Arrivals & Promotions
Awards
Leadership
New Office
Other
Presentations & Publications

Arrivals & Promotions

Joseph M. Ammar and Jeanna M. Weaver, with Plunkett Cooney, have been named partners.

Rick Berg has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder in the firm’s Detroit office. Mr. Berg focuses his practice on commercial law and commercial litigation.

Paul Lee has joined the Detroit office of Dykema.

Jessica Sprovtsoff has joined Schiff Hardin LLP.

Suzanne L. Wahl has joined Schiff Hardin LLP.

Awards

John W. Allen, with Varnum, was listed as a 2012 Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Leadership

Catherine L. Heise has been appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC elected the following to its Management Committee: William A. Horn, John T. Sperla, and Ronald M. Redick.

Miller Canfield elected the following people as principals of the firm: Danielle Mason Anderson, Steven D. Mann, David P. Massaron, Emily C. Palacios, Nelson O. Ropke, and Saura J. Sahu.

Bethany Steffke Sweeny, with Butzel Long, has been elected to the board of directors of SafeHouse Center in Ann Arbor. 

New Office

The Law Offices of Judith A. Baxter PLC is located at 312 East Fulton Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, phone: (616) 356 2651, fax: (616) 256-2652.

Other

Community Legal Resources has changed its name to Michigan Community Resources.

The membership of the Lansing Black Lawyers Association has voted to change the association's name to the Davis-Dunnings Bar Association.

Presentations & Publications

The Program for International Legal Studies at Wayne State University Law School will host its Winter 2012 Speaker Series: The Regulatory Turn in International Law, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:15-1:30 p.m.; Reform of International Financial Institutions, Tuesday, March 27, 12:15-1:30 p.m. For more information e-mail international.law@wayne.edu.

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School graduate program in intellectual law and the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan are co-sponsors of the second annual Michigan Innovation and IP Legal Writing Competition. The competition is open to students enrolled in J.D. degree programs at any ABA-accredited Michigan law school Jan. 1, 2011–May 1, 2012. Individuals wishing to participate in the competition must submit their work electronically no later than May 15. Prizes being awarded include: first place, $500; second place, $300 and third place $200. Each of the top three will have their work published in the IPLS Proceedings journal. More Information

Cooley Law School will hold a series of open houses at which prospective students can learn about admissions, financial aid, honors scholarships, career services, and more. Participants can speak with faculty, alumni, students, and staff; enjoy a mock class experience, and take a tour. Prospective students are welcome to visit more than one campus. The open houses are free, but registration at cooley.edu is encouraged. All open houses run 4-7 p.m., and will be held Monday, March 5 at the Grand Rapids campus, 111 Commerce Ave., SW; Tuesday, March 6 at the Lansing campus, 300 S. Capitol Ave.; Wednesday, March 7 at the Ann Arbor campus, 3475 Plymouth Road; and Thursday, March 8 at the Auburn Hills campus, 2630 Featherstone. An open house for Cooley's new Tampa Bay, Fla., campus will be held Friday, March 2, 4-7 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Riverview, Fla. For questions, please call the Admissions Office at (517) 371-5140, ext. 2244 or toll-free at (800) 874-3511; or e-mail at admissions@cooley.edu

Please send information for the News & Moves section to Julie Turcotte at jturcotte@mail.michbar.org