business & professional >> memos Brian Weisberger has joined Bloom Asset Management as an investment analyst. He will ana- lyze, monitor and update current investment models; Weisberger research and analyze current securities and new investment ideas for the firm's investment models; and review, monitor and rebalance cli- ent portfolios. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has extensive experience conducting studies in glob- al macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis. Some of his market research on global market and asset class corre- lation has been published in Portfolio Institutional, an institutional invest- ment magazine in the U.K. and Europe. mood, IMAGINE A WORLD without hate WE DO. FOR 100 YEARS THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE HAS EMPOWERED MILLIONS TO FIGHT PREJUDICE Save the Date: Thursday, October 3, 2013 Join us for the ADL CENTENNIAL GALA at the GM Heritage Center, Sterling Heights Honoring: Mark Reuss, Vice President, GM, President, GM North America & Past Chairs and Directors of ADL: Peter Alter Norman Beitner Don Cohen Robert Gordon Michael Horowitz John Jacobs Betsy Kellman Dan Levy Leonard Sahn Richard Lobenthal Judi Schram Burton Shifman Stuart Lockman Linda Soberman Matthew Miller Alex Stotland Bob Naftaly Elaine Sturman Richard Nodel Ronald Rothstein Elaine Victor Howard Wallach Fran Linden For more information, call 248.353.7553 or email hbudaj@adl.org 100 Anti-Defamation League 25800 Northwestern Highway, Suite 980 I Southfield, Ml 48075 24 August 8 • 2013 JN Eric S. Glick, an attorney with the Bingham Farms- based law firm of Thav Gross PC, was named a Five Star Wealth Manager for the fourth consecu- Glick tive year by Hour Detroit magazine (June 2013) and dBusiness magazine (July/August 2013) for his work in the area of estate planning. Andrew J. Rochen, a partner/sharehold- er of Lydecker Diaz Attorneys at Law in Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla., has been selected to the 2013 Rising Stars List published in Florida's Super Lawyer Magazine. In addition to co- managing the firm's civil litigation division, Rochen directly manages one of the firms most prominent practice groups with a focus of defending law- suits involving catastrophic losses. He is the son of Phyllis and Don Rochen of West Bloomfield and Lake Worth, Fla. Gerald "Jerry" Acker of Huntington Woods, co-founder and senior partner of Southfield-based Goodman Acker P.C., a personal inju- ry law firm, has been Acker elected president of the Michigan Association for Justice, a nonprofit organization of approximate- ly 1,600 members dedicated to fur- thering civil justice and access to the courts for the people of the state of Michigan. Acker specializes in person- al injury litigation, including cata- strophic automobile negligence claims, no-fault claims, medical malpractice, premises liability and nursing home negligence. Telemus Capital Partners, a leading independent adviso- ry firm specializing in wealth manage- ment services for high net worth indi- viduals, has promot- Saperstein ed Kelli Saperstein from her role as wealth analyst to wealth adviser. Saperstein will take the lead on comprehensive financial plan- ning strategies and services, estate planning issues and investment man- agement guidance for Telemus Capital's individual clients. Saperstein joined Telemus Capital as a wealth analyst in December 2010. Scott A. Goodwin, co-founder and managing partner of Birmingham-based Goodwin & Scieszka P.C., has been named president-elect for "Mk 2013 and president Goodwin for 2014 of the Michigan Association for Justice. The MAJ (formerly Michigan Trial Lawyers Association) is a group of about 1,600 lawyers. Lawyer's Weekly recently named Goodwin "Lawyer of the Year" and dBusiness included him in 2013's "Top Lawyers" Goodwin's honors include "Michigan Super Lawyer" (2006-2012) and the "AV Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell. JN Business Memos The Jewish News welcomes announcements regarding the accomplishments of Jewish members of the business community. Business and professional memos, with or without pictures, will run at a charge of $54 per announcement of 75 words. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit items for space allotments. No item will run without all the components — text, fee, photo — turned in. Payment may be made by charge; call Sy Manello, (248) 351-5147; Visa, MasterCard and AmEx are accepted.