––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
https://www.legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
- Posted July 07, 2026
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Awards & scholarships
The Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers conducted its Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 25, at Sindbad’s Restaurant and Marina in Detroit. During the evening, the ISIAL Judge Thomas “Tiger” Thornton Award was presented to Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh (center). Scholarships were presented to Madeline Tripp (second from right), Jack Burke (far right), and Sara Creech (not pictured). Happy to congratulate the honorees were (left to right) ISIAL Educational Foundation Board member Dennis Clark of Clark Law Firm PLLC and ISIAL President Jennifer Cupples of Jennifer A. Cupples PLLC. Also during the event, the ISIAL Charles R. Rutherford Jr. Award was presented to Joseph McGill (not pictured) of Foley, Baron, Metzger, & Juip PLLC.
(Photo by John Meiu)
headlines Oakland County
- Historical: Circuit Court judge has made indelible mark
- ABA amicus brief supports noncitizens’ right to a bond hearing when detention becomes ‘unreasonably prolonged’
- Nessel secures full victory in lawsuit challenging administration’s attack on fair housing protections
- Whitmer announces new automotive jobs, investment in Oakland County
- AG pushes federal government to strengthen rules to combat illegal robocalls
headlines National
- Lindsay Clancy trial shows how hard it is to prove intent retroactively
- Is there a religious right to abortion? State supreme court will weigh in
- Harvey raises $550M in latest round of funding
- Vanderbilt law students will gain access to AI-powered deposition simulations
- Federal judges’ interns may accept stipends from law firms, ethics panel says
- Former lawyer who pulled gun on ex-wife in restaurant convicted of attempted murder




