Upward of 85 prominent judges and attorneys from the Detroit area met with University of Detroit Mercy School of Law students at the Erin Go Law Networking Reception March 16 on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. The event was hosted by the Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association, and was sponsored by Butzel Long; Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner, Valitutti, & Sherbrook; Dykema Gossett; the Student Bar Association; and the student chapter of the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers. Detroit Mercy Law Dean Phyllis Crocker is pictured (front row center) along with noted Detroit criminal defense attorney Steve Fishman.
– Photo by John Meiu
- Posted April 06, 2017
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