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NBA Past Presidents
Endorsements
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Justice Dennis W. Archer, Sr. (Ret.)
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ABA Past President
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NBA Past President
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State Bar of Michigan Past President
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Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice
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Former City of Detroit Mayor
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Reginald M. Turner, Jr.
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ABA Past President
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NBA Past President
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State Bar of Michigan Past President
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Harold Pope
NBA Past President
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Joseph Drayton
NBA Past President
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Daryl D. Parks
NBA Past President
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Tricia " CK" Hoffler
NBA Past President
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Carlos Moore
NBA Past President
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Kevin D. Judd
NBA Past President
NBA Judicial Council Chair
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Judge Craig Strong (Ret.)
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NBA Judicial Council, Past Chair
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Judge Denise Langford Morris (Ret.)
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NBA Judicial Council, Past Chair
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Washington Bar Association
Key Priorities:
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Strengthening Membership
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Stabilizing Financials
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Solidifying Infrastructure
Service & Notable Recognitions
CURRENT
NBA Service
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Chief of National Bar Association (NBA) Service Initiatives
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NBA Board of Governors, (2019-Present)
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Member-at-Large (2 Year Term, 2021-2023)
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NBA Women Lawyers Division (WLD) Board of Directors
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Member-at-Large
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Co-Chair, WLD Personal Development Committee
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Facilitator & Moderator of WLD CLEs
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competition Committee
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Affiliate Competition Committee Member & Moderator
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Regional Competition Coordinator & Moderator
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National Committee Member and Liaison
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Advisor to NBA Affiliate Chapters
PRIOR
NBA Service
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NBA Board of Governors
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Region VI Director (2020-2021)
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Affiliate Chapter Representative (2019-2020)
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Co-Chair, Jackson MS Water Crisis Committee
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Regions & Affiliates Member-at-Large Appointment
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Deputy Director, Region VI
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Past President & Board Member, NBA Affiliate Chapter D. Augustus Straker Bar Association
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Treasurer, Health Law Section
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Chair, Affordable Care Act Health Policy Task Force
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Co-Chair, Health Law Section Sponsorship Committee
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Wiley Branton Symposium Planning Committee
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Chair, Nominations Subcommittee
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Chair, WLD Nominating Committee
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CLE Facilitator & Moderator - Annual Conventions, Mid-Year Conf., Wiley Branton Symposium, WLD & Region VI Programs
Additional Service
(National, State, Local)
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NBA Delegate to American Bar Association (ABA) Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy
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ABA Center For Human Rights Advisory Council
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ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Judge
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ABA Fellow
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State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Representative Assembly
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SBM Professionalism & Civility Committee
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SBM Animal Law Section (ALS) Council
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SBM ALS Legislative Committee
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Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Board
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OCBA DEI Committee & Membership Committee
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Oakland County Bar Foundation Patron Fellow
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Lawyers Committee Under Law Volunteer Election Protection Attorney & County Lead
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Human Trafficking Legal First Responders Task Force
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Expungement Clinics, Coordinator & Volunteer
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Social Action & Pipeline Committees
ACTIVE
NBA/NBI Memberships
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NBA Life Member
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NBI Life Member
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Women Lawyers Division
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Corporate Law Section
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Commercial Law Section
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Civil Rights Section
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Health Law Section
ACTIVE
Affiliate Chapter Memberships
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D. Augustus Straker Bar Association
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Wolverine Bar Association
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Black Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Notable Recognitions
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Notables In Corporate Counsel Award, Crain's Detroit Business (2022)
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Corporate Peer Recognitions (2021), (2022)
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Leaders In The Law Award, Michigan Lawyers Weekly (2021)
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President's Award, NBA (2021)
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Outstanding Lawyer Achievement Award, NBA WLD (2018)
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President's Award, D. Augustus Straker Bar Association (2018)
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Expungement Clinic Award- Coordinator (2018)
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Community Action Committee of the Year Award- Chair (2018)