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Miller Johnson welcomed senior counsel Hillary Scholten and associate attorney Julia Schall to its firm.
Scholten specializes in immigration law in the firm’s employment and labor group. She also leads its government affairs practice. She was the former 2020 Democratic Congressional nominee for Michigan’s 3rd District.
Prior to joining the congressional race, she was an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and later served as an attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. While there, she defended the legal rights of immigrants and migrant farmworkers in Michigan through community organizing, political advocacy and federal litigation.
FPC Michigan Supreme Court Brief On University of Michigan Carry Ban Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced the filing of an important brief in the case of
Wade v. University of Michigan, currently before the Michigan Supreme Court. The brief, authored by FPC’s Director of Constitutional Studies Joseph Greenlee, FPC’s Adjunct Scholar George Mocsary, and FPC Legal Intern Nathan Cowper is available at www.FPCLegal.org.
Joshua Wade filed an action challenging the University of Michigan’s campus-wide ban on carrying firearms, alleging that the ban violated both the Michigan and U.S. Constitutions. Of particular importance is whether the University of Michigan is subject to the Michigan firearm preemption statute.
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Courtesy Warner Norcross + Judd
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP partner Amanda M. Fielder was named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is made up of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated a dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and the welfare of their communities.
Fielder was nominated by peers and elected by the board of the ABF. Fellows are limited to 1% of licensed lawyers in a jurisdiction and support the research of the ABF through annual contributions and sponsor seminars and events of direct relevance to the legal profession.
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Courtesy Honigman
Mark Burton, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, will be stepping down to join Honigman LLP as partner and co-leader of the firm’s Economic Development Incentives Group starting March 15.
He also will serve in the Government Relations and Regulatory practice at the Detroit-based law firm’s Lansing office. Honigman LLP has more than 60 practice areas and other offices in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Washington, D.C.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mark to Honigman,” said David Foltyn, Honigman chairman and CEO. “His impressive 20-year track record of economic development and legislative experience will serve our clients extremely well and complement our growing and diverse team.”