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July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

Nov
17
ICBA 122nd Annual Dinner   Add to Calendar
Location: Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
SPECIAL ALERT: Phishing Attacks Targeting Bar Associations

It has come to our attention that there is a new phishing attack targeting members of various bar associations around the country. Fraudulent e-mails being distributed appear to come from State Bar presidents and have a similar subject line to "State Bar of Michigan Complaint." Please be aware that other bar associations have experienced this issue, and please monitor your e-mails closely.

If you receive one of these fraudulent e-mails, please do not respond to or click on any links in the message or attachments. Delete it immediately as these e-mails likely contain malicious software.

If you think your account has been compromised, please change your password immediately. If you need any assistance, please e-mail us at [email protected] or call 1-888-SBM-FORU (1-888-726-3678).
Award Nominations
Nomination Deadline - August 27, 2016
Now Accepting Nomination for the Following Awards:

Download Award Criteria

Deadline for award nominations is August 27, 2016

Awards will be presented at the 122nd Annual Dinner,
Thursday, November 17, 2016
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol
Member Directory
Are you listed in the ICBA online member directory? Visit our member directory to check and update your profile. If not, give us a call at (517) 627-3938
Attention Members!
ICBA Membership Dues

Take note: you can now renew your membership dues online at InghamBar.org! Login into the website and click "Membership Renewal" on the left sidebar.
Lawyer's Table


Address: 333 S Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933

The Lawyer's Table will be an informal lunch gathering for all Mid-Michigan attorneys.  The purpose is to get to know each other informally. 

The Table will meet weekly on Tuesday's at the Crafty Palate located on the corner of Kalamazoo and S. Washington
(where the Mediterann used to operate). 
 
Once a month on the first Tuesday at noon we will have a "Focus Guest".  This will be a senior attorney from varied disciplines who will be asked to share stories and antidotes about their careers. 

To RSVP for the Lawyer's Table Meetings with a focused guest, email Jamie White at [email protected].

Calendar of Events

Date
Presenter
Subject

No Meeting Scheduled at the moment

*Note: No Meeting For July

This is a collaborative effort between:
Ingham County Bar Association
Ingham Bar Foundation
ICBA Young Lawyer's Section
Mid-Michigan Woman's Lawyer Association.
Davis Dunnings Law Association.

Buy your own lunch and we will reserve space in the private room at the restaurant.
 
ICBA Bankruptcy Law Section Meetings
To RSVP for the Bankruptcy Section Meetings, email Patricia Scott at [email protected] or call (517) 371-8132.

The Bankruptcy section meets the fourth Thursday of the month at noon.
Location: Western University Cooley Law School - 300 S. Capitol Ave

Andy Gerdes and Sarah Williams of Capital Bankruptcy will be providing lunch and be the presenters at the meeting on June 23, 2016. Andy and Sarah will be speaking on Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency issues in bankruptcy.

June
23
Room 911
Aug
25
Room 911
Sep
22
Room 911
Oct
27
Room 911
Nov
17
Room 911


Please RSVP to Patricia Scott at [email protected]

Bankruptcy Law Section Co-Chairs
Patricia Scott and Norm Witte
ICBA Criminal Law Section Meetings
To RSVP for the Criminal Law Section Meetings, email [email protected]

Sept
09
9:15 a.m.
Oct
07
9:15 a.m.
Nov
04
9:15 a.m.
Dec
02
9:15 a.m.
ICBA Employment/Labor Law Section Meetings - TBA
Dear Ingham County Bar Association Member,

Please accept this invitation to join the ICBA Labor and Employment Law Section. There is no charge for membership in this section.
 
The purpose of the section is to promote collegiality, networking and education regarding labor and employment law issues.
 
If you are interested in joining please respond to this email, indicating at the bottom of this email your areas of interest in the labor and employment field. It will help in developing programming.
 
Very Truly Yours,
James K. Fett
 
For more information, contact James K. Fett at [email protected] 
ICBA Family Law Section Meetings
We will see you in the fall with a new line up of interesting topics and speakers.  Please feel free to contact either of us with suggestions of topics.  

Thank you,
Brooke VanBuren-Hay JD, PHD
[email protected]

Jennipher Martinez JD
[email protected]
ICBA Immigration Section
Dear Ingham County Bar Association Members,

We are pleased to announce a new practice section for the ICBA - an Immigration Law Section.

The goal of this section is to encourage local networking, support, and education regarding this diverse topic area.

