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Ronald B. Rader (1966)
was honored by the Florida Bar as a member with a 50-year cumulative legal practice with the Florida Bar and one or more United States jurisdictions.
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Samuel J. Smargon (1971)
was honored by the Florida Bar as a member with a 50-year cumulative legal practice with the Florida Bar and one or more United States jurisdictions.
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Kenneth Marcus (1984)
was elected a Fellow of the American Health Law Association. He practices health care law at the Detroit office of Honigman. Marcus earned his bachelor's from Stony Brook University.
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June Lee (2001)
was awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Association of Airport Executives. Lee is the chief operating officer at Wayne County Airport Authority. He earned his bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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Laurin Thomas (1991)
received the 2022 Davis-Dunnings Bar Association Distinguished Barrister Award. Thomas is the owner of Thomas Law & Consulting Group. She earned her bachelor's from Northern Michigan University.
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Shannon L. Dunn (1998)
joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as an Associate in the firm's Washington D.C. office as a member of the firm's eData Practice Group. She earned her bachelor’s from Michigan State University.
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Brian Pappas (2005)
was appointed as dean of the University of North Dakota School of Law. Pappas earned his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas, LL.M. from the University of Missouri and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan.
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Kyle Kamidoi (2013)
was elevated from a class 3 to a class 2 shareholder at Garan, Lucow, Miller beginning in 2022. Kamidoi earned his bachelor's from Albion College.
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Brad A. Brelinski (2005)
was reappointed to the Jackson County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Brelinski is a partner at Curtis, Curtis & Brelinski. He earned his bachelor's from Western Michigan University.
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Jacqueline August (2019)
joined Bodman as a staff attorney working in the firm's Enterprise Procurement Group. August earned her bachelor's from Oakland University.
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Justin Hanna (2015)
received the Rising Star award from ACG Detroit as part of the organization’s 7th Annual M & A All Star Awards. Hanna is an associate at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss. He earned his M.B.A. and bachelor's from Wayne State University.
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Lee Kellert (2000)
was named Advisor of the Year from ACG Detroit as part of the organization’s 7th Annual M & A All Star Awards. Kellert is a partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss. He earned his bachelor's from Washington & Jefferson College.
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Ronda Tate Truvillion (2006)
was elected to the board of trustees for the Michigan State Bar Foundation. She was also elected secretary-treasurer for Lewis & Munday, where she is a shareholder and a co-chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group. Tate Truvillion earned her bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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Ryan Riehl (LL.M. 2008, J.D. 2004)
joined Bodman as a member working in the firm's tax and business practice groups. Riehl earned his bachelor's from Michigan State University.
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Linda J. Roelans (2018)
has been appointed as the director of business operations at Rossman. She earned her bachelor's from Western Michigan University.
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Mark C. Rossman (2001)
presented on the topic of business divorces, "Corporate Oppression - At Least There Are No Kids Involved," at the American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting in Atlanta on March 31, 2022. Rossman is a managing partner and the owner of Rossman. He earned his bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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Thomas A. Kabel (1999)
was elected to the board of directors at Butzel where he is a shareholder and the firm's Corporate and Real Estate Practice department chair. Kabel earned his bachelors from Grand Valley State University.
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Kimberly K. Seibert (2011)
was elected to the board of directors of the Detroit Bar Association. Seibert will be responsible for providing strategic leadership for identifying new members and developing new opportunities with strategic partners.Seibert is a partner at Plunkett Cooney. She earned her bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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David P. Johnson (1983)
was recertified by the Florida Bar as an expert in wills, trusts and estates and is one of 32 Florida Bar members who is certified as a specialist in both tax law and wills, trusts and estates. Johnson is also a certified public accountant and certified financial planner. He earned his bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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John C. Valenti (1996)
was appointed to the Better Business Bureau of Detroit & Eastern Michigan Board of Directors. Valenti is a shareholder at Butzel Long. He earned his bachelor's from Michigan State University.
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Arthur J. Weiss (1975)
was reappointed by the governor to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to represent the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. He is an attorney and the president of Athur Jay Weiss & Associates. Weiss earned his bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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Christopher S. Ninomiya (1993)
was appointed by the governor to the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect to represent criminal court judges. Ninomiya is a judge with the 41st Circuit Court in Iron Mountain. He earned his bachelor's from Michigan State University.
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Yasmine I. Poles (2004)
was reappointed by the governor to the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect to represent civil court judges. Poles is a judge with the 6th Circuit Court of Oakland County. She earned her bachelor's from the University of Michigan.
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David M. Cohen (1996)
was appointed by the governor as the 79th person to serve as an Oakland County Circuit Court judge and was sworn in by Chief Judge Jeffery S. Matis. Cohen earned his bachelor’s from Wayne State University.
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Jake Grove (1993)
was named as one of the Michigan Lawyers Weekly “2022 Go To IP Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law.” Grove is a partner at Howard & Howard. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Michigan and his master’s from the University of Chicago.
