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MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL APRIL 202014

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LAWYER ASSOCIATIONSRecognized by the State Bar of Michigan

(As of January 2020)

2019-2020 Officers General-Purpose Organizations

23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION(Last Known Officers of Record)President Brian J. Lester Harger

420 W Lake StTawas City, MI 48763Phone: (989) 362-2573Fax: (989) 984-1108E: [email protected]

Secretary Hon. Christopher P. Martin, Tawas City

26TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Cynthia M. Muszynski

719 W Chisholm St, Ste 2Alpena, MI 49707Phone: (989) 354-9738Fax: (989) 354-9788E: [email protected]

Vice President Keith Edward Black, AlpenaSecretary Annie M. Schultz, AlpenaTreasurer Dylan Jeffrey Wallace, Alpena

46TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Colin G. Hunter

200 W Michigan Ave, Ste 1Grayling, MI 49738Phone: (989) 344-3271Fax: (989) 344-3806E: [email protected]

Vice President Miranda Jayne Bailey-Quick, GaylordSecretary Sierra R. Koch, GraylingTreasurer William Paul Slough, Gaylord

ALGER-LUCE-SCHOOLCRAFT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Chad William Peltier

510 Newberry AveNewberry, MI 49868Phone: (906) 293-8907Fax: (906) 293-8908E: [email protected]

Treasurer Hon. Charles C. Nebel, Munising

ALLEGAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Emily Wilkey Jipp 113 Chestnut St Allegan, MI 49010-1332 Phone: (269) 673-0280

E: [email protected] Vice President Elizabeth J. Peterson, AlleganSecretary Jessica A. Winsemius, AlleganTreasurer Jessica A. Winsemius, Allegan

BARRY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Robert L. Byington

222 W Apple StHastings, MI 49058Phone: (269) 945-9557Fax: (269) 945-2555E: [email protected]

Vice President Ronald Gordon Pierce, HastingsSecretary David H. Tripp, HastingsTreasurer Nathaniel Ernest Tagg, Hastings

BAY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Marcus Raymond Garske

505 S Euclid AveBay City, MI 48706Phone: (989) 355-0100Fax: (989) 778-1464E: [email protected]

President-Elect Joshua Royle Fireman, Bay CitySecretary Karl Lewis Wenzloff, Bay CityTreasurer Darrin L. Nichols, Bay City

BENZIE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Lisa J. Vogler

57 N Michigan AveBeulah, MI 49617Phone: (231) 383-4410Fax: (231) 383-4411E: [email protected]

Vice President Anthony J. Cicchelli, BeulahTreasurer Linda Moorey Kehr, Beulah

BERRIEN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Arthur J. Cotter

811 Port St, Ste G01Berrien County CourthouseSaint Joseph, MI 49085Phone: (269) 983-7111 ext 8386Fax: (269) 982-8614E: [email protected]

President-Elect Steven P. Pierangeli, Saint JosephSecretary Ryan Tomas Wojtowicz, Saint JosephTreasurer Reinhold Schroeder, Saint Joseph

BRANCH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Ryan A. Bucklin

24 Division StColdwater, MI 49036Phone: (517) 278-7345E: [email protected]

Secretary Erin Bethany Jansen-Miller, ColdwaterTreasurer J. Richard Colbeck, Coldwater

CALHOUN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Wesley Johnson Todd

70 Michigan Ave W, Ste 450Battle Creek, MI 49017Phone: (269) 965-7000Fax: (269) 965-0646E: [email protected]

Vice President Amber L. Straub, Battle CreekSecretary Michelle L. Richardson, Battle CreekTreasurer Kellie Elizabeth Podolsky, Battle Creek

CASS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Carol Montavon Bealor

60296 M 62Cassopolis, MI 49031Phone: (269) 445-4482Fax: (269) 445-4435E: [email protected]

Vice President Kelley James-Jura, CassopolisSecretary Sarah Ann Mathews, CassopolisTreasurer Melissa M. Sytsma, Cassopolis



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CHEBOYGAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Michael J. Ekdahl

214 Water St, Ste ACheboygan, MI 49721Phone: (231) 627-4979Fax: (231) 627-4974E: [email protected]

Secretary Hon. Robert J. Butts, CheboyganTreasurer Donna L. Hansel, Cheboygan

CHIPPEWA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Kristin Melissa Giommi

325 Court St, Ste 103Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783Phone: (906) 635-6342E: [email protected]

Vice President Jennifer Lorraine Obreiter, Sault Ste Marie

CLINTON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Ronald T. Berry

13191 Schavey Rd, Ste 8Dewitt, MI 48820-9036

Phone: (517) 325-3601 E: [email protected] President Lucas X. Dillon, OkemosSec/Treas Cassandra Reneé Green, Saint Johns

COPPER COUNTRY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Carolyn Edith Weissbach

PO Box 23Houghton, MI 49931Phone: (906) 370-3173E: [email protected]

Vice President Jesse Belanger, HoughtonTreasurer Diana Marie Langdon, Ahmeek

DEARBORN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Helal A. Farhat

2 Woodward Ave, Rm 1921Detroit, MI 48226Phone: (313) 224-5176E: [email protected]

Vice President Gregory J. Boulahanis, DearbornTreasurer Susan A. Dabaja, Dearborn

DETROIT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Joanne Geha Swanson

500 Woodward Ave, Ste 2500Detroit, MI 48226Phone: (313) 961-0200Fax: (313) 961-0388E: [email protected]

President-Elect Daniel R. Shirey, DetroitSec/Treas Robert Edgar Murkowski, DetroitExec. Director Darlene Trudell, Executive Director

645 Griswold St, Ste 1356Detroit, MI 48226Phone: (313) 961-6120Fax: (313) 965-0842E: [email protected]

DICKINSON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Francis D. Brouillette

PO Box 38Iron Mountain, MI 49801Phone: (906) 774-2559Fax: (906) 774-0258E: [email protected]

Vice President Daryl Roy Waters, Crystal FallsTreasurer Nancy Schaub, Iron Mountain

DOWNRIVER BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Deborah K. Blair

1441 Saint Antoine St, Fl 11Detroit, MI 48226Phone: (313) 224-8861Fax: (313) 224-8799E: [email protected]

Pres-Elect/VP Dean C. Robinette, SouthgateSecretary David M. Loeckner, WyandotteTreasurer Hon. Gregory A. Clifton, Lincoln Park

EATON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Christopher Noel Anderson

1045 Independence BlvdCharlotte, MI 48813Phone: (517) 543-4801Fax: (517) 543-3348E: [email protected]

Vice President Amanda Marie Love, Grand LedgeSec/Treas Adam Hunter Strong, Charlotte

EMMET-CHARLEVOIX BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Ryan R. Charles

2001 M 119Harbor Petoskey RdPetoskey, MI 49770Phone: (231) 487-9000E: [email protected]

Vice President Joel T. Schraw, Boyne CityTreasurer Terri Lynn Winegarden, Petoskey

GENESEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Sherri L. Belknap

8323 Office Park Dr, Ste C1Grand Blanc, MI 48439Phone: (810) 695-4550Fax: (855) 787-6808E: [email protected]

Pres-Elect/VP Michael A. Tesner, FlintSecretary Nancy Katherine Chinonis, FlintTreasurer William J. Brickley, WaterfordExec. Director Tatilia (Tina) Y. Burroughs

315 E Court StFlint, MI 48502Phone: (810) 232-6012Fax: (810) 232-8310E: [email protected]

GOGEBIC-ONTONAGON BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Nicholas Arthur Tselepis

108 S Moore StBessemer, MI 49911Phone: (906) 663-4771Fax: (906) 663-4784E: [email protected]

Treasurer Tracie L. Wittla, Bessemer

GRAND RAPIDS BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Tracey Weaver Brame

111 Commerce Ave SWGrand Rapids, MI 49503Phone: (616) 301-6800 x6919Fax: (616) 301-6840E: [email protected]

President-Elect Scott R. Melton, Grand RapidsVice President Benjamin H. Hammond, Grand RapidsSecretary Michael J. Roth, Grand RapidsTreasurer Michael D. Adams, Grand RapidsExec. Director Richard Stevens

Waters Building161 Ottawa Ave NW, Ste 203BGrand Rapids MI 49503Phone: 616-454-5550 x105Fax: 616-454-7707E: [email protected]

GRAND TRAVERSE-LEELANAU-ANTRIM BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Lori Schmeltzer

537 S Garfield Ave, Ste ATraverse City, MI 49686Phone: (231) 642-5225E: [email protected]

President-Elect John Patrick Lynch, Traverse CitySecretary Mallory Elizabeth King, Traverse CityTreasurer Agnieszka Jury, Traverse CityExec. Director Kristyn Brendel

280 Washington St, Ste 202Traverse City, MI 49684E: [email protected]



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GRATIOT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Kristin M. Bakker

