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Thursday June 15, 2006 DAILY www.legalnews.com BRIEFING Vol. CXI No. 119 News you cannot get anywhere else 75 Cents Court announces HOWARD SOIFER MEMORIAL LECTURE appointments to grievance commission Inaugural sports, entertainment law lecture hosted

The Michigan Supreme Court recently ROBERTA M. GUBBINS by Smith, the largest gift from a professional “In those days, not too many people citizens in their communities. made the following appointments and reap- Legal News athlete to his alma mater. thought of professional sports as a serious —Last, the globalization of sports. pointments to the Attorney Grievance Com- Steve Smith, an outstanding player for career. My father was the one who supported “I guess,” he added, “I have to include a mission (AGC): Steve Smith, National Basketball Associa- Michigan State University, turned pro at the my decision to go to the NBA. I was the only fifth area, the use of performance enhancing • Karen Quinlan Valvo of Ann Arbor, attorney tion All-Star, and Russ Granik, deputy com- age of 18. “At that time Howard became my lawyer. Now we have more than twenty drugs on sports. The game of basketball and shareholder in the law firm of Reach, Reach, missioner and chief operating officer of the lawyer. His favorites words were ‘go for it.’ lawyers on our staff who specialize in intellec- seems to have been spared involvement with Fink, & Valvo P.C. She is reappointed as chair for National Basketball Association, were the fea- He pushed me to become a better person. He tual property, litigation, telecommunication, those drugs to date. a term expiring on September 30, 2007. tured speakers at the Inaugural Howard Soifer always made sure I understood the terms of corporate finance and the like.” “In the past, the players were under con- • Michael Murray of Lansing, attorney and Memorial Lecture held at Thomas M. Cooley every contract,” said Smith. “He would go Granik listed four areas of dramatic change tracts that contained a reserve clause allowing legal counsel for the Catholic Diocese of Law School on Monday, May 22. over things again and again until I understood in professional sports: automatic renewal year after year with little or Lansing. Already a member of the AGC, Mur- Howard Soifer, who passed away in 2003, it.” —The development of the labor laws and no negotiation. The emergence of the players ray is appointed as vice-chair for a term expir- was a 1977 Cooley graduate and lover of Russ Granik joined the National Basketball anti-trust laws. associations and court decisions declaring that ing on September 30, 2007. He succeeds sports. He represented several prominent pro- Association in 1976. At that time “there were —The tremendous explosion in business the sports teams were subject to the anti-trust Kendall B. Williams, whose term has expired, fessional athletes including Steve Smith. 20 employees. Now we have over 1,000 peo- opportunities as sports became involved in laws changed that. By 1995, as long as the as vice-chair. Soifer was proud to have negotiated a $2.5 ple in ten regional offices,” he said. “We have entertainment. players had a union, disagreements were to be • Russell E. Mohney, M.D. of Kalamazoo, million donation to Michigan State University 30 to 40 people in China right now.” —The role of sports leagues as corporate (See LECTURE, Page Two) neurologist and emeritus member of the Kala- mazoo Neurological Institute. He is reappoint- ed for a term expiring on September 30, 2009. • Martha D. Moore of Rochester, attorney and associate professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She is appointed for a term expir- Forum looks at using science to prove claims ing on September 30, 2009. She succeeds Kendall B. Williams, whose term has expired. • Richard B. Poling Jr. of Troy, attorney and shareholder in the law firm of Poling, McGaw, & Poling P.C. He is reappointed for a term expiring on September 30, 2009. The AGC, which was established in 1978 by order of the Michigan Supreme Court, THE MICHIGAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSO- investigates and prosecutes attorney miscon- CIATION (MTLA) conducted a forum on duct cases. The nine members of the AGC “Using Science to Prove Your Claim” on serve on a volunteer basis. The AGC also Monday, May 22, at the DoubleTree Hotel employs a staff that includes attorneys and in Novi. Taking part in the seminar were investigators. (left to right) incoming MTLA President For more information about the AGC, visit Jesse M. Reiter of Gregory & Reiter in http://www.agcmi.com/index.html. Bloomfield Hills; Linda Turek of Sachs Waldman in Detroit; Rebecca Walsh of Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, & Johnson in Senate confirms Munoz Southfield; Wayne Miller of Miller, Shpiece, & Tischler in Southfield; and as state police leader David Parker of Charfoos & Christensen LANSING (AP) — Lt. Col. Peter Munoz in Detroit. was unanimously confirmed by the state Sen- Photo by John Meiu ate on Tuesday as the next director of the Michigan State Police. Munoz was Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s choice for the job. He replaces Col. Tadarial Sturdivant, who is leaving for a job with the Wayne County Department of Children & Family Services. Munoz, who lives in Okemos and is origi- nally from Detroit, most recently was deputy director of the field services bureau for the Judge issues warrant for Jack White testifies about fight Michigan State Police. He enlisted with the DETROIT (AP) — A rival of White Stripes singer and guitarist Jack White says he department in 1978 and has held several jobs Detroit Tigers’ Dimitri Young found an obscenity filled warning note stuck to his door, but White denies he put it including captain, district commander, post there. commander and sergeant in the governor’s BY BRIAN CHARLTON Neither Swor nor Young were present for the The statements came in testimony Tuesday in the trial of a federal lawsuit brought security section. Associated Press Writer pretrial hearing Monday. Swor faxed a request to by a producer who worked on the first two White Stripes albums and says he deserves Sen. Cameron Brown, a Sturgis