Daily Briefs, September 29

Maiuri elected chair of Environmental Law Section of state bar
Miller Canfield principal Anna Maiuri was recently elected to serve as chair of the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

At Miller Canfield, Maiuri serves as chair of the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Regulatory practice group, managing directors specializing in air, water and land environmental law issues and has years of experience representing companies with interests in the global marketplace. Her expertise also includes helping corporations, business owners and operators assess environmental liabilities when purchasing, selling or leasing assets both across the country and around the world. Maiuri earned her J.D. and B.A. from Wayne State University and is named a Michigan Best Lawyer and recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Michigan by Super Lawyers for her work in Environmental Law.

Wayne County Probate Court 2011 Attorney Training set for Oct. 6
The Wayne County Probate Court will conduct its 2011 attorney training session on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the auditorium in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 13th Floor. Two sessions will be held: Attorney Training from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Please note that the 2011 attorney training program will be paperless. Registrants will receive their materials via e-mail with a link to the court’s website (www.wcpc.us - Attorney Training - 2011 Attorney Training Materials). Items can be printed out and brought to the seminar. Also, attorneys are welcome to bring their laptops to the program; you will be able to pull up the handouts during the training sessions from the court’s website, in addition to following the power point presentations by the speakers. Only a limited number of power plugs are available on site.

Attendance at one or both seminars is mandatory to become eligible to receive assignments from the Wayne County Probate Court. (If you do not obtain eligibility to receive appointments through this program, payment vouchers for any Probate Court assignments will not be honored by Wayne County.) All attorneys must attend the afternoon Attorney Training session (1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.). Attorneys who did not attend any of the attorney training programs from 1996-2010 must also attend the morning Attorney Training session (9 a.m. to noon).

The cost is $75 (whether you attend one or both sessions). Registration forms may be obtained from the Chief Deputy Probate Register’s Office of the Wayne County Probate Court, 1305 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (use elevators closest to Woodward Ave.) or from the court’s website at www.wcpc.us. On-site registration will also be available. For additional information, call Michael J. McClory at (313) 224-5685or his administrative assistant at (313) 224-5578 or visit the Court’s web page.

Holiday Hours
Please be advised that the Wayne County Probate Court will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 10 and will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8 a.m.

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