214 E Center St, Ste 8 # 217Ithaca, MI 48847Phone: (989) 875-5231Fax: (989) 875-5331E: [email protected]

Sec/Treas Todd D. Fisher, Saint Louis

HILLSDALE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Karlye Ann Horton

247 E Chicago StJonesville, MI 49250Phone: (517) 849-9901Fax: (517) 849-2366E: [email protected]

Secretary Sandra K. George, JonesvilleTreasurer Laura Torbert Rahe, Hillsdale

HURON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Julienne Michelle Ferris

PO Box 262Bad Axe, MI 48413Phone: (989) 269-9571Fax: (989) 269-6484E: [email protected]

Vice President Michelle Ramona Siev, Bad AxeSec/Treas Elizabeth Virginia Weisenbach, Bad Axe

INGHAM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Charles E. Barbieri

313 S Washington SqLansing, MI 48933Phone: (517) 371-8155Fax: (517) 371-8200E: [email protected]

President-Elect Sandra J. Lake, East LansingVice President Charles Allen Lawler, LansingSecretary Stephen Howard Sinas, LansingTreasurer Pamela Amato, LansingExec. Director Madelyne C. Lawry

PO Box 66Grand Ledge, MI 48837Phone: (517) 627-8700Fax: (517) 627-3950E: [email protected]

IONIA-MONTCALM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Leo Madarang

230 Kent StPortland, MI 48875Phone: (517) 647-7873Fax: (517) 647-7271E: [email protected]

Vice President Jourdan James DeVere Rasmussen, EdmoreSec/Treas Keeley D. Blanchard, Greenville

IRON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hannah Lorene Goodman

201 S 5th StCrystal Falls, MI 49920-1508Phone: (906) 875-7451Fax: (906) 875-7453E: [email protected]

Vice President Jonny L. Waara, Iron RiverSec/Treas Geoffrey C. Lawrence, Crystal Falls

ISABELLA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Nicholas B. Wood

300 N Main St, Ste 67-6Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-2378Phone: (989) 772-0911Fax: (989) 779-8022E: [email protected]

Vice President Mark R. Pasquali, Mount PleasantSecretary Anthony E. Cavalieri, Mount PleasantTreasurer Joseph Aaron Duso, Mount Pleasant

JACKSON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Benjamin B. Whiting

503 S Jackson St, Ste 200Jackson, MI 49203-7808Phone: (517) 783-3300E: [email protected]

Secretary Thomas Trent Harris, JacksonTreasurer Ryan Lane Phillips, Jackson

KALAMAZOO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Kathleen P. Hemingway

227 W Michigan AveKalamazoo, MI 49007-3701Phone: (269) 384-8203Fax: (269) 384-8338E: [email protected]

President-Elect Jennifer M. Granzow, KalamazooVice President Oliver S. Howell, KalamazooTreasurer Gerald Eugene Henn II, KalamazooExec. Director Jennifer Antisdale

PO Box 50622Kalamazoo, MI 49005Phone: (269) 381-4693E: [email protected]

LAKESHORE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident John R. Parnell Jr.

21929 E 9 Mile RdSaint Clair Shores, MI 48080-2906Phone: (586) 445-0110Fax: (586) 445-2399E: [email protected]

Vice President Ellisse Suzanne Thompson, BirminghamSecretary Timothy A. Dinan, Grosse Pointe ParkTreasurer Elisabeth H. Gregory, Grosse Pointe ParkExec. Director Timothy A. Dinan

14950 E Jefferson Ave, Ste 170Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230-2039Phone: (313) 821-5904Fax: (313) 821-5906E: [email protected]

LAPEER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Justus C. Scott

255 Clay StLapeer, MI 48446-2205Phone: (810) 667-0261Fax: (810) 667-0271E: [email protected]

Vice President Joshua Lee Hadley, LapeerSecretary Geoffrey J. M Stuart, LapeerTreasurer Jodie Lynn Quisenberry, Metamora

LENAWEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident David Michael Stimpson

108 W Chicago BlvdTecumseh, MI 49286-1579Phone: (517) 423-0999Fax: (517) 423-7630E: [email protected]

LIVINGSTON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident William W. Morrison

8163 Grand River Rd, Ste 100Brighton, MI 48114-9482Phone: (810) 227-1700Fax: (810) 227-5945E: [email protected]

Vice President Jon Thomas Emaus, BrightonSec/Treas William J. Livingston, Howell



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LIVONIA BAR ASSOCIATION(Last Known Officers on Record) President Leo D. Neville

33470 Lyndon St, Ste 100Livonia, MI 48154-5424Phone: (734) 425-6340Fax: (734) 425-6553E: [email protected]

Vice President Stacey L. Selleck-Rigley, PlymouthSecretary Angela Marie Mannarino, Farmington HillsTreasurer Peter Alan Behrmann, Livonia

MACOMB COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Jonathan Christian Biernat

134 Market StMount Clemens, MI 48043-1740Phone: (586) 493-5377Fax: (586) 461-5377E: [email protected]

President-Elect Joseph A. Golden, Clinton TownshipSecretary Francesco Libonio Briguglio, SouthfieldTreasurer Lori Smith, BirminghamExec. Director Rick R. Troy

40 N Main St, Ste 435Mount Clemens, MI 48043-5647Phone: (586) 468-2940Fax: (586) 468-6926E: [email protected]

MARQUETTE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Erica N. Payne

128 W Spring StMarquette, MI 49855-4608Phone: (906) 226-2543Fax: (906) 226-2819E: [email protected]

Vice President Joan B. Ball, MarquetteSec/Treas Danielle M. DeRosia, Ishpeming

MASON-LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Jennifer Nicole Cleaver

PO Box 403Ludington, MI 49431-0403Phone: (231) 233-0560Fax: (231) 845-1497E: [email protected]

Vice President Lauren R. Kreinbrink, LudingtonSecretary Ryan T. Glanville, LudingtonTreasurer Tracy M. Thompson, Ludington

MECOSTA-OSCEOLA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Stacy Lyn Flanery

1630 N State StBig Rapids, MI 49307-9072Phone: (231) 629-8130Fax: (231) 598-9225E: [email protected]

Vice President Emily Whaling Fransted, Big RapidsSecretary Erin Marie Carrier Barnhart, Reed CityTreasurer Kyle Michael Gould, Howard City

MENOMINEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Joseph Carl Jones

1104 20th AveMenominee, MI 49858-2114Phone: (906) 914-4181Fax: (906) 914-9093E: [email protected]

Treasurer Joseph J. Klumb, Menominee

MIDLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Patrick Alan Czerwinski

301 W Main StMidland, MI 48640-5162Phone: (989) 832-6885E: [email protected]

Vice President John M. Wilson, MidlandSecretary Garett Eugene Curtis, MidlandTreasurer Daniel Morgenstern, Midland

MONROE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Rebecca Lyn Hicks

19 E Front StMonroe, MI 48161-2228Phone: (734) 242-3434Fax: (734) 242-4526E: [email protected]

Vice President Christian J. Horkey, MonroeSecretary Matthew P. Mundrick, TemperanceTreasurer Steven Todd Jedinak, Monroe

MUSKEGON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Manda Jo Mitteer

165 E Apple Ave, Ste 301Muskegon, MI 49442-3409Phone: (231) 724-6441E: [email protected]

Vice President Victoria L. Baker, MuskegonSecretary Lindsay Noelle Canan, Norton ShoresTreasurer Jonathan Robert Hoogstra, Muskegon

OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Daniel D. Quick

2600 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 300Troy, MI 48084-3312Phone: (248) 433-7242Fax: (248) 433-7274E: [email protected]

President-Elect Keefe A. Brooks, BirminghamVice President Kaveh Kashef, Bloomfield HillsSecretary Melinda Nafie Deel, RochesterTreasurer Elizabeth L. Luckenbach, TroyExec. Director Jennifer Roosenberg

1760 S Telegraph Rd, Ste 100Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0181Phone: (248) 418-7988E: [email protected]

OTTAWA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Paul F. Kraus

414 Washington Ave, Rm 120Grand Haven, MI 49417-1473Phone: (616) 846-8215Fax: (616) 846-8178E: [email protected]

Vice President Anna C. White, HollandSecretary Peter James Armstrong Jr., Grand RapidsTreasurer Lori J. Zellers, Spring Lake

ROCHESTER BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Edward M. Olson

420 W University DrRochester, MI 48307-1938Phone: (248) 650-8600Fax: (248) 650-7266E: [email protected]

Vice President Catherine Ann Hartkop, St. Clair ShoresSecretary Heather Joy Atnip, RochesterTreasurer Randall L. Shepard, Rochester

ROSCOMMON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident James R. Deamud

4419 W Nestel RdHoughton Lake, MI 48629-9288Phone: (989) 387-1458E: [email protected]

VP/Sec Troy B. Daniel, RoscommonTreasurer William L. Carey, Grayling



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SAGINAW COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Katherine Marie Baluha

