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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lunch &amp; Learn Volunteer Training Session #38 (09/15/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 28px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#662D91" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session #38:&amp;nbsp;Nonpartisan Volunteer Opportunities for Lawyers During the November 2026 Election&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;September 15, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;12 – 1 p.m.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Virtual Zoom Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Free – online Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;134233117&amp;quot;:false,&amp;quot;134233118&amp;quot;:false,&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335551550&amp;quot;:2,&amp;quot;335551620&amp;quot;:2,&amp;quot;335559738&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:259}"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.promotethevotemi.com/" title="https://www.promotethevotemi.com/"&gt;Promote the Vote Fund&lt;/a&gt;, one of the coordinators of Michigan’s Nonpartisan Election Protection Plan, is recruiting lawyer volunteers to support our efforts to ensure every eligible Michigander can vote during the&amp;nbsp;November 2026 Election.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We are looking for attorneys to volunteer on the ground as nonpartisan challengers and affidavit collectors, as well as for the 866-OUR-VOTE nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline. Learn more below about our opportunities and how to sign up.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Volunteer Opportunities:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We are recruiting attorneys for multiple volunteer roles. If you are interested, please sign up&amp;nbsp;on our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHrNNRXsDrMjMvcwzUjkmT_YheFUE2v17aGC8tmBbCsaDBg/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHrNNRXsDrMjMvcwzUjkmT_YheFUE2v17aGC8tmBbCsaDBg/viewform"&gt;interest form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nonpartisan Challengers &amp;amp; Affidavit Collectors (On the Ground)&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;We are training attorneys to be nonpartisan challengers and collect affidavits. Our pro-voter challengers use challengers’ special rights and responsibilities to help ensure that all eligible voters can vote by monitoring early voting sites and polling places, engaging directly with election workers, and reporting issues to our legal rapid response team. Attorney-challengers who take our affidavit training will be called during their challenger shift to collect an affidavit nearby from voters and other nonpartisan volunteers if needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;866-OUR-VOTE Nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;We’re looking for lawyers to volunteer on the 866-OUR-VOTE nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline. Hotline volunteers answer live calls from Michigan voters and pro-voter volunteers on the ground, providing answers to basic questions and escalating issues to our legal rapid response team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Presenters:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/vote-event-2026-b.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" style="text-align: -webkit-center;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bailey Rechler&lt;/strong&gt; - Voting Rights Counsel —&amp;nbsp;Bailey Rechler is the Voting Rights Counsel with Promote the Vote Fund, where she supports the organization's efforts to promote civic participation and voter access. She holds a J.D. from the George Washington University and a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA. During law school, Bailey served as a legal intern with the Brennan Center for Justice and Common Cause.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scott Allison&lt;/strong&gt; - Director of Programming and Partnership —&amp;nbsp;A graduate of Xavier University, with Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and History, and the University of Toledo College of Law, Scott joins Promote the Vote Fund after over a decade of political campaign experience in Cincinnati and the Southern Ohio region. Having managed issue campaigns, City Council, Judicial and Congressional races, Scott has seen, first hand, the importance access to the ballot has on all communities and backgrounds. Scott joins the Promote the Vote Fund team as the Programming &amp;amp; Partnerships Director to ensure everyone has unfettered access to the ballot box to exercise their Constitutional right to vote.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Moderator:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;John Sier,&lt;/strong&gt; Chair, Detroit Bar Foundation Access to Justice Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Attend and receive a Certificate of Completion.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Approved for State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll hours. Training hours can be put toward the Detroit Bar Pro Bono award with recognition at the annual Archer Award Gala in November. For full details, please visit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/probonoaward/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/probonoaward/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;For questions, contact Sheena Law-Killinger at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Brought to you by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;DETROIT BAR PRO BONO/ACCESS TO&lt;br&gt;
JUSTICE&amp;nbsp;COMMITTEE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lunch &amp; Learn Volunteer Training Session #39 (09/22/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 28px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#662D91" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session #39:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
An Introduction to Restorative Practices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;September 22, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;12 – 1 p.m.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Virtual Zoom Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Free – online Zoom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;134233117&amp;quot;:false,&amp;quot;134233118&amp;quot;:false,&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335551550&amp;quot;:2,&amp;quot;335551620&amp;quot;:2,&amp;quot;335559738&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:259}"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;The Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw and Livingston County &amp;nbsp;will discuss the history and ideology that defines the work of restorative practices and give insight to the legal and non-legal pathways of the practice, as experienced in present day. &amp;nbsp;Participants will learn of the impact of the application of restorative practices for the individuals, communities, and systems that implement the philosophy and practice of restoration in the address of conflict.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/2006-dr.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Presenters:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Belinda Dulin&lt;/strong&gt;, Executive Director&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anika Awai-Williams&lt;/strong&gt;, Restorative Justice Program Administrator&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carolyn Stilwell&lt;/strong&gt;, Restorative Justice Coordinator&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alyson Robbins&lt;/strong&gt;, Attorney with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Moderators:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;John Sier,&lt;/strong&gt; Chair, Detroit Bar Foundation Access to Justice Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Harshitha Ram&lt;/strong&gt;, Chair, Detroit Bar ADR Section&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Attend and receive a Certificate of Completion.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Approved for State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll hours. Training hours can be put toward the Detroit Bar Pro Bono award with recognition at the annual Archer Award Gala in November. For full details, please visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/probonoaward/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/probonoaward/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;For questions, contact Sheena Law-Killinger at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Brought to you by:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;DETROIT BAR PRO BONO/ACCESS TO&lt;br&gt;
