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MICHIGAN<br />
BAR JOURNAL<br />
OCTOBER 2026<br />
ERIKA L.<br />
STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN<br />
92ND PRESIDENT • 2026-2027<br />
BRYANT<br />
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MICHIGAN<br />
BAR JOURNAL<br />
OCTOBER 2026 | VOL. 105 | NO. 09<br />
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On a mission<br />
Marjory Raymer<br />
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A time to honor our best: 2026<br />
State Bar of Michigan Awards<br />
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OF INTEREST<br />
10 NEWS & MOVES<br />
11 IN MEMORIAM<br />
29 PRO BONO HONOR ROLL<br />
Get to know<br />
Alena M. Clark-Sullivan<br />
Karen Korr<br />
The Michigan Consumer<br />
Protection Act Is Back<br />
Gary M. VictorTOC<br />
OCTOBER 2026 • VOL. 105 • NO. 09<br />
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PETER CUNNINGHAM<br />
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING<br />
MARJORY RAYMER STACY OZANICH<br />
DESIGN & ART DIRECTION <a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=1"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL OCTOBER 2026 ERIKA L. STA</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=13"> IN MEMORIAM RICHARD S. ALLEN, P10126, of Clar</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=14"> ERIKA L. BRYANT 92ND PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR O</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=20"> Get to know Alena M. Clark-Sullivan SB</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=21"> her with two lasting impressions: The RA was a me</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=22"> 20 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 “I do</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=23"> NOVEMBER 19-20, 2026 | VIBE CREDIT UNION SHOWPLAC</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=24"> 22 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 A time t</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=25"> Niehoff has broad interests and has taught course</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=27"> ing institutions accountable. As a partner at Man</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=28"> 26 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 and t</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=29"> out Michigan. Her leadership and service have ear</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=30"> “The Partnership gives me a starting point I can </a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=31"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 29 Cele</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=32"> 30 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 FIRMS</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=34"> 32 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 THE MI</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=35"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 33 HOT TOPIC</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=36"> 34 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 A tra</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=37"> that makes that part inconsistent with, or makes </a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=38"> 36 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 PLAIN LA</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=39"> “Lived experience” is a fatuous phrase. It has be</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=40"> 38 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 BEST PR</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=41"> not covered by public benefits — without disquali</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=42"> 40 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 econo</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=43"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 41 PRACTICI</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=45"> These are often the source of unnecessary guilt. </a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=46"> 44 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 LIBRARI</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=47"> SOURCES DEFINING BOARD MEMBER FIDUCIARY DUTIES Be</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=48"> 46 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 ETHI</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=49"> requested be held inviolate or the disclosure of </a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=53"> (his / her) official duties as (an employ</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=55"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 53 ORDERS </a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=56"> 54 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 ORDE</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=57"> from the lawyer’s own prope</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=58"> 56 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 ORDE</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=59"> REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS AND RESTITUTION (BY CON</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=60"> 58 MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 ORDE</a>
<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=61"> The panel ordered that respondent’s license to pr</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=63"> MICHIGAN BAR JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2026 61 CLASSIF</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=65"> migration matters since 1993. We focus ex- clusiv</a>
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<a title="Michigan Bar Journal-Oct 2026 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6210f1ed?page=67"> Tax Problems are Legal Problems. If one of your </a>
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