The Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) gathered with colleagues from partnering affinity bar associations for the biennial Taste of Diversity cocktail reception on Thursday, October 15, at the Great Lakes Culinary Center in Southfield. During the strolling the reception, the Michael K. Lee Memorial Award was presented to Syeda F. Davidson (second from left) of the ACLU of Michigan. Happy to congratulate Davidson were (l-r) OCBA?Secretary Julie L. Kosovec of Brooks, Wilkins, Sharkey, & Turco PLLC; Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Edward Ewell Jr.; OCBA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Vice Chair Donna Pearson of Corbett, Harding, & Dombrowski; and Deputy Court Administrator Michael McLoyd, Oakland County 50th District Court. Also during the event, the Leon Hubbard Community Service Award was presented to Zenell B. Brown (not pictured) of the Michigan State Court Administrative Office. Partnering bar associations at the event included the Armenian-American Bar Association, Black Women Lawyer’s Association, D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan, Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers, Italian American Bar Association, Jewish Bar Association of Michigan, Michigan Asian Pacific American Bar Association, NAABA MI, South Asian Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Wolverine Bar Association, and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. The Taste of Diversity is sponsored by the OCBA Diversity and Inclusion Committee. It was established in 2015 to celebrate multiculturalism within the profession and to foster collaboration among area affinity bars in promoting greater awareness and advocacy for diversity in the legal field.
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