Dear Friend,
We hope you will join us for our first annual Laddys awards ceremony next Thursday, November 3 to honor pro bono attorneys.
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Spotlight on Pro Bono Attorneys at "Laddys" November 3
Legal Aid and Defender Association (LAD) will hold our first "Laddys" pro bono service awards ceremony Thursday, November 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the A. Albert Taubman Center for Design Services at the College for Creative Studies, 485 W. Milwaukee Street in Detroit.
"We have been honoring our pro bono attorneys for years through the very successful annual pro bono awards ceremony produced by our Civil Law Group," said Deierdre L. Weir, LAD president and CEO.
"We've decided to build on that success and expand this event into an annual fundraiser to raise nondiscretionary funding for the Civil Law Group and other activities of the organization," Weir continued.
"We want this to be a fun event," Weir said. "That's why we're presenting the 'Laddys' -- a play on our LAD acronym and such entertainment industry awards as Emmys, Grammys and Oscars."
At the ceremony, attorneys will receive recognition for exceptional volunteer service representing clients through LAD's Private Attorney Involvement Program.
Laddys will be presented to the following individuals and organizations for their exceptional pro bono service through LAD's Private Attorney Involvement Program:
- Pro Bono Attorney of the Year - Joseph W. Uhl, Associate Attorney, Miller Canfield P.L.C.
- Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year - Clark Hill PLC (to be accepted by attorney Paul Scheidemantel)
- Kelvin W. Scott Award - Office of General Counsel, Ford Motor Company (to be accepted by attorney Rob Mossel of Ford Credit)
- Pro Bono Spirit-Macomb County - Jacob M. Femminineo, Jr., Femminineo Attorneys PLLC
- Pro Bono Spirit-Oakland County - Attorney Craig R. Lavoie
- Pro Bono Spirit-Wayne County - Michelle A. Carter, Attorney, Bodman PLC
- Impact on Domestic Violence - Kelli E. Collins, Attorney, Garian & Garian
- Friend of LAD - Robert A. Ficano, Executive, Wayne County
- Friend of LAD - Karen G. Luther, Director, Legal Aid for Children and Families, William Beaumont Hospital
View the complete announcement and see more honoree photos on the LAD website.
Tickets for the event are $50 and are tax deductible. Tables of eight are available. Entrance to the College for Creative Studies is located at the corner of W. Milwaukee Street and Cass Avenue in the former Argonaut Building. Convenient free parking is available adjacent to the college.
For further information on the Laddys awards ceremony, including sponsorship opportunities, contact Tanya Cleveland at (313) 967-5608 or RSVP.
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About Legal Aid & Defender
 Legal Aid & Defender Association, Inc. is the largest provider of legal services to low- and moderate-income people in Michigan and one of the largest in the nation. Our service area comprises Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, including the City of Detroit, and Flint. We provide civil legal services to residents of all three counties. We represent defendants arraigned on criminal charges in Wayne County Circuit Court and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Our offices are located in Detroit, Pontiac, Mt. Clemens and Flint.
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| |  | Joseph W Uhl
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year |
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Pro Bono Spirit - Oakland County |
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Pro Bono Spirit - Wayne County |
 | Rob Mossel
Accepting on behalf of
Ford Motor Company for Kelvin W. Scott Award |
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