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Meeting Minutes
September 15, 1999 at 9:50 a.m. on September 15, 1999 at the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Michigan, held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Approval of Minutes
The Minutes for the September 16, 1998 Annual Meeting were amended to reference the approval by the Section Council of a $2,500 contribution by the Section to the Access To Justice Foundation. The minutes were approved as amended.
Election of New Council Members
The following proposed officers and new council members were presented for the 1999-2000 year:
Chairperson
Howard B. Iwrey
Vice-Chairperson
Mark T. Boonstra
Secretary
Daniel R. Gravelyn
Treasurer
James E. Deline
Council members:
Lisbeth S. O’Shaughnessy
Dennis White*
(*) - pending admission to State Bar of Michigan
Discussion ensued concerning the existence of two additional council vacancies and of possibilities for filling those vacancies at a future special Section meeting. The proposed slate of officers and new council members was approved.
Old Business
New Business
H. Iwrey suggested that the Section recommend to the State Bar Board of Commissioners that it propose to the Supreme Court Administrator’s Office the adoption of an amendment to the Michigan Court Rules to add a designation for cases falling within the areas of antitrust, franchising, or trade regulation. Discussion ensued regarding the benefits of such a designation for practitioners in those areas, and of the potential for notifying Section members of those cases via the Section newsletter. The suggestion was approved.
Gavel Presentation
J. Forrest presented the gavel to Mr. Iwrey, as incoming chairperson for the year 1999-2000.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m. Respectfully submitted,
Mark T. Boonstra
Secretary
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