Takura recently travelled to Marquette where he spent three days serving as faculty for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission’s comprehensive trial skills course. Participants hailed from both of Michigan’s peninsulas. They workshopped their r…
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It was another great year at the Great Lakes Legal Conference on Mackinac Island. Mary and Marisa presented the Criminal Law Update, Lizzy attended as an affiliate bar leader, and Takura attended as a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Board of…
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Takura may not be a fan of arithmetic, but he knows a thing or two about budgets, time, and travel. So he was recently invited to speak with a math class at Sexton High School about each topic. In just twenty minutes, Takura took the students on a tr…
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Takura recently sat down with the hosts of The Sunday Chronicle, Yanice Jackson and Span, for a compelling discussion regarding C&N’s work. Takura discussed C&N’s trial successes and the firm’s work on exonerating those who have been wr…
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Mary and Lizzy presented yesterday for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Building an Effective Lawyer-Paralegal Team seminar. They presented on the amazing work that paralegals do as a critical part of the criminal defense team. C&N…
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Takura, along with an assistant prosecuting attorney, was one of the guest speakers who recently spoke with students in the Career Exploration class at Cooley Law School. This week, the class was exploring criminal law. Albeit remotely, Takura relish…
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Takura was the keynote speaker at the most recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Lansing. During his time, Takura explained how everything that happens in a courtroom affects more than just the accused people whose names appear in captions. Rather, th…
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Takura recently participated in a panel discussion with two other seasoned practitioners. The trio spoke with members of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division about the importance of setting healthy boundaries. Takura and the other…
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For the second time in as many years, Takura addressed a group of young men who attended the Dream Warriors program. He was called on to speak about the key elements of personal and professional success. Takura’s presentation was interactive, energ…
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Takura probably knows so much about the power of the purse because he carries a murse everywhere. One thing’s for sure, you can take his dedication to the community to the bank. So it only makes sense that he was recently elected the treasurer for…
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