State Bar to launch Agricultural Law Section for 2012-13
The State Bar of Michigan will launch an Agricultural Law Section during the 2012-2013 Bar year. Any active SBM member may request membership in the new section for an annual fee of $25.
The Agricultural Law Section will serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among members engaged in the practice of law servicing agricultural clients, and will aim to help these attorneys improve the practice of agricultural law, study the statutes and regulations affecting the agricultural community, and improve the quality of legal services provided to the agricultural community in Michigan. It will also serve as a vehicle for communication and networking among attorneys engaged in the practice of this area of law. In order to achieve these goals, the new section will sponsor educational meetings and conferences and support the publication of articles that relate to the purposes of the section.
“Agriculture is the second largest industry in Michigan, and it employs more than one million of our residents and contributes more than $91 billion to our economy each year,” said SBM President Julie Fershtman. “I commend the Michigan lawyers who recognized the importance of agriculture to our state and were committed to creating this new section as a way of helping lawyers better serve this sector of our economy.”
The organizational meeting of the section will be held in January of 2013.
For more information about the new section, visit www.michbar.org/aglaw/ or contact Agricultural Law Section Acting Chairperson Liza C. Moore at lmoore@fosterswift.com or 517-371-8281.
Bagchi joins executive board of Indo American Chamber of Commerce
Kasturi Bagchi, a shareholder at Southfield-based Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller P.C., has been selected to serve on the 2012 executive board for the Indo American Chamber of Commerce USA (IACC).
The organization is dedicated to the needs and growth of Indo American businesses and professionals at local, national and international levels. Members receive numerous networking, information exchange, advocacy, resource, marketing and community service opportunities throughout the year.
Bagchi serves on the IACC’s monthly events subcommittee and has recently launched The “Meet” Market for the organization’s members, businesses and professionals who are interested in getting to know the Ind-American business community. The “Meet Market” is intentionally designed as a small and interactive to encourage one-on-one follow-up meetings and sharing of ideas and contacts to promote relationships and generate leads. Attendees come from a variety of industries, such as technology, legal, financing, wealth management, insurance and employment benefits.
Bagchi is a resident of Farmington Hills and her areas of legal practice include real estate, corporate and business, as well as lending and finance. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California and her juris doctor, cum laude, from the Tulane University School of Law.
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