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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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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
Certification, photocopy 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
Certification, photocopy fees — See website
Witness fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 per day
Bankruptcy Court - Western District— http://www.miwb.uscourts.gov
Filing fees — See website
Certification, photocopy 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
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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
If claim is $600 or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25
Small claims fees
If claim exceeds $1,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65
If claim exceeds $600 but does not exceed $1,750 . . . . . . . . . .$45
If claim is $600 or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25
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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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.
CASE-TYPE CODES
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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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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
children are involved.
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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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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.
(g) Nonrelative Adoptions [AN]. All adoptions by guardians who are not relatives.
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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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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
juveniles and waived to the criminal division of the circuit court under MCR 3.950.
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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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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
proceeding.
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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.
Case File Management Standards (rev. 12/18) 6.1: Case-Type Codes
(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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