The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation (WLAMF) celebrated an awards reception recently at the Detroit Golf Club. Among those taking part in the event were (left to right) attorney Meghan Kennedy Riordan; Sandra Sorini of Bodman LLP, WLAMF secretary; Dawn Van Hoek, chief deputy director of the State Appellate Defender Office, WLAMF president; Alice Osburn of General Motors Legal Staff; Lori Becker of Becker Legal PC; Paula Talarico of Talarico & Associates PC, WLAMF treasurer; attorney Nancy Glen; and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Executive Director Kay Fitzpatrick. During the reception Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn J. Kelly received the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation’s Legacy Award. Photos by John Meiu

Foundation president Dawn Van Hoek (center) thanks sponsors (left to right) Dana Warnez and Florence Schoenherr-Warnez, daughter and mother attorneys from Schoenherr, Cahill, & Warnez PC, for the Kim Cahill Scholarship Award given in memory of their sister/daughter and partner, Kim Cahill, a former State Bar of Michigan president. Tax-deductible contributions to the WLAMF scholarship fund or the Kimberly M. Cahill Fund are welcome. To donate, go to www.wlamfoundation.org

WLAMF president Dawn Van Hoek (far left) thanks (left to right) Teresa Holder and Fred Fromm, both of General Motors Legal Staff, for their sponsorship of the GM Scholarship.