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- Posted May 19, 2026
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Signature Event
The Oakland County Bar Foundation (OCBF) hosted its 2026 Signature Event on Wednesday, May 6, at Orchard Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield. The annual fundraising event helps OCBF support many worthy non-profit organization with grants ensuring access to justice and an understanding of law in the community. During the event, members of the bench and bar had the opportunity to mingle including (left to right) Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren, Derek Howard of Doerr MacWilliams Howard PLLC, Meg Alli of Ogletree Deakins, Joe Doerr of Doerr MacWilliams Howard PLLC, Ashley Lowe of Lakeshore Legal Aid, and U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson, Eastern District of Michigan.
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