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2024 Presidents’ Dinner

Welcome to the 2024 Presidents’ Dinner! Join us for a night of glamour and celebration at the Hollywood Casino at Greektown in the Grand Ballroom. Get ready to mingle with influential figures, enjoy delicious food, farewell the current boards and welcome the new boards. This in-person event promises to be unforgettable, so mark your calendars and get your best attire ready. Don’t […]

62nd Annual Barristers' Ball

62nd Annual Barristers’ Ball

It’s time for Detroit’s most highly anticipated party with a purpose! The Wolverine Bar Association and Wolverine Bar Foundation will host its annual signature black-tie charity fundraising gala, the 62nd Annual Barristers’ Ball, Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Marriott Renaissance Center. Every year, more than 1,500 leaders from the legal, business, education, civic and political communities attend the Barristers’ […]

Holiday Party – December 20, 2023

The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, Wolverine Bar Association, and Black Women Lawyers Association warmly invite you to this year’s Holiday Party! Please join us for this joint event and partake in the year-end celebrations! Entry is $25 for Members, $35 for Non-Members, and $15 for Students. Tickets can be purchased at our Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/5cnkcm2t In addition, tables for […]

Law Student Reception – October 8, 2023

The Wolverine Bar Association, D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, and Black Women Lawyers Association of Michigan are hosting the Annual Law School Reception. Our annual law school reception is open to all diverse law students. The Association of Black Judges of Michigan also supports this event. This event will create networking, fellowshipping, mentorship, and employment opportunities for law students. The […]

61st Annual Barristers’ Ball

The Wolverine Bar Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, and The Wolverine Bar Association are excited to invite you to attend and sponsor the 61th Annual Barristers’ Ball on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center located on the banks of the majestic Detroit River. The Barristers’ Ball is our signature black-tie charity fundraising […]

2023 Presidents’ Dinner – June 22, 2023

The Wolverine Bar Association cordially invites you attend to the 2023 President’s Dinner. Join us as we celebrate a successful bar year led by President Allen W. Venable, our transition of leadership from outgoing president to incoming president, and the induction of our 2022-2023 Board of Directors. This year’s Keynote Speaker is Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden, the […]

Law Student Reception 2022 – November 20, 2022

Click here to see pictures from the event! The Wolverine Bar Association is excited to invite you to attend our 2022 Law Student Reception on November 20, 2022 at the Garden Theater, located at 3929 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48201. The reception presents African-American and other minority law students with an opportunity to network for access to the resources, internships, […]

Michigan Legal Diversity Summit: Moving Beyond Intent: DE&I in Action – October 18, 2022

For over 100 years, the Wolverine Bar Association has worked to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion of African American attorneys in the business, system, and practice of law.  Given those goals and history, we are proud to co-sponsor the Michigan Legal Diversity Summit: Moving Beyond Intent: DE&I in Action on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 with the Michigan Diversity Council. The summit features retired jurist […]