Nominations open for Rep Assembly awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the State Bar of Michigan’s Representative Assembly awards honoring attorneys for their outstanding achievements.
Each year the Rep Assembly, the final policy-making body of the State Bar, bestows two awards.
The Michael Franck Award honors a Michigan attorney for contributing to improving the legal profession. The Unsung Hero Award honors a Michigan attorney who exhibits the highest standards of practice and commitment to the benefit of others.
Nominees for the awards must be State Bar of Michigan members in good standing. The honors can be for contributions made in the past year or a cumulative effort over several years.
Nomination forms are available?at www.michbar.org/generalinfo/awards?and are due by Saturday, March 15, 2025.
For more information, contact Carrie Sharlow at?repassembly@michbar.org?or 517-346-6317.
Each year the Rep Assembly, the final policy-making body of the State Bar, bestows two awards.
The Michael Franck Award honors a Michigan attorney for contributing to improving the legal profession. The Unsung Hero Award honors a Michigan attorney who exhibits the highest standards of practice and commitment to the benefit of others.
Nominees for the awards must be State Bar of Michigan members in good standing. The honors can be for contributions made in the past year or a cumulative effort over several years.
Nomination forms are available?at www.michbar.org/generalinfo/awards?and are due by Saturday, March 15, 2025.
For more information, contact Carrie Sharlow at?repassembly@michbar.org?or 517-346-6317.
Webcast examines ethics issues
impacting attorneys
American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education will present the webcast “Legal Ethics Roundup 2024: Current Developments for Every Attorney” on Friday, Dec. 27, from noon to 1 p.m.
This webcast offers an exploration of a wide variety of ethics issues impacting lawyers in all practice areas and work settings.
The program takes a rapid-fire approach to briefly highlight evolving legal ethics issues.
Topics include:
• Why conflicts of interest trip us up
•What duties a lawyer has to prospective clients and the “reasonable measures” of ABA Formal Opinion 510
Cost for the webcast is $199.
To register, visit www.ali-cle.org.
This webcast offers an exploration of a wide variety of ethics issues impacting lawyers in all practice areas and work settings.
The program takes a rapid-fire approach to briefly highlight evolving legal ethics issues.
Topics include:
• Why conflicts of interest trip us up
•What duties a lawyer has to prospective clients and the “reasonable measures” of ABA Formal Opinion 510
Cost for the webcast is $199.
To register, visit www.ali-cle.org.
Online program features
federal appellate judge
The Eastern District of Michigan. Bar Association will present an “Appellate Event with Judge Kevin Ritz” online Tuesday, Jan. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
Ritz is a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. A former U.S. attorney, Ritz was confirmed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in September. He was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden in March and succeeds Judge Julia Gibbons on the panel of 29 judges who hear appeals from federal district courts in Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.
To register, visit https://edmibar.org and click on “events.”
Ritz is a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. A former U.S. attorney, Ritz was confirmed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in September. He was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden in March and succeeds Judge Julia Gibbons on the panel of 29 judges who hear appeals from federal district courts in Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.
To register, visit https://edmibar.org and click on “events.”
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