Ex-Michigan Justice Bob Young withdraws from U.S. Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bob Young says he’s withdrawing from the field of Republicans seeking to defeat third-term Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow this year.
Young says in a statement Wednesday the GOP needs the “early selection of a consensus conservative candidate who will remain true to conservative values and the rule of law.” He says he’s “truly humbled and blessed” by the support he received.
Detroit-area business turnaround expert Sandy Pensler and Iraq War veteran and businessman John James are seeking Stabenow’s seat.
Young stepped down from the high court in April after serving there for 18 years. He was appointed to the state Supreme Court and state Court of Appeals by then-Gov. John Engler in the 1990s and later won elections to stay on the bench.
NALS of Michigan event set Feb. 10 in Lansing
NALS of Michigan will host a Winter Legal Education and Membership Meeting for legal support staff on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the offices of Foster Swift, 313 South Washington Square, Lansing.
Attorney Ven R. Johnson, who has represented victims against insurance companies, big business and government for 30 years, will speak about personal injury cases. An alumnus of University of Detroit School of Law, Johnson has handled cases in state and federal courts in most Michigan jurisdictions and in courtrooms throughout the United States, and has worked on some of the biggest, most complex and high profile injury cases in America, winning over $100 million in jury verdicts and achieving case settlements of more than $300 million.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Committee secretary, past president of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) and a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He is also part of the AAJ’s Leaders Forum and is on the executive board for the Police Misconduct litigation section. Additionally, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA).
Attorney Michael D. Sanders, a shareholder, president, and chair of the executive committee at Foster Swift, will speak on workers’ compensation.
An alumnus of the University of Illinois College of Law, Sanders devotes his practice to the representation of employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters throughout the state. An author and speaker, he is an adjunct professor at WMU-Cooley Law School in Lansing, a faculty member of the Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations Department, and has served as an adjunct instructor of business law at MSU and at the University of Illinois.
The cost for NALS members is $25; non-members, $30; students, $15. There is no cost to attend the membership meeting; however, lunch is not provided.
The registration deadline is Feb. 2. The registration form is at www.nalsofmichigan.org. For additional information, email lynn.philp@gmail.com.
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