ar,
memos
Happyish Birthday.
Farmington Hills
attorney Julie I.
Fershtman was
selected as one of
the 2010 Michigan
Lawyers Weekly
"Leaders in the
Law." She focuses
Fershtman
her practice in
the areas of com-
mercial litigation, insurance law and
equine law. Fershtman is vice presi-
dent of the State Bar of Michigan, a
past officer of the Oakland County
Bar Association and a vice chair
of a committee of the American
Bar Association. She is of counsel
to the firm of Zausmer, Kaufman,
August, Caldwell & Tayler PC.
Cheryl Chodun,
longtime reporter
at WXYZ-Channel
7, has been
honored by the
National Academy
of Television Arts
and Sciences with
Chodun
the Silver Circle
Award, an award given to only six
people in Michigan in the broadcast
industry each year. The Silver Circle
Award stands for excellence and
dedication to the broadcast indus-
try for more than 25 years. A cer-
emony was held at the Townsend
Hotel in Birmingham on Feb. 21,
where Chodun received her award.
Dr. Howard B.
Schwartz of West
Bloomfield has
been appointed
chief medical offi-
cer for Community
Care Services for
Henry Ford Health
System. In addi-
tion to his clinical practice at the
Southfield medical center, Schwartz
will support CCS in pursuing
integration strategies and growth
opportunities in collaboration with
Henry Ford Medical Group, Health
Alliance Plan and private practice
community physicians. He is a
member of the Henry Ford Medical
Group and has served on the board
of governors. His responsibilities as
the service chief for family medicine
at Henry Ford of West Bloomfield
will continue.
Henry S. Gornbein will now be
doing business under the name of
Law Office of Henry S. Gornbein
PLLC. The deci-
sion was made
to promote the
practice of col-
laborative divorce
and mediation, a
team approach to
divorce where the
Gornbein
parties with their
attorneys and mental health and
financial professionals, depending
on the circumstance, work together
to reach a settlement without going
to court. As separate entities,
the former partners — Gornbein,
Danielle A. Smith and Alisa Peskin-
Shepherd — can work with each
other in collaborative practice and
mediation cases. Their Web site will
continue at FamilyLawofMichigan.
com .
Corp! Magazine
recently honored
Jim Newman
of Bloomfield
Hills, owner and
tr.
managing part-
ner of Newman
Consulting Group,
LLC, with its Green
Initiatives Champion award. The
award honors individuals/companies
who have demonstrated exemplary
efforts in eco-friendly initiatives,
including air quality, green build-
ing/business practices and envi-
ronmental stewardship. Newman
also appeared on a panel titled
"Michigan's Going Green — Now
What?" He has been a staunch sup-
porter of initiatives designed to save
energy and protect the environment
for over 40 years. Newman is a
speaker and trainer whose expertise
is sought on green and sustainable
projects throughout the U.S. as well
as internationally.
Anessa Owen
Kramer, a share-
holder at Brooks
Kushman PC — an
intellectual prop-
erty and commer-
cial law firm — has
been honored as a
Kramer
2010 leader in law
by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. She
was one of seven women named
to this year's list. Kramer manages
the 27-member trademark practice
group and helps direct the firm's
marketing activities. She also man-
ages the worldwide trademark
portfolio for a number of famous
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