Alkema served as city attorney for Grandville and Belding, and Hilgendorf was a senior partner at Lacey & Jones LLP
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Obituaries: Eugene O. Alkema, 84; John A. Hilgendorf, 86

Man killed during police chase/shooting told little brother to keep driving

Aaron Pelletier was afraid “that what happened would happen,” his attorney said.
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Two lawyers disbarred

Two Michigan attorneys have been disbarred, one for mishandling trust accounts and another for neglecting matters in a client’s foreclosure.
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A look at legal issues for autonomous vehicles

As an attorney in automotive matters attests, the legal infrastructure necessary to accommodate self-driving cars requires serious attention.
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Lawyer of the Year: Steeh

The Hon. George Caram Steeh III has been chosen as Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2016 Lawyer of the Year.
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Woman drops lawsuit against police over removal of religious headscarf

A woman who sued Dearborn and its police department last year, claiming she was forced to remove a religious headscarf after being arrested in 2014, has agreed to drop the lawsuit.
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Lawyer works to ‘move the dial’

A Miller Canfield attorney is joining 53 other high-level attorneys in a national contest that seeks solutions to the law gender gap.
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Pro bono work benefits lawyers, too

With the multitude of demands placed on lawyers — and the expectation to always be connected to clients and colleagues — how do they find time for pro bono work? It’s a matter of priorities, say attorneys who lead pro bono efforts at large firms.
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The impact of FMLA and school employees

Because traditional school employees typically work a school calendar rather than a fiscal calendar, a compliance and federal labor law attorney explains how special rules and implications exist in certain scenarios for FMLA.
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‘Speed mentoring’ connects law students with judges, lawyers

Law students on each side of Michigan will get a unique opportunity to learn from a variety of judges and lawyers during brief mentoring sessions.
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