Council Meetings

Date: March 18, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: State Bar of Michigan, 306 Towsend Street, Lansing 48933

Date: May 21, 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 227 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids 49503

Date: December 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 111 Commerce Ave SW, Grand Rapids 49503
Room 529

Committee Meetings

Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee Meeting
(including program on Bankruptcy Pleading Standards after the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Twombly and Iqubal )

Date: May 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. Dinner
Location: Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C., Southfield

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Commercial Litigation Committee Meeting

Date: Monday, March 8, 2010
Time: 5:00 pm.
Location: Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco, 401 S. Old Woodward, Suite 460, Birmingham.

You can also participate by telephone by calling (800) 920-7487, code 82533882.

Agenda:

1) Substantive law updates;
2) After-action regarding fall joint program with MDTC, and thoughts re future programs;
3) Updates from Business Law Section; and
4) Any areas members want to cover, feel free to add agenda items.

Administrative Law Section Luncheon & Program - Lunch with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Location: Kellogg Center, Big Ten Room B, 55 Harrison Rd., E. Lansing, MI 48823
Cost: $20 for Administrative Law Section members; $40 for non-members
Register online or by mail/fax form before February 25

Lunch with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Chairwoman Nida Samona and Administrative Commissioners Pat Gagliardi and Don Weatherspoon will join the Administrative Law Section for a luncheon program. They will provide a report on the status of the Liquor Control Commission, discuss “hot topics” at the Commission, as well as recent and pending legislation of importance, and will be available for questions and answers after the presentation.

For additional information contact Mark J. Burzych, past chair, at mburzych@fsblawyers.com or (517) 381-3159.

Panel Discussion: Pursuing a Career in Business Law

Who: Students of Michigan State University College of Law
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010
Location: MSU College of Law

Second Annual Spring Fling Reception

Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Black Finn Restaurant and Saloon, 530 S. Main Street, Royal Oak

22nd Annual Business Law Institute

Date: May 21 and 22, 2010
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids

Small Business Forum Seminar

Small Businesses in Michigan:
Topic 1: Opportunities in Alternative Energy
Topic 2: Opportunities for Minorities and Women

Speakers: Arcadio Ramirez and Cynthia Grubbs
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Columbia Center, 201 West Big Beaver, Room 190, Troy
Register online or by fax/mail