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 Real estate law firm raises $5,000 to help Oakland Family Services 

Trott & Trott, P.C., a Farmington Hills-based real estate law firm, announced it has raised $5,000 for Oakland Family Services, capping off a successful yearlong 2013 corporate giving campaign.

As the final initiative of its 2013 corporate giving campaign, Trott employees contributed donations totaling $2,905 to benefit the Adopt-a-Family program at Oakland Family Services, a private, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to strengthening families by providing quality treatment, education and prevention services throughout southeastern Michigan. Additionally, Trott contributed $2,100, to bring the grand total to $5,005.
 
“We are proud to have partnered with Oakland Family Services for a second consecutive year, helping to contribute to a happier new year for local residents,” said Jeffrey Raff, managing partner of Trott. “Year-after-year, I continue to be overwhelmed by our employees’ generosity in supporting local organizations that are making a positive impact in our community.”

In addition to raising funds for Oakland Family Services, Trott’s yearlong corporate giving campaign benefited three other nonprofit organizations in metro Detroit, including Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, the American Cancer Society’s local Relay for Life and Starfish Family Services.
 

State Bar of Michigan offers seminar on Lawyer Trust Accounts

The State Bar of Michigan will present a “Lawyer Trust Accounts: Management Principles and Recordkeeping Resources” seminar from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Rooms 1 and 2 at the State Bar of Michigan Michael Franck Building, located at 306 Townsend Street in Lansing.
 
This half-day seminar will feature presentations on how to ethically manage lawyer trust accounts, and effectively use forms, checklists and other recordkeeping resources. The seminar, open to lawyers and their staff, is a way to learn more about Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 and 1.15A.

Participants will receive practical information as well as materials prepared by the presenters: SBM Professional Standards Investigative Counsel Danon Goodrum-Garland, SBM Professional Standards Service Counsel Nkrumah Johnson-Wynn, and Attorney Grievance Commission Senior Associate Counsel Rhonda Pozehl. 

View the event agenda and registration form at www.michbar.org/trustaccounts.cfm. The registration fee is $50 for lawyers and $25 for non-lawyers. Payment and the completed registration form must be received by Thursday, Feb. 20. No walk-in registrations will be accepted. 

For additional information, contact Karen Spohn with the State Bar of Michigan Professional Standards Division at 517-346-6309 or via e-mail at kspohn@mail.michbar.org.

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