5798 Midland RdFreeland, MI 48623-8706Phone: (989) 573-8330Fax: (989) 573-8332E: [email protected]

Vice President Millicent E. Shek, SaginawSecretary Bethany Jane McGrandy, SaginawTreasurer Daniel Joseph Straka, SaginawExec. Director Kelli Scorsone

111 S Michigan AveSaginaw, MI 48602-2019Phone: (989) 790-5285E: [email protected]

SANILAC COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Timothy C. Wrathell

48 S Elk StPO Box 325Sandusky, MI 48471Phone: (810) 648-4070E: [email protected]

Secretary Matthew Christopher Lozen, SanduskyTreasurer Myla L. Ford, Sandusky

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Scott Gould

114 E Main St, Ste 218Owosso, MI 48867-3133Phone: (989) 729-0071E: [email protected]

Pres-Elect/VP Laura Bondank, OwossoSec/Treas Amy L. Husted, Corunna

ST. CLAIR COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Kyle Christopher Kamidoi

1411 3rd St, Ste HHarborside Office CtrPort Huron, MI 48060-5480Phone: (810) 985-4400Fax: (810) 985-4107E: [email protected]

Vice President Marc Wayne Oswald, Port HuronSecretary Sara Lynn Grout, Port HuronTreasurer Michelle L. Easter, Port Huron

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident David A. Marvin

136 West Main StCentreville, MI 49032Phone: (269) 244-4335Fax: (269) 244-4337E: [email protected]

Vice President Kevin Maurice Kane, CentrevilleSecretary Jordan Nicole Yancey, MendonTreasurer Deborah J. Davis, Colon

SUBURBAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN WAYNE COUNTYPresident Elizabeth Moehle Johnson

409 Plymouth Rd, Ste 160Plymouth, MI 48170-1867Phone: (734) 455-9002

Vice President Frank B. Ford, Dearborn HeightsSecretary Theodore J. Johnson, PlymouthTreasurer Susanne E. Oakley, Romulus

TUSCOLA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Melissa L. Malloy

243 N State StCaro, MI 48723-1560Phone: (989) 672-4255Fax: (989) 672-4257E: [email protected]

Vice President Erica Kaye Walle, CaroSecretary Jessica Sue-Covarrubias Riskey, SebewaingTreasurer Rachel M. Estelle, Cass City

VAN BUREN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Michael T. McKay

212 E Paw Paw StPaw Paw, MI 49079-1497Phone: (269) 657-8222E: [email protected]

Vice President Gary M. Gabry, PortageSecretary Kati Jane Hoekstra, Paw PawTreasurer Susan Durian Metzger, Paw Paw

WASHTENAW COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Mark William Jane

301 E Liberty St, Ste 500Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2283Phone: (734) 995-3110Fax: (734) 995-1777E: [email protected]

President-Elect Paul Charles Fessler, Ann ArborVice President S. Joy Gaines, Ann ArborSecretary Jennifer L. Lawrence, Ann ArborTreasurer Samuel Jacob Bernstein, Ann ArborExec. Director Kyeena Slater

101 E Huron St, Fl 1Ann Arbor, MI 48104Phone: (734) 994-4912Fax: (734) 663-2430E: [email protected]

WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Patricia Lynn O’Dell

134 W Harris StCadillac, MI 49601-2153Phone: (231) 775-9789Fax: (231) 775-9749E: [email protected]

Vice President Alexander S. Mallory, CadillacSec/Treas Corey J. Wiggins, Cadillac

Special-Purpose Bar AssociationsALBANIAN BAR ASSOCIATION(Last Known Officers on Record)President Diana Shkreli Joyce

36455 Corporate DrFarmington Hills, MI 48331-3552Phone: (248) 991-6069E: [email protected]

Vice President Kreuza Lako Gjezi, SouthfieldSecretary Egi Deromemaj, New YorkTreasurer Klaudia I. Psari, Royal Oak

ARAB-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Alyia Marie Hakim

39th District Court29733 GratiotRoseville, MI 48066Phone: (586) 447-4446E: [email protected]

Vice President Megan Siham Moslimani, DetroitSecretary Fatina Abdrabboh, DearbornTreasurer Zainab Abdul Baydoun, Detroit

ARMENIAN-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Lara S. Nercessian

1441 Saint Antoine St, Fl 11Detroit, MI 48226-2387Phone: (313) 224-6218E: [email protected]

Vice President Christopher Banerian, Bloomfield HillsSecretary Kathryn L. Ossian, FerndaleTreasurer Sevahn A. Merian, Warren



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ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JUDGES OF MICHIGANPresident Hon. David Braxton

2 Woodward Ave, Rm 1303Detroit, MI 48226-5425Phone: (313) 224-5681Fax: (313) 967-4014E: [email protected]

President-Elect Hon. Herman Marable Jr., FlintSecretary Hon. Qiana D. Lillard, DetroitTreasurer Hon. Larry D. Williams Jr., Detroit

ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL—MICHIGAN CHAPTERPresident Michael Awni Qaqish

28333 Telegraph RdSouthfield, MI 48034-1953E: [email protected]

Vice President Heather A. Betts, DetroitVice President Christopher L. Haven, Grand RapidsSecretary Robert Edward Fine, DetroitTreasurer Dawn A. Reamer, Auburn HillsExec. Director Nicole Smith

5300 Lakewood Rdc/o Treeline Associates, Inc.Whitehall, MI 49461-9626Phone: (248) 385-2000E: [email protected]

ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSELPresident Dahlia N. Dallo

1050 Wilshire Dr, Ste 320Troy, MI 48084-1526Phone: (248) 649-7800Fax: (248) 649-2316E: [email protected]

Vice President Colleen H. Burke, Southfield Secretary Frank A. Misuraca, Farmington HillsTreasurer Ahmed M. Hassouna, TroyExec. Director Diane Hirshey

4315 Kiefer AveWarren, MI 48091-5003Phone: (586) 873-1090Fax: (313) 237-5595E: [email protected]

BLACK WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONPresident Rita O. White

43311 Joy Rd, #277Canton, MI 48187-2075Phone: (734) 334-3236Fax: (866) 387-0726E: [email protected]

Vice President Robyn L. McCoy, Ann ArborSecretary Tracey M. Martin, RedfordTreasurer Shawndrica Nicole Simmons, Pontiac

CATHOLIC LAWYERS GUILD OF THE DIOCESE OF LANSINGPresident Andrew J. Moore

228 N Walnut StLansing, MI 48933-1122E: [email protected]

Vice President Dante Raimondo Ianni, LansingSecretary Adam D. Pavlik, LansingTreasurer Kyla Barranco, Lansing

CATHOLIC LAWYERS SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN DETROITPresident Robert S. Gazall

1 South Main St, 8th FloorMt. Clemens, MI 48043Phone: (586) 469-6346Fax: (586) 307-8286E: [email protected]

Vice President Gregory J. DeMars, Grosse Pointe ShoresSecretary Marcia M. McBrien, Grosse Pointe FarmsTreasurer Steven J. Grobbel, Sylvan Lake

CENTENNIAL AMERICAN INN OF COURT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Chris D. Christenson III

302 E Court StFlint, MI 48502Phone: (810) 292-3115

Vice President Sandra K. Carlson, FlintSecretary Rachel Lee Hawrylo, Saint Clair ShoresTreasurer Andrea Rossi, Lansing

CHALDEAN-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Koro Esho Khamo

803 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 355Troy, MI 48084-4734Phone: (248) 466-0606Fax: (248) 466-0605E: [email protected]

Vice President Timothy Garmo, TroyTreasurer Jeremy Ayad Yaldo, Troy

CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS OF MICHIGANPresident Elizabeth A. LaCosse

925 W Washington St, Ste 104Marquette, MI 49855-4061Phone: (906) 226-3050E: [email protected]

Vice President Karl P. Numinen, MarquetteVice President Arthur Jay Weiss, Farmington HillsSecretary Bernard Anthony Jocuns, LapeerTreasurer Rhonda B. Ives, ColdwaterExec. Director Ramona Sain

PO Box 5249Lansing, MI 48423Phone: (517) 579-0533E: [email protected]

D. AUGUSTUS STRAKER BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Kimberley Ann Ward

22200 W Eleven Mile Rd, #357Southfield, MI 48037-0357Phone: (734) 707-7115E: [email protected]

President-Elect Carlton David Watson, DetroitSecretary Mikai Jasmine Green, DetroitTreasurer Michael Everett Hall, Grosse Pointe Farms

DAVIS-DUNNINGS BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Mary Alexis Bowen

124 W Michigan Ave, Fl 5Lansing, MI 48933-1670Phone: (517) 483-4320Fax: (517) 483-4081E: [email protected]

Vice President Robert A. Easterly, LansingSecretary Ernscie Augustin, East LansingTreasurer Dan Doyle, Lansing

FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION—EASTERN DISTRICTPresident Matthew J. Lund

4000 Town Ctr, Ste 1800Southfield, MI 48075-1505Phone: (248) 359-7370Fax: (248) 359-7700E: [email protected]

President-Elect Fred K. Herrmann, DetroitVice President Daniel N. Sharkey, BirminghamSec/Treas Jennifer Lynn Newby, DetroitExec. Director Mindy Herrmann

