The State Bar of Michigan will dedicate our 41st Michigan Legal Milestone, commemorating the fact that Michigan's government was the first in the English-speaking world to outlaw capital punishment for murder and lesser crimes from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6 at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit. The event will start with a reception with hors d'oeuvres from 4-5 p.m., followed by a program featuring a panel of speakers.
Speakers include:
Jennifer M. Grieco,
President of the State Bar of Michigan
Janet K. Welch
Executive Director of the State Bar of Michigan
Brian C. Summerfield
Partner at Kostopoulos Rodriguez PLLC and President of the Detroit Bar Association
David G. Chardavoyne
Lawyer, Adjunct Law Professor, and Author of “A Hanging in Detroit”
Eugene G. Wanger
Lawyer, Author, and Delegate of the 1963 Michigan Constitutional Convention
Robert A. Sedler
Professor at Wayne State University Law School
Please RSVP by filling out the online RSVP form at eiseverywhere.com/milestone18 by Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
