By Sheila Pursglove – Detroit Legal News, August 30, 2016 Athena Portokalidis enjoys studying the law from the perspectives of two differing legal traditions simultaneously in the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program at Detroit Mercy Law and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. “I feel it gives me a …
BY SHEILA PURSGLOVE Legal News – August 16, 2016 Aruna Vithiananthan’s grandfather was a well-known criminal defense lawyer in Sri Lanka, who continued to practice law as a Canadian citizen. Vithiananthan, a Canadian native born and raised in Toronto, heard stories of his cases from a young age. “Law was …
Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association will present the 2016 Time and Talent Award to Mark A. Wisniewski ’90, on September 30, 2016 at a special dinner following the School’s Homecoming Golf Outing at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI. The Time and Talent Award is the School of …
As autonomous vehicles move closer to development and use, law firms are looking ahead to the legal issues that will likely arise. With a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a law degree, Butzel Long attorney Jennifer Dukarski is uniquely positioned to be part of a team dedicated to this …
District Judge John G. Cummings ’63 has a place of honor with the St. Clair County Bar Association, which named its top prize for the high school mock trial program in his honor. Several years ago the bar association, concerned that some teams placed too high a value on winning, …