Programming and meetings are still being developed, but in order to better serve our community please consider taking the time to complete this short survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K5LPMRD

Sincerely,
Melissa Indish ([email protected]) and Azin Arbab ([email protected])
Co-Chairs
ICBA Litigation Section Meetings - Speakers Needed
Location: State Bar Building, in rooms 1 and 2.
306 Townsend Street, Lansing, MI 48901

Meetings will take place at the State Bar Building, 306 Townsend Street, Lansing, in rooms 1 and 2. Meetings are brown bag and the following presentations will be given:
Please RSVP to Sandra Lake at [email protected] to attend. Walk-ins are also welcome.
ICBA Probate and Trust Section Meetings 
Location: WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Room 911)
300 S Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48901

Click Here to RSVP or email Rosemary Buhl directly at [email protected]

FACEBOOK PAGE - PLEASE JOIN
We have a new Facebook page. Please go to Facebook and search for "ICBA Probate & Trust Law Section". Ask to join and please RSVP for lunch. We hope to streamline our RSVP's and minimize emails. Please let us know if you are NOT on Facebook.

LUNCH SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE
A few lunch sponsorships are available for the Spring.  More information at our next meeting. You may sponsor an entire lunch, 1/2 or 1/4 lunch. We will publicize your firm's contribution and allow you to say a few words about your firm at the meeting. Depending on number of attendees, cost will be $350-400 for a full lunch sponsorship. 
Jun
21
"A View from the Bench", Presented by Judge  Thomas K. Byerley, Chief Judge, Eaton County, Probate, Circuit and District Courts. WMU Cooley Law School room 911.  Lunch generously sponsored by Christine Savage of the Lowe Law Firm, PC. 
ICBA Probate and Trust Section Co-Chairs
Marlaine Teahan and Rosemary Buhl
ICBA Real Estate Section Meetings 
To RSVP for the Real Estate Section Meetings, email Charles Barbieri at [email protected] 
 
Real Estate Section meetings will be held at WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School at noon.
They all will be held at Cooley Center. NOTE: Room changes below. 


ICBA Real Estate Section Chair:
Charles Barbieri  
Young Lawyers Section
Ingham County Bar Association

ICBA-YLS's Refresh YOUR Recollection Evidence Seminar

Thank you again to Judge Joyce Draganchuk and Judge Amy Ronayne Krause for presenting our Refresh YOUR Recollection Evidence Seminar at Dykema Gosset the other night. For everyone who missed it (or those who want to relive it!), the video is now online.

You can find the handouts online at our Google Drive Folder here: https://goo.gl/9kZlSC


Mentor-Mentee Opportunities

Fellow ICBA-YLS Members,

I am writing to inform the ICBA-YLS Members that the ICBA-YLS Membership Outreach Committee is working with the ICBA Mentoring Committee to pair interested newer attorneys with experienced attorneys to cultivate mentoring relationships that best serve the legal community and the parties involved. These relationships may be brief or continue on for an extended period of time - the mentor and mentee are best equipped to make this decision. I would like to hear from our membership and connect compatible attorneys for these mentoring relationships. Please reply to this post with the area of law that interests you, so we can place you with an attorney in that field; furthermore, I would even suggest providing other interests, hobbies, or skills, so we could connect with others based on another mutual interest. You are also free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Reid Felsing



Resources
 
To access the ICBA-YLS Google Drive which is currently being populated with many pieces of helpful information, visit https://goo.gl/PgD0nW 
 
ICBA List-serve

ICBA would also like to remind you that as a service to our members the ICBA has established a general list-serve. Please contact ICBA if you wish to sign up.

Use the following address/link to communicate with all in the list-serves (your email must be added to the list before the message you send will work):
ICBA YLS list-serve

ICBA - Young Lawyers Sections would also like to remind you that as a service to our members, the ICBA - YLS has established a general list-serve. Please contact Chris Wickman if you wish to sign up.

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Sixty-Minute Mentoring is Looking for You!

Greetings Future Mentors and Mentees,

 

As you may know, the Ingham County Bar Association has a mentoring program that pairs interested newer attorneys with experienced attorneys to try and develop mentoring relationships that best serve the legal community and the parties involved. These relationships may be brief or continue on for an extended period of time - the mentor and mentee are best equipped to make this decision.

 

As Chairperson of the Mentoring Committee, please feel free to contact me if you are interested in being a mentor or if you are a newer attorney in need of a mentor. Please let me know your practice areas so that we can try to make the best match.

 

Thank you for continuing to support the Ingham County Bar Association!

 

Mary Chartier

[email protected]

 

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Ingham County Bar Foundation
12th Annual Memorial Golf Classic:

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Hawk Hollow
15101 Chandler Road
Bath Township, Michigan 48808
 
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration & Lunch
11:00 a.m. - Shot Gun Start
4:00 p.m. - Program/Awards Reception


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President
Liisa Speaker Immediate Past President 
Mark Kellogg President Elect 
Jessica Fox Vice President 
James Dalton Secretary 
Mary Chartier Treasurer
 
 
 
 
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P.O. Box 66
Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837
Phone: (517) 627-3938
Fax: (517) 627-3950
 
 
 
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