Training offered for attorneys to help veterans
The Oakland County Bar Association’s Veterans Committee and the Oakland County Bar Foundation are co-sponsoring a training with the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law for Project SALUTE.
The training is being offered to help attorneys learn how to represent veterans with legal issues regarding disability and pension benefits.
The training is free and a continental breakfast and boxed lunch also will be offered at no charge.
All participants are asked to take one pro bono case in consideration for the all-day training.
Project SALUTE is a program designed by UDM School of Law and directed by Prof. Tammy M Kudialis.
For additional information or to register, go online to www.law.udmercy.edu/pro-ject_salute/whereweregoing.php. Attendance is limited. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 23.
State Bar, Lawyers Auxiliary conduct Law Day essay contest
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day. To commemorate this, the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Lawyers Auxiliary offer an essay contest for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Each winner receives a $100-$200 savings bond, a trophy, and an award proclamation from the governor. State level awards will be presented at the Law Day luncheon in Lansing at the Michigan Hall of Justice, where winners, parents, teachers, and principals are guests.
Students are encouraged to participate in local Law Day essay contests or submit an essay directly to the state level if there is no local contest.
To participate, each student answers a public policy “should” question. These questions can be found online at /www.michbar.org/programs/lawday/shouldquestions.cfm.
The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, March 3. New this year is the option to e-mail essays and cover sheets to lawday@mail.michbar.org. Send entries in Microsoft Word format (preferred); PDFs are also accepted. Paper entries can also be mailed to Joyce Nordeen, State Bar of Michigan, 306 Townsend Street, Lansing, 48933-2021.
Wayne law review marks 100 years of border treaty
DETROIT (AP) — The Boundary Waters Treaty that has governed relations between the U.S. and Canada for a century is the focus of a special edition of the law review at Wayne State University.
The Wayne Law Review special issue is an outgrowth of a 2009 symposium at the Detroit school and is free online.
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 created the International Joint Commission, an independent body to avoid or solve boundary water disputes between Canada and the U.S.
The commission considers applications for projects such as dams and regulates many such projects. It also has duties under the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to oversee environmental issues.
On the Net: Wayne Law Review special edition: http://j.mp/cppuPs
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