State Bar of Michigan announces 2019 Election Results

SBM Board of Commissioners

Three attorneys—E. Thomas McCarthy Jr., Thomas G. Sinas, and Erika L. Butler—won contested seats in this year’s Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2022 Annual Meeting.

McCarthy and Sinas were elected to serve District C, representing Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Newaygo, Kent, Osceola, Mecosta, Clare, Isabella, and Gladwin counties. McCarthy, a shareholder at Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, has been an elected member of the Board of Commissioners since 2013. Sinas practiced in Minnesota until 2013, when he returned to Michigan and opened the Grand Rapids office of the Sinas Dramis law firm.

Butler was elected to serve District H, representing Monroe, Lenawee, and Wayne counties. She has been a Michigan lawyer for almost 20 years with a solo practice representing nonprofits, small businesses, and individual clients throughout Metropolitan Detroit and beyond.

Four attorneys won unopposed races in the State Bar Board of Commissioners:

• Suzanne C. Larsen, a partner with Kendricks Bordeau Keefe Seavoy & Larsen PC in Marquette, was elected to serve District A, representing the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula.

• Danielle M. Anderson of Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC’s Kalamazoo office, was elected to serve District F, representing Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties.

• Sarah E. Kuchon and James W. Low were elected to serve District I, representing Oakland County. Kuchon is a partner with Hohauser Kuchon in Troy. Low is with The Dollar Law Firm PLLC in Southfield.

Judicial Tenure Commission

Thomas J. Ryan of Sylvan Lake won a contested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2022.

SBM Representative Assembly

Elizabeth M. Johnson, David A. McCreedy, Daniel J. Ferris, Jennifer A. Cupples, and Kristina L. Robinson won contested races for terms on the Representative Assembly in Circuit 3, representing Wayne County.

Forty-two attorneys won unopposed:

Fourth Circuit—Jackson County

Rebecca K. Arnold

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Fifth Circuit—Barry County

Steven G. Storrs

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Sixth Circuit—Oakland County

Michael J. Blau

J. Matthew Catchick, Jr.

Karen R. Geibel

Edward L. Haroutunian

Emily A. Karr

Joshua A. Lerner

Joseph F. Sawka

Christopher Schaedig

Jennifer R. Turchyn

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9th Circuit—Kalamazoo County

Reh Starks-Harling

Paul J. Yancho

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12th Circuit—Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties

Matthew C. Elaison

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13th Circuit—Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties

John R. Blakeslee

James L. Rossiter

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14th Circuit—Muskegon County

Elsie M. Elzinga

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16th Circuit—Macomb County

Randall J. Chioini

Alyia M. Hakim

Laura Polizzi

Stephen M. Steinhardt

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17th Circuit—Kent County

Michael D. Adams

Michael P. Hanrahan

Patrick M. Jaicomo

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18th Circuit—Bay County

Marcus R. Garske

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20th Circuit—Ottawa County

Christopher M. Wirth

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22nd Circuit—Washtenaw County

Elizabeth C. Jolliffe

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25th Circuit—Marquette County

Erica N. Payne

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30th Circuit—Ingham County

Stephen J. Gobbo

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31st Circuit—St. Clair County

Hilary B. Georgia

Gerrow D. Mason

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36th Circuit—Van Buren County

Adam D. Bancroft

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37th Circuit—Calhoun County

Anne M. McCarthy

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38th Circuit—Monroe County

Anne M. McCarthy

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39th Circuit—Lenawee County

Jennifer A. Frost

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41st Circuit—Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee Counties

Christopher S. Ninomiya

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42nd Circuit—Midland County

Angela M. Cole

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43rd Circuit—Cass County

Kelley James-Jura

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47th Circuit—Delta County

Lauren M. Wickman

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51st Circuit—Lake and Mason Counties

Jordan Miller

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56th Circuit—Eaton County

Timothy H. Havis

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57th Circuit—Emmet County

Christina L. DeMoore

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SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council

Three attorneys—Elisha M. Oakes, Colemon L. Potts, and Silvia A. Mansoor—won contested elections in District 1, representing Wayne and Macomb counties, for a two-year term expiring in 2021.

Two attorneys—Matthew P. Breuer of Royal Oak and Randall L. Tatem of Troy—won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland County, for two-year terms expiring in 2021.

Three attorneys—Amy S. Krieg of Ann Arbor, Samantha J. Orvis of Grand Blanc, and Matthew A. Sous of Saginaw—won uncontested elections in District 3, representing all Michigan counties except for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, for two-year terms expiring in 2021.

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