'Guide to Going Corporate'

The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association hosted a membership meeting and panel discussion titled "The Road to In House Counsel: Insiders' Guide to Going Corporate" on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the offices of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss in Southfield.

Among those taking part in the evening were (left to right) speakers Angelique Strong Marks of Behr America Inc. and Yvonne Brathwaite of In-House Only LLC; Solon Phillips of Wayne County Corp. Counsel, Straker immediate past president; Shirley Kaigler of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss; speaker Richard White of AAA Auto Club Group; Erica Bell of Ottenwess, Allman, & Taweel, Straker secretary and membership chair; speaker Rod Gillum of Jackson Lewis LLP; Cooley Law School Assistant Dean and Professor Martha Moore; speakers Ron Hall of Bridgewater Interiors LLC and Roshunda Price of VHS of Michigan Inc. (formerly the Detroit Medical Center); Kym Kinchen of Clark Hill; and speaker Muzette Hill Stallings of Ford Motor Credit.

"Tonight we have general counsel from various corporations in the area to discuss how attorneys can transition their careers into an in-house position," Bell noted.

Photo by John Meiu

Published: Fri, Mar 4, 2011

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