New autobiography explores lawyer’s civil rights activism
In a new book release from the American Bar Association, “Lawyer, Activist, Judge: Fighting for Civil and Voting Rights in Mississippi and Illinois,” trailblazing trial lawyer Martha A. Mills recounts her journey in a world of bigotry, bias and exclusion.
Mills devoted her life to breaking down barriers. Her story begins with childhood recollections of racism and she transports the reader along on her trek from the staid offices of a Wall Street law firm, where Mills made history as its first woman attorney, to the front lines of the civil rights battle in the Deep South in the mid-1960s, when she joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
The book examines Mills’ major cases, including a million dollar verdict against the Ku Klux Klan, and milestone U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the 1871 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Mills’ timely insight provides an impetus for those who are fighting renewed attempts to limit voting rights for minorities, the poor, the young and the poorly educated.
MCBA to hold annual installation banquet
The Macomb County Bar Association’s annual “Installation Extravaganza” will take place on Friday, Sept. 18 at MacRay Harbor in Harrison Township.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will be highlighted by the installation of Donald P. DeNault Jr. as the 87th president of the MCBA. A shareholder with O’Reilly Rancilio in Sterling Heights, DeNault is a graduate of Western Michigan University and Wayne State University Law School. He succeeds John DeMoss as president of the Macomb Bar.
Other officers to be installed on September 18 include: Steve Becker as President-elect; Karen Trickey-Pappas as Secretary; and Dawn Prokopec as Treasurer.
Three directors also will be sworn in at the banquet, including Joe Golden, Frank Briguglio, and Annemarie Lepore. They will serve three-year terms in office, according to DeNault.
Laura Marji will take the oath as the Macomb Region’s representative to the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, while Sandy Jarbou will be sworn in as Chair of the Young Lawyers Section.
Attorney Charlie Langton, a legal analyst for WWJ Newsradio 950, will serve as master of ceremonies at the banquet.
MAJ to hold ‘No-Fault Institute’ Sept. 28-29
The Michigan Association for Justice will sponsor its 12th annual “No-Fault Institute” September 28-29 at the Westin in Southfield, 1500 Town Center.
“Are you caught up with the latest issues facing PIP Legislation, Tort Liens, UM/UIM Clauses, and Medicare/ERISA?” asked a spokesman for the MAJ. These are just some of the many topics at the No-Fault Institute.”
Of special interest, the spokesman noted, is a presentation on “delay and deny tactics” by insurers. The seminar is open to MAJ members and non-members. Visit www.michiganjustice.org for prices and registration information, or call (517) 321-3073.
The following month, the MAJ will host a program on “Advanced Deposition Strategies & Practice” on October 23 at the Westin in Southfield.
Emily Thomas, of Reiter & Walsh in Bloomfield Hills, will serve as moderator of the program that runs from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. The program is open to MAJ plaintiff members only.
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