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  • New attorneys celebrated

    December 26, 2025

    Macomb County Circuit Court Chief Judge James Biernat recently continued the tradition of swearing in new attorneys to the State Bar of Michigan. Law students who passed the July bar exam gathered in Biernat’s courtroom as their families and friends looked on.

  • Resentencing ordered for teen in murder case

    December 26, 2025

    A murder case adjudicated in 1988 was remanded for resentencing in a recent opinion from the Court of Appeals, which found the sentencing court did not take the defendant’s youth into proper account as a mitigating factor.

  • Annual law school data released by ABA panel

    December 26, 2025

    Information about fall 2025 enrollment, scholarships and other matters reported by Council-approved law schools to the Council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is now publicly available. 

  • At a Glance ...

    December 26, 2025

    The State Bar of Michigan is seeking attorney input that will provide data courts use to determine attorney fees and will help all Michigan lawyers determine how their salaries measure up.

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