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SBM pro bono honor roll applications
now available


The 2024 Pro Bono Honor Roll Application and Pro Bono Service Reporting Survey is now available for individual attorneys, solo practitioners, law firms, and corporations.
The deadline for submission is April 30.

The Pro Bono Honor Roll recognizes those who support access-to-justice efforts by providing qualifying pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families in Michigan.

In 2023, more than 1,000 Michigan attorneys provided more than 42,500 hours of pro bono services. (See the 2023 Pro Bono Honor Roll here.)

For additional information, contact the SBM Justice Initiatives Counsel at ALHProBonoHonorRoll@michbar.org or (517) 346-6412.

Federal Bar presents
‘Courageous Conversations’


The Diversity Committee of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will present “Courageous Conversations, Part 2: Building Bridges of Understanding” Thursday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The presentation will take place online and in person at the offices of Jones Day, 150 W Jefferson Ave., Ste. 2100, in Detroit.

This interactive lunch discussion about race will feature a presentation about the history of oppression by Prof. Charles B. Dew, a roundtable of judges and practitioners, and a Q&A.

Dew — the Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Williams College — is a historian and author of “The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade.” He is also the speaker for the FBA’s 2024 Wade H. McCree Jr. Luncheon.

The  event is free for FBA members and $20 for non-members. Lunch is included for those attending in person.  

To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “events.”

‘Get to Know Animal Law’
hosted by State Bar section


The Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present “Get to Know Animal Law: How to Turn Your Passion into Action” on Saturday, Feb.  10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing. The program can also be viewed online.

A panel of experts will discuss their experiences practicing animal law in private practice (including how to add animal law pro bono work to your current practice), the government and the nonprofit sector.

Registration is free.  To register, visit: http://tinyurl.com/animallawfeb10.

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