SBM wins national recognition
The State Bar of Michigan won a 2024 Luminary Award from NABE—The Association for Bar Professionals for their development of “brand to-go kits” for in-person events.
The Luminary Awards recognize excellence in bar association communications and marketing by honoring outstanding projects of the past year from associations throughout the country. The State Bar of Michigan won its Luminary for graphic design in the category designated for the country’s largest bar associations.
The brand to-go kits were designed to enhance brand consistency at events and raise awareness of the many programs the State Bar of Michigan offers to support Michigan attorneys, a need that re-emerged as in-person gatherings resumed post COVID-19.
The kits include banners, brochures, and other display materials for events, and allow for cross-promotion of SBM events and services. The branded materials highlight the Lawyer Referral Service, Great Lakes Legal Conference, Practice Management Resource Center, and pro bono events as well as provide resources such as ethics guidebooks and FAQs.
The award was announced at the recent NABE Communications Workshop?held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Luminary Awards recognize excellence in bar association communications and marketing by honoring outstanding projects of the past year from associations throughout the country. The State Bar of Michigan won its Luminary for graphic design in the category designated for the country’s largest bar associations.
The brand to-go kits were designed to enhance brand consistency at events and raise awareness of the many programs the State Bar of Michigan offers to support Michigan attorneys, a need that re-emerged as in-person gatherings resumed post COVID-19.
The kits include banners, brochures, and other display materials for events, and allow for cross-promotion of SBM events and services. The branded materials highlight the Lawyer Referral Service, Great Lakes Legal Conference, Practice Management Resource Center, and pro bono events as well as provide resources such as ethics guidebooks and FAQs.
The award was announced at the recent NABE Communications Workshop?held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Former ATF analyst sentenced for PPP loan fraud
On Wednesday, Tiesha Johnson, 56, formerly of Farmington Hills, was sentenced before Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren to an eleven-month delayed sentence for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the federal government, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Under the terms of the delayed sentence, Johnson, a former analyst for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who pled no contest to three counts of False Pretenses, $1,000-$20,000, must pay $34,675 in restitution and be monitored for the next eleven months. She will return to court on September 10, 2025, to ensure that the terms of the delayed sentence have been followed.
In July 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General referred the matter to the Michigan Department of Attorney General and requested an investigation into potential federal loan fraud.
Johnson does not contest that she fraudulently obtained two PPP loans and one EIDL advance totaling $34,675 while a federal employee. PPP Loans were meant to cover payroll expenses for businesses during the height of precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson was arrested in Dallas, TX, pursuant to warrants from the Department of Attorney General, transported back to Michigan and arraigned in December 2023.
Under the terms of the delayed sentence, Johnson, a former analyst for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who pled no contest to three counts of False Pretenses, $1,000-$20,000, must pay $34,675 in restitution and be monitored for the next eleven months. She will return to court on September 10, 2025, to ensure that the terms of the delayed sentence have been followed.
In July 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General referred the matter to the Michigan Department of Attorney General and requested an investigation into potential federal loan fraud.
Johnson does not contest that she fraudulently obtained two PPP loans and one EIDL advance totaling $34,675 while a federal employee. PPP Loans were meant to cover payroll expenses for businesses during the height of precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson was arrested in Dallas, TX, pursuant to warrants from the Department of Attorney General, transported back to Michigan and arraigned in December 2023.
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