<br />
June 2012<br />
In This Issue<br />
22 Michigan Lawyers in<br />
the Fight Against Slavery<br />
28 Mental Illness and the Courts<br />
33 The Big Four: Imported from Michigan<br />
38 The Home Affordable<br />
Modification Program and<br />
Consumer Finance Litigation<br />
Special congratulations to<br />
Norm Tucker for being selected<br />
as this year's Michigan Association<br />
for Justice recipient of the<br />
“MAJ Champion of Justice Award.”<br />
NORMAN D. TUCKER<br />
Former MAJ President Norman Tucker<br />
has earned a national reputation for<br />
excellence based on his more than 30<br />
years'experienceinplaintiff'smedical<br />
malpractice litigation, writing books on<br />
the topic, and winning the top honors<br />
in the profession.<br />
Tucker also works with MAJ to educate<br />
lawmakers about the dangerous myths<br />
of tort reform and their costs to victims<br />
and taxpayers.<br />
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