LEGAL PEOPLE


Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed a number of lawyers to state boards and commissions.

Michelle Sourie Robinson has been appointed to the Black Leadership Advisory Council.

Sourie Robinson is the president and CEO of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council. She earned a bachelor of science in organizational administration from Oklahoma State University and a law degree from the University of Kansas. Sourie Robinson is reappointed to represent Black leadership in economics for a term commencing January 1, 2024, and expiring December 31, 2026.

The Black Leadership Advisory Council acts in an advisory capacity to the governor and develops, reviews, and recommends policies and actions designed to eradicate and prevent discrimination and racial inequity in Michigan.

Anessa Kramer has been named to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. Kramer is a partner and board member at Honigman LLP. She is a member of the board of directors of The Jewish Fund, The Roeper School, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Kramer was recognized as one of Michigan’s Super Lawyers in 2016 and as one of three Band 1 Lawyers in Intellectual Property in 2017. Kramer earned a bachelor of arts from Michigan State University and a law degree from George Washington University Law School. Kramer was reappointed for a term commencing December 21, 2023, and expiring September 1, 2026.

The Michigan Arts and Culture Council serves to encourage, develop, and facilitate an enriched environment of creative and cultural activity in Michigan. The Council envisions a Michigan where every citizen celebrates the state’s cultural treasures and arts, and cultural experiences are accessible to all its citizens.  

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Butzel attorney and shareholder D. Scott Brinkmann is among attorneys named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Michigan’s Go To Lawyers’ Power List.”

Brinkmann has transactional experience in real estate development and finance matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, incentives, zoning and tax issues.

In 2016, Brinkmann was recognized as one of DBusiness magazine’s “30 in Their Thirties” for his legal work in the City of Detroit, having played a pivotal role in several transformative development projects in the City.

Brinkmann is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (2005). He also graduated from Michigan State University (1999).