Detroit area attorneys to be honored March 2
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan selected Margaret Sind Raben as the recipient of its Right to Counsel Award.
The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a group or individual in the form of legal representation or other extraordinary service.
Said CDAM President Patricia A. Maceroni: “Peggy’s intellect, grit, and integrity are matched by her compassion for her clients. She is an inspiration to all of us practicing criminal defense and CDAM is honored to present her with the Right to Counsel Award.”‘
Jill Leslie Price will receive CDAM’s Extraordinary Service Award for her more than 30 years of volunteer work for CDAM. S
“The Extraordinary Service Award has only been given out to one other person in CDAM’s history,”‘ said Maceroni. “Jill Price richly deserves to be the second recipient.”‘
Price helped spearhead the establishment of CDAM’s Trial College and educational programming. She served as Education Committee Chairperson for many years.
Margaret Sind Raben and Jill Leslie Price also are past presidents of CDAM.
CDAM’s Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet is Friday, March 2 at the Auburn Hills Marriott, Centerpoint Parkway, in Pontiac. The cocktail reception begins at 6:15 with dinner at 7 p.m. For those interested in attending, visit www.CDAMonline.org. Tickets are $75 per person.
For more information, contact CDAM at (517) 579-0533.
Celebrate Lawrence Garcia’s appointment
to Corporate Counsel for the City of Detroit
The Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan invites you to celebrate Lawrence T. Garcia’s appointment to Corporation Counsel for the City of Detroit from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. The event will be held at Granite City Food & Beverage, 100 Renaissance Center, Suite 1101, in Detroit. His appointment is a milestone for the Hispanic and Latino community, as it marks the first time a Latino has served as a member of the mayor’s cabinet. There will be a cash bar and appetizers sponsored by Hewson & Van Hellemont, PC.
State lawmaker rejects deal in case alleging no-show worker
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker charged with putting a no-show employee on his state payroll has turned down a plea deal and will go to trial.
Sen. Bert Johnson, a Democrat from Highland Park, is accused of repaying $14,000 in loans by putting Glynis Thornton on the payroll in 2014. The government says she did no work for $23,000.
Johnson denies the theft charge. He appeared in court Tuesday and told a judge that he rejected a plea deal that carried up to a year in prison.
Jury selection starts March 12 in Detroit federal court.
Thornton cooperated with investigators after getting caught in a separate corruption case involving bribes for a Detroit school principal.
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