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October 2021
2021-2022 CHAPTER OFFICERS’ MEETING #2
2021-2022 CHAPTER OFFICERS' MEETINGS 10/13, 12/8, 2/9, 4/20* (third Weds due to Gilman)
Find out more »POSTPONED: Ethical Limitations on Pleadings & Attorney Speech
Due to a scheduling conflict this event is postponed. Stay tuned for additional information.
Find out more »2021 Taste of Diversity Event
One of the goals of our chapter of the Federal Bar Association is to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. To this end we are very proud to partner with the Oakland County Bar Association as they host the 2021 Taste of Diversity event. This important event will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the Great Lakes Culinary Center in Southfield with a cocktail reception and strolling dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. A highlight of The…
Find out more »November 2021
Thinking About the Other Fella: Avern Cohn’s Life and the Law – Book Signing (author Jack Lessenberry)
Author Jack Lessenberry (archivist Elizabeth Zerwekh) will be a keynote speaker at the Court Historical Society Luncheon on November 17th. Mr. Lessenberry's most recent book celebrates Avern Cohn's extraordinary 70-year legal career and is called Thinking About the Other Fella: Avern Cohn's Life and the Law. It includes a biographical narrative, and an intense examination of his most important cases, and a selection of articles both by and about the judge, who is a prolific writer and an accomplished…
Find out more »2021-2022 Executive Board Committee Co-Chair Meeting #2
Committee Co-Chair/EB Meetings and Officer Meetings (we generally aimed for second Wednesdays of the month for consistency) Co-Chair/EB Schedule: 2021: 11/10 2022: 1/12, 3/9, 5/11
Find out more »Edward H. Rakow Luncheon with the Barbara J. Rom Award and Historical Society Presentation
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE LUNCHEON VIDEO After a long Covid-filled year, both of these below organizations are pleased to welcome you to our independent, but conjoined programs: The FBA Chapter invites you to the annual Barbara J. Rom Award and Rakow Scholarship Luncheon. The Barbara J. Rom Award for Bankruptcy Excellence was established in 2012 to honor individuals who, like Barbara, have exhibited the highest level of overall excellence in the practice of…
Find out more »Recharacterization, Equitable Subordination and Marshaling in Bankruptcy
The State Bar of Michigan Debtor-Creditor Rights Committee and the Bankruptcy Committee of the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Michigan present: Recharacterization, Equitable Subordination and Marshaling in Bankruptcy Presenters: Hon. Joel D. Applebaum (Bankr. E.D. Mich.) Marc M. Bakst (Bodman) Kay Standridge Kress (Troutman Pepper) Thomas R. Morris (Morris & Morris) CLICK HERE TO ACCESS VIDEO OF THE WEBINAR
Find out more »December 2021
2021-2022 CHAPTER OFFICERS’ MEETING #3
2021-2022 CHAPTER OFFICERS' MEETINGS 12/8, 2/9, 4/20* (third Weds due to Gilman)
Find out more »2021 Chapter Holiday Party
The chapter would like to thank Miller Canfield for generously cohosting this event and the following firms/vendors for their sponsorship of this event: Darrow Mustafa P.C. - Gold Sponsor Hickey Hauck Bishoff Jeffers & Seabolt PLLC - Gold Sponsor Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest P.L.C. - Gold Sponsor Spectrum Computer Forensics and Risk Management LLC - Gold Sponsor The Young Conway Group - Gold Sponsor Bush Seyferth PLLC - Silver Sponsor Mark Shapiro, LLC - Silver Sponsor Honigman - Silver Sponsor…
Find out more »January 2022
2021-2022 Executive Board Committee Co-Chair Meeting #3
Committee Co-Chair/EB Meetings and Officer Meetings (we generally aimed for second Wednesdays of the month for consistency) Co-Chair/EB Schedule: 2022: 1/12, 3/9, 5/11
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