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  • Kate Pojeta named Ingham County Bar Association’s new executive director

    October 15, 2026

    The Ingham County Bar Association (ICBA) is announcing a leadership transition. After 16 years of dedicated service, Madelyne C. Lawry has officially resigned as the Executive Director. At the August Board Meeting, Kate Pojeta, CAE, was named as ICBA’s new Executive Director.

  • Detroit attorney becomes 92nd State Bar president

    October 15, 2026

    Erika L. Bryant was sworn in as the 92nd President of the State Bar of Michigan by Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh on September 18, during the Presidential Inauguration and Awards Luncheon at the Detroit Marriott Troy — becoming just the second Black woman to hold the State Bar of Michigan’s highest office. Her rise to the presidency also marks the first time in State Bar history that two women have served as back-to-back presidents.

  • A judge who ruled the day with a deft sense of good humor

    October 15, 2026

    By his own admission, longtime Oakland County Circuit Judge Gene Schnelz had plans for a grand funeral when he passed.

  • Benchmark: FBA Civility Award honoree helps set the legal standard

    October 15, 2026

    At the Federal Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in June, attorney Ken Mogill stepped squarely into the spotlight when he was honored with the coveted Cook-Friedman Civility Award, joining a distinguished list of past recipients that includes the likes of Eugene Driker, Saul Green, Thomas Cranmer, Reginald Turner, Kathleen Bogas, and Edward Pappas.

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