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Wolverine
Bar
Association
Celebrates
Homegrown
Stars
with the
56th
Annual
Barristers’
Ball
DETROIT
– The
Wolverine
Bar
Foundation
(WBF)
and the
Wolverine
Bar
Association
(WBA)
present
“Mardi
Gras in
Motown”,
the 56th
Annual
Barristers’
Ball
Saturday,
April
8th from
9:00
p.m.
until
1:00
a.m. at
the
Renaissance
Marriott
Hotel,
400
Renaissance
Dr. in
downtown
Detroit.
Every
year,
more
than
1,500
leaders
from the
legal,
business,
civic
and
political
communities
attend
the
Barristers'
Ball to
celebrate
the best
of the
Southeastern
Michigan
Community.
This
black-tie
affair
commemorates
the
Wolverine
Bar’s
90-plus
years of
commitment
to
diversity,
excellence
in the
legal
profession
and
improvement
to the
quality
of life
in the
metropolitan
Detroit
area.
This
year,
the ball
will
highlight
the
Wolverine
Bar’s
ongoing
efforts
to feed
the
pipeline
to the
legal
community
with
Detroit’s
youth,
our
homegrown
stars.
“I am a
product
of the
long-standing
programs
offered
by the
WBA”,
says
President
Jehan
Crump-Gibson.
“It
indeed
takes a
village
and our
efforts
concerning
diversity
and
inclusion
in the
legal
profession
is a
goal we
never
lose
sight
of. From
our
Judicial
Externship
Program,
where we
help
minority
law
students
gain
valuable
experience
as
federal
judicial
externs
to our
Minority
Bar
Passage
Program,
high
school
Pipeline
Programming
and new
partnerships
with
organizations
like Big
Brothers
Big
Sisters
and
Pretty
Brown
Girl, we
are
committed
to
ensuring
that
inner
city
students
gain
exposure,
garner
early
interest
in the
legal
field
and feel
empowered
to
succeed”.
The
Barristers'
Ball is
the
signature
fundraiser
for the
Wolverine
Bar
Foundation,
the
charitable
arm of
the WBA.
Since
its
inception,
the
Foundation
has
served
as a
force of
change
in
Michigan.
The
Foundation
has
awarded
thousands
of
dollars
in
scholarships
to area
law
students,
fostered
attorney
participation
in pro
bono
activities
aimed at
benefiting
the
public,
and
sponsored
community
outreach
programs
and
seminars
on legal
issues
designed
to
improve
the
quality
of life
in the
communities
where we
practice.
The
Foundation
is a
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt,
non-profit
organization.
Table
and
ticket
sales
can be
purchased
at 56th
Annual
Barristers'
Ball.
For
Sponsorship
Opportunities
or
Table/Ticket
Sales,
contact
the
Wolverine
Bar
Office
at
313-962-0250
or email
wolverinebarristersball@gmail.com.
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