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Reed to Receive Hensel Award
10/10/03  The State Bar of Michigan Arts, Communication, Entertainment and Sports Section will present Detroit attorney Gregory J. Reed the John Hensel Award on October 17, 2003 in Birmingham. The award will be presented to him at a strolling supper during the Section's 18th Annual Our Town Fine Arts Exhibition and Sale at the Community House, 380 South Bates Street at 7:00 p.m. The Section gives the Hensel Award each year to a Michigan attorney who has made significant contributions to the arts, communications, entertainment or sports area.
Reed has been an attorney for over two decades and has championed the right of private individuals to control the commercial use of their own image, voice and likeness. Some of his career highlights include his suits on behalf of Mrs. Rosa Parks and the family members of the original Temptations music group. He also successfully litigated against the Miss USA beauty pageant. He challenged the terms of beauty contest employment contracts and forced the industry to adopt more equitable terms for their titleholders. He is also widely recognized as an expert witness in entertainment-related matters nationwide. Reed served as chair of the Arts, Entertainment and Sports Section in 1987. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and Wayne State University Law School. For reservations to attend the award presentation, contact Kathie at (248) 594-6403 by Friday, October 10th, 2003.
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