‘Meet the Judges’ event set for June 15 in Royal Oak
The New Lawyers Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association will host its “Meet the Judges” event on Thursday, June 15, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Bamboo, 220 S. Main St. in Royal Oak.
Judges from the Oakland County district, probate, and circuit courts, along with judges from the Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, have been invited to this annual event.
In addition to networking, attendees can check out the items that will be up for bid at this year’s silent auction. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to a new scholarship fund established by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and held by the Oakland County Bar Foundation to advance diversity in the legal profession.
Cost to attend the event is $55 for OCBA new lawyers (82500+), paralegals, admin assistants, and students; $65 for OCBA members; $80 for non-members. Registration includes two drink tickets.
To register, visit www.ocba.org and click on “events.” Anyone with questions may contact Katie Tillinger at 248-334-3400 or ktillinger@ocba.org.
Law school presents ‘Pride Month with Preston Mitchum’ online
As part of its Community Conversations virtual event series, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School will present “Pride Month with Preston Mitchum” online Monday, June 5, from noon to 1 p.m.
Mitchum is a Black queer attorney, advocate, activist. He is the founder and principal of PDM Consulting, a multi-purpose consulting firm focused on the power of Black people, LGBTQ+ people, and young people.
In his 10+ years of legal and policy experience, Mitchum has served in multiple roles at nonprofit organizations to center the voices of historically oppressed communities. Most recently, Mitchum served as the director of Federal Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project. He has also dedicated years of service to URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, Advocates for Youth, the Center for Health and Gender Equity, Center for American Progress, and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health.
In addition, Mitchum has been an adjunct professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center teaching LGBTQ Health Law & Policy and at American University Washington College of Law teaching Sexuality, Gender Identity, & the Law.
To register for “Pride Month with Preston Mitchum,” visit https://info.cooley.edu/community-conversations.
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