Member Services
The Ingham County Bar Association provides a wide variety of programs and activities for the benefit for its members, including:
BRIEFS
Our monthly newspaper, BRIEFS, provides substantive articles on many areas of the law as well as the latest information on happenings in our local legal community. Members consistently rate BRIEFS as their favorite membership benefit. Click here for more information on this outstanding publication.
Ingham County Legal News
During the summer of 2005, the ICBA and the Legal News entered into a 10-year cooperation agreement, under which all members of the ICBA will receive subscriptions to the 52-week per year Legal News publication as part of their regular annual membership dues in the ICBA. Additionally, ICBA members receive discounted rates for general advertising in the Legal News. The ICBA's monthly newspaper, BRIEFS (described above) is distributed as an insert in issues of the Legal News delivered to ICBA members. By adding the ICBA membership to its subscription base, the Ingham County Legal News will be able to qualify as a publication legally permitted to publish legal notices. It is anticipated that the Legal News will quickly become the “paper of record” for the Ingham County legal community.
Luncheon Lecture Series
The ICBA offers two 8-week series of Luncheon Lectures in the Fall and Winter each year. These seminars cover a variety of timely and interesting legal topics. Guests speakers include local practitioners, judges, experts from other professions, officials from all levels of government, and more. Held at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, our Luncheon Lectures are an inexpensive way to keep abreast of recent developments in the law from those who are leaders in the field.
Practice Sections
Members enjoy numerous active practice sections providing specialized CLE programs and seminars in the following areas on a regular basis:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bankruptcy Law
- Corporate & Business Law
- Criminal Law
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Labor & Employment Law
- Probate & Trust
Other sections that meet on occasion include:
- Administrative Law
- Civil Litigation
- Cyberlaw
- General Practice
- Health Law
- Juvenile Probate
- Real Property Law
Bench/Bar Conferences
The Ingham County Bar Association works regularly with members of bar and the judiciary in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties to continually improve the administration of justice in our community. Large Bench/Bar Conferences designed to enhance communications between members of the bar and the judiciary are held every other year. Our most recent conference was held February 4, 2006.
Civic & Charitable Functions
Law Day Activities, including an essay contest for middle school students, and Peer Mediation Projects in a number of local school districts are utilized to help children to gain an understanding and appreciation of the law and civic responsibilities.
In addition, our Young Lawyers Section coordinates a Horn of Plenty Food & Clothing Drive, a Young v. Old Lawyers Basketball Game benefiting Special Olympics, and a mentoring program pairing young lawyers with local high school students in reading and interpreting classic literature.
Social Events
The ICBA hosts a number of social events allowing our members to meet on an informal basis throughout the year.
Join us on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, for our 64th annual Shrimp Dinner. This year's menu features 300 pounds of shrimp specially prepared by local lawyers and judges, ham (for the non-shrimp eaters), potato salad, garden salad, greek salad, rolls, beer, and soft drinks. The Liederkranz Club, 5828 South Pennsylvania, is the convenient location selected again this year. Tickets will go on sale in mid-April. Please check back for updated information.
The third annual Ingham County Bar Foundation Memorial Golf Classic will take place on Monday, June 11, 2007, at the Country Club of Lansing. This year’s event will feature an 18 holes of golf with cart at this beautiful private course, a luncheon, specialty games and prizes, and more more!
Our Annual Awards Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place. Nomination forms for the Leo A. Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award, Theodore W. Swift Civility Award, and Camille S. Abood Distinguished Volunteer Award will be available in September. Please consider nominating a colleague worthy of recognition and join us for a fun-filled evening celebrating the achievements of the past year.
The Young Lawyers Section hosts the ICBA’s Annual Holiday Party in early December each year. Complimentary beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and camaraderie are the highlights of this event.
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