Archives
August 22, 2011
Feature
- Rochester Bar plans golf outing for Sept. 19
- State Bar government relations program thriving
- Pontiac Alumni Foundation: Scholarships presented to college students
- Diversity focus of reception at SBM Annual Meeting
- 'Complete Streets' resolution passes unanimously--Board of Commissioners votes 25 - 0 for new road-building concept
Column
State
- Oakland commissioners commend Bullard for fraud investigation
- Snyder wants fast review of emergency manager law
- Former Army translator sentenced to 18 months in prison by federal judge
- Pontiac manager makes financial plan public
Business
headlines Oakland County
- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
- Woman pleads no contest on multiple cases, including embezzlement of $90K from her father
- As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
- Private mobile home water services provider, president sentenced for falsifying water safety, discharge tests
headlines National
- ABA connects death row inmate to pro bono attorneys who help free him
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- 2 judges suspended in separate cases after being indicted on criminal charges
- Convicted ex-judge gets $5K fine but no prison time in immigration case
- Ohio governor signs bill prohibiting foreign litigation funding
- Many small firms collect payments faster than BigLaw counterparts, new data shows
