State Bar of Michigan 2011 election results

SBM Board of Commissioners: Five attorneys --Margaret A. ''Peggy'' Costello, Richard L. Cunningham, Jennifer M. Grieco, Richard J. Siriani, and Gregory L. Ulrich - won contested seats in this year's SBM Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2014 Annual Meeting. The State Bar Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the various operations of the Bar, such as finance, public policy, and member services. Costello won in District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. She is assistant clinical professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Cunningham also won in District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. He currently serves as chief of the criminal division of the Michigan Department of Attorney General. He was first elected to the SBM Board of Commissioners in 2005. Grieco won in District I, representing Oakland County. She is a partner at Neuman Anderson PC, concentrating in complex commercial litigation and professional malpractice. This will be her first term on the SBM Board of Commissioners. Siriani also won in District I, representing Oakland County. He is senior counsel in the Troy office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC, where he concentrates on probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, and estate planning. This will be his second term on the SBM Board of Commissioners. Ulrich won in District H, representing Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties. He practices law at Ulrich Law PLC in Grosse Pointe Woods, focusing on business, finance, and governmental litigation. This will be his seventh term on the SBM Board of Commissioners; he also currently represents the Third Circuit on the State Bar Representative Assembly and served as its chair in 1991 Two attorneys won uncontested races for the 32-member SBM Board of Commissioners. They are Donald G. Rockwell of Flint, who won in District B, representing eight counties in eastern Michigan's tri-cities and Thumb area; and David R. Brake of Lansing, who won in District E, representing nine counties in mid-Michigan. Local State Bar Representative Assembly winners are: 22nd Circuit-- Washtenaw County Elizabeth C. Jolliffe Erane C. Washington-Kendrick 29th Circuit-- Clinton and Gratiot Counties Kristen L. Krol 30th Circuit-- Ingham County William J. Ard Kimberly A. Breitmeyer Shenique A. Moss 56th Circuit-- Eaton County Jessica S. Fox The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in Bar policy; it serves as the SBM final policy-making body. SBM Judicial Tenure Commission: Nancy J. Diehl won re-election for a third term on the Judicial Tenure Commission. Diehl's three-year term will commence Jan. 1, 2012, and expire Dec. 31, 2014. She was first elected to the JTC in 2005. The JTC is a constitutionally created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts. SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council: Six attorneys--Jennifer M. Harvey, Kara Hart-Negrich, Felicia O. Johnson, Donald Rencher, Lori Smith and R. Paul Vance - won contested elections in districts One and Three, representing all of Michigan's counties but Oakland County. Their two-year term expires in 2013. The Young Lawyers Executive Council governs the members of the Young Lawyers Section, the State Bar's largest section. The section provides education, information, and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs, and newsletters. The section has won numerous awards for its public service and educational programs. About the State Bar of Michigan: Established in 1935, the State Bar of Michigan consists of more than 41,000 practicing attorneys and judges. The mission of the Bar is to improve the administration of justice, promote the legal profession, and build public understanding of our legal system. More information about the Bar can be accessed at http://www.michbar.org/. Keep up with the latest news, see photos, and network with attorneys by following the State Bar of Michigan on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to be a fan of SBM News at www.facebook.com/sbm.news. Follow SBM News on Twitter at twitter.com/SBMNews. If you're a member of the State Bar, join our group on LinkedIn. Published: Mon, Jul 11, 2011