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Varnum LLP added associate attorneys Justin A. Allen, Tuo (Paul) Wang, William J. Whalen and Yezi (Amy) Yan, to its Grand Rapids office. They all served as summer associates at the firm.
Allen has experience in litigation and corporate law matters. Prior to joining Varnum, he served as an intern for the U.S. Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Allen received his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2020.
While he was in law school, he worked in the criminal practice clinic and represented indigent defendants in criminal court. Allen also worked at a state government lobbying firm in Lansing prior to going to law school. Allen received his Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.
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Attorney Rebekah Coleman, a newly-elected judge in the State of Michigan’s 32a District (Harper Woods), had the honor of being sworn in by her father, a fellow judge. Coleman’s swearing-in took place on Dec. 28, according to a statement from court administrator Rachelle Matouk.
“I was able to share this very special moment with my father as he swore me in as Judge of the 32A District Court,” she told The Female Influencer.
Ballotpedia reported that Coleman defeated incumbent Daniel Palmer on Nov. 3 during the general election. She won the seat by 448 votes or 53% majority vote. The newly-elected magistrate will focus on community-based programs, including offering literacy programs, alternative sentencing, legal aid for the civil and landlord-tenant division, as well as drug and sobriety treatment programs for residents.