9/2015:
Past President of LMA Midwest Chapter Takes on New Role
Rich Marsolais is the new director of marketing at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C., a 105-attorney firm located in Southfield, Michigan, where he will oversee all marketing and business development efforts. Rich served as LMA Midwest Chapter President for 2013-14.
Bodman PLC Adds Three Business Development and Marketing Professionals
Tony Allegrina, director of business development, is pleased to announce that Christina Chen has joined Bodman PLC as business development manager in the firm’s Detroit office. Tina previously held similar roles at Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn and Butzel Long, and is a licensed attorney.
Marissa Ketelhut is now marketing and events manager. Marisa was Corporate Communications Designer at Walbridge and is the immediate past president of the Detroit Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.
Tony has also added Madeleine Weidmeyer to his Detroit-based team. Maddie is a (soon to be) 2015 graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and previously spent six months at Bodman as a co-op student employee.
A Beautiful Night for a Summer Social in Detroit!
Members of the LMA Detroit City Group met up on August 21st for the annual Summer Social. A good time was had by all!
Pictured, from left to right: Nancy Uchno (Rain BDM), Tony Allegrina (Bodman PLC), City Group Co-Chair John Cornwell (Plunkett Cooney), City Group Co-Chair Cindy Richards (Howard & Howard), Rich Marsolais (Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss), Stephanie Pegg (Plunkett Cooney), Stacey Parzuchowski (Howard & Howard), Christy Baas (Legal Marketing Consultant), Roy Sexton (Trott Law), Tom Keuten (Rightpoint), and Mark Gilman (Decus Communications). Not pictured: Kitty Adler (The Townsend Hotel), Larry Halicki (Pepper Hamilton), John Reed (Rain BDM), and Andrea Stimmel (P2B FirmBuilders).
Fraser Trebilcock Announces Launch of New Website
Marketing director Julie Holton led the efforts of the Lansing, Michigan-based firm in the development of its new site - www.fraserlawfirm.com. With assistance from marketing associate Jenny Patterson, also an LMA Member, and in collaboration with digital agency Moncur, the firm spent more than a year on the project, starting with internal reviews of their old site, gathering client perspectives, and researching industry trends. The new website features optimized content, enhanced biographies, an upgraded search bar, interactive Google maps, and many other enhancements that provide visitors with easy access to information, news, blogs, and related events. More importantly, the firm saw a 2200% jump in year-to-year traffic on the Monday following our launch. Equally as impressive, Julie found time to give back to the community by chairing two Alzheimer’s Association groups in the Lansing area.
Secrest Wardle’s Linda Willemson Is a Leader in the Fight against Multiple Sclerosis
Linda Willemsen, marketing coordinator at Secrest Wardle, spearheaded the Troy, Michigan-based firm’s recent participation in MS Awareness Week. Linda is a member of the MS Leadership Class of 2015, following completion of a 12-week program during which business professionals throughout Southeast Michigan worked together to fundraise and increase awareness about multiple sclerosis. Since its inception in 2011, the program has raised more than $115,000 for the Michigan Chapter of the MS Society. She is also a Team Captain for the MS Walk in Milford, Michigan that will take on September 13th.
Pictured: Linda Willemsen (second from left) at the National MS Society’s Michigan Chapter Leadership Class Awards Ceremony
7/2015:
It's another busy summer for LMA Midwest's Detroit City Group. Here's the latest update:
You’re Invited to the Detroit City Group’s Summer Social
On August 20, 2015 Michigan's LMA community will get together for its annual Summer Social. Join us from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Rosie O’Grady’s Irish Pub in Ferndale, Michigan. Hope to see you there!
Brooks Kushman, P.C. Unveils New Website
Ryan Pasquali, marketing director at Southfield, Michigan-based IP firm Brooks Kushman, P.C., is pleased to announce the launch of the firm’s new website: www.brookskushman.com. The site is the result of a complete overhaul, featuring new photos, easy-to-navigate display, and a mobile-friendly design.
Detroit City Group Member Takes the Stage in Ann Arbor
Roy Sexton, senior vice president of corporate affairs at Trott Law in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is set to star in “Urinetown, the Musical” presented by Ann Arbor’s Penny Seats Theatre Company. The 2001 Tony-award-winning satirical comedy takes place in an absurd dystopian future where one must pay to pee, and it lampoons corporate bureaucracy, pie-in-the-sky optimism, revolution without a plan, and the musical theatre genre itself. Roy plays Lockstock, the corrupt, oblivious narrator and small-town cop who uses bullying and arbitrary enforcement of ridiculous laws to keep the people oppressed. The show runs July 30-August 1, August 6-8, and August 13-15. For tickets and information, please visit www.pennyseats.org.