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  • New data shows effectiveness of legal aid services

    February 17, 2026

    The Justice for All Commission (JFAC) has issued a new report examining the immediate and long-term value of legal aid services throughout Michigan, also known as the social return on investment (SROI). The report, titled “The Social Economic Impact and Return on Funding Investment of Civil Legal Aid Services in the State of Michigan,” presents the social economic impacts and SROI from the services delivered by Michigan legal aid organizations in 2023 and 2024.

  • Bench/Bar Conference hosted by OCBA

    February 17, 2026

    The Oakland County Bar Association will present its 2026 District Court Bench/Bar Conference, “Learning What You Don’t Know as a District Court Practitioner,” on Friday, March 20, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Kingsley Bloomfield Hills, 39475 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills.

  • Tax attorney relishes the opportunity to improve people’s lives

    February 17, 2026

    Tax lawyer Venar Ayar remembers helping a homeless client, living in her car, ready to give her son up for adoption because she hadn’t filed her tax returns. 
    “Tax problems can have real severe consequences in people’s lives,” Ayar says. “Some clients have been in disastrous situations.

  • Client strategies

    February 17, 2026

    The Oakland County Bar Association presented a professional development seminar on “Beyond Billable Hours: Growing Your Client Base” Thursday, February 5, at the OCBA offices in Bloomfield Hills.

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