Area attorneys named to boards by Governor Whitmer
Two attorneys have been appointed to state boards, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this week.
Brandy Robinson, of Detroit, has been named to the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission. Robinson is the chief defender and executive director at the Federal Community Defender Office. Robinson also serves on the Appellate Defender Commission.
Robinson holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and African American studies and Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan. Robinson is appointed as a member submitted by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for a term commencing November 10, 2026, and expiring April 1, 2028. Robinson succeeds Michael Carter, who has resigned.
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission was created as a result of efforts to improve legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The Commission develops and oversees the implementation, enforcement, and modification of minimum standards, rules, and procedures to ensure that indigent criminal defense services providing effective assistance of counsel are delivered to all indigent adults in this state consistent with the safeguards of the United States Constitution, the State Constitution of 1963, and with the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act.
Nabih Ayad, of New Boston, has been named to the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority Board of Directors. Ayad is an attorney and the founder and president of Ayad Law. Ayad holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Wayne State University and a Juris Doctor from the Michigan State University College of Law. Ayad is reappointed for a term commencing November 10, 2026, and expiring September 30, 2030.
The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) is to plan, develop, and promote Detroit as a freight transportation and distribution hub for U.S. Midwest and Southwestern Ontario businesses and their customers and vendors, for the purpose of fostering economic growth in the City of Detroit, Wayne County, and the State of Michigan.
Annual Winter Gala planned by IABAM for Dec. 5
The Italian American Bar Association of Michigan will host its 93rd Annual Winter Gala on Saturday, December 5, from 6 to midnight at Club Venetian Banquet Center, 29310 John R Rd. in Madison Heights.
IABAM will celebrate the year’s end and honor members and non-members for their contributions to both law and the Italian community at large.
Cost for the gala is $150 per person. The event is open to non-members. To register, visit www.iabam.com/events or email IBAM President Simone Fabiilli at sfabiilli@plunkettcooney.com.
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