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Events & Party Pictures

Raising the Bar 2026

The Detroit Bar Association hosted its 190th Annual Dinner, “Raising the Bar,” on June 11 at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit. The event included dining and networking with judges and prominent figures in the local legal profession. It also featured the installation of officers, recognition of new leadership, and awards honoring exceptional dedication to the growth of the law. // Photographs by Christine M.J. Hathaway

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June 18, 2026

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Amanda Kelly, Ven Johnson

Andrew Fromm, Emilio Sosa

Basil Simon, Peter Rageas

Carina Kraatz, Joslyn Iafrate, Heather Herbert

Danny Allen, Michael Slater, Ray Littleton

Bill Colovos, Peter Rageas

Diane Hutcherson

Hon. Don and Hon. Patricia Fresard, Hon William J. Giovann

Hon. Chandra Baker-Robinson, Hon. Michael Hathaway

Hon. Muriel Hughes

Hon. Sean Cox, Mike Cox

Hon. Shalina Kumar, Michael Weaver, Juliana Sabatini

Hon. William J. and Susan Giovann

Jeff Neilson, Hon. Denise Langford Morris, Robbie Gaines, Lisa Timmons

Joslyn Iafrate, Carina Kraatz, Maha Seiden

Julianna Sabatini, Colette Jenkins, Amanda Kelly, Ven Johnson

Katie Plegue, Brooke Mathis

Martin Hogg, Mike Butler

Matthew Nicols, Hon. Nicole Goodson

Mike Frezza, Alison Furtaw, Laura Cox, Mike Cox

Pro Bono Service Awardee Carina Kraatz

Roger Meyers, Lisa Timmons, Hon. Edward Ewell, Darius Dynkowski, Stefani Reagan

Roger Meyers, Scott Seabolt

Section of the Year Awardee Heather Herbert

Stefanie Reagan, Doug Toering

Suzanne Stanczyk, Sarah Wykoff, Carson Lowell

Tracy Cooley

Tom Bishoff, Stephanie Reagan, Andrew Fromm