The award winners for the evening included (left to right) Joseph Uhl of Miller Canfield; Richard Jones accepting on behalf Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano (not pictured); Michelle A. Carter of Bodman LLP; Rochester attorney Craig LaVoie; Karen Glorio Luther, director of Legal Aid for Children and Families – Beaumont Health System; Andrew S. Pride of the Office of the General Counsel of Ford Motor Co.; Kelli Elaine Collins of Garian & Garian; and Paul E. Scheidemantel of Clark Hill PLC.
Photos by John Meiu
Legal Aid and Defender Association (LAD) honored two judges, a law firm, a corporate law department, the Wayne County executive and a number of individual attorneys at its first Laddys pro bono service awards ceremony.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judges Timothy M. Kenny and Edward Ewell Jr. were honored with the Ed Pokorny Pioneerof Justice awards during the ceremony at the College for Creative Studies.
Attorneys Harold Gurewitz of Gurewitz & Raben, PLC and Walter Pookrum of the Law Firm of Walter Pookrum received Frank D. Eaman Warrior of Justice awards.
Clark Hill PLC was named Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year. The Office of General Counsel of Ford Motor Co. received the Kelvin W. Scott Pro Bono Award for Excellence in Corporate Involvement.
Individual attorneys who received recognition for exceptional volunteer service through LAD’s Private Attorney Involvement Program were:
• Joseph W. Uhl of Miller Canfield P.L.C. — Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
• Jacob M. Femminineo, Jr. of Femminineo Attorneys PLLC — Pro Bono Spirit-Macomb County
• Craig R. Lavoie — Pro Bono Spirit-Oakland County
• Michelle A. Carter of Bodman PLC — Pro Bono Spirit-Wayne County
• Kelli E. Collins of Garian & Garian — Impact on Domestic Violence
• Karen G. Luther of Legal Aid for Children and Families, William Beaumont Hospital — Friend of LAD
Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano also received a Friend of LAD award.
The following attorneys received Pangborn Pins for exceeding the State Bar of Michigan’s voluntary standard of 30 hours of pro bono service per year:
Farrah N. Arif; Jordon S. Bolton and Paul E. Scheidemantel, Clark Hill PLC; Ali Freeman, Law Offices of Ali R. Freeman; Ziyad Hermiz and Danielle J. Hessell, Butzel Long PC; Liane Kufchock; John E. McSorley, Garran Lukow Miller PC;
Also Christopher Nesi, Nesi & Associates PC; Brock A. Swartzle, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP; and Cheryl Ann Verran, Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook.
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