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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Mary Chartier has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Women Rainmakers Committee. The mission of the American Bar Association’s Women Rainmakers is to educate professional women about marketing and business development, provide mento…
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Mary Chartier is headed to Key West, Florida to present on medical marijuana law. Mary will share her popular co-presentation with family law attorney Natalie Alane on the impact of medical marijuana use on child custody, child welfare, and child pro…
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Mary Chartier was appointed to the Merit Selection Panel for the magistrate judge position that will be open in 2014. The magistrate judge serves the community for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The merit selec…
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