D. Augustus Straker Bar Ass'n: Corporate Counsel Breakfast

Friday, April 28, 2017
08:30 AM
Location: Skyline Club, Southfield

The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association announces that its annual corporate Counsel Breakfast will be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 28 at the skyline Club, 200 Town Center in Southfield. The theme is The Importance of Diversity and the Butterfly Effect. The butterfly effect is the concept that a small action can have a large impact. It is based on a theory that a butterfly can cause a tornado simply by flapping its wings. On May 16, 1989, when Harry Pearce, former general counsel of General Motors, wrote a letter to GM’s local counsel to discuss the issue of diversity in the profession, he could not have known the continuing impact of his letter decades later. Pearce will be honored at this year’s breakfast because of his impact. Additionally, a panel will discuss Pearce’s continued legacy in the legal community with Marcia Goffney as the moderator.  The program is free to members of the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association and $25 for non-members. RSVP at strakerlaw.wild apricot.org.



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