[Business & Professional
MEMOS
Warm Impressions
Tapper's opens coat drive
to serve needy kids.
Judith H. Shapiro of West Bloomfield
has been added as a senior accountant at
the local CPA and advisory firm of MSW
Group PLC. She primarily serves health-
care organizations and family-owned
businesses providing expertise in account-
ing and tax solutions. She is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Michigan Association
of Certified Public Accountants.
Karen Katanick of
the University Liggett
School in Grosse Pointe
was one of 50 educators
selected to attend the
National Gallery of Art's
2008 Teacher Institute
on 17th-century Dutch
Katanick
art. The two six-day sem-
inars in July and August brought together
teachers of art, social studies and related
subjects from 22 states. They explored ways,
including image-enhanced podcasting, to
integrate art into the classroom.
Howard and Steven Tapper flank Tapper's director of training and education
Marla Tapper, all of West Bloomfield
T
apper's Diamonds & Fine
Jewelry will host its 17th
annual winter coat drive
Nov.1-15. Howard and Steven Tapper
are extending their appeal to keep
children safe and warm not just to
families, but also teachers.
In a letter to local teachers, the
Tappers wrote: "You who are on the
front lines every day, working to meet
the challenge of educating our chil-
dren see with your very eyes the seri-
ous need that exists in so many of our
communities. Too many children of all
ages, shapes and sizes come to school
without any protection from our cold
Michigan winters:'
This year, Tapper's is focusing on
Detroit Public Schools students, where
the need is greater than ever. But
needy students and charitable organi-
zations throughout the area also will
be beneficiaries.
The need for winter outer wear far
exceeds what's normally available for
kids, according to what the Tappers
have discovered.
"With your help, by spreading the
word, and helping us get out the mes-
sage the Tappers wrote in their letter
to teachers, "we hope to ensure that
every student who is in need has a
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warm coat this winter."
The 2008 goal is to collect at least
1,000 gently used coats (all sizes wel-
come) as well as new hats, gloves, mit-
tens and scarves.
Steve Tapper pegs the total collec-
tion over the years to be 16,000. Cash
donations will go toward the purchase
of new coats and winter clothing.
This year, Tapper's is working with
these local humanitarian agencies:
Baldwin Church Center and Grace
Centers of Hope in Pontiac, Orchard's
Children's Services in Southfield and
the local chapter of Kids Kicking
Cancer.
Coats are bagged by gender and size
then distributed to the different orga-
nizations based on their need. ❑
Drop off coats at the Tapper's
stores in West Bloomfield
(Orchard Mall) and Novi (Twelve
Oaks Mall); Yeshivat Akiva,
Southfield; Frankel Jewish
Academy, West Bloomfield; Hillel
Day School, Farmington Hills;
West Bloomfield High School;
Detroit Jewish News, Southfield.
Dr. Jordan M. Maier of
Birmingham, a radiation
oncologist, joined the
Detroit-based Barbara
Ann Karmanos Cancer
Center as medical
director of its Weisberg
Cancer Treatment
Maier
Center in Farmington
Hills. He is also an assistant professor in
the Department of Radiation Oncology at
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Wayne State University
Law School Dean and
Professor of Law Robert
M. Ackerman served as
the keynote speaker dur-
ing the Stanley "Hank"
Marx Lecture Series
in Dispute Resolution
Ackerman
Oct. 20 in the Detroit-
based law school's Spencer M. Partrich
Auditorium. Ackerman presented a lecture
titled "Astride Two Worlds: Lawyers and
Other Professionals in Dispute Resolution"
at the annual event, which is hosted by
Wayne State University's Master of Arts
in Dispute Resolution program. He has
written extensively in the fields of torts,
dispute resolution, communitarian theory
and civic responsibility.
Fishman
Michael D. Fishman
of Birmingham and
Richard D. Grauer of
Huntington Woods,
were named Michigan
Super Lawyers by Law &
Politics, a national jour-
nal of legal and political
issues. Fishman and
Grauer, both founding
members at the intel-
lectual property law
firm of Rader, Fishman
& Grauer PLLC,
Bloomfield Hills, were
among the five attorneys
recognized at the firm.
Grauer
The following lawyers from Seyburn,
Kahn, Ginn, Bess and Serlin P.C. in
Southfield have been selected as
"Michigan Super Lawyers" by Law &
Politics Magazine: Bruce S. Kahn of
Bloomfield Hills (business/corporate),
Joel H. Serlin and Barry M. Rosenbaum,
both of West Bloomfield, (business liti-
gation), Barry R. Bess of Lake Angelus
(estate planning and probate) and Leslie
J. Stein of West Bloomfield (bankruptcy
and creditor/debtor rights). Two of its law-
yers were also selected as "Rising Stars":
Joseph W. Lash of Huntington Woods
(real estate) and Stuart M. Schwartz of
Birmingham (business litigation).
Jeffrey Forman of West Bloomfield,
medical director of the MICRO/MCCI
21st Century Oncology radiation therapy
centers, was recognized by the American
Academy of Family Physicians for his
extraordinary work as an active teacher in
family medicine. Forman is also professor
of the Department of Radiation Oncology
at Wayne State University, Detroit.
Michigan Radio has
appointed Tamar
Charney of Aim Arbor
to the position of pro-
gram director. Charney
joined Michigan Radio
in 1997 and has served
as Michigan Radio's
Forman
interim program direc-
tor since March 2007. Her other roles at
the station have included senior producer,
on-air host, managing editor and pro-
duction director. She helped produce the
station's 2007 documentary Ashes to Hope:
Overcoming the Detroit Riots, which won a
2007 national Edward R. Murrow award,
as well as recognition from the Public
Radio News Directors Incorporated, and
several local and regional awards.
Todd M. Gers of Walled lake and Daniel
Gross of Novi have moved their law firm
to 28345 Beck Rd., Suite 304, Wixom;
www.gersgrosslaw.com . They represent
small and mid-sized businesses as well
as individuals. Gers was named a "Rising
Star" in the 2008 edition of Michigan
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.