PO Box 5249Northville, MI 48167-5249Phone: (313) 408-2857E: [email protected]



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FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION—WESTERN DISTRICTPresident Brian P. Lennon

1500 Warner Bldg150 Ottawa Ave NWGrand Rapids, MI 49503-2413Phone: (616) 752-2089E: [email protected]

FLINT TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONPresident Nancy Katherine Chinonis

503 S Saginaw St, Ste 1000Flint, MI 48502-1822Phone: (810) 232-3141Fax: (810) 232-1079E: [email protected]

President Michael D. Adams, Grand RapidsVice President Etienne Loic Mengou Dimithe, Grand RapidsSecretary Mari B. Jelks, Grand RapidsTreasurer Mercedes Thais Watts, Lansing

HELLENIC BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Peter Evan Keros

2000 Town Ctr, Ste 800Southfield, MI 48075-1142Phone: (313) 879-5241E: [email protected]

Vice President Loukas Panayiotis Kalliantasis, BirminghamSecretary John Kuzmich, LivoniaTreasurer Kristina A. Bilowus, Southfield

HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGANPresident Monica P. Navarro

18 S Broadway St, Ste 200Lake Orion, MI 48362-3108Phone: (248) 558-2700Fax: (248) 232-1581E: [email protected]

President-Elect Luis Eduardo Gomez, TroySecretary Marva De Armas, Ann ArborTreasurer Luis Eduardo Gomez, Troy

INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF IRISH-AMERICAN LAWYERSPresident Jennifer Ann Cupples

38777 Six Mile Rd, Ste 300Cambridge CtrLivonia, MI 48152-2660Phone: (734) 742-1845Fax: (734) 521-2379E: [email protected]

Vice President Cynthia Cassell, DetroitSecretary John Charles Cahalan, Saint Clair ShoresTreasurer Matthew H. Forrest, Detroit

ITALIAN-AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Jonathan Michael Martone

151 S Old Woodward Ave, Ste 200Birmingham, MI 48009-6103Phone: (248) 988-1823Fax: (248) 988-2519E: [email protected]

President-Elect Joseph Albert Bellanca, Bloomfield HillsVice President Anthony Nardone, Shelby TownshipSecretary Angelo Donofrio, Clinton TownshipTreasurer Salvatore A. Amodeo, Troy

JEWISH BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Jonathan Howard Schwartz

27777 Franklin Rd, Ste 2500Southfield, MI 48034-8222Phone: (248) 727-1497Fax: (248) 351-3082E: [email protected]

Vice President Frank T. Mamat, SouthfieldVice President Lauren Edelman Willens, DetroitSecretary Jordan Alex Zuppke, Royal OakTreasurer Andrew Howard Cohen, Southfield

JUDGE CHARLES A. PRATT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Curtis J. Bell

1536 Gull RdKalamazoo, MI 49048-1621Phone: (269) 383-8669Fax: (269) 383-8685E: [email protected]

Vice President Ean P. Hamilton, Kalamazoo Secretary Philip Edward Hamilton, KalamazooTreasurer Verelle H. Kirkwood, Kalamazoo

MACOMB COUNTY PROBATE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Wayne W. Wilson

23411 Jefferson Ave, Ste 112Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080-1949Phone: (586) 217-5810E: [email protected]

Vice President Benjamin Schock, Clinton TownshipSecretary Nancy K. Orletski, Royal OakTreasurer Keith D. Cermak, Sterling Heights

MALLORY VANDYNE SCOTT BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident I’Lanta M. Robbins

720 Church StFlint, MI 48502Phone: (810) 771-8826Fax: (810) 238-7460E: [email protected]

Vice President Vinson Floyd Carter, FlintSecretary Tabitha Marie Marsh, FlintTreasurer Anthony T. Maxwell, Flint

MICHIGAN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Ahrim Rachel Myung

660 Woodward Ave, Ste 2290Detroit, MI 48226-3506Phone: (313) 465-7000Fax: (313) 465-8000E: [email protected]

Vice President Amy Huang Smith, DetroitSecretary Jacqueline Yee, DetroitTreasurer Sophie Yueyang Zhang, Troy

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEPresident Robert J. MacDonald

653 S Saginaw St, Ste 208Paterson BldgFlint, MI 48502-1522Phone: (810) 234-2204Fax: (810) 234-7186E: [email protected]

President-Elect Donna M. MacKenzie, BerkleyVice President Ronald K. Weiner, Southfield Secretary Stuart A. Sklar, Farmington HillsTreasurer Jennifer Lossia McManus, Royal OakExec. Director Steve Pontoni

325 S Walnut StLansing, MI 48933Phone: (517) 321-3073Fax: (517) 321-4694E: [email protected]

MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BAR EXECUTIVESPresident Kyeena Slater

101 E Huron St, Fl 1Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1446Phone: (734) 994-4912Fax: (734) 663-2430E: [email protected]

VP/Treas Ramona Sain, Lansing



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MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYSPresident Thomas R. Schultz

27555 Executive Dr, Ste 250Farmington Hills, MI 48331Phone: (248) 489-4100E: [email protected]

Vice President Lauren Trible-Laucht, Traverse CitySec/Treas Christopher J. Johnson, Ann Arbor

MICHIGAN COUNSEL OF SCHOOL ATTORNEYSPresident Timothy Tyrone Gardner Jr.

2900 West Rd, Ste 400East Lansing, MI 48823-6386Phone: (517) 484-8000Fax: (517) 484-0041E: [email protected]

President-Elect William J. Blaha, Farminigton HillsSecretary Brad A. Banasik, LansingTreasurer Don Wortruba, LansingExec. Director Brad A. Banasik

1001 Centennial Way Ste 400Lansing, MI 48917-8249Phone: (517) 327-5929Fax: (517) 327-0775E: [email protected]

MICHIGAN CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Lori J. Frank

16155 W 12 Mile Rd, Ste 6Southfield, MI 48076-2951Phone: (248) 424-9777Fax: (248) 424-8396E: [email protected]

Vice President Jason Reynolds Sims, BirminghamSec/Treas Curtis A. Robertson, TroyExec. Director Maryellen Jansen

416 S Cedar St, Ste CLansing, MI 48912-1149Phone: (517) 319-0342Fax: (866) 298-2115E: [email protected]

MICHIGAN DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSELPresident Irene Bruce Hathaway

150 W Jefferson Ave, Ste 2500Detroit, MI 48226-4415Phone: (313) 963-6420Fax: (313) 496-8453E: [email protected]

Vice President Terence Patrick Durkin, DetroitSecretary John Mucha III, Bloomfield HillsTreasurer Deborah L. Brouwer, DetroitExec. Director Madelyne Lawry

PO Box 66Grand Ledge, MI 48837-8917Phone: (517) 627-3745Fax: (517) 627-3950E: [email protected]

MICHIGAN DISTRICT JUDGES ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Timothy J. Kelly

1230 Washington Ave, Ste 736Bay City, MI 48708-5737Phone: (989) 895-4241E: [email protected]

President-Elect Hon. Michelle Friedman Appel, Oak Park Vice President Hon. Raymond P. Voet, IoniaSecretary Hon. Kim A. Wiegand, Sterling HeightsTreasurer Hon. Michael D. Carpenter, Midland

MICHIGAN EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONPresident Sarah Suzanne Prescott

105 E Main StNorthville, MI 48167-1619Phone: (248) 679-8711Fax: (248) 773-7280E: [email protected]

Vice President Brian E. Koncius, Bingham Farms

MICHIGAN INDIAN JUDICIAL ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Melissa L. Pope

2221 1 1/2 Mile RdFulton, MI 49052-9632Phone: (269) 704-8404E: [email protected]

Secretary Tanya Sue Wanageshik, Traverse City Treasurer Hon. Angela Kay Sherigan, Shelby Township

MICHIGAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATIONPresident Karin H. Butchko

400 W Maple Rd, Ste 350Birmingham, MI 48009-3324Phone: (248) 988-8360Fax: (248) 988-8363E: [email protected]

Vice President Timothy Charles Bradley, Birmingham Vice President Christopher C. Smith, SouthfieldSecretary Joseph J. Pytel, TroyTreasurer Brent George Seitz, Troy

MICHIGAN JUDGES ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Jon A. Van Allsburg

414 Washington Ave, Rm 303Grand Haven, MI 49417Phone: (616) 846-8327 E: [email protected]

President-Elect Hon. Martha Damiani Anderson, PontiacVice President Hon. Christopher P. Yates, Grand RapidsSecretary Hon. Michelle M. Rick, Saint JohnsTreasurer Hon. Kathleen A. Feeney, Grand Rapids

MICHIGAN MUSLIM BAR ASSOCIATION(Last Known Officers on Record)President Dewnya A. Bazzi

