The Lansing Catholic Lawyers Guild Spring Luncheon will be held noon, Tuesday, May 14, at St. Mary Cathedral Parish Hall, 219 Seymour Ave., Lansing.

Speaker Nickolas T. Nikas, president and general Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund will speak on “Law and Morality.”

Pre-register at www.lansingcatholiclawyersguild.com/events or call or text Executive Director, Diane Arzberger at 517-402-1562 or email lclguild@gmail.com.

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