At the Ball

The Wolverine Bar Association and the Wolverine Bar Foundation hosted the 62nd Annual Barristers’ Ball on Saturday, April 20, in the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Ballroom. This year’s theme was “Motown, Back Down Memory Lane,” which celebrated and restored, for one night, that fabled entertainment and business district of old Detroit and attendees enjoyed the Motown sound on the dance floor at the ball.

Every year, more than 1,500 leaders from the legal, business, education, civic and political communities attend the Barristers’ Ball to celebrate the best of the Southeastern Michigan Community.
In partnership with Motown Museum, this year’s theme was “Motown, Back Down Memory Lane” which celebrated and restored, for one night, that fabled entertainment and business district of old Detroit.

Proceeds from the annual Barristers’ Ball support the Wolverine Bar Association’s and Wolverine Bar Foundation’s student externships, internships, scholarships, education courses, and
mentoring; as well as, legal information, and representation for the underrepresented.


Wolverine Bar President Diane Hutcherson and Lisa Timmons.


Donna Givens Davidson and U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford, Eastern District of Michigan.


Carrie Sherman Wright, Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Noah P. Hood, and Maharet Casa.


National Bar Association Vice President of Finances Ashley Upkins, National Bar Association President Dominique D. Calhoun, and National Bar Association Vice President of Sections and Divisions Kimberley Ann Ward.


During the Barristers’ Ball, the Wolverine Bar Association and Wolverine Bar Foundation recognized the 2024 Award honorees which included Daniel A. Baxter, Ronald A. Charles, Donna Givens Davidson, Susan Gunn, Harry Todd, Kim Trent, and Alison Vaughn.


Also during the ball, the Wolverine Bar Foundation presented scholarships to law students Zia Felder, Jamison Harris, Danielle McClain, Cameron Simpson, Kennedy Smith, Anaria Rambus, and Alysa J. Wiggins.

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