Ceremonies set for law school grads
who passed bar exam
Law school students who passed the February bar exam will be gathering later this month and in June for new lawyer admission ceremonies.
Students with ties to Macomb County will be admitted to practice law during a ceremony scheduled on Thursday, May 22.
Details of that event and similar cermonies in the Detroit area — as well as a list of students across the state who passed the exam — are available on Page 3.
Students with ties to Macomb County will be admitted to practice law during a ceremony scheduled on Thursday, May 22.
Details of that event and similar cermonies in the Detroit area — as well as a list of students across the state who passed the exam — are available on Page 3.
Electronic ballots for SBM elections
to be sent out this month
Michigan attorneys will be sent electronic ballots later this month for contested races in the 2025 State Bar of Michigan elections.
Ballots will be sent prior to the Memorial Day weekend and are personalized to include races in which a member is eligible to vote.
All voting is conducted online, and polls close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 16.
All active members will receive a ballot.
To ensure members receive their ballot, they should verify the email they have on file with the State Bar by logging in to the member area of the SBM website at michbar.org/MemberArea.
The voting site is secure and offers the same level of privacy and anonymity as voting by mail.
Questions can be directed to Marge Bossenbery at 517-346-6327 or mbossenbery@michbar.org,
Ballots will be sent prior to the Memorial Day weekend and are personalized to include races in which a member is eligible to vote.
All voting is conducted online, and polls close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 16.
All active members will receive a ballot.
To ensure members receive their ballot, they should verify the email they have on file with the State Bar by logging in to the member area of the SBM website at michbar.org/MemberArea.
The voting site is secure and offers the same level of privacy and anonymity as voting by mail.
Questions can be directed to Marge Bossenbery at 517-346-6327 or mbossenbery@michbar.org,
‘Uncivil Landscape’ focus of discussion
The Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association will present the second iteration of its Women’s Series on “How to Survive and Thrive in an Uncivil Landscape” Wednesday, May 21, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the offices of Kerr Russell in Detroit.
This topic came from discussions in the first event, where the lack of civility in the practice of law rose as a topic as one of the most dissatisfying aspect of many women’s’ careers in the law.
Panelists include U.S. District Court Judge Brandy McMillion, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Maria Oxholm, Eastern District of Michigan;
Kathy Bogas of Bogas & Koncius; Tina Gray of Tina S. Gray PC; Nikisha Chaney and Jennifer Salvatore of Salvatore, Prescott, Porter, & Porter; Jennifer Grieco of Altior Law; Michelle Crockett of Honigman; and retired Judge Victoria Roberts of JAMS.
Cost for the event is $46 for members and $66 for non-members/guests.
To register, visit https://edmibar.org and click on “events.”
This topic came from discussions in the first event, where the lack of civility in the practice of law rose as a topic as one of the most dissatisfying aspect of many women’s’ careers in the law.
Panelists include U.S. District Court Judge Brandy McMillion, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Maria Oxholm, Eastern District of Michigan;
Kathy Bogas of Bogas & Koncius; Tina Gray of Tina S. Gray PC; Nikisha Chaney and Jennifer Salvatore of Salvatore, Prescott, Porter, & Porter; Jennifer Grieco of Altior Law; Michelle Crockett of Honigman; and retired Judge Victoria Roberts of JAMS.
Cost for the event is $46 for members and $66 for non-members/guests.
To register, visit https://edmibar.org and click on “events.”
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