Attorney Grievance Program

Grand Rapids Federal Courthouse 110 Michigan Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Michael V. Goetz, Grievance Administrator for the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission (MAGC), spoke to our membership and guests about a variety of topics regarding how the MAGC functions, the investigative process, practice pointers on how to avoid complaints, and to take questions. Attorney Grievance Program Powerpoint

Annual Supreme Court Review

Grand Rapids Federal Courthouse 110 Michigan Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

The Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend its Annual Supreme Court Review on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at noon in the Jury Assembly Room of the Grand Rapids Federal Courthouse. John Bursch of Bursch Law PLLC and Donald Davis of Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC will discuss the […]

Scalia/Ginsburg Event

Grand Rapids Federal Courthouse 110 Michigan Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

The Grand Rapids Opera is coming to the FBA! Scalia/Ginsburg is a nationally touring comic opera inspired by the opinions and unlikely friendship of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The composer/librettist, Derrick Wang, and Peter Scott Drackley (Antonin Scalia) will join Artistic Director James Meena and our own John Bursch to […]

Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting 2020

Quail Ridge Golf Course 8375 36th St SE, Ada, MI, United States

Please join us for the 2020 Annual Meeting for the West Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. This year’s event will be held on October 1st, 2020 at the Quail Ridge Golf Course from 3 to 6 PM. With the release of “A Lincoln Legacy – The History of the United States District Court […]

POWER ACT EVENT REPRISE: PRO BONO IN A PANDEMIC

The Federal Bar Association will be hosting its first “lunch and learn” program of the season beginning at noon on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The Jury Assembly Room in the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and Courthouse in Grand Rapids will be open and available for anyone who can safely attend in person. Because of […]

SAVE THE DATE December Speaker Series Written/Oral Advocacy

SAVE THE DATE! December Speaker Series: Written/Oral Advocacy Wednesday, December 9, 202012:00pm (via Zoom) Distinguished speakers: U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Thomas C. Cameron Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecutor Heather S. Bergmann Zoom Link Meeting ID: 766 604 1963 Lawyers must do two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. […]

SAVE THE DATE Zoom videoconference: COVID and the Court Update

Please mark your calendars for a Zoom Videoconference on Friday, January 15 at noon featuring a panel discussion and Q&A with Chief Judge Robert Jonker and Judge Hala Jarbou for an update on the impact of COVID on court operations and litigation. Another notice will go out after the holidays with the Zoom link to […]

Annual Supreme Court Review (Zoom Program)

The Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend its Annual Supreme Court Review via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at noon. A ZOOM LINK will be sent out with the next announcement. John Bursch of Bursch Law PLLC and Donald Davis of Springstead Bartish Borgula & Lynch PLLC will […]