25th Signature Event

The Oakland County Bar Foundation (OCBF) hosted its 2024 Signature Event on Thursday, May 9, at Orchard Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield. The annual fundraising event celebrated its 25th year of helping OCBF support many worthy non-profit organization with grants ensuring access to justice and an understanding of law in the community. The current and former OCBF board members attending the event included (front row, left to right) Gerald Fisher, Sonja Lengnick, Elizabeth Luckenbach, Lisa Hamameh, Veronica Leonard, and Victoria King; along with (middle row, left to right) Michael Turco, Jeffrey Raphelson, Andrew Harris, Kaveh Kashef, Matthew Allen, and Mark Stern; and (back row, left to right) Marc Jerabek, Eric Pelton, David Plunkett, Michael Sullivan, Bryan Fitzgibbon, and Patrick McCarthy.

(Photos by John Meiu)


U.S. District Court Judge Shalina Kumar (left), Eastern District of Michigan, was happy to catch up with her former colleagues Oakland County Circuit Court Judges Yasmine Poles (center) and Kwamé Rowe.


Sharing smiles at the fundraiser were (left to right) Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Victoria Valentine, Maddy Gleeson, and Gerald Gleeson of Miller Canfield.


Lending support to OCBF at the event were (left to right) Oakland County 50th District Court Judge Cynthia Walker, Veronica Leonard of Veronica R. Leonard PLLC, and retired Judge Bill Richards.

Members of the bench and bar had the to opportunity to mingle at the event including (left to right) Harold Fried of Fried Saperstein Sakwa PC, Oakland County Circuit Court Judges Jacob Cunningham and Julie McDonald, Oakland County 44th District Court Judge Andrew Kowalkowski, and Layne Sakwa and Mark Rouland of Fried Saperstein Sakwa PC.

Enjoying the ambiance and cuisine of Orchard Lake Country Club were (left to right) Sonja Lengnick of Kienbaum, Hardy, Viviano, Pelton, and Forrest; Moheeb Murray of Bush Seyferth PLLC; Jessica Allen; and Matthew Allen of Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone PLC.

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