Retirement party for three Wayne County judges’ set for Nov. 16
Wayne County will lose four long-standing, well-respected judges due to retirement at the end of the year: Judges Prentis Edwards, Thomas E. Jackson, Michael Sapala and Carole Youngblood. The retirement party held in their honor is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 16 at the International Banquet Center in Greek Town, 8th Floor Ballroom from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
For more information regarding sponsorship, participation or ticket sales, please contact Atty. Bill Winters at freezewinters@aol.com or 313 510 3316 or Atty. Susan Reed at sfreed@rocketmail.com or 313 468 0990.
Plunkett Cooney among top firms nationally for female diversity
The National Law Journal (NLJ) has ranked Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, among its list of Top 15 firms nationally for the percentage of equity partners who are women.
“Obviously we are thrilled to be ranked among the best firms nationally for female partner diversity,” said Plunkett Cooney’s President and CEO Henry B. Cooney. “I’m looking forward to the day that our firm and the legal profession as a whole mirrors more closely the diversity of our nation.”
Plunkett Cooney ranked 13th of the 221 law firms listed by NLJ with 22.35 percent of its 85 equity partners being women. According to an additional study by The National Law Journal, the largest firms in the United States by headcount shows that women represent just 15 percent of equity partners.
The data included in the NLJ report was collected as part of the 2012 NLJ/Am Law 200 Survey, and it reflects the average full-time equivalent number of attorneys for 2011. Of the 258 law firms that responded to the survey, 221 were ranked based on their percentage female equity partners.
Plunkett Cooney has established a diversity plan that includes 10 specific goals designed to increase the size of the firm’s diversity pool of employment candidates and to retain them once they have joined the firm. The firm’s commitment to diversity serves to advance each of the strategic goals, which includes policies to recruit, train and maintain a diverse team of exceptional professionals, paralegals and support staff.
Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney has received numerous honors related to its diversity efforts in the workplace and as a member of the legal community. The firm has also been recognized for several consecutive years as a top place to work.
UDM Law Centennial Mass set for Oct. 28
The Centennial Mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter & Paul Jesuit Church by Rev. Joseph Daoust, S.J., Ph.D., General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome, former UDM Law faculty member, and current member of the UDM Board of Trustees. The event is hosted by the UDM Law Alumni Relations Office. Mass is at 11 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast at the School of Law.
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