The Miller Johnson law firm in Grand Rapids has expanded its Detroit presence with the addition of Bill Gilbride, Tim Kramer, Dan Kielczewski, and Tom Quilter.
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Detroit-based law firm Miller Canfield, which has a Grand Rapids office, named Megan Norris as its new chief executive officer, the first woman in the firm’s history to hold that title.
She will succeed Michael McGee, who has been the CEO since 2013, on Feb. 26. Norris will lead the firm by continuing to focus on providing client value and efficiency.
“In many ways, for nearly 170 years, the firm’s focus has never changed: Our primary purpose is always to serve our clients,” Norris said. “And we can’t do so without the best attorneys in the business. What is always changing is what our clients need. Clients face budgetary restrictions, so we must adapt to provide high-quality legal services in more efficient ways while remaining profitable.”
Former Wayne County judge Isidore Torres dies at 73
Torres was first Hispanic judge in Wayne County court system
27-year judge died last week after contracting COVID-19
Isidore Torres was the first Hispanic judge in the Wayne County court system.
Isidore Torres, the first Hispanic judge in the Wayne County courts system, died Jan. 12 at age 73.
Torres, an ardent advocate for Latino communities, active Detroit businessman and family man, had been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma in September and underwent chemotherapy. He later contracted the coronavirus and died from complications of COVID-19, according to his son, Felipe Torres. He was treated at Beaumont Hospital in Troy.