The 2021 Detroit Bar Legal Scholars
Drawing from the example of the Nobel Foundation in Sweden and its recognition of creative contributions in important professional and academic subject matter fields, the Detroit Bar Association has established the Detroit Bar Legal Scholars to recognize each year original legal work product that advances the field of law and offers the application of new ideas that address the social, educational, economic and/or human advancement of the State of Michigan.
LEGAL SCHOLAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Tishia Browning, Rossman, P.C.
Katharine Brink Harrison, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Julia A. Perkins, Varnum LLP
Christopher J. Webb, Law & ADR Offices of Christopher J. Webb, JD, PLC
2021 Detroit Legal Scholar Winners
We requested submissions that addressed the following Mega Question for 2021:
“How could current legal/judicial tools and/or new ones be innovatively applied to optimize the successful resolution of current and pending eviction cases for the betterment of key stakeholders including without limitation tenants, landlords, lenders, utilities, law enforcement, and employers in Michigan and then serve as a model nationally?”
The Detroit Bar Legal Scholars for 2021—and their submissions—are:
- Alfred Ashu, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Detroit, Betting Against the House: Michigan Should Establish the Right to Appointed Counsel in Eviction Proceedings and Expand Eviction Diversion Measures
- Zeina Baydoun, Executive Director, Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center, and Marc M Stanley, Executive Director, Southeastern Dispute Resolution Services, Integrated Eviction Diversion—Nonprofits & Courts Working Together
2020 Detroit Legal Scholar Winner
We requested submissions that addressed the following Mega Question for 2020:
“How could current legal/judicial tools and/or new ones be innovatively applied to optimize our current healthcare delivery systems to advance the wellbeing and betterment of the residents of Michigan and then serve as a model nationally?”
The Detroit Bar Legal Scholars for 2020—and their submission—are:
- Jamele Hage, in collaboration with Maria Young, Julia Nahle, and Sara Rashid, Michigan Should Adopt the Point of Care Model for Its HealthCare Delivery System to Secure Improved Health Care Outcomes for Michigan Residents and Reduce Health Care Costs for Michigan Taxpayers
2019 Detroit Legal Scholar Winners
We requested submissions that addressed the following Mega Question for 2019:
“How could current legal/judicial tools and/or new ones be innovatively applied to optimize investment for economic growth and advancement of the residents of Michigan and then serve as a model nationally?”
The Detroit Bar Legal Scholars for 2019 and their submissions are:
- Cheryl Verran Jordan, Legalizing Local Option Sales Tax for Public Transit Could Be the Key to Michigan Economic Growth
- Kaitlyn Mardeusz, A Balancing of Traditional and Modern Approaches to Strengthening Michigan’s Economy
2018 Detroit Legal Scholar Winner
We requested submissions that addressed the following Mega Question for 2018:
“How could current legal/judicial tools and/or new ones be innovatively applied to optimize the present and future well-being of our children at risk after being expelled from public schools in Michigan and then serve as a model nationally?”
The Detroit Bar Legal Scholars for 2018 and her submission is:
- Kaitlyn Mardeusz, A Multi-Layered Approach to Strengthening Michigan’s School System and Reducing Expuslion Rates
2017 Detroit Legal Scholar Winner
Our 2017 Mega Question addressed the application of creative legal tools to optimize the rebirth of neighborhoods within the City of Detroit:
“How could current legal tools and/or new ones be innovatively applied to assist in the redevelopment of Detroit’s neighborhoods?”
The Detroit Bar Legal Scholars for 2017 and their respective submissions are:
- Helen Marie Berg & Adam Kleven, Litigation Strategies for Blight Remediation in Detroit: Curbing Property Owners’ “Invest and Neglect” Scheme;
- Scott Hamilton, Urban Homesteading as a Method of Redeveloping Detroit’s Neighborhoods; and
- Emily Karr, Redeveloping Detroit City Neighborhoods through the Creation of Property Improvement Tax Incentive Zones.