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- Posted March 31, 2026
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Awards ceremony
The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel presented its 2026 Legal Excellence Awards on Thursday, March 19, at The Gem Theater in Detroit. The event recognized honorees (left to right) Jenna Wright Greenman, of Kitch Attorneys & Counselors PC, and Megan Norris, of Miller, Canfield, Paddock, & Stone PLC, with the Excellence In Defense Award; Ingham County 30th Circuit Court Judge James Jamo with the Judicial Award of Excellence; Chloé Schumacher, of Foley, Baron, Metzger, & Juip PLLC, with the Young Lawyers Golden Gavel Award; and Phillip DeRosier, of Dickinson Wright PLLC, and Mary Massaron, of Plunkett Cooney, with the John P. Jacobs Appellate Advocacy Award.
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