MAY 4 • 2023 | 19

AT HOME AT WSU
For Shevitz, it was a slam dunk 
to return to Michigan and go to 
Wayne State. “I always consid-
ered Michigan home, and I have 
roots at Wayne State and law in 
Michigan going back genera-
tions,
” he said. “My father, Henry 
Shevitz, a medical doctor, did his 
graduate studies at Wayne, and 
my late mother, Susan, and her 
two sisters were Wayne alumnae. 
My mother’s father taught at the 
WSU School of Medicine.
”
Shevitz’s grandfather, 
the late attorney Sidney M. 
Shevitz, was the president 
of the Jewish Community 
Council and the first secretary 
of the Michigan Civil Rights 
Commission, serving with the 
Hon. Damon J. Keith. “Last 
summer, I was proud to work 
with the government agency 
that the Commission created, 
the Michigan Department of 
Civil Rights, thus honoring 
my grandfather’s legacy in this 
important field,” he said. “My 
final project was a research 
study regarding the rights of 
transgender individuals to facil-
ities in a public setting.
“When I arrived at Wayne 
State, I immediately jumped into 
positions of leadership,
” Shevitz 
said. “I was elected to the Student 
Board of Governors in my first 
two years, and I was in the fore-
front of convincing the WSU Law 
Library to open on Sundays. 
“
As an older student, I was 
not afraid to speak loudly and to 
advocate for my fellow students,
” 
he said. “Getting the law library 
to expand its hours was a big 
win for the entire student body. 
I have also been instrumental in 
arranging social events, allowing 
law students and instructors a 
chance to know each other out-
side of class as human beings.
“Being a seasoned perform-
er in the arts, my particular 
strengths are advocacy and 
extemporaneous public speak-
ing. I also do not shy away from 

advocating a noble position in 
the face of staunch opposition,” 
he added. Shevitz further devel-
oped his advocacy skills in a 
legal aid clinic advocating for 
people with cancer, where often 
time is of the essence.
Shevitz hasn’t given up his 
musical interests. “I’ve rekindled 
my piano partnership with my 
dad, who is 81, and we perform 
with the Friends of Four Hands,
” 
he said. He also sings with the 
City Lights Chorus, a Northville-
based a cappella group.
“I am thrilled to be back home 
in Michigan,
” said Shevitz, who 
is enjoying life in Midtown, near 
the WSU campus. He’s current-
ly seeking a summer position 
before completing his legal edu-
cation next school year.
Loren Shevitz comes from a 
strong legal tradition. In addi-
tion to his grandfather, his aunt 
Vivian Shevitz is still practicing 
appellate law at age 79. 
“I’ll be the third generation of 
lawyers in my family,
” he said. 

JBAM provides education, resources 
and camaraderie for the legal com-
munity and legal support to the wider 
community. Email JBAM president 
Nargiz Nesimova at nargiz.nesimova@
gmail.com or visit jewishbar.org.

Loren Shevitz’s roots include his 
1986 bar mitzvah at Temple Kol 
Ami. He’s shown here with his 
father, Dr. Henry Shevitz, mother, 
Susan, and sister Shana.

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