Fall 2020

Thomas R. Behm

Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman PLLC

What a year it has been. In the past 12 months, we have watched unusual and unsettling events, including the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed the lives of more than 195,000 people in America, civil unrest surrounding the “Black Lives Matter” movement and the political divide that exists within our country during this election year. Like many of you, these events have caused us to reflect upon our lives and the times in which we live. It is this “time of reflection” that brings me to the topic of this article...

Todd Tennis

Capitol Services

After Governor Whitmer vetoed Senate Bill 899 – a bill that sought to extend civil liability protections to health care providers for COVID-19 related litigation – the Michigan House and Senate responded by introducing a broader package of bills that would apply to all Michigan businesses. House Bills 6030-1, and Senate Bills 1023-4, would grant broad immunity for businesses protecting them from nearly all COVID-19 liability claims. The bills as of this writing...

Emily G. Thomas

Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace

Following the implementation of the Governor’s stay-at-home Executive Orders in March 2020, many attorneys in Michigan were reeling with the question of how they would continue to conduct business. In response, the Michigan Supreme Court urged courts to utilize technology whenever possible. By July 2020, Chief Justice Bridget McCormack reported...

Chad EngelHardt

Goethel Engelhardt PLLC

According to Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget, there are over 13,000 state-owned vehicles on our roadways. Add to that the vehicles owned by federal agencies including the United States Postal Service, public universities, local municipalities, and governmental transportation authorities. A conservative estimate would indicate that on any given day there can be over a hundred thousand government vehicles on Michigan’s roads. Stating the obvious, sometimes government drivers are reckless, causing needless and serious injuries...

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The Michigan Association for Justice in cooperation with The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel offer their membership and the public this first opportunity to purchase:

The SBM Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) currently receives more than 500 calls each week from people looking for lawyers. Many of these are unable to find a match because there are not enough attorneys in some geographic areas or in some practice areas. For more than a year we have been revising and improving the LRS. The result is a system that produces better matches for attorneys and consumers alike. We are ready to begin a significant marketing initiative to consumers and we need more lawyers to participate as panel members.

Here are few examples of concrete improvements: Better matches mean a higher likelihood of securing paying clients than ever before. The new online platform now automates much of the tracking and reporting that attorneys had to do in the past. In addition to traditional cases, LRS has added Modest Means panels for family law and bankruptcy, and opportunities for attorneys to market Limited Scope practice.

Thank you very much. We are excited about these new opportunities for your section members to expand their practices and to enhance access to quality legal services throughout Michigan.

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Patrick Abbo

Michael R. Abrams

Jonathan D. Gibbs

Tyler Wade McCann

Yvonne Tirakian

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We held our virtual Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, August 13th followed by an hour long happy hour. If you were unable to attend, we're sorry we missed you! Below you can find a few photos and a link to a recording of the event.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Zoom Virtual Event

Hosts: George T. Sinas, Sinas Dramis Law Firm & Wayne J. Miller, Miller & Tischler, PC

Monday, October 19 - Tuesday October 20

and

Monday, October 26 - Tuesday, October 27

For more information and registration, click below to view the program.

For more information and to register go to www.icle.org/nf-reform

Mark R. Granzotto

Council Member

Mark Granzotto PC

Deborah A. Lujan

Council Member

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC

Donna M. MacKenzie

Council Member

Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace

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