Attorney named lead legal officer for state wing of Civil Air Patrol
Dykema attorney Steve Tupper has been named the lead legal officer and judge advocate for the Michigan Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Tupper served as assistant to the position for four years prior to the appointment.
In this new role, Tupper will advise the command staff in matters such as air operations, government contracts and other personnel matters, as well as represent the CAP in a number of proceedings. Already a CAP lieutenant colonel, Tupper has served for 11 years in roles that include legal officer and judge advocate, deputy squadron commander and search-and-rescue/disaster-relief pilot.
“Steve possesses a great amount of passion for flying and, when combined with his profound legal expertise in the aviation sector, it makes him a great choice for this position,” said Major Robert L. Bowden, the Michigan Wing’s Public Affairs Officer. “We need dedicated individuals to counsel and advocate for CAP and Steve is just that, proven by his loyal commitment over the past decade.”
As leader of Dykema’s Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce practice group, Steve focuses his law practice on electronic commerce, technology development and licensing, supply chain management, aviation, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing relationships, aerospace, aviation and other commercial lending and asset recovery and general corporate law matters. He also leads the firm’s Aviation Transaction group and is currently chair of the Aviation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
“The CAP is an organization that over the past decade or so, I have grown to deeply admire and respect,” said Tupper. “I am thrilled to accept this new role as lead legal officer and judge advocate and every day, have the opportunity to put my strengths — legal work and aviation — into action.”
Check out the ways lawyers contribute to their communities
Have you checked out the State Bar of Michigan’s A Lawyer Helps program lately?
The program celebrates the extraordinary pro bono and community service hours volunteered by Michigan attorneys.
This month, we celebrate the Shiawassee County Bar Association, which hosted its seventh Annual Free Legal Advice Fair at the historic Shiawassee County Circuit Courthouse in Corunna on May 1 as part of its Law Day celebration.
Twenty-three people came to get legal advice on a wide variety of matters, including real estate, expungement, family law, land contracts and more. The attorneys who donated their time include Barb Dawes, Tom Moorhead, Cole Schmidt, Pat McAvoy, Jennifer Peplinski, Rob Ellis, Bob Ashley, Lynn Bowne, Richard Burlingame, James Gutting and Sarah Bouck.
See more at http://sbmblog.typepad.com/ sbm-blog/2015/06/check-out-the-amazing-ways-michigan-lawyers-contribute-to-theircommunities.html#sthash.mLSgQ7CK.dpuf.
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