ARRIVALS & PROMOTIONS

LAURA CHAPPELLE, TIM LUNDGREN, AND JUSTIN OOMS have joined the Grand Rapids office of Varnum as partners.

MADELEINE C. CRAIG has joined Plunkett Cooney.

SHALINI NANGIA, a partner with Varnum (Ann Arbor), has been named president of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.

ELIZABETH M. SIEFKER has joined Butzel as an associate.

LEADERSHIP

MATTHEW BAILEY, a partner with Varnum, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Grand Rapids Bar Association Family
Law Section.

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

The BUTZEL Education Industry Team is presenting its Third Annual Education Seminar and Panel Discussion from 12:30-5 p.m., on Thursday, October 9, 2025, in the firm’s Troy office, located in the Columbia Center at 201 West Big Beaver, Suite 1200.

MDTC & MAJ are partnering with Detroit Police Athletic League for the Battle of Bar III softball game on August 14.