Audit Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall recommend independent auditors, approve the annual audited financial report, and meet with the auditors to discuss audit findings.

Chair: Lori A. Buiteweg

Members:

1. David R. Brake
2. Jules B. Olsman
3. *Roshunda L. Price
4. Donald G. Rockwell
5. Michael J. Riordan

* Non-Board Member

Staff liaison: James Horsch

Executive Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall review, monitor, and make recommendations regarding current programs and committee work for consistency with current strategic planning goals, and plan for the development of future strategic planning goals; review budget for consistency with the State Bar of Michigan strategic plan; and review and formulate recommendations to the Board of Commissioners with respect to all matters pertaining to structure and governance, and proposed changes to court rules. Committee oversight: Law School Deans; Past Presidents Advisory Council

Chair: Julie I. Fershtman

Members:

1. Lori A. Buiteweg
2. Margaret A. Costello
3. Bruce A. Courtade
4. Brian D. Einhorn
5. Stephen J. Gobbo
6. Michael J. Riordan
7. Thomas C. Rombach
8. Laurin’ C. Roberts Thomas
9. Dana M. Warnez

Staff liaison: Janet Welch

Finance Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall oversee fiscal policy, ensure internal accounting controls, monitor expenses and revenues, monitor the annual outside audit for presentation to the Board of Commissioners, monitor cash reserves and investments, and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on finance, budget, investments, and risk management, and insurance policies.

Chair: Lori A. Buiteweg

Members:

1. Margaret A. Costello
2. Lawrence P. Nolan
3. *Roshunda L. Price
4. Michael J. Riordan
5. Donald G. Rockwell
6. Angelique Strong Marks
7. Julie A. Sullivan
8. Gregory L. Ulrich

* Non-Board Member

Staff liaison: James Horsch

Professional Standards Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall review and formulate recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding character and fitness, the client protection fund, ethics, and the unauthorized practice of law, including multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional practice; develop nominations to committees, and recruitment of candidates for Board of Commissioner and Representative Assembly positions. Committee oversight: Character and Fitness; Client Protection Fund; Judicial Ethics; Judicial Qualifications; Lawyer Referral Service; Lawyers and Judges Assistance; Professional Ethics; Unauthorized Practice of Law

Chair: Thomas C. Rombach

Members:

1. David R. Brake
2. Richard L. Cunningham
3. Maureen M. McGinnis
4. David A. Perkins
5. Richard J. Siriani
6. Laurin’ C. Roberts Thomas

Staff liaison: Dawn Evans

Programs and Services Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall develop, oversee, and review services for members and the public, and make recommendations regarding the Bar's relationship with local and special interest bar associations and the sections of the Bar. Committee oversight: Annual Meeting; Awards; Bar Leadership Liaison Advisory; Law and the Media; Law Related Education & Public Outreach; Libraries, Legal Research, and Legal Publications; Membership Services; Publications and Website Advisory; Upper Michigan Legal Institute Advisory

Chair: Brian D. Einhorn

Members:

1. Kathleen M. Allen
2. James N. Erhart
3. Edward L. Haroutunian
4. Felicia O. Johnson
5. Colleen A. Pero
6. Brandy Y. Robinson

Staff liaison: Nancy Brown

Public Policy, Image, and Identity Committee

Jurisdiction: Shall review and formulate recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on SBM public policy positions on proposed or pending legislation and court rules and other matters of public policy; coordinate and make recommendations regarding the Bar's relationship with external entities; and oversee the State Bar communication policies, both external and internal. Committee oversight: American Indian Law; Civil Procedure and Courts; Criminal Jurisprudence and Practice; Diversity & Inclusion Advisory; Domestic Violence; Jury Instructions, Standard Criminal; Justice Initiatives; Practice Management Resource Center Advisory; United States Courts

Chair: Bruce A. Courtade

Members:

1. Dennis M. Barnes
2. Robert J. Buchanan
3. *Kim Warren Eddie
4. Stephen J. Gobbo
5. Jennifer M. Grieco
6. Donald E. McGinnis, Jr.
7. *Richard D. McLellan
8. Jules B. Olsman
9. *Hon. Cynthia D. Stephens
10. Dana M. Warnez

* Non-Board Member

Staff liaisons: Elizabeth Lyon and Janet Welch