12th Annual Empty Plate Strolling Dinner & Auction

C&N Founding Partner Takura Nyamfukudza recently volunteered his time at the 12th Annual Empty Plate Strolling Dinner & Auction event benefitting the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Attended by over 700 people each year, the Empty Plate event is G… Read More

Welcome Attorney Kurt E. Krause to the C&N Team

We would like to give a big welcome to C&N’s newest member of the team – attorney Kurt E. Krause! With 30 years of practice in the law, including extensive and complex litigation experience, Kurt has always been a true champion for his client… Read More

Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Leaders in the Law

Recently, the partners and staff of C&N celebrated founding partner Mary Chartier as she was named one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Leaders in the Law! It was a wonderful event and a valuable bonding experience. As a criminal defense firm,… Read More

In Defense of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Criminal Defense Attorneys are often the subject of the public’s ire for doing nothing more than what they took an oath to do. So when a high court takes the time to put a spotlight on this, we want to do the same, especially when it involves an op… Read More

Know Your Rights!

Community members and law students gathered for the recent “Know Your Rights” program hosted by WMU-Cooley Law School’s Lansing Black Law Students Association in collaboration with the Davis-Dunnings Bar Association. The free program, held at t… Read More

Mary Chartier Presents at the CDAM Spring Conference

Recently C&N Founding Partner Mary Chartier was a guest speaker at the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Spring Conference. Always in high demand, Mary participated in three sessions at this year’s conference. Mary teamed up with Karl Numi… Read More

A Leader in the Law

We are proud to announce that C&N founding partner Mary Chartier has been named a Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Every year, Michigan Lawyers Weekly honors attorneys who have made outstanding contributions to the practice of law in… Read More

The 2018 Bench-Bar Conference

This month, C&N Founding Partner Mary Chartier presented at the Criminal Law Training at the 2018 Bench-Bar Conference. The Bench-Bar Conference provides the opportunity for attorneys and judges to come together and discuss best practices. The fo… Read More

The Importance of Criminal Defense Attorneys

C&N Founding Partner Mary Chartier has written a commentary on the importance of criminal defense attorneys and the right to counsel granted to all Americans through the Sixth Amendment. This beautifully written essay was featured as an op-ed in… Read More

Mary Chartier & Takura Nyamfukudza Featured on the State Bar of Michigan's "On Balance" Podcast

C&N Founding Partners Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza took part in the State Bar of Michigan’s “On Balance” Podcast on Legal Talk Network! The episode was focused on the exoneration of our client Dennis Tomasik who, along with his wife… Read More