January 12, 2024
Volume 22, Issue 3

The State Bar of Michigan will be closed on Monday, January 15, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In the Capitol

Complete Committee Meeting List

In the Hall of Justice

RULE AMENDMENT
ADM File No. 2020-31: Amendment of MRPC 1.8
The amendment of MRPC 1.8(e) allows attorneys to provide certain assistance to indigent clients they are serving on a pro bono basis.
Issued: 1/10/24
Effective: 5/1/24

At the Bar

January 19 Board of Commissioners Public Policy Agenda
The SBM Board of Commissioners will be considering several public policy items at its January 19 meeting. The public policy agenda can be reviewed online. Members of the State Bar are invited to submit comments to the Board of Commissioners on any of the items on the agenda. All comments received before the meeting will be shared with the Board.

NEWS

New Ethics Opinion Guides Prosecutors on Handling Internal Cases
SBM’s Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics issued a new ethics opinion offering guidance on how a prosecutor’s office should handle a case regarding one of its own employees.

Judicial Vacancy—44th Circuit Court, Livingston County
Applications must be submitted electronically and received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2024.

Links of Interest

SBM Public Policy Resource Center
Public Acts
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Legislature
MCL Search Engines