3 Parklane Blvd, Ste 1500WDearborn, MI 48126-4246Phone: (313) 406-7606Fax: 1.800.285.2996E: [email protected]

Vice President Moheeb Hussein Murray, TroySecretary Tariq S. Hafeez, NorthvilleTreasurer Kassem Mohamad Dakhlallah, Dearborn

MICHIGAN PROBATE JUDGES ASSOCIATIONPresident Hon. Darlene A. O’Brien

101 E Huron StPO Box 8645Ann Arbor, MI 48104-8645Phone: (734) 222-3006E: [email protected]

President-Elect Hon. Thomas D. Slagle, Iron MountainVice President Hon. John D. Tomlinson, Port HuronSecretary Hon. F. Kay Behm, FlintTreasurer Hon. William Michael Doherty, HastingsPresiding Judge Hon. Michael L. Jaconette, Battle Creek

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD—MICHIGAN & DETROIT CHAPTER(Last Known Officers on Record)President John F. Royal

Boyne City, MI 49712-0393Phone: (313) 962-3738E: [email protected]

Vice President Julie H. Hurwitz, DetroitSecretary Jack Warren Schulz, DetroitTreasurer Kathy H. Murphy, Livonia

POLISH-AMERICAN ADVOCATES BAR ASSOCIATION(Last Known Officers on Record)President William Jurczak

16102 E 9 Mile RdEastpointe, MI 48021-2321Phone: (586) 344-1762Fax: (586) 435-1751E: [email protected]

Vice President Angela M. Smith, Dearborn HeightsTreasurer Thaddeus J. Kedzierski, Grosse Pointe Shores



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PROBATE JUDGES EMERITIPresident Hon. Richard H. Shaw

8 Wilderness Ridge DrDouglas, MI 49406-0755Phone: (269) 857-2488E: [email protected]

Vice President Kathryn J. Root, MioSecretary Hon. W. Wallace Kent Jr., San Antonio, TXTreasurer Hon. Susan E. Vandercook, Pleasant Lake

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGANPresident William J. Vailliencourt Jr.

210 S Highlander WayHowell, MI 48843-1996Phone: (517) 546-1850Fax: (517) 546-0728E: [email protected]

President-Elect Matthew J. Wiese, MarquetteVice President Douglas R. Lloyd, ChartlotteSec/Treas Thomas J. Weichel, Harrisville

REFEREES ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGANPresident Kristi Drake

425 N Main StAdrian, MI 49221-2103Phone: (517) 264-4722Fax: (517) 264-4765E: [email protected]

Vice President Lorie Nancy Savin, PontiacSecretary Janet A. Mendez, LansingTreasurer Amanda Kole, Mount Clemens

SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Nivita Beri

800 Tower Dr, Ste 610Troy, MI 48098Phone: (248) 594-0604Fax: (248) 594-0610E: [email protected]

President-Elect Kanika Suri Ferency, Ann ArborVice President Kanika Suri Ferency, Ann ArborSecretary Manpreet Kaur Gill, TroyTreasurer Satyam Ramubhai Talati, Auburn Hills

VANZETTI M. HAMILTON BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.President Toi Elaine Dennis

15 S WashingtonYpsilanti, MI 48197Phone: (313) 510-5591E: [email protected]

Vice President Gabrielle C. Lacy, YpsilantiSecretary Shayla A. Fletcher, YpsilantiTreasurer Rita O. White, Canton

WAYNE COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Luther W. Glenn Jr.

9930 Nardin Park Dr, Fl 2Detroit, MI 48204-1439Phone: (248) 974-5526Fax: (313) 491-3226E: [email protected]

Vice President Lillian F. Diallo, DetroitSecretary Catherine M. O’Meara, EastpointeTreasurer Larry R. Polk, Detroit

WAYNE COUNTY FAMILY LAW BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Genevieve Dwaihy Tusa

21 Kercheval Ave, Ste 275Grosse Pointe, MI 48236-3655Phone: (313) 885-5656Fax: (313) 879-1552E: [email protected]

Vice President Dominique Danielle Peacock, DetroitSecretary Lauren Wright Middleton, DetroitTreasurer Hon. Melissa Anne Cox, Detroit

WAYNE COUNTY PROBATE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Jennifer Beth Parmalee

3509 Biddle AveWyandotte, MI 48192-6513Phone: (734) 283-7700Fax: (734) 283-9760E: [email protected]

Vice President Ella M. Bully-Cummings, DetroitSecretary Michelle Mack, DetroitTreasurer John M. Chase III, Detroit

WOLVERINE BAR ASSOCIATIONPresident Terrence J. L. Reeves

900 Victors Way, Ste 330Ann Arbor, MI 48108Phone: (734) 669-1062E: [email protected]

President-Elect Khalilah Vonn Spencer, DetroitSecretary Randall Lloyd Tatem, TroyTreasurer Kimberly L. Ward, Southfield

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGANPresident Alena Marie Clark

900 S Saginaw St, Ste 102Flint, MI 48502-1515Phone: (810) 237-6159Fax: (810) 257-3496E: [email protected]

President-Elect Roquia Kamal Draper, SouthfieldVice President Ryan M. Kelly, NorthvilleSecretary Susan Lucile Chalgian, East LansingTreasurer Erin Morgan Klug, NoviExec. Director Hillary Walilko

120 N Washington Sq, Ste 110ALansing, MI 48933-1609Phone: (517) 372-3320E: [email protected]

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—GREAT LAKES REGION(Last Known Officers on Record)President Alexandria Jay Brady

4334 State St, Ste ASaginaw, MI 48603-4073Phone: (989) 799-1968E: [email protected]

Vice President Bethany Jane McGrandy, SaginawSecretary Kailen Christine Piper, SaginawTreasurer Sara J. Eastman, Midland

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—MACOMB REGIONPresident Jenna Marie Bommarito

45500 Van Dyke AveUtica, MI 48317-5678Phone: (586) 685-2552Fax: (586) 816-2201E: [email protected]

Vice President Laura Polizzi, Mount ClemensSecretary Kristina Marie Joseph, Grosse Pointe FarmsTreasurer Lyndsay S. Ott, Clinton TownshipAdvisor Farrah Christeena Ramdayal, Clinton Twp

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—MID-MICHIGAN REGION(Last Known Officers on Record)President Catherine Ellen Tucker

3380 Pinetree RdLansing, MI 48911-4207Phone: (517) 394-7500E: [email protected]

Vice President Katherine Jean Bennett, LansingSecretary Hon. Joyce A. Draganchuk, LansingTreasurer Melanie Lynn Smith, Lansing



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WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—OAKLAND REGIONPresident Erin Colleen Flynn

422 E Main StNorthville, MI 48167-1626Phone: (248) 348-0496Fax: (248) 348-3761E: [email protected]

President-Elect Katherine M. Pacynski, PontiacVice President Kristina A. Bilowus, SouthfieldRecording Sec Nicole Lee Gettler, Farmington HillsSecretary Brittany Joann Mouzourakis, Bloomfield HillsTreasurer Stephanie Martin Brochert, Bloomfield Hills

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—WASHTENAW REGIONPresident Alison McLaughlin Love

4844 Jackson Rd, Ste 204Ann Arbor, MI 48103-1899Phone: (734) 677-0776Fax: (734) 677-0760E: [email protected]

Vice President Cassandra Louise Marie Musser, Ann ArborSecretary Jinan Mustapha Hamood, Ann ArborTreasurer Kristin Ann Davis, Ann Arbor

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—WAYNE REGIONPresident Alexandria L. Casperson

3030 W Grand BlvdCadillac PlaceDetroit, MI 48202-6030Phone: (313) 456-0037E: [email protected]

Vice President Amanda M. T. Marler, DetroitSecretary Shanna Marie Kaminski, DetroitTreasurer Santana Knight Schneider, Detroit

WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN—WESTERN REGIONPresident Andrea Eileen Snyder

55 Campau Ave NW, Ste 300Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2642Phone: (616) 233-5295Fax: (616) 233-5269E: [email protected]

Vice President Amanda M. Osorio, Grand RapidsSecretary Allison Louise Freed, Grand RapidsTreasurer Jennifer Lynn Tello, Grand Rapids



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MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOLS

LAWYER DISCIPLINE SUMMARYReported by the Attorney Discipline Board between

January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 368 Law College Bldg 648 N Shaw Lane East Lansing, 48824-1300

(517) 432-6800 FAX: (517) 432-6801 Dean Lawrence Ponoroff www.law.msu.edu E: [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY SCHOOL OF LAW 651 E Jefferson Ave Detroit, 48226-4386

(313) 596-0200 FAX: (313) 596-0280

Dean Phyllis L. Crocker www.law.udmercy.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL Hutchins Hall 625 S State St Ann Arbor, 48109-1215

(734) 764-1358 Dean Mark D. West www.law.umich.edu

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 471 W Palmer Detroit, 48202

(313) 577-3933 FAX: (313) 577-9016 Dean Richard Bierschbach www.law.wayne.edu

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW SCHOOL 300 S Capitol Ave Lansing, 48933

(517) 371-5140 FAX: (517) 334-5780 President & Dean James McGrath www.cooley.edu E: [email protected]

EDUCATION:

Policy/New Seminar Proposals:

Jeffrey KirkeyMCLE Requirements/

Other States:

H. Lalla Shishkevish

INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATIONICLE’s Website: www.icle.org

1020 Greene St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1444(734) 764-0533, FAX: (734)763-2412

Toll-Free: 877-229-4350, FAX: 877-229-4351

Executive Director: David R. Watson • Associate Director: H. Lalla ShishkevishEducation Director: Jeffrey Kirkey

ICLE PARTNERSHIP:Policy/New Content:

Jeffrey KirkeyH. Lalla Shishkevish

SALES/CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Policy/Questions/

Customer Service and

Web Support:

Lisa GeherinRegistrations/Product Orders:

Sales Dept.

