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Hon. Brian W. MacKenzie
Northville

Hon. Brian W. MacKenzie served as a judge of the 52d District Court from 1988 through 2014. Among the numerous awards he has received for his community-based programs is the Paul H. Chapman medal, awarded by the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice, for significant contributions to the American criminal justice system. Judge MacKenzie currently serves as secretary of the...
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Hon. Travis M. Reeds
52nd District Court, Novi

Hon. Travis M. Reeds was elected a judge of the 52nd District Court in 2014 and appointed to serve as the court's chief judge in 2024. During his years as a practicing attorney, he worked with his father, Michael W. Reeds, at the law firm of Reeds & Reeds, in Walled Lake, handling a variety of cases, from real estate...
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Ayanna Alcendor
Great Lakes Legal Group PLLC, Southfield

Ayanna Alcendor practices in the areas of probate and estate planning, taxation, family law (divorce, child custody, and parental rights), criminal defense, and civil and special education mediation. Before joining Great Lakes Legal Group, she was a principal at Allied Legal Consulting. Ms. Alcendor is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, Criminal Defense...
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Hon. Daniel B. Bain
Livingston County Circuit Court, Howell

Hon. Daniel B. Bain was appointed by the governor as judge of the 53rd District court on September 18, 2019. Before taking the bench, Judge Bain was in private practice with the firm of Bain & Bain, PC, for 25 years. While in private practice, he practiced law with his late father, John I. (Jack) Bain, and his older brother,...
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Victoria M. Burton-Harris
Washtenaw County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Ann Arbor

Victoria M. Burton-Harris serves as the chief assistant prosecutor for Washtenaw County. She was appointed to the position January 1, 2021. Before this appointment, she was managing partner in McCaskey Law, PLLC, practicing in the areas of criminal law, family law, and probate and estate planning. She is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association--Oakland County,...
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Michael J. Dunn
Dunn/Gibbons/Boer PLC, Grand Rapids

Michael J. Dunn is a sole practitioner and former associate professor of law at Cooley Law School. He focuses on state and federal criminal law as well as lectures and writes on the lawyer as entrepreneur. Mr. Dunn published the book "The How-to Guide to Lawyering Like Lincoln."
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Daniel T. Geherin
Geherin Law Group PLLC, Ann Arbor

Daniel T. Geherin is an attorney certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a former prosecutor with over 25 years' experience practicing law. Mr. Geherin's trial-based practice exclusively focuses on representing individuals in cases ranging from criminal defense/drunk driving and driver's license appeals to civil litigation and juvenile delinquency. He has completed over 250 trials, argued before the...
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Lisa J. Hamameh
Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler PC, Farmington Hills

Lisa J. Hamameh is a shareholder with her firm, where she practices public entity law, particularly municipal law and land use and zoning. Ms. Hamameh has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers for 13 consecutive years. In 2011 and 2012 she was recognized as a Rising Star and from 2013 to 2023 she was listed as a Super Lawyer for...
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Charesa D. Johnson
Law Offices of Charesa D. Johnson, Southfield

Charesa D. Johnson is the sole practitioner at her own law firm, where she specializes in criminal defense for adults and juveniles. She also represents adults and minors as a guardian ad litem in probate proceedings and handles family law, estate planning, and general civil matters. Before forming her own practice, Ms. Johnson served for 10 years in the Oakland...
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Hon. Anica Letica
Michigan Court of Appeals, Detroit

Hon. Anica Letica was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals in 2018. She previously served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Michigan, handling criminal appeals and habeas corpus cases in the state and federal courts since 2009. Before then, Judge Letica worked as an assistant prosecutor in Oakland County's Appellate Division and served as a judicial...
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Michael J. McCarthy
Michael J. McCarthy PC, Redford

In practice for over 40 years, Michael J. McCarthy focuses his general practice on criminal defense. He represents criminal defendants at the trial and appellate levels in the courts of Michigan and the United States. Mr. McCarthy is a member of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and serves on the Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel....
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Angeles Raquel Meneses
State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit

Angeles Raquel Meneses is an assistant defender at the State Appellate Defender Office, where she has worked since 2016. She is also an adjunct professor at both the University of Michigan Law School and Wayne State University Law School, teaching the Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic, and is a member of the Michigan State Court Administrative Office Foreign Language Board of Review.
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Michael W. Reeds
Michael W. Reeds PC, New Hudson

Michael W. Reeds practices in the areas of criminal and civil law. He has lectured for numerous ICLE seminars focusing on drunk driving defense issues. Mr. Reeds was an adjunct professor at Cooley Law School from 1991 to 1992.
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Joseph E. Richotte
Butzel Long, Troy

For nearly two decades, Joseph E. Richotte has defended corporations, executives, and other professionals under investigation or prosecuted for serious frauds, business crimes, and regulatory offenses. He is also an experienced appellate practitioner and chair emeritus of the Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
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Michael E. Sawicky
Michael E Sawicky PLLC, Farmington Hills

President of the firm, Michael E. Sawicky specializes in criminal and civil litigation, as well as appellate practice. With regular appearances in the Oakland County Circuit, Family, and District Courts, he is continuously involved in all aspects of the criminal and civil litigation process. Mr. Sawicky is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
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Marisa A. Vinsky
Chartier & Nyamfukudza PLC, Okemos

Marisa Ariel Vinsky is a litigator at the firm. Before serving in her current role, Ms. Vinsky worked at the State Appellate Defender Office, specifically in the Juvenile Lifer Unit, where she fought for the rights of juveniles to obtain constitutional sentences. She also worked in the Michigan State University College of Law's Civil Rights Clinic. Ms. Vinsky is president...
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Anne M. Yantus
Michigan Sentencing PLLC, Dearborn

Anne M. Yantus is a sentencing consultant who works with attorneys to promote more favorable sentencing outcomes. Ms. Yantus credits her knowledge of Michigan felony sentencing law to the many years she spent handling plea and sentencing appeals with the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO). Following her time with SADO, she taught criminal sentencing at University of Detroit Mercy School...
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