Court won’t revive charge in Rep. McCotter case
LIVONIA (AP) — State prosecutors have failed to persuade an appeals court to reinstate a conspiracy charge against two people who worked for former U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter.
The Livonia Republican was disqualified from the 2012 primary election after an aide turned in bogus signatures to get him on the ballot. Don Yowchuang and Paul Seewald were sentenced to probation last year, but a judge threw out an additional conspiracy charge against them.
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld that decision in an opinion released Wednesday.
Yowchuang and Seewald were accused of conspiring to commit a legal act in an illegal manner. In a 2-1 decision, the court says the attorney general’s office wrongly applied the facts to the law.
McCotter says he didn’t know about the petition problems and wasn’t charged.
LAD to conduct free outreach clinic Aug. 20
Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. (LAD) will conduct a free outreach clinic on civil legal services for income-eligible residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, including the city of Detroit, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Tumaini Center, 3430 Third Ave. Attendees are asked to register before 10 a.m. as a LAD attorney will assist only those persons who have done so by that time. Anyone seeking legal services can call 877-964-4700 or visit http://www.ladadetroit.org.
ISIAL?to host 19th Annual ISIAL?Golf Scramble Aug. 22
The Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers will host its 19th Annual ISIAL Golf Scramble on Friday, Aug. 22, at Sanctuary Lake Golf Course, 1450 E. South Blvd. in Troy. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Registration includes 18 holes of golf with cart, access to driving range, late lunch at turn, BBQ dinner buffet (keg beer provided, menu items available at extra cost), vouchers for refreshments and/or snacks, awards and prizes (longest drive, closest to pin, best score, worst score, most obnoxious/ugliest outfit), and a commemorative golf towel. To register or for additional information, visit www.irish-lawyers.org.
Law library to host Westlaw Next training classes September 3
The Adams-Pratt Oakland County Law Library continues to host WestlawNext™ training classes for attorneys in 2014 on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 1 to 2 p.m. with a look at Estate Planning/Probate Research. All classes are free and are open to any attorney. Attendees can register in advance by telephoning the library at 248-858-0012. The Adams-Pratt Oakland County Library is located at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Building 14 East which is the five-story glass building attached to the main courthouse building. The law library is on the second floor. For additional information, contact Laura Mancini, director of Library Services at 248-858-0012 or visit the Law Library’s website at http://www.oakgov.com/libraries.
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