Jay Welford spoke in April to the Original Equipment Supplier Association on the topic of Formation and Certification of the Minority Business Enterprise.
Holli Targan published an article on the pitfalls of oral contracts titled, "Get It In Writing", which appeared in the April, 2000 issue of Transaction Trends.
Erika Butler-Akinyemi was featured in the April edition of the Community Legal Resources for her pro bono projects that she has taken on in Pontiac.
David Warner was re-elected to the National Aircraft Finance Association board and the Firm was re-appointed as General Counsel. David also moderated a presentation on Securitizations at the National Aircraft Finance annual members meeting.
Alicia Schehr was elected as a director of NACM (National Association of Credit Managers) Great Lakes.
Shirley A. Kaigler presented a seminar on Estate Planning in March for the George Crockett Community Law School, sponsored by the Wolverine Bar Association in conjunction with Judge Burton and other probate attorneys.
Melanie Lafave spoke at the ICLE seminar on Labor and Employment in April on the new ADR rules.
Jay Welford was quoted in Crains and the Oakland Press, and interviewed on WWJ regarding the pending bankruptcy legislation.
Holli Targan presented "Legal Issues in Bankcard Processing for ISOs" at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) annual meeting in March. She authored, "Card Processing Top 10 Legal Tips", which appeared in the March, 2001 issue of Transaction Trends. She was also interviewed for an article on Smart Cards that appeared in the Detroit News. Holli was interviewed for a special edition of Crain's Detroit Business that focused on electronic commerce.
Susan S. Lichterman and Erika Butler-Akinyemi gave a seminar to the Children's Center on "Dispute Resolution in the Employment Context" in March.
Mark Rabidoux published "No Paper Closing" which appeared in the Observer & Eccentric paper in early April.
David Warner published an article titled, "Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code", which appeared in the National Aircraft Finance Association publication in March.
Deborah Baughman wrote articles on the Internet Tax Moratorium and Employee Benefits. These articles appeared in the JaffeRaitt E-Biz newsletter in April as well as the Detroiter.