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(L) Thomas Rombach, 2014-15 SBM President, (C) Michael PItt and (R) Brian Einhorn, 2013-14 SBM President.[/caption] Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers Managing Partner Michael Pitt received the State Bar of Michigan's Champion of Justice award at its 2014 Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids. The Champion of Justice award, one of the Bar Association's most distinguished honors, is given for integrity and adherence to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession, extraordinary individual accomplishments and commitment to causes that benefit national, state or local communities. You can read more about this prestigious award here.
Bonanni Cited in Grosse Pointe News for Women in Law Honor
From the Grosse Pointe News:
Megan Bonanni, of Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, has been selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of its “2015 Women in the Law.”
The publication makes its annual selection of 30 leading female Michigan...
Bonanni Recognized in Legal News for Women in Law Honor
Nine of the 30 Michigan attorneys on the 2015 Women in the Law list recently released by Michigan Lawyers Weekly are alumnae of Wayne State University Law School. And that includes Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner, Megan Bonanni.
The...
Lord Profile Featured in Detroit Legal News
The following article appeared in the July 22, 2015 edition of Detroit Legal News and featured Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers attorney Jennifer Lord.
Jennifer Lord's dream in high school and college was to become a U.S. Senator a dream that...
Carlson Speaks to WDET About History of ADA
WDET Radio program, "Detroit Today" with Stephen Henderson, talked to Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers attorney Kevin Carlson about the 25th anniversary of the signing of theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The main points of...
New York Times Publishes Morris Dees Op-Ed "White Supremacists Without Borders"
The New York Times recently published an op-ed entitled "White Supremacists Without Borders" co-authored by Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, AL. The commentary examines the global presence and messages of white...
McGehee Joins Fellow MSU Law Trustees for Groundbreaking
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers Partner Cary McGehee joined her fellow MSU Law trustees to participate in a groundbreaking recently to kick off construction of the Detroit College of Law Plaza.
“Everyone who enters this building will soon be...
Johnson Wins $300k Award for Former Wayne State Employee
Judge Sheila Ann Gibson of the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan ordered Wayne State to pay $300,000 to its former employee Karen Hrapkiewicz in an age discrimination lawsuit.
Hrapkiewicz was represented by Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers...
Carlson Presents at ICLE ADA Accommodation Workshop
[caption id="attachment_1092" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kevin Carlson (2nd from Left) Presents at ICLE ADA Seminar[/caption] Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner Kevin Carlson was co-presenter at a recent ADA...
Pitt Juvenile Justice Case Gets Lengthy MLive Coverage
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers' landmark case suing the Michigan Department of Corrections regarding sexual assaults of male inmates 17 years or younger, has picked up a lot of steam (and coverage) with many believing the state needs to settle...
Pitt McGehee Hosts Sold Out Morris Dees Lecture
A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 came to hear civil rights icon Morris Dees speak Monday, April 13, at Wayne State University Law School.
Dees, who is widely celebrated for his work with the Southern Poverty Law Center, which he...
Michael Pitt Suit Cited in Detroit News Juvenile Jail Abuse Story
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner Michael Pitt's suit against the Michigan Department of Corrections was featured in a recent Detroit News article regarding juvenile prisoners who have claimed abuse and rape. John Doe 11 is one of 11...
Pitt Led Wayne County Wrongful Termination Suit Featured in Detroit Free Press
Michael Pitt's wrongful termination lawsuit on behalf of former Wayne County employee Taylor Segue was front and center in a recent Detroit Free Press article detailing the ongoing battle involving former Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and...
Issues With Minors Housed with Adults in Michigan Prisons Detailed in Atlantic Magazine Feature
The Atlantic Magazine has published a story about Michael Pitt's current case filed on behalf of minors housed with adults in Michigan prisons who have been sexually assaulted. Though Congress passed legislation to eliminate...
Michael Pitt Cited by AP/ABC News in Michigan Teen Inmates Coverage
Michigan's prison system is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging that guards and other workers failed to prevent the sexual assault of male teen inmates who were locked up with adults.
Inmates under 18 were forced to engage in sex acts...
McGehee Led Freedom Trip Still Paying Historical Dividends
In the Summer of 2013, Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner Cary McGehee and the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights led a Freedom Tour for Detroit area teens. In a recent story in the Detroit Free Press, some of those students were still...
Rivers Joins ACLU Suit on Behalf of Female Inmates
Grand Rapids, Mich. Dec. 4 - Beth Rivers, a partner with Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, has joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan in filing suit against Muskegon County in federal court on behalf of eight female jail inmates who...
Michael Pitt Addresses Tort Reform in Legal News
Michael Pitt, a founding member and managing partner of Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers as well as past president of the Michigan Association for Justice, was interviewed in a special column by the LegalNews in November on Tort Reform. The...
LegalNews Highlights 7 Pitt McGehee Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
The LegalNews recently shared the news that seven attorneys from Pitt, McGehee, Palmer, & Rivers have been named 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers. Firm attorneys and their practice areas selected as 2014Super Lawyers include: • Founding partner...
2 Battle Creek cops fired over relationship, hostile work environment allegations
Two top Battle Creek Police Department officers were fired after a seven-week investigation, Interim City Manager Susan Bedsole said Tuesday.
Deputy Police Chief Jim Saylor and Inspector Maria Alonso's terminations were effective immediately....
Rivers Interviewed by MLive On Upcoming Michigan Gay Marriage Ruling
Gay rights activists in Michigan are poised to celebrate an appeals ruling that could uphold the overturning of the state's ban against same-sex marriage. But the ruling may not go their way as some experts say a split decision could stall the...
