (left) was happy to receive congratulations from her daughter Scarlett at the ceremony.
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