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Law grads pass February bar exam

The list of those who passed the February bar exam has been posted by the State Board of Law Examiners.  

The list of passers by seat number is available on the board’s website, courts.michigan.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/BLE/Pages/default.aspx.

The Macomb County Bar Association will conduct its new lawyer admission ceremony on Wednesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. at the Macomb County Courthouse 3rd floor courtroom of 16th Circuit Court Chief Judge James Biernat Jr., 40 N. Main in Mt. Clemens.  

Participants are asked to check in by 1:30 p.m. Law school graduates who passed the bar exam and wish to register for the admission ceremony should visit www.macombbar.org or email Rick Troy at RTroy@macombbar.org.


Webinar to look at Referring Domestic Relations Cases

The Michigan Judicial Institute and Friend of the Court Bureau will present a webinar on “Proper Procedures for Referring Domestic Relations Cases to the Community Dispute Centers by Friend of the Court Offices” Thursday, May 25, from 9 to 10 a.m. via Zoom.

This training will focus on issues related to friends of the court referring cases to the community dispute resolution centers. Topics will include but are not limited to types of disputes that can be referred, domestic violence screening, enforceable provisions, and converting agreements into court orders.

Speaking during the webinar will be Dr. Tim Cole, management analyst, Friend of the Court Bureau; and Michelle Hilliker, manager, State Court Administrative Office - Office of Dispute Resolution.

To register, visit https://mjieducation.mi.gov and scroll down to “events.”


SBM schedules second mindfulness at work online seminar

The State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyers & Judges Assistance Program (LJAP) has scheduled its second virtual wellness event, “Cultivating Resilience Through Mindfulness.”

The 90-minute program will take place Friday, May 26, at 10 a.m. via Zoom and feature Rhonda Magee, a professor of law at the University of San Francisco who is also an expert in mindfulness-based stress reduction.

Magee draws on both interdisciplinary research and more than 20 years of scholarship, teaching, and practice.

She will teach how using mindfulness at work can help develop resilience and improve overall mental health and well-being.

The program is free for all State Bar members, but registration is required. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3MQQG0x.

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