Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association

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Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association

Membership is open to all licensed attorneys and partner business affiliates.

The Eastern District of Michigan Bar Association (EDMIBAR) exists to support local federal practitioners focused on matters within the Eastern District of Michigan.

04/30/2026

We had an amazing night last night with our own Eastern District of Michigan in welcoming our guests, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, to our district.

It was a wonderful bench-bar night with so many of our members and firms in attendance…and clerks of both Courts as well.

Thank you to all of our members, guests and firms who made last night possible!

04/24/2026

Wonderful bench-bar event 2 days ago when we enjoyed our second EDMIBAR theater night to see Suffs at the Fisher. Absolutely phenomenal production enjoyed by all.

Photos to come but here is one with one of our partner firms who supported the event, Blanchard & Walker.

Join us next week for our 6th Circuit Judicial Reception on Wednesday at the Cambria. For more details see https://events.edmibar.org/event/6th-circuit-edmi-judicial-reception/

02/11/2026

The EDMIBAR 2026 Wade H. McCree, Jr. luncheon for social justice was inspiring! congratulations to the honorable Victoria Roberts (ret), who is the recipient of this year’s award. Thank you to all who had a major part in this luncheon starting with our members, and our sponsors without whom these events would not be possible! Thank you to our Bar President, Charissa Potts, our Chief Judge, The Hon. Stephen Murphy, our keynote speaker, Mr. Orlando Gregory, our presenters, Jennifer Newby, Nolan Moody, Andrew Lievense, Judge Linda Parker. Thank you also to our other judges that were able to join us today - Judges Berg, Borman Davwkins-Davis, DeClercq, Hood, Grey, McMillion, Patti and White. Thank you also and finally to our printer, Mike Carr, with Office Express!

02/02/2026

Thank you to all who were able to join us for the Zekelman Holocaust Museum visit on Sunday - a sobering visit to say the least.

01/28/2026

Congratulations to our bar having put on its 50th new lawyers seminar and to each of the attendees who came and the firms who sent them! We are beyond thrilled to welcome nearly 70 new lawyers to EDMIBAR. Hats off to the dozens of presenters (including many of our own federal judges) as well as the NLS committee made up of Lauren Mandel career law clerk for the Honorable Linda Parker, Grant Gilezan/Dykema, former Bar President, Christine Dowhan-Bailey, Katherine Wenger/LaBoy, Jeff May and Sinéad Redmond both of Bodman, and Joan Campau of Salvatore Prescott, Porter & Porter!

It takes a village!

01/09/2026

Thank you to all of the incredible women who made our 3rd Women’s Event (Devil in the Details) such a success!

Special thanks to:

Judges Edmunds, Gretchko and Stafford as well as Judges DeClercq, Hood, Michelson, McMillion and Oxholm.

Our host: Warner Norcross + Judd and their great staff!

The Women’s Committee:
Hon Maura Corrigan
Margaret Debler
Susan Fairchild
Jennifer Salvatore
Ashley Racette

Your Benchmark Coach, Elizabeth Jolliffe.

All of our amazing attendees!

And EDMIBAR’s leadership, who routinely foster new ideas to grow and enhance our bar! If YOU have an idea - for a program or event… talk to us!

12/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our annual holiday party! A great time was had by all!

Stay tuned for information about our upcoming luncheon for the Wade H McCree, Jr. award for social justice on February 11th!

12/10/2025

We hope you are getting ready to come to our annual holiday party today at the Atheneum!

11/13/2025

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our luncheon yesterday honoring Jonathan S. Green of Miller Canfield for his work in Bankruptcy. Jonathan was the recipient of the 2025 Barbara Rom Award for Bankruptcy excellence! The event was held at the Westin Book Cadillac and was enjoyed by all.

Our next luncheon in the series is the Wade H. McCree, Jr. luncheon for social justice. It will be at the Westin Book Cadillac on February 11, 2026.

Get your tickets today at edmibar.org!

The Barbara J. Rom Award honors practitioners who demonstrate exceptional skill, professionalism, and integrity in bankruptcy practice. Throughout his career, Jonathan's deep expertise and commitment to civility have earned him the respect of clients, colleagues, and the courts alike. Jonathan Green concentrates his practice in bankruptcy and restructuring, representing clients in debtor-in-possession financings, supply protection negotiations, Chapter 11 restructurings, and asset acquisitions. He has extensive experience in automotive and troubled-supplier restructurings both in and out of bankruptcy, including the negotiation and documentation of supply protection and lender support agreements.

He played a key role as part of the Miller Canfield team serving as Michigan counsel to the City of Detroit in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy and ongoing restructuring efforts, including the establishment of the Great Lakes Water Authority and multiple post-confirmation financings.

Jon has been recognized by Chambers USA in Bankruptcy/Restructuring since 2006 and is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers, DBusiness Top Lawyers, and Leading Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been active in the American Bar Association’s Business Bankruptcy Committee and the State Bar of Michigan’s Debtor-Creditor Law Committee.

A frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and commercial law topics, Jon served as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School from 1987 to 1993.

11/03/2025

We hope that you can join us on December 10th for our Annual Holiday Party in the beautiful Beaubien Room! Connect with old friends and colleagues, and make new ones. Delight in the wonderful camaraderie of our bar. Bring a friend! Enjoy "table to table magic" provided by fan favorite Jasen Magic from 5-6 p.m.!

10/30/2025

Thank you to Hon. Gerald Rosen (JAMS/US District Court ret.), Kevin Johnson (Pres and CEO of the DEGC/Detroit Economic Growth Corp.) and Hon. Mark Randon (US Bankruptcy Court) along with moderator David Lerner (Plunkett Cooney)who moderated this distinguished panel which discussed Judge Rosen’s book THE GRAND BARGAIN, and the impact of the grand bargain over a decade later.
This was an insiders view to the largest municipal bankruptcy and to many of the minds that were “in the room where it happened.”

Special thanks to JAMS who sponsored the luncheon and EDMIBAR which presented the program.

Thank you you also to our Bankruptcy and Book club communities who brought this program to life!

Address

PO Box 45
Northville, MI
48167

Telephone

+12482317887

Website

http://edmibar.org/

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