PUBLICATIONS:Policy/Publication Proposals/

Reprint Permission/

MI Law Online:

H. Lalla Shishkevish

DISBARMENT OF LICENSE ORDERS (18)

BAESSLER, Joseph E., P 23968, Flint, October 19, 2019

BARNETT, Marvin, P 34033, Detroit, January 3, 2019

BRANCH, Todd R., P 61823, Grosse Pte. Farms, February 28, 2019

CALKINS, Jarod M., P 64661, Carleton, September 5, 2018

CARLSON, Daniel S., P 71918, Farmington Hills, June 5, 2019

HADDEN, Donnelly W., P 14507, Ann Arbor, February 7, 2019

LEVANT, Julian M., P 16592, Bloomfield Hills, July 20, 2019

LEVANT, Julian M., P 16592, Bloomfield Hills, August 8, 2019

MACDONALD, Harold C., P 16912, Pontiac, March 16, 2018

MUHAMMAD, Kevin D., P 68485, Detroit, February 1, 2019

NABWANGU, Francois M., P 61388, Brooklyn, NY, June 14, 2019

PALMER, Jeffrey J., P 64035, Holland, September 20, 2019

PENNING, Dan A., P 39322, Suttons Bay, February 20, 2019

REED, Susan F., P 26897, Detroit, June 26, 2019

SHIRVELL, Andrew L., P 70472, Palm Coast, FL, April 21, 2017

SIMPSON, Nathaniel H., P 41722, Grand Rapids, August 23, 2019

TRUSKOLAWSKI, Peter, P 82006, Grosse Pte. Park, October 17, 2018

VANDENBERG, Timothy D., P 55960, Caledonia, November 13, 2019

Total Suspensions ................................................................................ 44

Subject to MCR 9.123(A) - 30 to 179 days ................................ 24

Subject to MCR 9.123(B) - 180 days but less than 3 years ....... 15

Subject to MCR 9.123(B)&(C) - 3 years or more ........................ 5

Reprimands .......................................................................................... 25

Probations .............................................................................................. 1

Misconduct But No Discipline ................................................................ 0

Transfers To Inactive Status ................................................................... 6

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General Information

FEDERAL COURTSU.S. Supreme Court—http://www.supremecourt.gov

Petition for Writ of Certiorari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300

Admission to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court . . . . .$200

Duplicate copy of admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15

Copying fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .no charge

Certified copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 per page

Certificate of Good Standing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10

Supreme Court Rules — See website

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit— http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov

Appeal fee (payable to District Court Clerk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500

28 USC 1913

Search of court records, photocopies, and certification — See

website

Admission to the Bar of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals . . . . .$181

U.S. DISTRICT COURTSU.S. District Court - Eastern District—http://www.mied.uscourts.gov

Admission fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300

Certification, photocopy fees — See website

Civil filing fee—28 USC 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$400

Notice of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$505

Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District— http://www.mieb.uscourts.gov

Filing fees — See website


U.S. District Court - Western District— http://www.miwd.uscourts.gov

Admission fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$205

Civil filing fee—28 USC 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$400

Habeas Corpus petition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5

Notice of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$505


Witness fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 per day

Bankruptcy Court - Western District— http://www.miwb.uscourts.gov

Filing fees — See website


LITIGATOR’S LISTCourt Costs, Fees, and Information Sources

The following rates are subject to change. Please confirm with the specific courts.

STATE COURTSSupreme Court—

http://courts.mi.gov/courts/michigansupremecourt/pages/default.aspx

Application for Leave to Appeal or any original action

—MCR 7.319(C)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375

Electronic filing system fee—MCL 600.1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

Motion for Immediate Consideration/Expedited Appeal . . . . . . . .$150

Motion fee—7.319(C)(3)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75

Additional appeal fee paid to Circuit Court Clerk

—MCL 600.2529(1)(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

Certificate as Member in Good Standing of Bar (small document) . . $10

Court of Appeals— http://courts.mi.gov/courts/coa/pages/default.aspx(Click on “Clerk’s Office” then “Internal Operating Procedures”)

Entry fee for each lower court number—MCL 600.321(1)(a) . . . . .$375

(claim, application, cross-appeal, or original action—MCL 600.321(1))

Electronic filing system fee—MCL 600.1986(1)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

Motion for Immediate Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200

Motion to Expedite Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200

Motion fee—MCL 600.321(1)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100

Circuit Court— http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/admin/Pages/Fines%2c-Fees%2c-Costs%2c-and-Rates.aspx

Filing fee—MCL 600.2529(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150

Electronic filing system fee—MCL 600.1986(1)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

Motion fee—MCL 600.2529(1)(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20

Case evaluation panel member fees—MCR 2.403(H)

Attorney panel member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75

Judge member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50

Mediation - other general civil—See MCR 2.411(D)(1) -

mediator entitled to reasonable compensation on an hourly rate

Mediation - domestic relations— See MCR 3.216(J)

Jury trial fee payable on the day jury demand is filed

—MCL 600.2529(1)(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$85

Garnishment fee, attachment fee, execution fee, judgment -

debtor discover subpoena MCL 600.2529 (1)(h) . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15

Certification fee —MCL 600.2546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 + $1 per page

Divorce filing fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150 + one of the following:

Judgment fee

- In action in which support of minor child is determined . . . . .$40

- In action in which custody or parenting time of minor

children is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80

Witness fee must be served on witness together with payment

of one day’s attendance and mileage—MCR 2.506(G)(1)

Per day—MCL 600.2552(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12

Per half-day—MCL 600.2552(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6



Mileage rate is benchmarked on the IRS rate and changes

annually on January 1. See http://www.michigan.gov/dtmb —

(Choose “Services & Facilities” then “Travel”)

MCL 600.2552 (5)

Expert witness fee — by order of the court—MCL 600.2164

Attorney fees taxable as costs in Circuit Court

—MCL 600.2405(6)

Proceedings before trial—MCL 600.2441(2)(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20

Motions that result in dismissal or judgment—

MCL 600.2441(2)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20

Attorney fee if trial is had—MCL 600.2441(2)(c). . . . . . . . . . . . .$150

If default or consent judgment is entered

—MCL 600.2441(2)(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75

For taxable costs other than attorney fees,

see MCL 600.2405 and MCL 600.2501

District Court—See http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/admin/Pages/Fines%2c-Fees%2c-Costs%2c-and-Rates.aspx

Filing fee (includes judgment fee)—MCL 600.8371

If claim is over $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150

If claim is over $1,750 to $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65

If claim is over $600 to $1,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45

If claim is $600 or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

Electronic filing system fee—MCL 600.1986

For civil actions filed in the district court, including summary

proceedings actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10

For civil actions filed in the district court if a claim for money

damages is joined with a claim for relief other than money

damages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20

For civil actions filed in the small claims division . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5

Motion fee—MCL 600.8371(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20

Jury demand fee payable by party requesting the jury

—MCL 600.8371(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50

Garnishment fee, attachment fee, execution fee, judgment

debtor discovery subpoena — MCL 600.5757 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15

Summary proceedings fee — MCL 600.5756

For possesion of premises only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45

When a claim for money damages is joined with a claim for relief for

other than money damages, a supplemental fee is required:

If claim is over $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150

If claim is over $1,750 to $10,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65

If claim is over $600 to $1,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45


Small claims fees

If claim exceeds $1,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65

If claim exceeds $600 but does not exceed $1,750 . . . . . . . . . .$45


Appeal to Circuit Court

Fee to District Court Clerk—MCL 600.6536 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

plus fee to Circuit Court Clerk—MCL 600.2529(1)(b) . . . . . . . . .$150

Certified copy—MCL 600.2546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 + $1 per page

Probate Court—

See http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Pages/default.aspx Choose “Trial Court Administration,” “Fines, Fees, Costs, and Rates,”

then “Probate Court Fee Schedule.”

Electronic filing system fee—MCL 600.1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25

STATE AGENCIESSecretary of State—Automobile and Driver Records http://www.michigan.gov/sos

Michigan State Police—Accident Reportshttp://www.michigan.gov/msp

Forms and instructions available on the website under Freedom of

Information Act Requests link.

