The importance of pro bono commitments discussed at webinar
Dykema will present a webinar next week on “How a Pro Bono Partnership Can Jump Start Your Legal Department’s Pro Bono Practice.”
The online event take place Tuesday, July 13, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Heidi Naasko, Dykema’s partner in charge of pro bono, and pro bono committee member Jason Ross with guest Kim Ray, chair of Ford Motor Company’s Pro Bono Committee, will give real life tips on how to plan, identify, and implement high-impact, succinct pro bono opportunities, satisfy the ethical obligation of Model Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 to perform pro bono legal work and maximize the benefits of a pro bono practice for a company’s legal department.
To register, visit www.dykema.com.
Questions should be directed to Kelsey Rustigian at krustigian@dykema.com.
Attorney organizes ‘Escape to Belle Isle’ benefit on July 17
The Kitch firm is proud to support “Escape to Belle Isle” on Saturday, July 17, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Organized by Kitch attorney Jenna Wright Greenman, “Escape to Belle Isle” is a race benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit.
Every event registration and every dollar raised helps Ronald McDonald House Charities Detroit provide a home away from home for families while their child is hospitalized.
The event consists of a 2 mile, 5K, 10K, and kid’s fun run, as well as a virtual option this year. Participants will receive medals and a free t-shirt.
For additional information and to register, visit https://escapetobelleisle.com.
State’s top court to look at liability in snowmobile crashes
SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles.
The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered motor vehicles under a state law. If so, governmental immunity might not apply to lawsuits alleging negligence against the Department of Natural Resources.
Audrey West said she was thrown into a river in Antrim County while her father was pinned under his snowmobile. They said they were forced to swerve when two DNR officers on snowmobiles were on the same road but in the wrong direction.
In another case, Mark Goss was severely injured in Chippewa County when a DNR ranger in a Gator utility vehicle crossed a trail and struck his snowmobile. The ranger, Roy Pederson, died.
The Michigan appeals court has ruled against the state in both cases. The Supreme Court will likely hear arguments in 2022.
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