Republi- D’Agostini on Monday afternoon, asking that a share of the royalties. can, said Munoz is an “exceptionally quali- BLOOMFIELD HILLS (AP) — An arrest the hearing be delayed because he was sched- The trial began Monday on a federal lawsuit by Jim Diamond, who is listed as co- fied” candidate to lead the state police. warrant for Dmitri Young was issued Tuesday uled to be in federal court in Miami for a differ- producer on the band’s self-titled first album, released in 1999. He is listed as sound Sen. Michael Switalski, a Democrat from after the Detroit Tigers designated hitter failed ent case. mixer on “De Stijl,” released in 2000. Roseville, said Munoz is connected with all to appear for a pretrial hearing on a domestic At Tuesday’s hearing, Assistant Oakland In an aside to that claim, White and Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies testified levels of the department and is widely respect- violence charge. County prosecutor Tare Wigod told D’Agostini about their fight inside Detroit’s Magic Stick nightclub in 2003. Stollsteimer also told ed. “He takes pride in the department,” Young is accused of choking a 21-year-old that Swor told him Young had a medical emer- about finding a message he said was from White attached to his front door. Switalski said. Toledo, Ohio, woman April 14 at a Birmingham gency and was out of state. “I found a note stuck to my door with a knife in it,” Stollsteimer told a U.S. District hotel. But D’Agostini rejected the request for a Court jury. A judge ruled Tuesday that information pro- delay and demanded proof by the end of the day The knife held up a magazine interview story in which White apparently believed Bill would provide pistol vided by Young’s attorney on the player’s that Young was housed at a legitimate medical that Stollsteimer slighted him by minimizing his role in producing a Von Bondies whereabouts did not meet a requirement that he facility. She also ordered Swor to appear in her album. carriers confidentiality leave the state only for work-related purposes. courtroom on Friday. “That’s the last ... time I help you out,” Stollsteimer quoted a message across the LANSING (AP) — The state Senate on Judge Diane D’Agostini of the 48th District Administrator Jim Harkins said the court article as saying. Tuesday passed a bill to make personal infor- Court in Bloomfield Hills issued a bench war- received a fax from Young’s attorney but it did Earlier, White said it was “a laughable lie” that he stuck a knife in Stollsteimer’s mation about concealed weapons carriers rant. not reflect the conditions of his bond. He door. exempt from public disclosure. Young’s attorney, William Swor, declined to declined to reveal the contents of the fax. White pleaded guilty in 2004 to misdemeanor assault and battery in connection The bill passed 32-5. Five Democratic sen- comment. Adam Katz, Young’s agent, did not immedi- with the fight. ators voted no: Liz Brater of Ann Arbor, Irma Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said that ately return a message. The trial before U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn was expected to last about a week. Clark-Coleman of Detroit, Bob Emerson of the arrest warrant would not affect Young’s sta- If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, The White Stripes deny that Diamond helped create the band’s style. The band said Flint, Gilda Jacobs of Huntington Woods and tus with the team. Young could face up to 93 days in jail and a in court documents that it paid him $35 an hour for time at his Ghetto Recorders stu- Martha Scott of Highland Park. Sen. Hansen The 32-year-old is currently on the disabled $500 fine. dio, which he started in 1996. Clarke, D-Detroit, was absent and didn’t vote. list with an injured right quadriceps, and left the Young is in his 11th major league season and White Stripes drummer Meg White testified that although the group’s first album The measure now goes to back to the team for what the Tigers called “personal rea- fifth with Detroit. He is hitting .169 in 59 at- listed Diamond as co-producer, he really was not. She said credit for producing that House to resolve differences with the version sons” in late May. bats with four RBIs. album belonged solely to Jack White. passed by the House. The House passed the bill last month by a 104-0 vote. The bill would require county gun boards to safeguard information from applications to THE D. AUGUSTUS STRAKER BAR carry concealed weapons. The name, address Straker Bar ASSOCIATION, in conjunction with and birth date of an applicant for a concealed the Southern Oakland County Branch pistol license would not be subject to the Free- Association of the NAACP, and the Church & Soci- dom of Information Act, although it still could ety Ministry of Hope United Methodist be disclosed for law enforcement purposes. examines Church hosted a community forum The bill is consistent with court rulings titled “The Affirmative Action Ballot determining gun ownership is personal in Affirmative Initiative – If Affirmative Action Falls, nature, House Republicans have said. Will You Still Be Standing?” on Tues- –––––––––– day, May 23, at Hope United The concealed weapons bill is House Bill Action Ballot Methodist Church in Southfield. Tak- 5217. ing part in the forum were (left to Initiative right) Jamiel Martin, public education director of Michigan United; Oakland County 46th District Court Judge Shelia Johnson; Erika Butler-Akinye- INSIDE mi of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss in Southfield; and Robert Wills of the Southern Oakland County NAACP. Building Permits...... 42 Photo by John Meiu Calendar...... 3 Disciplinary Actions ...... 43 Classified Ads ...... 4 Official Newspaper: City of Detroit • Wayne Circuit Court • U.S. District Court • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Legal Notices...... 5 Mortgages...... 4 I Mortgage Giants I Crime Spree Killings I CIA Leak Administration begins special Selepak waives right to prelim, Rove won’t be charged but could reviews of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. Bachynski bound over for trial. be star witness in Libby trial. 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