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  • State Bar President focuses on strengthening services

    June 10, 2026

    It has been a busy year for Lisa Hamameh as the 91st president of the State Bar of Michigan. Sworn-in last September as the first Palestinian American and ninth woman to lead the Bar, she has taken every opportunity over the past few months to drive home her top three priorities: empowering Michigan’s lawyers through member support, mental wellness, and a renewed commitment to the rule of law. 

  • Duly Noted

    June 10, 2026

    Courts need staff who can understand, interpret, and use data to support better decisions. Knowing what to ask for, how to interpret the numbers, and how to apply them to real decisions requires a skilled workforce.

  • Laura Kane joins Foster Swift in the Grand Rapids office

    June 10, 2026

    Laura A. Kane has joined Foster Swift Collins & Smith, in the firm’s Grand Rapids office and is working in the Business &  Tax Group.

  • The most difficult policy you’ll ever write can write itself—but don’t let it

    June 03, 2026

    The proverbial personnel policy manual has grown heavy in recent years as issues such as social media, recreational and medical marijuana, increased religious accommodations, mental health advocacy and the pandemic took center stage in the workplace - and needed to be addressed. 

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