Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has been ranked one of the 2014 “Best Law Firms” by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report.
By: John Gallagher
Detroit Free Press
With its Northland shopping mall and its many suburban office parks on acres of asphalt, Southfield typifies the sprawling low-density suburbs of Detroit. It’s the sort of landscape that met the needs of businesses and residents leaving Detroit for suburbia a generation or two ago.
Joseph A. Sullivan, special counsel and director of pro bono programs at Pepper Hamilton LLP, received a Pro Bono Service Award from Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC presented the award to Sullivan, along with four other attorneys and three organizations, “in recognition of extraordinary commitment to equal justice” at a ceremony held recently in Pittsburgh.
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP welcomed two new attorneys to the law firm recently.
The new attorneys have been admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and will practice in the firm’s Southfield office. They are Amy L. Fredrickson and Patrick M. Gunton.
With an engineering shortage plaguing the State of Michigan and students lagging behind in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), it is more important than ever for employers to get involved at the ground level and have a say in the education of the next generation of employees. On Monday, November 4, 2013, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) will hold a STEM conference for the purpose of developing tomorrow’s workforce and fostering economic and personal development in Michigan Schools.
Brian Kirksey, a real estate appraisal practice leader at Plante Moran, has been elected board chair for the State of Michigan Board of Real Estate Appraisers.
Four Pakistani women in leadership positions with non-government organizations (NGOs) will discuss advocacy for women’s rights in Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), 21000 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield.
Last week Lawrence Technical University celebrated Homecoming week. There were plenty of great sporting events, two of which benefited breast cancer research.
Wayne State University Professor Stephen Spurr will discuss wages and income mobility in the United States in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis when he presents the fourth annual Harold Hotelling Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.
NCMS President Rick Jarman
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) based in Ann Arbor and Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to make digital manufacturing technology more accessible for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). The MOU was signed on Oct. 10 by NCMS President Rick Jarman and LTU President Virinder Moudgil.
LTU President Virinder Moudgil
Under the terms of the MOU, the university intends to host a 1,200-square-foot office facility that will provide SMMs with collaborative access to software, hardware and training associated with digital manufacturing and modeling, simulation and visualization technology.
The facility is scheduled to open in LTU’s General Services Building at 21301 Civic Center Drive in Southfield during the first quarter of 2014.
NCMS and LTU have already begun to work together to address the needs of SMMs who are missing out on the benefits of digital manufacturing tools – specifically advanced modeling, simulation and analysis using high-performance computing systems.
NCMS and LTU have agreed to work together to assist SMMs in adoption and integration of software and hardware tools and resources so that they can become more globally competitive.
