Thomas J. Ryan has won re-election for a third term in a highly contested race for the only open seat on the Judicial Tenure Commission.
Ryan’s three-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2011, and expire Dec. 31, 2013.
He was first elected to the JTC in 2004, and he has served as the body’s secretary, and currently serves as its vice president.
The JTC is a constitutionally-created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts.
A sole practitioner, Ryan serves as the attorney for the Village of Beverly Hills, City of Keego Harbor, City of the Village of Clarkston, City of Orchard Lake Village and special counsel for the Village of Oxford and City of Birmingham.
Ryan served as the 66th SBM president from 2000 to 2001, and has been an active leader in many other professional organizations throughout his career.
Board of Commissioners
Five attorneys — Bruce A. Courtade, Robert J. Buchanan, Dennis M. Barnes, Brian D. Einhorn, and Edward L. Haroutunian — won contested seats in this year’s State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners elections.
All of them will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2013 Annual Meeting.
The State Bar Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the various operations of the Bar, such as finance, public policy, and member services.
Courtade won in District C, representing Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa Counties.
He is a shareholder with Rhodes McKee in Grand Rapids, where he practices primarily commercial litigation and construction law. He first served on the Board of Commissioners from 1998-2001 as a Representative Assembly officer, and was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2004 and 2007.
Courtade currently serves as secretary of the Board of Commissioners, and is in line to become its president in 2012.
Buchanan also won in District C, representing Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa Counties.
In 1995 he co-founded the firm of Buchanan and Buchanan and currently serves as its managing partner.
He has served on the Rep Assembly since 2002 and has chaired its Special Issues, Assembly Review, Hearings, and Drafting committees. He has also served on the executive council of the Young Lawyers Section and as a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Barnes won in District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe and Wayne Counties.
He is a member of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, PLLC, with a business litigation practice.
Barnes is past president of the Federal Bar Association's Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, chair of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Commercial Litigation Section, and 2010 DMBA Diversity Celebration liaison.
He is on the federal court's Standing Committee on Civility, and served on its 2009 Magistrate Reappointment Selection Panel and presented at its Shared Advanced Technology Courtroom Certification seminars.
Einhorn won in District I, representing Oakland County.
Einhorn practices with Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff and has tried more than 100 cases to verdict.
He was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2004 and was elected treasurer by his fellow commissioners in 2009.
Einhorn has represented many attorneys and judges before the Attorney Grievance Commission and the Judicial Tenure Commission, and served as chair of a committee that reviewed proposed rule changes to the AGC disciplinary rules.
Haroutunian also won in District I, representing Oakland County.
Haroutunian practices with Haroutunian Licata Haroutunian, PC, in Bingham Farms, concentrating on family law, estate planning, real estate, and commercial litigation.
He has served as a special assistant attorney general of Michigan, and as a facilitator and arbitrator in family and real estate cases.
He served on the Board of Commissioners from 2004-2007, and on the State Bar Representative Assembly from 1991-1997 and from 2001-2007.
Two attorneys won uncontested races for the 32-member Board of Commissioners. They are James N. Erhart of Petoskey, who won in District A representing 38 counties in northern lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula; and Julie A. Sullivan of Kalamazoo, who won in District F representing nine counties in southwestern Michigan.
Representative Assembly
Twenty-one attorneys won contested races for the State Bar Representative Assembly.
In the 3rd Circuit, representing Wayne County, Susan Licata Haroutunian, Gregory L. Ulrich, Michael J. McClory and Stephen M. Taratuta won three-year terms expiring in 2013, and Eric S. Rosenthal won a two-year term expiring in 2012.
In the 5th Circuit, representing Barry County, David E. Gilbert won a two-year term expiring in 2012.
In the 6th Circuit, representing Oakland County, Martin P. Krohner, Sheldon G. Larky, James P. Cunningham, Daniel J. Cherrin, Jeffrey B. Linden, David A. Wolfe, Sarah E. Kuchon and April L. Neihsl won three-year terms expiring in 2013, and Frederick A. Neumark and Kenneth B. Morgan won two-year terms expiring in 2012.
In the 17th Circuit, representing Kent County, Thomas R. TerMaat won a three-year term expiring in 2013 and Matthew P. Smith won a two-year term expiring in 2012.
In the 18th Circuit, representing Bay County, Alan R. Sullivan and Jan A. Miner won three-year terms expiring in 2013.
In the 53rd Circuit, representing Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties, Michael J. Ekdahl won a two-year term expiring in 2012.
Thirty attorneys won unopposed races in the Representative Assembly. These new members are:
1st Circuit – Hillsdale County
Barry F. Poulson
2nd Circuit – Berrien County
Donna B. Howard
4th Circuit – Jackson County
Bruce A. Barton
7th Circuit – Genessee County
Amy M. Kline
9th Circuit – Kalamazoo County
Pamela C. Enslen
Donald Roberts
13th Circuit – Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties
John R. Blakeslee
Robert H. Witkop
Lee Hornberger
16th Circuit – Macomb County
Carl E. Chioini
James T. Hogan
Nathan J. Edmonds
Dana M. Warnez
22nd Circuit – Washtenaw County
Robert K. Fergan
24th Circuit – Sanilac County
Ryan Edberg
30th Circuit – Ingham County
Monique C. Field
Francis X. Hathaway
Goldie Adele
37th Circuit – Calhoun County
Darling A. Garcia
Robert G. Mathis
39th Circuit – Lenawee County
Adrienne L. Iddings
40th Circuit – Lapeer County
Michael C. Delling
41st Circuit – Dickinson, Iron, Menominee Counties
Christopher S. Ninomiya
42nd Circuit – Midland County
Julia Close
43rd Circuit – Cass County
Heidi Behnke
44th Circuit – Livingston County
Kathleen M. Oemke
50th Circuit – Chippewa County
James A. Riggle
51st Circuit – Lake and Mason Counties
Jeffrey C. Nellis
56th Circuit – Eaton County
Michael W. Thomsen
57th Circuit – Emmet County
Jennifer Schafer
The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in Bar policy; it serves as the SBM final policy-making body.
SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee
Two attorneys — Carlos A. Escurel and Andrea C. Irons — won contested elections in Wayne and Macomb Counties. Their two-year term expires in 2012.
Brent G. Seitz and James W. Low won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland County, for two-year terms expiring in 2012.
Erika Anderson, Bonnie R. Shaw, Shenique Moss, and Alexandra Nassar won uncontested elections in District 3, representing all other Michigan counties, for two-year terms expiring in 2012.
The Young Lawyers Executive Council governs the members of the Young Lawyers Section, the State Bar's largest section.
The section provides education, information, and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs, and newsletters.
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