Leading role: New CEO ‘humbled by trust placed in me’
Published: May 09, 2024
He began his new role as chief executive officer of Miller Canfield on April Fools’ Day, circa 2024.
Top Stories
-
Biden administration announces Michigan and Washington as recipients for FEMA’s Swift Current Program to help communities withstand impacts of climate change
May 09, 2024FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswel has announced that both Michigan and Washington are each eligible for up to $20 million in funding to reduce flood risks.The funding is available through the fiscal year 2023 Swift Current funding opportunity, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
-
Disbarred attorney sentenced for stealing from elderly client of law firm
May 09, 2024James O’Briant, 64, has been sentenced to 120 days in the county jail and 36 months of probation in the 9th Circuit Court in Kalamazoo County before Judge Paul J. Bridenstine after stealing over $140,000 from a 95-year-old client, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
-
Several prominent Michigan women head agenda for Equal Justice Conference in Detroit
May 08, 2024The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association will convene their 26th annual Equal Justice Conference May 9-11, with dozens of programs and opening remarks from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and retired federal Judge Victoria A. Roberts.
-
ABA Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award presented
May 08, 2024Barbara Gislason, a solo practitioner in Minnesota, received the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s (TIPS) Animal Law Committee’s Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award during the TIPS Section Conference at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
More Articles
Business
- 'Mini Med School for Attorneys' offered online by NBI - November 16, 2022
- ABA participates in program to assist military families - August 05, 2022
- ABA encourages attorneys to commit to pro bono work - October 15, 2021
- Survey finds 'resilient job market' for new grads - September 03, 2021
Courts
- Warren man pleads guilty to human trafficking - May 07, 2024
- Michigan Supreme Court rules against couple in dispute over privacy and drone photos of land - May 07, 2024
- Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages - May 06, 2024
- Justices reject Musk appeal over social media posts that must be approved by Tesla - May 06, 2024
State
- Nessel urges commission to strike down DTE request for ratepayer reimbursement of inflated business-to-business costs - May 07, 2024
- Warren man convicted of first degree murder of ex-girlfriend - May 06, 2024
- Two Nigerian brothers plead guilty to sexual extortion after death of Michigan teen - April 29, 2024
- Nessel and LARA reissue warnings about imposter scams - April 29, 2024
Nation
headlines Macomb
- Leading role: New CEO ‘humbled by trust placed in me’
- Biden administration announces Michigan and Washington as recipients for FEMA’s Swift Current Program to help communities withstand impacts of climate change
- Disbarred attorney sentenced for stealing from elderly client of law firm
- Several prominent Michigan women head agenda for Equal Justice Conference in Detroit
- ABA Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award presented
headlines National
- Civil legal aid lawyers are often the last line of defense. Why are there so few of them?
- Bankruptcy law firm files for Chapter 11 after losing advertising dispute
- Dentons and Boies Schiller face $300M racketeering suit after client loses international arbitration
- Mother’s Day and the changing face of family dynamics and custody arrangements
- Federal judge reprimanded for handcuffing teen spectator in scared-straight approach
- Lawyer whose firm sued Boeing finds emergency slide that fell from company’s plane near his home
