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April 2019
The LifeCycle of a Crisis: Strategy, Response and Management
Please join us in LANSING, on Monday the 1st of April for this very exciting seminar: The LifeCycle of a Crisis: Strategy, Response and Management. This is sure to be a seminar that you won't want to miss! Please also click on the link below to register for the event!
Find out more »FBA Appeals Seminar
Brought to you by the FBA's Appeals Committee, this is a seminar that you don't want to miss!!! Please join us and our very distinguished panel for this exciting seminar! Don't forget to register by clicking the link below!!! REGISTER HERE
Find out more »May 2019
2019 Past Presidents’ Luncheon
The following individuals have served as presidents of the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter. (*deceased). We look forward to a great lunch to celebrate our bar association and the service in it of all our past presidents. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Hon. Fred W. Kaess* Fred W. Walker* Julius K. Kabatsky* Lawrence J. Verdier* Wallace D. Riley David H. Patton* David A. Goldman* Charles R. Rutherford Russell Paquette* Hon. George E. Woods* Norman H. Bimkrant* Arthur Allan Smith* John S.…
Find out more »BOOK CLUB MEETING: DREAM LAND The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
The primary goal of the Book Club of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan is to facilitate an informal but elevated dialogue between our bench and our bar. The book club is non-partisan. All points of view are welcomed and respected. This meeting of the Book Club will focus on the book DREAM LAND The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones. It is a National Book Critics Circle Award Winner and this promises to generate discussion…
Find out more »LEONARD R. GILMAN AWARD LUNCHEON
2019 LEONARD R. GILMAN AWARD LUNCHEON at the Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront, 2 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226 We invite you to join us in celebrating the ideals of excellence, professionalism, and commitment to public service embodied by Len Gilman and this year’s award recipient and also to join us in the fellowship and camaraderie of other members and guests of the Eastern District of Michigan’s Federal Bar. You don’t want to miss this luncheon! Also, please note the…
Find out more »BECOME A BIAS DISRUPTOR
The Chapter is very excited to offer this high-quality training to our valued members free of charge. As of May 20, only 10 seats remain. FBA members are free; members of the broader legal community can attend for only $30. So if you are interested in becoming a Bias Disruptor (and who wouldn’t be?), do not wait another second to register (it only takes 2 minutes). If you register, please be sure you will be able to attend on May…
Find out more »Julian Abele Cook, Jr. – Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award Submission Due Date
Please submit nominations for this award to Chapter Executive Director Mindy Herrmann at fbamich@fbamich.org Julian Abele Cook, Jr. – Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award BE IT RESOLVED the Chapter will establish an annual civility award to recognize a civil practitioner who is an outstanding example of professional excellence and civility. This award will be called the Julian Abele Cook, Jr.- Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award, in recognition of the dedication to civility of two outstanding jurists: former Chief…
Find out more »June 2019
FBA Downtown Scavenger Hunt: Legal Themed
Click Here to Register!!! Also, please note that individuals who sign-us will be put on a team (in other words, it is not essential that you sign up with two others).
Find out more »PRO SE FUNDRAISER
Please join us for the inaugural PRO SE CLINIC SOIREE at the Miller Canfield office in Detroit. This event is proudly hosted by your Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Miller Canfield, Detroit Mercy Law and the Oakland County Bar Association. This benefit event celebrates the 1st anniversary of the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic. Located within the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit, the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic provides legal services to low-income litigants representing themselves in the…
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