ANNUAL BENCH-BAR GOLF OUTING AT THE LOCHMOOR CLUB on June 24th Please join us on Monday June 24th for the Annual Bench-Bar Golf Outing featuring unique and extensive interaction with the Federal Bench!  Options are golf (dinner included) or dinner only. We will be teeing off at 12:30 p.m. this year but feel free to arrive as early as 10:30 a.m. to hit some balls at the driving range and eat your lunch. PRICING: $225 per FBA ED Chapter Member…

This is the Annual Planning meeting for the 6 current officers of the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan.  Chapter goals and committee assignments, etc. will be discussed.

Please join us for the 2019 POWER ACT PANEL PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION to share information and encourage pro bono representation for victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in Metro Detroit and surrounding counties. Participants will include representatives from Interim House, Lakeshore Legal Aid and members of the judicial community. Wayne County Community College 1001 W. Fort Street, Room 236 Detroit, MI Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This is a meeting of the FBA Executive Board and Committee Co-Chairs beginning at noon in Room 115 of the Levin Courthouse (near the Fort St. entrance). Practitioners in the Northern Division are invited to attend our satellite site in Bay City: Courtroom, Federal Bankruptcy Courthouse (111 First Street, Bay City, MI) Committee Co-Chairs are invited (and encouraged) to attend including any member of our chapter as this meeting is open to our general membership.  We would love for any…

The FBA Legal Ethics Committee invites you to attend a lunch seminar on September 25 to discuss important ethical concerns that all attorneys may come across in their practices, including among other topics inherent risks of improper IOLTA account use; how to identify and address potential client conflicts; and how to avoid ethical pitfalls when conducting discovery on a case that has witnesses or fact patterns that overlap with a prior case.  WSU Professor Peter Henning and Attorney Grievance Commission…