ARRIVALS AND PROMOTIONS
ELENA DJORDJESKI has joined the Bloomfield Hills office of Plunkett Cooney.
JENNIFER H. ELOWSKY has joined Adkison, Need, Allen, & Rentrop in Bloomfield Hills.
KATIE DUCKWORTH has joined the Grand Rapids office of Varnum.
TAMMY L. HELMINSKI of Grand Rapids has joined Earth & Water Law.
CHARLES L. LASKY has joined the Lansing office of Fraser Trebilcock.
KATIE A. STEARNS has joined Collins Einhorn Farrell in Southfield.
NICOLE WISNEWSKI has joined Harvey Kruse in Troy.
L. JEFFREY ZAUBERMAN has joined Plunkett Cooney in Bloomfield Hills.
AWARDS AND HONORS
The Detroit Bar Association named Third Circuit Court Chief Judge PATRICIA PEREZ FRESARD as the recipient of its Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award.
THOMAS A. KABEL with Butzel in Troy was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as a member of its Leaders in the Law class of 2024.
The Historical Society of Michigan presented LYNN LIBERATO with a State History Award at its annual meeting in September in St. Joseph’s. Her article “Con-Con’s Petticoat Revolt: Women at the 1961 Constitutional Convention” was honored as the best to appear in the society’s Chronicle Magazine in 2024.
ELAINE M. POHL, a partner with Plunkett Cooney in Bloomfield Hills, was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as a member of its Leaders in the Law class of 2024.
J. DALLAS WINEGARDEN JR., an adjunct professor at Michigan State University College of Law, was honored by the university with a Lifetime Achievement in Teaching award.
LEADERSHIP
MICHAEL R. STILLMAN of Stillman Law Office in Farmington Hills was sworn in as president of the National Creditors Bar Association.
KURTIS T. WILDER with Butzel in Detroit has been appointed to the board of directors of Hastings Insurance.
The STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN HEALTH CARE LAW SECTION thanked its outgoing chair, Deborah J. Williamson; welcomed incoming chair Becky Glitman; honored Mercedes Dordeski as a fellow; and recognized outgoing council members Reesa Benkoff, Laura Napiewocki, and Rose Willis at its annual meeting on Sept. 19.
PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EVENTS
The INGHAM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION hosts its annual Meet the Judges event on Thursday, Jan. 9.