State Bar announces 2014 election results

The State Bar of Michigan recently announced that three attorneys — James W. Heath of Detroit, E. Christopher Johnson Jr. of Plymouth and Gregory L. Ulrich of Grosse Pointe Woods — won contested seats in District H in this year’s Board of Commissioners elections.

The district represents Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee Counties.

Heath, Johnson and Ulrich will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2017 annual meeting.

Four attorneys won unopposed races to the State Bar Board of Commissioners:

• Donald G. Rockwell of Flint won in District B, representing Bay, Huron, Genesee, Lapeer, Midland, Sanilac, Saginaw and Tuscola counties

• Shauna L. Dunnings of Lansing won in District E, representing Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Livingston, Montcalm and Shiawasee counties

• Jennifer M. Grieco of Birmingham and Richard J. Siriani of Troy won two seats in District I, representing Oakland County.

All four will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2017 annual meeting.

The panel to which the seven were elected provides oversight to the various operations of the State Bar, such as finance, public policy and member services.

One attorney won a contested race for the State Bar Representative Assembly. In the Seventh Circuit, representing Genesee County, Jill L. Nylander won a three-year term.

Thirty-seven attorneys won unopposed races in the State Bar Representative Assembly.

The results are as follows:

Second Circuit—Berrien County
Scott A. Dienes

Third Circuit—Wayne County
Audrey R. Monaghan
Joseph P. McGill
Douglas A. Kaye
Katherine Kakish
Daniel D. McLean
Aaron V. Burrell
Thomas M. J. Lavigne

Fifth Circuit—Barry County
James H. Fisher

Sixth Circuit—Oakland County
Dennis M. Flessland
J. Scot Garrison
Carl L. Collins III
David M. Eisenberg
Samantha J. Orvis
Anne E. Linder
Patrick D. Crandell

Ninth Circuit—Kalamazoo County
Alan B. Koenig
Mark A. Holsomback

11th Circuit—Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties

Brian D. Rahilly

13th Circuit—Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties

Wilson D. Brott
Lea Ann Sterling

16th Circuit—Macomb County
R. Timothy Kohler

17th Circuit—Kent County
Martin J. Hillard
Victoria A. Vuletich

20th Circuit—Ottawa County

Ronald L. Foster

21st Circuit—Isabella County
Robert M. Backus

22nd Circuit—Washtenaw County
Elizabeth C. Jolliffe

25th Circuit—Marquette County
Nels A. Christopherson

26th Circuit—Alpena and Montmorency Counties

Daniel J. Florip

27th Circuit—Newaygo and Oceana Counties

Ellsworth J. Stay Jr.

30th Circuit—Ingham County
Kimberly A. Breitmeyer
Darling A. Garcia

31st Circuit—St. Clair County

Gregory T. Stremers

36th Circuit—Van Buren County
Theresa J. Cypher

39th Circuit—Lenawee County

Jennifer A. Frost

48th Circuit—Allegan County
Matthew W. Antkoviak

54th Circuit—Tuscola County
Adam D. Pavlik

The 150-member Representative Assembly was created in 1972 to increase the proportion of members who actively participate in State Bar policy; it serves as the SBM final policy-making body.

Nancy J. Diehl of Detroit won a contested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence Jan. 1, 2015 and will expire on Dec. 31, 2017.

The JTC is a constitutionally created body that promotes the integrity of the judicial process and preserves public confidence in the courts.

Two attorneys — Ryan Zemke of Utica and Mwanaisha A. Sims, of Detroit — won uncontested elections to the SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council. in District 1, representing Wayne and Macomb Counties. They will serve two-year terms expiring in 2016.

Three attorneys — Jerome Crawford of Troy, Tanya N.Cripps  of Auburn Hills and Choi Tanaha Portis of Farmington Hills — won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland County, for two-year terms expiring in 2016.

Four attorneys — Jade J. Edwards of Burton, Shenique A. Moss of Lansing, Aysha J. Kasham of Ann Arbor and Roberta L. Sacharski of Lansing — won uncontested elections in District Three, representing all Michigan counties except for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. They will serve  for two-year terms expiring in 2016.

The Young Lawyers Executive Council governs the members of the Young Lawyers Section, one of the State Bar’s largest sections. The section provides education, information and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs and newsletters. The section has won numerous awards for its public service and educational programs.

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