Lawyer Trust Accounts topic of SBM seminar
The State Bar of Michigan will present “Lawyer Trust Accounts Seminar: Management Principles & Recordkeeping Resources” on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 1:15 to 4:45 p.m. at the State Bar of Michigan, 306 Townsend St. in Lansing.
This half-day ethics seminar will feature presentations on how to manage lawyer trust accounts, including how to effectively use forms, checklists, and other recordkeeping resources. The seminar, which is open to lawyers and their staff, offers an opportunity to learn how to comply with Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 and 1.15A.
Participants will receive practical information as well as materials prepared by the presenters: SBM Professional Standards Division Director Danon Goodrum-Garland, SBM Assistant General Counsel Nkrumah Johnson-Wynn, Professional Standards Assistant Counsel Alecia Ruswinckel and Attorney Grievance Commission Senior Associate Counsel Rhonda Pozehl.
Cost for the seminar is $50 for lawyers; $25 for non-lawyers, law students, and unlicensed graduates. Registration deadline is Oct. 18. No “walk-in” registrations will be accepted. To register, visit www.michbar.org/trustaccounts.
For additional information, contact Karen Spohn with the State Bar of Michigan Professional Standards Division at 517.346.6309 or by email to kspohn@michbar.org.
Lawmaker gets letter from leader, removes ‘gun-free’ sign
LANSING (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker has removed a sign proclaiming her office to be “gun-free” after the House speaker wrote to her to do so.
The Detroit News reports that Rep. Kara Hope of Holt originally placed the sign on the door last month on 2nd Amendment Day, when gun rights activists gathered at the Capitol. Hope was told to remove the sign but she would only consider it if she received something in writing from Speaker Lee Chatfield.
Chatfield says in the letter that arrived Wednesday that prohibiting visitors with firearms was unauthorized. Michigan law allows concealed weapons to be banned from certain places but not government buildings.
Chatfield inadvertently carried a loaded, unregistered handgun into an airport last year. He apologized and paid fines.
Hope says she doesn’t share what she calls Chatfield’s “casual, even careless attitude toward guns.”
Thief nets $4K worth of ornamental fish from New Mexico pond
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It’s a fishy mystery caught on camera.
KOB-TV reports authorities say fish worth thousands of dollars recently were stolen from a Santa Fe, New Mexico, business and the alleged theft was captured on video.
Owner Melissa D’Angelico says the thief hit the pond in front of Santa Fe Landscapes and Water Gardens and took 10 of her koi. A video shows a man using a net to remove fish.
Koi fish are colorful, ornamental versions of the common carp and can grow up to three feet.
D'Angelico says a thief stole fish at different times over the past few months. She says the fish were worth more than $4,000.
No arrests were immediately made.
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