JUSTICE&amp;nbsp;COMMITTEE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026-2027 Book Club Kick-Off Meeting (09/23/2026)</title>
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  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;2026-2027 Above the Bar Book Club Kick-Off Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;September 23, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us as we kick off our 2026–2027 Above the Bar Book Club Series!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/good%20enough%20job.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" align="right" width="160" height="245" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;"&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another and create a wellness journey with themes that we focus on each season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fall:&lt;/strong&gt; Purpose, relationships, resilience, and self-compassion&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Winter:&lt;/strong&gt; Habits, stress management, and sustainable personal growth&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spring:&lt;/strong&gt; Sleep, happiness, and intentional living&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year-End Finale:&lt;/strong&gt; Longevity and lifelong wellbeing through Outlive&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We’ll begin with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work&lt;/em&gt; by Simone Stolzoff&lt;/strong&gt;. This book challenges the cultural myth that a career should be our primary source of identity, community, and meaning. Instead, it encourages us to develop a healthier, more balanced relationship with work. &lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/62192519-the-good-enough-job" target="_blank"&gt;You can learn more about the book here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this year-long journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Happy Hour with the Wayne County Probate Court Judges (09/23/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 28px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Happy Hour with the&lt;br&gt;
Wayne County Probate Court Judges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presented by the Estate Planning and Probate Sections of the Detroit Bar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wednesday, September 23, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;5:30–8:30 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Detroit Beer Company&lt;br&gt;
1529 Broadway St.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Join the Detroit Bar Association's Estate Planning &amp;amp; Probate Litigation Section and the Wayne County Court Probate judges for a relaxed and engaging happy hour at Detroit Beer Company.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This informal gathering offers a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues, build professional relationships, and mingle with members of the Wayne County Probate Court bench in a casual and welcoming setting. Complimentary appetizers will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;$35 members&lt;br&gt;
$65 non-members&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Complimentary for Judges&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;For questions regarding registration, please email &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Interested in becoming a Detroit Bar Association member? Visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&lt;/a&gt; to learn more and join.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;SPONSOR:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Colovos%20Law%20Firm%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Night Out with the Bench &amp; Bar (10/05/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;October 5, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Social Brews Detroit&lt;br&gt;
211 W Fort St #100, Detroit, MI 48201&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;5:30 PM - 8:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;Meet the Judges! The Detroit Bar Association welcomes you to join us at The Social Brews Detroit on October 5th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for a post-work happy hour. Relax and connect with fellow lawyers and jurists outside of the courtroom; no programs, no briefs, no motions—only friendly debates, drinks and appetizers. Appetizers will be included with a cash bar available.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LOCATION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Social Brews Detroit&lt;br&gt;
211 W Fort St #100, Detroit, MI 48226&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COST:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;$45 Detroit Bar Member&lt;br&gt;
$65 Non-Members&lt;br&gt;
$25 Students&lt;br&gt;
Judges are complimentary&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For questions, contact Sheena Law-Killinger at &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ANNUAL SPONSORS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/sponsors%202026-0407.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - October 2026 (10/21/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;October 21, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Atnip%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="223" height="222"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Jefferson.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/MarcyTayler.PNG" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Annual Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award Gala (11/12/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;November 12, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Detroit Yacht Club&lt;br&gt;
5:00 – 8:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img width="116" height="86" title="" alt="" src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/DYC%20logo-founded.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Chief%20Judge%20Edward%20Ewell%20Jr%20Headshot.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Join the judges and mayors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;at the 22nd Annual Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award Gala recognizing the &lt;strong&gt;Honorable Edward Ewell, Jr., Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Archer Award winners all have one thing in common – each is an attorney or jurist who exemplifies the ideal of the law as public service.&amp;nbsp;Proceeds will fund free legal clinics and community outreach programs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Emcee:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Darren Cunningham&lt;/strong&gt;, WXYZ-TV Chanel 7 Action News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;90% of funds raised are directly allocated to pro-bono legal services, educational and student activities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.detroitlawyer.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-Archer-Sponsorship-Form.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Download sponsorship information.&lt;/a&gt; Please contact Sheena Law-Killinger at&amp;nbsp;810-923-2333 or &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; for sponsorship information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;DIAMOND SPONSOR:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#222222" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/gm%20logo.png" border="0" width="172" height="172"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;GOLD SPONSOR:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/kitch-logo-color.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="310" height="105"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;SILVER SPONSOR:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Michigan State University College of Law&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Taft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;BENEFACTOR:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;U.S. Legal Support&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;CONTRIBUTOR:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;UnitedLex&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;IN-KIND SPONSOR:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Detroit Legal News&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - November 2026 (11/25/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;November 25, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Atnip%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="223" height="222"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Jefferson.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Jingle Mingle (12/07/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;December 7, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman, serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;The Whitney Ghost Bar&lt;br&gt;
