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Pamela Chapman Enslen (1981)
has been elected to serve a 3-year term on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. The Board is the governing body of the ABA. This is Pamela's second term on the Board.
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Ben Sobczak (2009)
was elected to the State Bar of
Michigan's Cannabis Law Section Council. He will provide regulatory and trasactional-based services to cannabis companies in various jurisdictions throughout the US and Canada.
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Howard Cohen (1987)
has joined Elia & Ponto, PLLC, as a litigation attorney and associate. Cohen earned his bachelor's degree from Wayne State University (1984).
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Mike Serra (2013)
the Principal Product Counsel at Cisco Systems, Inc., was recognized by Crain's Business Detroit as a member of its 2022 "40 Under 40" class.
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Mark V. Breaugh (2020)
has joined Maddin Hauseras an associate attorney. Mark is a member of our Complex Litigation and Risk Advisory group, where he will work on a broad range of business and civil litigation matters. Before joining Maddin Hauser, Mark was an attorney with a boutique firm litigating matters in state and federal court for individuals and corporate clients. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College in 2017
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Lisa B. Hysni (1987)
has joined Kerr Russell as a Member and Chair of the firm's Real Estate practice group. She will focus her practice on negotiating leases for commercial clients, representing owners and developers in the sale and financing of commercial properties, and navigating clients through real estate laws and regulations. Hysni earned her bachelor's degree from Michigan State University.
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Robert B. Labe (1984)
has been appointed to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel's Fiduciary Administration Task Force. A partner with Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C., in Birmingham, Michigan, he advises high net worth individuals and families on estate planning, trust, and estate matters, probate disputes, and tax planning. He also represents companies in business and succession planning. Rob was inducted as an ACTEC Fellow in 2017.
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Justin J. Hakala (2009)
was recently named to the 2022 class of Go To Lawyers for medical malpractice law as determined by Michigan Lawyers Weekly (MiLW). Hakala will be featured, along with 19 other attorneys, in a special section that will appear in the Oct. 31 print and digital editions of MiLW, an industry publication serving the state's legal community. In its third year, the "Go To Lawyers" program recognizes the top plaintiff and defense lawyers across the state in a given practice area.
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Tanya E.J. Lundberg (2007)
has joined Maddin Hauser as an associate office administrator. Tanya will support the Chief Office Administrator and assist in the firm’s recruiting efforts and enhancing professional development opportunities. She joins Maddin Hauser from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where she was the Assistant Dean of Career Services and Outreach.
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Michael J. McClory (1984)
was
appointed to Wayne County Circuit Court bench by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. McClory was previously chief deputy probate register for Wayne County, a position he has held since 2005. He has been with the probate court since 1991, having served as a court attorney and then director of special projects.
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Lee Hornberger (LLM 1982)
received the Distinguished Service Award from the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan in recognition of significant contributions to the field of dispute resolution.
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Essence Patterson (2020)
was named president of the Detroit Bar Association Barristers Section for the 2022-2023 year. Patterson is an associate at Honigman. She earned her bachelor's from Howard University.
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Monique S. Eubanks (2020)
was selected as an honoree for the Michigan Chronicle's 2022 “40 Under 40.” Eubanks is a litigator in Dykema’s Detroit office, where she focuses her practice primarily on business and commercial litigation and product liability matters. She earned her bachelor's and an M.B.A. from Wayne State University.
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Massimo Badalamenti (2019)
joined the O’Reilly Rancilio legal team as an associate. His practice focuses on general litigation and disputes. Badalamenti earned bachelor's degrees in philosophy and political science from Grand Valley State University.
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Marc P. Jerabek (2004)
was elected president of the Oakland County Bar Foundation. Jerabek is a shareholder at Plunkett Cooney and a member of the firm's Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups. He earned his bachelor's from Michigan State University.
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Frank Aiello (2001)
was named Chief of Staff to the Dean at Michigan State University College of Law.
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Erika Riggs (2011)
was selected to receive the American Bar Association's On the Rise - Top 40 Young Lawyers award. Riggs is a co-founder and partner at Disability Law Firm.
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Zoe Grenfell (2021)
joined Dalton & Tomich as an associate focusing her practice on religious land use and the denominational trust law practice groups. Grenfell earned her bachelor's from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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Steven D. Schaefer (2013)
was named director of the Regulatory Transparency Project at The Federalist Society. He earned his master's from Hillsdale College and a master's and bachelor's from Michigan State University.
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Brian Aquart (2009)
launched the podcast
Why I Left, which explores the great resignation. Aquart earned his bachelor's from the University of Florida.
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Jerry Yacoo (2019)
joined Collins Einhorn Farrel as an associate in the firm's General & Automotive Liability Practice Group. Yacoo earned his bachelor's from Wayne State University.
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Richard Miettinen (1985)
was named chair of Howard & Howard’s Business & Corporate Practice Group. Miettinen is a partner at Howard & Howard. He earned his bachelor's from Wayne State University.
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Zoila Del Castillo (2013)
was appointed deputy secretary of state for economic opportunities for the New York State Department of State by Governor Kathy Hochul. Del Castillo earned her bachelor's from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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