SMALL CESSNA MEDICAL FLIGHT CRASHES IN LAKE MICHIGAN

On Friday, July 23, 2010, around 10 a.m., a Cessna airplane crashed off the coast of Ludington, Michigan. The crash was reported by Ludington Air Control and was apparently witnessed by a fishing boat miles off the coast. Indications are that the flight developed problems maybe a third of the way into the flight when [...]

Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Office’s Advisory Committee to Study Case Evaluation and Mediation

Attorney Bonnie Sawusch is now a representative on the State Court Administrative Office’s (SCAO) Case Evaluation and Mediation Study Advisory Committee.  Over the next year, the SCAO will be conducting a study of trial court civil case evaluation and mediation practices at the request of the Michigan Supreme Court which, in its deliberation of proposed [...]

Thomas J. Wuori Re-Appointed By Michigan Governor Granholm To Michigan Board Of Counseling.

In May of 2010, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm re-appointed Attorney Thomas J. Wuori, partner at Halpert Weston Wuori & Sawusch, P.C. to another term on the Michigan Board of Counseling.  During his prior term, and currently, he is the Chair of the Disciplinary Subcommittee and was a member of the Rules Revision Committee, which recently [...]

Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Department Office of Recipient Rights — June 30, 2010

The Wayne County Office of Recipient Rights invited Bonnie Y. Sawusch to speak on June 30, 2010, in Detroit Michigan.  The conference covered investigating, collecting and analyzing evidence. 

Bonnie Y. Sawusch Panel Member and Speaker for ICLE’s Professionalism & Civility Seminar

On May 13, 2010, Bonnie Y. Sawusch was an invited panel member and speaker at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Professionalism & Civility Seminar.  The conference was the final offering in ICLE’s Litigation Bootcamp Series for Michigan attorneys just beginning their litigation careers.

Protecting Yourself from Malpractice – Nurses on Trial

Bonnie Y. Sawusch and Steven H. Weston were invited to speak at the annual convention of the Michigan Council for Nurse Practitioners on May 1, 2010, in Grand Rapids, MI.  The topic of their presentation was “Protecting Yourself from Malpractice – Nurses on Trial.” 

On March 31, 2010, Bonnie Y. Sawusch spoke to the Oakland and Macomb Counties Community Mental Health Departments

On March 31, 2010, Bonnie Y. Sawusch spoke to the Oakland and Macomb Counties Community Mental Health Departments.  The topic of her presentation was “Evidence Analysis.”  The participants were provided with practical information to assist them in the gathering and analyzing of evidence necessary to investigate complaints of Recipient Rights violations.

Bonnie Y. Sawusch was an invited speaker for the State of Michigan Office of Recipient Rights Conference

Bonnie Y. Sawusch was an invited speaker for the State of Michigan Office of Recipient Rights Conference in October 2009.  The conference is held annually for State of Michigan employees who are charged with protecting the rights of persons receiving mental health services.  The topic of her presentation was Evidence Analysis.  The focus of the [...]

Bonnie Y. Sawusch Elected Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Litigation Section

Bonnie Y. Sawusch was recently elected Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Litigation Section for 2009-2010.  The Litigation Section is one of the largest sections in the State Bar where the attorneys focus their practice on litigation and matters involving trial court practice and procedures.

Halpert, Weston, Wuori & Sawusch, P.C.’s Continued Support of Ann Arbor Firefighter’s Charities

On August 3, 2009, the Ann Arbor Firefighter’s Charities put on its 21st Annual Golf Outing at Reddeman Farms Golf Club in Chelsea, Michigan. The lawyers at Halpert, Weston, Wuori & Sawusch, P.C. have been an active supporter of this outing to benefit the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center from the beginning. In large [...]