Bernstein selected to serve on foundation’s IOLTA?Community Investment Committee
Plunkett Cooney partner Douglas C. Bernstein was recently selected to serve as a member of the Michigan State Bar Foundation’s new Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Community Investment Committee.
The IOLTA Community Investment Committee is a volunteer group of the Michigan State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Members use their collective expertise to provide guidance in developing effective cultivation and stewardship of participating IOLTA financial institutions, account holders and administrators. The IOLTA Community Investment Committee provides guidance for future long-term planning and development of strategies to support the IOLTA Growth Plan, including the Leadership Bank program and Banking on Justice campaign.
The Michigan State Bar Foundation provides leadership and grants to improve access for all to the justice system, including support for civil legal aid to the indigent, law-related educational opportunities and conflict resolution services. The foundation administers the IOLTA program, and it works closely with Michigan financial institutions to facilitate their participation in the Leadership Bank Program, which recognizes the institutions that are committed to helping underserved individuals and families by paying higher interest rates than required on IOLTA accounts held at their institutions.
A member of Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills office, Bernstein serves as the firm’s Business Law Department leader. Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, Bernstein worked as an in-house attorney at Michigan National Corporation for more than 20 years. He subsequently joined the Standard Federal Bank Legal Department when the bank merged with Michigan National Corporation in 2001.
Bernstein earned his undergraduate degree in 1978 from Wayne State University and his law degree in 1982 from the Detroit College of Law. He has received several honors for his legal work, including an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, selection as a Michigan Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine for over 12 years, and a Best Lawyers in America designation from 2014 to 2021.
Webinar to look at ethics for Family Division referees
The Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI) is pleased to offer a webinar specifically designed for family division referees. “Family Division Referees: Ethics” will be presented online Tuesday, November 23, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
This webinar, presented by Lynn Helland, executive director and general counsel for the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission (JTC), will provide an overview of the JTC and address common situations which result in complaints against jurists.
To register for the webinar, visit https://mjiedu cation.mi.gov and click on “events.”
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