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs—Corporate Records

http://www.michigan.gov/lara

INTEREST ON MONEY JUDGMENTS

http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/admin/Pages/Fines%2c-Fees%2c-Costs%2c-and-Rates.aspx

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Component 39 Phases of File Management Where Used

Case-Type CodesCase initiation, maintenance, disposition to closing,

postadjudication

Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes

(A) Circuit Court Case-Type Code List. The following case-type code list must be used in circuit court as provided in

Component 1. The bracketed letters are the case-type codes.

(1) Appeals.

(a) Agencies [AA]. All matters from administrative agencies other than the Michigan Employment Security

Commission and the Michigan Secretary of State. Includes appeal of any county clerk action taken

under MCL 28.421 et seq.

(b) Employment Security Commission [AE]. All matters regarding Michigan Employment Security

Commission actions.

(c) Parole Board Decisions [AP]. Appeals in parole board decisions.

(d) Criminal Appeals [AR]. All criminal appeals from a lower court when filed in a higher court.

(e) Civil Appeals [AV]. All civil appeals from a lower court when filed in a higher court.

(2) Administrative Review, Superintending Control, Extraordinary Writs.

(a) Habeas Corpus [AH]. All writs of habeas corpus governed by MCR 3.303 and MCR 3.304 except

habeas corpus to obtain custody of a child.

(b) Licensing and Vehicles [AL]. All matters regarding Secretary of State actions.

(c) Superintending Control [AS]. All matters involving superintending control or supervisory control powers

of the court.

(d) Writs [AW]. All actions for mandamus not filed in the Court of Claims and all quo warranto and other

writs.


(3) Criminal.

(a) Extradition/Detainer [AX]. All extradition and detainer matters initiated by Michigan to other states.

(b) Capital Felonies [FC]. Capital felony cases in which life sentence is possible and a larger number of

peremptory jury challenges is provided.

(c) Noncapital Felonies [FH].

(d) Juvenile Felonies [FJ]. Juvenile offenses committed by juveniles and waived to the criminal division of

the circuit court under MCR 3.950. Includes life offenses committed by juveniles in which the prosecuting

attorney has authorized the filing of a criminal complaint and warrant under MCR 6.907 instead of

proceeding in the family division of the circuit court.

(4) Civil Damage Suits.

(a) Property Damage, Auto Negligence [ND]. All complaints of property damage, but not personal injury,

involving the use of a motor vehicle.

(b) No-Fault Automobile Insurance [NF]. All claims for first-party personal protection benefits and first-party

property protection benefits under the no-fault automobile insurance act.

(c) Medical Malpractice [NH]. All claims involving health-care provider malpractice.

(d) Personal Injury, Auto Negligence [NI]. All complaints of personal injury, or personal injury and property

damage, involving the use of a motor vehicle.

(e) Other Professional Malpractice [NM]. All claims involving professional malpractice other than

health-care provider malpractice.

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(f) Other Personal Injury [NO]. All other claims involving liability for personal injury not otherwise coded.

(g) Products Liability [NP]. All claims involving products liability.

(h) Liquor Control [NS]. All claims involving liability under the liquor control code.

(i) Other Damage Suits [NZ]. All other claims for damages.

(5) Other Civil Matters.

(a) Business Claims [CB]. All claims in which all or part of the action includes a business or commercial

dispute under MCL 600.8035.

(b) Condemnation [CC]. All condemnation proceedings.

(c) Employment Discrimination [CD]. All complaints of employment discrimination.

(d) Environment [CE]. All environmental matters such as zoning, pollution, etc.

(e) Forfeiture Claims [CF]. All claims of interest in property seized under the Controlled Substance

that may be subject to forfeiture.

(f) Housing and Real Estate [CH]. All housing, real estate, foreclosure, land contracts, and other

property proceedings (except landlord-tenant and land contract summary proceedings).

(g) Contracts [CK]. All proceedings involving contractual obligations not otherwise coded.

(h) Labor Relations [CL]. All labor-management matters except employment discrimination.


(i) Antitrust, Franchising, and Trade Regulation [CP]. All complaints regarding unlawful trade practices

including but not limited to pricing and advertising of consumer items, regulation of watercraft, restraint

of trade and monopolies, Consumer Protection Act, Farm and Utility Equipment Franchise Act, franchise

investment law, motor vehicle dealer agreements, and the Motor Fuel Distribution Act.

(j) Corporate Receivership [CR]. All corporate receivership proceedings.

(k) General Civil [CZ]. All other civil actions not otherwise coded.

(l) Proceedings to Restore, Establish, or Correct Records [PC]. All proceedings to restore, establish, or

correct records that are assigned a new case number (not brought under an existing case).

(m) Claim and Delivery [PD]. All complaints to recover personal property that are assigned a new case

number (not brought under an existing case).

(n) Receivers in Supplemental Proceedings [PR]. All proceedings appointing a receiver that are assigned

a new case number (not brought under an existing case).

(o) Supplemental Proceedings [PS]. All supplemental proceedings that are assigned a new case

number (not brought under an existing case).

(p) Miscellaneous Proceedings [PZ]. All other matters assigned a new case number (not brought under an

existing case), including the following matters: grand jury and multicounty grand jury, and applications for

restoration of firearms rights under MCL 28.424.

(6) Family Division - Domestic Relations.

(a) Custody [DC]. All habeas corpus to obtain custody of a child; order to show cause for custody of a child;

other custody, or custody and support proceedings when no divorce action has been filed; or actions under

the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act. Also used for intrastate transfers of postjudgment

custody or custody and support proceedings where no divorce action has been filed.


(b) Divorce, Minor Children [DM]. All complaints for divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment when minor

children are involved. Also used for intrastate transfers of postjudgment divorce; divorce and custody; or

divorce, custody, and support complaints when minor children are involved.

(c) Divorce, No Children [DO]. All complaints for divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment when no minor

children are involved. Also used for intrastate transfers of postjudgment divorce complaints when no minor

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(d) Paternity [DP]. All questions of paternity; paternity and custody; or paternity, custody, and support. Also

used for intrastate transfers of postjudgment paternity; paternity and custody; or paternity, custody, and

support complaints.

(e) Other Support [DS]. All support matters under the Family Support Act. Also used for intrastate transfers of

postjudgment support matters under the Family Support Act.

(f) Other Domestic Relations Matters [DZ]. All other prejudgment matters involving domestic relations

proceedings not otherwise coded. Also used for intrastate transfers of other postjudgment matters

involving domestic relations proceedings not otherwise coded.

(g) Assist with Discovery [UD]. All proceedings to assist with discovery or to compel a response to a discovery

order issued by another state’s tribunal.

(h) UIFSA Establishment [UE]. All support and paternity establishment proceedings incoming from another

state.

(i) UIFSA Filing [UF]. All outgoing requests to another state or country initiating enforcement, modification,

income withholding, or redirection of support orders not issued in this state.

(j) UIFSA Initiation [UI]. All support and paternity establishment proceedings outgoing to another state.


(k) UIFSA Registration of Orders for Modification [UM]. All incoming registrations of another state’s orders

for the specific purpose of modification.

(l) UIFSA Registration of Orders for Enforcement [UN]. All incoming registrations of another state’s orders

for the specific purpose of enforcement.

(7) Family Division - Proceedings under Juvenile Code.

(a) Designated Juvenile Offenses [DJ]. All juvenile offenses designated by the prosecutor or court to be

heard in the family division of circuit court in the same manner as an adult criminal case is heard in the

criminal division of the circuit court.

(b) Delinquency Proceedings [DL]. All delinquency proceedings initiated by petition under the juvenile code

or initiated by Uniform Law Citation for various minor offenses not in the Motor Vehicle Code.

(c) Juvenile Guardianship [JG]. All juvenile guardianships created by order under the juvenile code, MCL

712A.19a and MCL 712A.19c

(d) Child Protective Proceedings [NA]. All child protective proceedings initiated by petition under the

juvenile code.

(e) Personal Protection Actions Brought Under the Juvenile Code [PJ]. All petitions seeking a personal

protection order against a respondent under the age of 18. Includes proceedings conducted for violation

of personal protection orders issued under the juvenile code when heard by a county other than the

county that issued the personal protection order.


(f) Traffic and Local Ordinance [TL]. All traffic and local ordinance issued on a Uniform Law Citation

under the Motor Vehicle Code or local corresponding ordinance.

(8) Family Division - Proceedings under Adoption Code.

(a) Adult Adoptions [AB]. All adult adoptions.

(b) Agency International Adoptions [AC]. All foreign children adoptions.

(c) Direct Placement Adoptions [AD]. All direct placement adoptions including temporary placements

prior to filing of petition for direct placement.

(d) Relative Adoptions [AF]. All adoptions by relatives including relative guardians, but not

including stepparent adoptions.

(e) Safe Delivery of Newborn Adoptions [AG]. All adoptions resulting from safe delivery of newborn proceedings.

