Join us for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration & Awards Luncheon
Join us for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration & Awards Luncheon as the State Bar of Michigan bestows its highest honors and swears in the new Board of Commissioners president and officers.
Tickets are now available for the luncheon, set for noon September 19, 2025, at the Detroit Marriott Troy.
State Bar of Michigan President Joseph P. McGill will pass the gavel to Lisa J. Hamameh, who will serve as the 91st president of the State Bar of Michigan in 2025-2026. Other elected officers also will be sworn in: Erika L. Bryant as president-elect, Thomas H. Howlett as vice president, David C. Anderson as treasurer, and Suzanne C. Larsen as secretary.
The winners of the State Bar’s highest honors will also be recognized and receive their awards at the luncheon.
Honorees are:
- Roberts P. Hudson Award: Valerie Newman
- Frank J. Kelley Distinguished Public Service Award: Elizabeth Pollard Hines
- Champion of Justice Award: Keeley D. Blanchard, Zenell B. Brown, Roshundra Graham-Simmons, and Marla Linderman Richelew
- Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award: Tanisha M. Davis
- John W. Reed Lawyer Legacy Award: John E. Mogk
- John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award: Kathaleen M. Smith
- Liberty Bell Award: Robert Gaiser
For more information and to register, visit michbar.org/awards.
Posted July 30, 2025