Mental Health Court of the Third Circuit Court marks third graduation
The Third Circuit Court held its third annual Mental Health Court graduation Friday at 1 p.m. in Detroit. Twenty graduates were given their certificate of completion in a ceremony hosted by Michigan State University-Detroit Center.
As one of nine funded programs in the state, the concept of Mental Health Court is to reduce recidivism, reduce the length of stay in jail, and improve the treatment services for those with serious mental illness.
The treatment court program led by Judge Timothy M. Kenny, presiding judge of the Criminal Division and Mental Health Court team leader, is a collaborative effort. This important team concept helps to make the program successful. All team members stress to the participants the importance of independence and that every tomorrow is a vision of hope. Services offered include judicial interaction, mental health treatment, residential treatment, relapse prevention, employment and housing assistance. Program eligibility includes Wayne County Jail inmates that are seriously and persistently mentally ill, have a non-violent history and non-compliance with other modes of treatment.
Firm plans ‘Taxation and Succession Planning Institute’
While Congress avoided the fiscal cliff at the eleventh hour, tax and financial planners need to keep up with changes that have occurred and how they affect their clients. The Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute will offer the latest information and techniques to help tax and financial planners during a half-day seminar from 7:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, at the Troy Marriott located at 200 West Big Beaver Road in Troy.
The seminar is designed for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and financial planners. The attendance fee is $100 per person and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and seminar materials. Members of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) are eligible to receive four Continuing Education Credits (CPE) for participating in the seminar. Financial planners are eligible for four Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) credits, and two CE Insurance Credits in Life/Health (pending approval).
Seminar topics include: Income, Trusts & Estates, Gift and GST Update; Formulas and Flexibility in Family Business Transactions and Portability Planning; Tax Planning in Choice of Entity and Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations; Health Care Law Update; and Information Security.
The seminar will feature Butzel Long attorneys Jeremy R. Cnudde, W. Patrick Dreisig, Amy L. Glenn, Terry O. Lang, Mark R. Lezotte, Robert M. Nemzin, Robert P. Perry, Claudia Rast, Robert H. Schwartz and David W. Sommerfeld.
During lunch, representatives from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will lead a discussion on personal property tax reform as well as a review on how participants can provide value to clients with assets based economic development.
To register for this seminar, visit www.butzel.com/tax2013/. For additional information, contact Jonathan Spencer at 313-983-6995 or spencer@butzel.com.
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