SBM Board of Commissioners
Three attorneys—E. Thomas McCarthy Jr., Thomas G. Sinas, and Erika L. Butler—won contested seats in this year’s Board of Commissioners elections. All will serve three-year terms expiring at the close of the 2022 Annual Meeting.
McCarthy and Sinas were elected to serve District C, representing Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Newaygo, Kent, Osceola, Mecosta, Clare, Isabella, and Gladwin counties. McCarthy, a shareholder at Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, has been an elected member of the Board of Commissioners since 2013. Sinas practiced in Minnesota until 2013, when he returned to Michigan and opened the Grand Rapids office of the Sinas Dramis law firm.
Butler was elected to serve District H, representing Monroe, Lenawee, and Wayne counties. She has been a Michigan lawyer for almost 20 years with a solo practice representing nonprofits, small businesses, and individual clients throughout Metropolitan Detroit and beyond.
Four attorneys won unopposed races in the State Bar Board of Commissioners:
• Suzanne C. Larsen, a partner with Kendricks Bordeau Keefe Seavoy & Larsen PC in Marquette, was elected to serve District A, representing the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula.
• Danielle M. Anderson of Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC’s Kalamazoo office, was elected to serve District F, representing Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties.
• Sarah E. Kuchon and James W. Low were elected to serve District I, representing Oakland County. Kuchon is a partner with Hohauser Kuchon in Troy. Low is with The Dollar Law Firm PLLC in Southfield.
Judicial Tenure Commission
Thomas J. Ryan of Sylvan Lake won a contested election for a three-year term on the Judicial Tenure Commission that will commence January 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2022.
SBM Representative Assembly
Elizabeth M. Johnson, David A. McCreedy, Daniel J. Ferris, Jennifer A. Cupples, and Kristina L. Robinson won contested races for terms on the Representative Assembly in Circuit 3, representing Wayne County.
Forty-two attorneys won unopposed:
Fourth Circuit—Jackson County
Rebecca K. Arnold
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Fifth Circuit—Barry County
Steven G. Storrs
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Sixth Circuit—Oakland County
Michael J. Blau
J. Matthew Catchick, Jr.
Karen R. Geibel
Edward L. Haroutunian
Emily A. Karr
Joshua A. Lerner
Joseph F. Sawka
Christopher Schaedig
Jennifer R. Turchyn
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9th Circuit—Kalamazoo County
Reh Starks-Harling
Paul J. Yancho
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12th Circuit—Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties
Matthew C. Elaison
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13th Circuit—Antrim, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau Counties
John R. Blakeslee
James L. Rossiter
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14th Circuit—Muskegon County
Elsie M. Elzinga
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16th Circuit—Macomb County
Randall J. Chioini
Alyia M. Hakim
Laura Polizzi
Stephen M. Steinhardt
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17th Circuit—Kent County
Michael D. Adams
Michael P. Hanrahan
Patrick M. Jaicomo
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18th Circuit—Bay County
Marcus R. Garske
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20th Circuit—Ottawa County
Christopher M. Wirth
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22nd Circuit—Washtenaw County
Elizabeth C. Jolliffe
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25th Circuit—Marquette County
Erica N. Payne
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30th Circuit—Ingham County
Stephen J. Gobbo
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31st Circuit—St. Clair County
Hilary B. Georgia
Gerrow D. Mason
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36th Circuit—Van Buren County
Adam D. Bancroft
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37th Circuit—Calhoun County
Anne M. McCarthy
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38th Circuit—Monroe County
Anne M. McCarthy
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39th Circuit—Lenawee County
Jennifer A. Frost
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41st Circuit—Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee Counties
Christopher S. Ninomiya
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42nd Circuit—Midland County
Angela M. Cole
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43rd Circuit—Cass County
Kelley James-Jura
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47th Circuit—Delta County
Lauren M. Wickman
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51st Circuit—Lake and Mason Counties
Jordan Miller
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56th Circuit—Eaton County
Timothy H. Havis
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57th Circuit—Emmet County
Christina L. DeMoore
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SBM Young Lawyers Section Executive Council
Three attorneys—Elisha M. Oakes, Colemon L. Potts, and Silvia A. Mansoor—won contested elections in District 1, representing Wayne and Macomb counties, for a two-year term expiring in 2021.
Two attorneys—Matthew P. Breuer of Royal Oak and Randall L. Tatem of Troy—won uncontested elections in District 2, representing Oakland County, for two-year terms expiring in 2021.
Three attorneys—Amy S. Krieg of Ann Arbor, Samantha J. Orvis of Grand Blanc, and Matthew A. Sous of Saginaw—won uncontested elections in District 3, representing all Michigan counties except for Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, for two-year terms expiring in 2021.
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