The State Bar of Michigan announced the following election results last week:
SBM Board of Commissioners
Four attorneys—Dana M. Warnez, the Hon. Clinton Canady III, Erane C. Washington and the Hon. Michael J. Riordan—won contested seats in this year's Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2018 Annual Meeting.
Dana M. Warnez, elected to serve District D representing Macomb and St. Clair counties, focuses her practice on probate and estate planning, drafting and administering trusts and real estate matters at Schoenherr, Cahill & Warnez P.C. in Center Line. The Hon. Clinton Canady III, elected to serve District E representing Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawassee counties, serves as a judge in the General Trial Division of Ingham County's 30th Circuit Court. Erane C. Washington, elected to serve District G representing Jackson and Washtenaw counties, is the principal of the law firm of Erane C. Washington-Kendrick, PLLC, an Ann Arbor law firm focused on real estate, business and commercial litigation. The Hon. Michael J. Riordan, elected to serve District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe and Wayne counties, serves as a judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Two attorneys won unopposed races to the State Bar Board of Commissioners in District I, representing Oakland County. Both will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2018 Annual Meeting. The Hon. Maureen M. McGinnis serves as a judge in the 54-2 District Court in Troy. Jules B. Olsman is the president of Olsman Mueller Wallace & MacKenzie PC in Berkley.
The SBM Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the State Bar on finance, public policy, professional standards and member services and communications.
SBM Representative Assembly
Eleven attorneys won contested races for the SBM Representative Assembly.
Nine attorneys, including Susan L. Haroutunian, Vincent A. Romano, Richard L. Cunningham, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Diane Hutcherson, John C. Philo, John F. Clark, Elizabeth A. Young and Aghogho O. Edevbie won contested elections to represent Wayne County for the Third Circuit.
Ashish S. Joshi and Elizabeth A. Kitchen-Troop won contested elections to represent Washtenaw County for the 22nd Circuit.
Thirty-six attorneys won unopposed races in the State Bar Representative Assembly. These new members are:
First Circuit—Hillsdale County
Barry F. Poulson
Second Circuit—Berrien County
Mary Margaret-LaSata Spiegel
Fourth Circuit—Jackson County
Erica L. Zimny
Sixth Circuit—Oakland County
Michael D. Elkins
Mark L. Teicher
Kenneth B. Morgan
James P. Brennan
Krista L. Haroutunian
Heather J. Atnip
Cesare A. Sclafani
Anthony J. Kochis
Matthew M. Aneese
Christian G. Ohanian
Patrick D. Crandell
Matthew J. Turchyn
Seventh Circuit—Genesee County
Chadd A. O'Brien
Eighth Circuit—Ionia and Montcalm Counties
Tracie L. McCarn-Dinehart
Ninth Circuit—Kalamazoo County
Pamela C. Enslen
10th Circuit—Saginaw County
Thomas H. Fancher
John P. Lozano
14th Circuit—Muskegon County
David B. Kortering
15th Circuit—Branch County
William D. Renner II
16th Circuit—Macomb County
Ryan Zemke
Sterlin Mesadieu
17th Circuit—Kent County
Nicholas M. Ohanesian
Nicholas V. Dondzila
19th Circuit—Benzie and Manistee Counties
Mark Quinn
23rd Circuit—Alcona, Arenac, Iosco and Oscoda Counties
Ann V. Hopcroft
30th Circuit—Ingham County
Carmen G. Fahie
34th Circuit—Ogemaw and Roscommon Counties
Dawn M. LaCasse
38th Circuit—Monroe County
Michael C. Brown
45th Circuit—St. Joseph County
David A. Marvin
49th Circuit—Mecosta and Osceola Counties
Nathan L. Hull
52nd Circuit–Huron County
Suzanne M. Krohn
53rd Circuit–Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties
Aaron J. Gauthier
57th Circuit–Emmet County
Christina L. DeMoore
The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in State Bar policy; it serves as the SBM final policy-making body.
Judicial Tenure Commission
The Hon. Lawrence S. Talon, of Detroit, won an uncontested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence Jan. 1, 2016
and will expire on Dec. 31, 2018.
The JTC is a constitutionally created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts.
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