ARRIVALS & PROMOTIONS

RONITA BAHRI, with Goodman Acker, has been promoted to partner.

MARILENA DAVID has been named the director of the State Appellate Defender Office.

MATTHEW S. DOWLING has joined the Chicago office of Plunkett Cooney.

JAMES L. FRISCH has joined Plunkett Cooney.

DANIEL R. LEMON has joined the Britt Law Group PC in Grand Rapids as a senior attorney.

HANNAH N. SMITH has joined Wright Beamer, PLC.

LEADERSHIP

LEE HORNBERGER, an arbitrator based in Traverse City, has become a member of the arbitration roster of the Labor Relations Connection.

CONOR BOLAND, with Varnum, has been selected for Trinity Health’s Up Next cohort.

KATIE DUCKWORTH, with Varnum, has joined the board of Westminster Child Development Center.

CAROLYN SULLIVAN, with Varnum, now serves as president of the Young Lawyers Section of the Grand Rapids Bar Association.

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

The INGHAM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION will host its annual meeting and shrimp dinner on Wednesday, May 15, 2025.

MITCHELL “MITCH” ZAJAC, with Butzel, will be a featured presenter during the 2025 EV Small Business Suppliers Forum on June 5, 2025, in Chattanooga.