Mary Chartier was appointed to serve as co-chairperson of the Ingham County Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section. The Criminal Law Section provides education and programs to attorneys in the area of criminal law. The section is committed to eleva…
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Mary Chartier has again been appointed to the State Bar of Michigan’s Membership Services Committee. Mary has previously served as Chairperson and Advisor to the committee. The committee evaluates and makes recommendations concerning the selection,…
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Mary Chartier was again invited to teach advocacy to federal practitioners at The Hillman Advocacy Program. The Hillman Advocacy Program is an annual three-day seminar that provides high-quality, professional courtroom training to trial lawyers. Part…
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Mary Chartier’s Michigan Supreme Court victory in People v Koon was named one of the year’s most important opinions by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This victory for medical marijuana patients has had wide-ranging implications throughout the state.
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Mary Chartier joined fellow attorneys Natalie Alane, Carrie Huff and Melissa Leckie to participate as a foursome in the Hawk Hollow Women’s Golf Scramble. Seasoned golfer Carrie Huff – who is also a golf instructor – led the team to one of the…
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Takura Nyamfukudza participated as a mentor in MentorJet, a unique mentoring program sponsored by the National Association of Women’s Judges and held at Michigan State University College of Law. Takura mentored law students during this worthwhile p…
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Takura Nyamfukudza published an article on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions in Briefs, the newspaper of the Ingham County Bar Association. The article focused on the effect of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Padill…
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Mary Chartier was selected to serve as an officer on the Ingham County Board of Directors for 2013-2014. The Ingham County Bar Association provides programs and services designed to foster and enhance the quality of legal representation in the commun…
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Takura Nyamfukudza was invited to speak as a guest lecturer to a criminal law class at Baker College. The students participated in role playing involving various scenarios that can occur during the course of a case in which a client has been charged…
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Mary Chartier won a dismissal under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) based on Section 4 of the statute. The issue was whether a registered patient – who was medicating in the passenger seat of his parked car in a parking lot – was protect…
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