4421 Woodward Ave, Detroit 48201&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;5:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Celebrate the season at the Whitney Ghost Bar in Detroit, a historic favorite known for its Detroit history food and elegant atmosphere. Enjoy an evening of connection and cheer as you share conversations, memories, and laughter with colleagues and friends—reflecting on the highlights of 2026 and looking ahead to 2027.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Guests will be treated to &lt;strong&gt;heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and festive holiday musical entertainment&lt;/strong&gt;, all in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;$45 member&lt;br&gt;
$65 non-member&lt;br&gt;
$25 student&lt;br&gt;
Judges may attend for free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Includes hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;Contact Sheena Law-Killinger at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#954F72"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2027 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - January 2027 (01/27/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;January 27, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (02/02/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2027 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (02/23/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2027 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - February 2027 (02/24/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;February 24, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2027 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (03/09/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (03/23/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2027 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - March 2027 (03/24/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;March 24, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Atnip%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="223" height="222"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (04/13/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2027 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Detroit Bench and Bar Society (Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model) (04/27/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society (DBBS), i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;nspired by the American Inns of Court Model,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will kick off on Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Meetings are held twice monthly on Tuesdays at Miller Canfield. Each session begins with a networking social and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the evening's program. The program also includes one daytime webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;2027 Detroit Bench and Bar Society&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;(Inspired by the American Inns of Court Model)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;dates are:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 2, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Kick Off Event Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, February 23, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, 11:30-1:30 PM, Webinar- Professionalism, Civility &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 9, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 1 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, March 23 , 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, Trial Advocacy Program Part 2 6:00 – 7:00pm – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 13, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 1&amp;amp;2 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, April 27, 2027&lt;/strong&gt;, Social Start/Dinner 5:30pm, program 6:00 – 8:00pm Groups 3&amp;amp;4 Presentations – Miller Canfield&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Membership and participation in the Detroit Bench &amp;amp; Bar Society is an exclusive benefit available only to Detroit Bar members. &amp;nbsp;Non-members must join the Detroit Bar when they join the DBBS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The DBBS dues for the 2027 program year are $75 for Masters, $60 for Barristers and Associates, and $35 for Law Clerks. This fee covers the costs for program administration and food and beverages during the season.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;TO REGISTER: Use the link&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;on this page and email your resumé to Sheena&amp;nbsp;Law-Killinger at&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#EF1C6E"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2027.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2027 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - April 2027 (04/28/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;April 28, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Atnip%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="223" height="222"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Jefferson.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/MarcyTayler.PNG" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2027 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - May 2027 (05/26/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;May 26, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SPONSORS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Atnip%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="223" height="222"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/Jefferson.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/resources/Pictures/MarcyTayler.PNG" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The information provided in this programming does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are for general informational purposes only&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://members.detroitlawyer.org/widget/event-6811437</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2027 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Book Club Meeting - June 2027 (06/23/2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 36px;"&gt;Book Club Meeting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;June 23, 2027&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The Three Cats, 116 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI 48017&lt;br&gt;
5-6:30 p.m.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Work Life Balance Section invites you to join us for our 2026–2027 Book Club Series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;This year’s reading selections have been thoughtfully chosen to build upon one another, creating a year-long journey toward greater health, well-being, and personal growth. We hope this series will offer practical tools, thought-provoking conversations, and a supportive community as we explore what it means to thrive—both personally and professionally.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Please see the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/sections/work-life/bookclub/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;full schedule and reading list&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;We hope you’ll join us for this journey of reflection, connection, and growth!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Detroit Bar Section Co-Chairs:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heather J. Atnip,&lt;/strong&gt; Atnip &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Butler&lt;/strong&gt;, Butler ADR and LexFugit.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;$25 Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
$40 Nonmembers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;Registration includes one drink—wine, beer, or soda—along with shared appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;slawkillinger@detroitlawyer.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;with any questions you might have regarding registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;To become a Detroit Bar Association Member, please visit &lt;a href="https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.detroitlawyer.org/join/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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