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State Bar Names Michael Franck Award Winners
9/5/03 Justice Marilyn Kelly of the Michigan Supreme Court and Detroit lawyer and former State Bar president Wallace D. Riley have been named this year's State Bar of Michigan Michael Franck Award winners. The State Bar Representative Assembly presents the award annually to a lawyer in good standing who has made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of the profession. They will receive the award during the State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting in Lansing, September 11-12, 2003. Justice Marilyn Kelly was elected in 1996 to the Michigan Supreme Court for an eight-year term after serving as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, 2nd District, from 1989 to 1996. Prior to this, she worked as a trial lawyer for 17 years in Wayne and Oakland Counties, during which time she founded Marilyn Kelly & Associates. A former educator, Justice Kelly served as president of the Michigan State Board of Education from 1965 to 1977. She has been an active member of the State Bar and was a member of the Representative Assembly (1986-1988), a member of the Communications Committee (1988-1993), a member of the Family Law Council (1988-1994), and Co-Chairperson of the Open Justice Commission (1998-2003). During her career, Justice Kelly also served as president of the Women's Bar Association of Oakland County and of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, chaired the Oakland County Bar Association's Family Law Committee, and co-chaired the Circuit Court Mediation Committee and President's Task Force on Improved Dispute Resolution. Justice Kelly holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University, a master's degree from Middlebury College, and a juris doctor degree from Wayne State University. The State Bar's 38th president, Wallace D. Riley is widely recognized for his record of leadership in local, state, and national organizations and his dedication to the improvement of the legal profession. His many roles include serving as president of the American Bar Association (1983-1984), president of the Detroit chapter of the Federal Bar Association, president of the State Bar Foundation, and president of both the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society and Michigan Historical Center Foundation. Riley also served on the Attorney Discipline Board from 1999-2002, and chaired the organization from 2000-2002. Before serving as president, Riley held many State Bar offices, including chairperson of the Young Lawyer's Section (1960-1961), a member of the Board of Commissioners (1965-1973), secretary (1969-1970), vice-president (1970-1971), and president-elect (1971-1972.) In 1968, Riley also co-founded the Detroit law firm of Riley & Roumell, P.C., which is now Riley Roumell & Connolly, P.C. Riley holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, an M.B.A. and juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan, and an L.L.M. from George Washington University.
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