Eight seats on Michigan’s state-level courts were up for election on November 8, 2016. Two of those seats were on the Michigan Supreme Court, one of which was filled by a woman. Two women also filled two of the four seats up for election on the Michigan Court of Appeals. In addition, 156 seats on […]
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The Day of Service (part of pro bono month), sponsored by Dobrusin and assisted by the members of the WBA, was a wonderful success. The home turned out beautifully and the ladies all did a fantastic job. Many thanks to all involved! Check out how they did in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDZewgk__fc
Girl Rising was featured in the Metro Times and on 950 AM! WLAM hosted a showing of “Girl Rising” at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. The film tells the stories of nine young girls in different parts of the world (Cambodia, Haiti, Nepal, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Peru, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan) and how […]
When I first became an attorney, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM) was one of the first organizations I joined. It is hard to express how important WLAM has been to me professionally and personally – from the mentoring I received as a new attorney, to the networking and leadership opportunities that aided my […]
On October 27, 2014, WLAM hosted a call-in event in Detroit for the Ms. JD event, Determined to Rise: A Conversation on Law, Leadership and Being “The First” with Paulette Brown, President-Elect of the American Bar Association (ABA). In celebration of Paulette’s election as the first woman of color leading the ABA. Paulette Brown has […]