(f) Permanent Ward Adoptions (state ward or court ward) [AM]. All state or court ward adoptions resulting

from child protective proceedings.

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(h) Agency Other Adoptions [AO]. All other private or public agency adoptions not otherwise designated.

(i) Adoption Miscellaneous [AU]. Releases for adoption (including those executed out-of-court), ex parte

petitions to issue notice of intent to release for adoption, and notices of intent to claim paternity.

(j) Stepparent Adoptions [AY]. All adoptions by stepparents.

(9) Family Division - Miscellaneous Proceedings.

(a) Emancipation of Minor [EM]. All emancipation proceedings initiated under the Status of Minors and

Emancipation Act.

(b) Infectious Disease [ID]. All proceedings under the public health code for treatment of infectious

disease or testing for infectious disease.


(c) Safe Delivery of Newborn Child [NB]. All proceedings involving a newborn child surrendered under the

MCL 712.1 et seq.

(d) Name Change [NC]. All name change proceedings.

(e) Personal Protection Against Stalking [PH]. All personal protection proceedings under MCL 600.2950a

when there is no domestic relationship between the parties and the respondent is not under the age of 18.

(f) Personal Protection in Domestic Relationships [PP]. All personal protection proceedings under MCL

600.2950 and/or MCL 600.2950a when there is a domestic relationship between the parties and the

respondent is not under the age of 18.

(g) Waiver of Parental Consent to Obtain Abortion [PW]. All waiver of parental consent proceedings under

the Parental Rights Restoration Act.

(h) Young Adult Voluntary Foster Care Act [VF]. All petitions filed under MCL 400.655.

(i) Violation Proceedings on Out-of-County Personal Protection Order - Revised Judicature Act [VP]. All

proceedings conducted for violation of personal protection orders issued under MCL 600.2950 or MCL

600.2950a when heard by a county other than the county that issued the personal protection order. This

case is filed as “In the Matter of.”

(10) Family Division - Ancillary Proceedings. Use case-type codes listed in (C) for matters filed in the probate court

that may alternatively be filed in the family division of circuit court as an ancillary proceeding.

(11) Court of Claims.

(a) Habeas Corpus [MA]. All writs of habeas corpus not governed by MCR 3.303 and MCR 3.304.

(b) Mandamus [MB]. All actions for mandamus against state officials and departments.

(c) Highway Defect [MD]. All claims involving highway defects.

(d) Medical Malpractice [MH]. All claims involving health-care provider malpractice.

(e) Contracts [MK]. All other proceedings involving contractual obligations not otherwise coded.

(f) Constitutional Claims [MM]. All claims for money damages brought under the Michigan Constitution.

(g) Prisoner Litigation [MP]. All claims for money damages against the State of Michigan filed by state

prisoners.

(h) Tax-Related Suits [MT]. All claims involving liability for state taxes.

(i) Other Damage Suits [MZ]. All other claims not otherwise coded.

(B) District Court Case-Type Code List. The following case-type code list must be used in district court as provided in

Component 1. The bracketed letters are the case-type codes.

(1) Criminal.

(a) Extradition/Detainer [EX]. All extradition and detainer matters initiated by Michigan to other states.

(b) Felony Criminal [FY]. All felony nontraffic cases. Includes life offenses committed by juveniles in which

the prosecuting attorney has authorized the filing of a criminal complaint and warrant under MCR 6.907

instead of proceeding in the family division of the circuit court, and specified offenses committed by

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(c) Ordinance Misdemeanor Criminal [OM]. All nontraffic misdemeanor offenses issued under ordinance.

(d) Statute Misdemeanor Criminal [SM]. All nontraffic misdemeanor offenses issued under statute.

(2) Traffic.

(a) Felony Drunk Driving [FD]. All felony drunk-driving cases.

(b) Felony Traffic [FT]. All felony traffic cases except drunk driving.

(c) Ordinance Misdemeanor Drunk Driving [OD]. All drunk-driving misdemeanor offenses issued under

ordinance.

(d) Ordinance Civil Infraction Traffic [OI]. All traffic civil infraction offenses issued under ordinance.

(e) Ordinance Misdemeanor Traffic [OT]. All traffic misdemeanor offenses issued under ordinance except

drunk driving.

(f) Statute Misdemeanor Drunk Driving [SD]. All drunk-driving misdemeanor offenses issued under

statute.

(g) Statute Civil Infraction Traffic [SI]. All traffic civil infraction offenses issued under statute.

(h) Statute Misdemeanor Traffic [ST]. All traffic misdemeanor offenses issued under statute except

drunk driving.

(3) Nontraffic Civil Infraction and Parking.

(a) Ordinance Parking [OK]. All parking offenses issued under ordinance.

(b) Ordinance Civil Infraction Nontraffic [ON]. All nontraffic civil infraction offenses issued under

ordinance.

(c) Statute Parking [SK]. All parking offenses issued under statute.


(d) Statute Civil Infraction Nontraffic [SN]. All nontraffic civil infraction offenses issued under statute.

(4) Civil Damage Suits.

(a) General Civil [GC]. All civil cases for money damages except small claims, landlord-tenant, and land

contract.

(b) Miscellaneous Civil [GZ]. All nonmonetary claims including coroner’s inquests, claim and delivery

without money judgment, drug forfeitures, other summary proceedings not relating to landlord-tenant

and land contract, and proceedings under the public health code for testing for infectious disease.

(c) Small Claims [SC]. All civil claims for the recovery of money that does not exceed the jurisdictional

limit in MCL 600.8401.

(5) Housing and Real Estate Suits.

(a) Landlord-Tenant Summary Proceedings [LT].

(b) Land Contract Summary Proceedings [SP].

(C) Probate Court Case-Type Code List. The following case-type code list must be used in probate court as provided

in Component 1. The bracketed letters are the case-type codes.

(1) Estates, Trusts, Wills.

(a) Decedent Estates, Supervised Administration [DA]. All matters involving decedent estates in

which administration is supervised.

(b) Decedent Estates, Unsupervised Administration and Nonadministered Estates [DE]. All matters involving

decedent estates in which either administration is unsupervised or the estate is not administered.

(c) Determination of Heirs (separate proceeding) [DH]. All matters to determine heirs as a separate

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(d) Small Estates [PE]. All assignments of estates where gross estate assets do not exceed $15,000 (as

adjusted for inflation).

(e) Trust Registration [TR]. All requests to register trusts.

(f) Trust, Testamentary [TT]. All trusts that take effect on the death of the settlor.

(g) Trust Inter Vivos [TV]. All trusts which are operative during the lifetime of the settlor.

(2) Guardianships and Conservatorships.

These case types may also be filed in the family division of circuit court as an ancillary proceeding.

(a) Adult Conservatorship [CA]. All matters involving conservatorship of adults.

(b) Minor Conservatorship [CY]. All matters involving conservatorship of minors.

(c) Developmental Disability Guardianship [DD]. All matters involving guardianship of individuals with

developmental disability, both adults and minors.

(d) Adult Guardianship [GA]. All matters involving full guardianship of incapacitated individuals.

(e) Limited Guardianship of Adult [GL]. All matters involving limited guardianship of

incapacitated individuals.

(f) Minor Guardianship [GM]. All matters involving full guardianship of minors.

(g) Limited Guardianship of Minor [LG]. All matters involving limited guardianship of minors.

(h) Protective Orders [PO]. All protective orders requested under the estates and protected individuals

code except when filed in conjunction with a petition for conservatorship. All petitions filed under MCL

333.5682 regarding POST forms except when filed in conjunction with a petition for guardianship.


(3) Mental Illness Proceedings and Judicial Admission.

These case types may also be filed in the family division of circuit court as an ancillary proceeding.

(a) Judicial Admission [JA]. All matters involving judicial admission of individuals with

developmental disability.

(b) Mental Illness Proceedings [MI]. All mental illness and substance use disorder proceedings brought

under the mental health code.

(4) Civil and Miscellaneous Proceedings.

(a) Delayed Registration of Birth [BR]. All petitions and orders on denial of application for delayed registration of

birth pursuant to MCL 333.2828 and petitions and orders for delayed registration of foreign birth pursuant to

MCL 333.2830.

(b) Civil [CZ]. All civil matters commenced under MCR 5.101(C).

(c) Miscellaneous Matters [ML]. All other matters filed with the probate court for judicial or administrative

action including but not limited to: appeal of land owner on an assessment made by the county road

commissioner or state highway commissioner under Chapter 247; appeal of a determination made by the

department of treasury under the Michigan Estate Tax Act; appeal by an adoptee, the adoptee’s guardian,

or the adoptive parent or parents of a determination made by the department of health and human

services under the Social Welfare Act; appeal of a determination made by the drain commission under

the Drain Code of 1956; appeal of a redetermination of ability to pay for mental health services made

under the mental health code; condemnation proceedings; death by accident or disaster; filing of letters

by foreign personal representative; kidney transplants; lost instruments; opening of safe deposit box;

support of poor persons; and uniform transfers/gifts to minors act.


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