MainMainhttp://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010-03-01T02:40:07ZSquarespaceNews (February 28th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010/2/26/news-february-28th.htmlDexter2010-02-26T12:51:06Z2010-02-26T12:51:06ZThis Wednesday Mr. Bill Perrone, who specializes in corporate law will join us for our fourth meeting of the semester.

 Here are a few interesting tidbits about our speaker:  

  • Specialization:  Corporate Law
  • Education: Michigan State University, B.A.  Wayne State University, J.D.
  • Attorney at Dykema Gossett PLLC 
  • Former assistant attorney general with the state of Michigan Prior to entering private law practice 
  • Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 & 2010

We will also be discussing upcoming events including: The Lansing Lugnuts Game, Bar Crawl and Trip to Detroit. Make sure to turn out for some information about these exciting events.

And join us for dinner this Thursday March 4th from 5 PM - 9 PM at Cosi located  at 301 East Grand River Avenue. Make sure you bring this flier along with you! 10% of all profits from those presenting the flier will be donated to MSU Pre-Law Society. Any member who attends will automatically receive one point and those who bring guests will receive 1/2 point for each guest. The member who brings the most guests will win the MSU Pre-Law "Prize Pack" Feel free to RSVP  to this event via Facebook 

One last reminder the DEADLINE to register for the Lansing Lugnuts game is this Wednesday, March 3rd. If you have not turned in your registration please due so, you can download the form here. Alternatively you can pay the $10 cost for attending the game online by clicking the button below. 

 

]]>Lansing Lugnuts, Clothing Drive (February 15th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010/2/15/lansing-lugnuts-clothing-drive-february-15th.htmlDexter2010-02-16T03:55:49Z2010-02-16T03:55:49ZA really quick update/reminder before this week's meeting

  • For those of you interested in joining us for the Lansing Lugnuts Game April 7th 2010  please bring the appropriate funds and form to turn in at this week's meeting. If you never received the form or are just now learning of the event grab a copy of the form here or if you prefer you can pay online by clicking the button below. 
  • And remember this week we are accepting donations for The Student Alumni Foundation clothing drive, the items will be donated to the City Rescue Mission of Lansing for more information check out this flier
  • We would like to commend those of you who have been volunteering week in and week out at the MSU Student Food Bank. The Detroit Free Press recently published an article spotlighting the incredible service, where is available to read online here.
  • Please help us make MSU Pre-Law Society better, we want feedback on how we are doing and how we can improve if you have the time please take the survey Click here to take survey

 

See you on wednesday!

 

 

]]>News (February 12th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010/2/12/news-february-12th.htmlDexter2010-02-12T14:00:18Z2010-02-12T14:00:18ZOur third meeting of the semester is upon us, this Wednesday February 17th. We will be meeting in room 472, food will be served starting at 7:00 PM and the meeting will officially begin at 7:30 PM. 

Our speaker will be Mark A. Anderson, Esq. a few quicks facts about him: 

  • Partner at McGinty, Hitch, Housefield, Person, Yeadon & Anderson, P.C. 
  • Education: Alma College (B.A., 1976); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1980).
  • Areas of practice: workers' compensation, insurance defense, Immigration and Nationality Law. Ingham County mediator.
We've also got a fun survey for members to fill out and in exchange for your time we are offering one point for those who take the time to do it. Click here to take survey

 

We are also still exploring the idea of ordering sashes for graduating seniors as well as juniors and sophomores who may be interested in the idea. Those of you who are interested please feel free to send an e-mail or mention it at the upcoming meeting. 

]]>News (February 2nd)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010/2/1/news-february-2nd.htmlDexter2010-02-01T18:35:50Z2010-02-01T18:35:50ZThis week our meeting will be held on February 3rd food will be provided beginning at 7:00 PM in the MSU College of Law (472). We are pleased to welcome our guest speaker Mr. Richard J. Garcia the Presiding Circuit Court Family Judge, a bit of information about our speaker

  • Education: University of Michigan, J.D.
  • Probate Court Judge, Lansing, MI
  • Adjunct Professor of Law

 Of course attending an event gives you one participation point for the semester, active members are required to obtain ten throughout each semester. Remember you can now pay for your dues online,  We will also pass along information on future volunteer events and bar crawl. 

For those of you who have already purchased t-shirts, have you worn them around? got pictures? please send them to us, we need models for our online store feel free to send us pictures that will be featured on the site!

We hope to see everyone tomorrow night! 

]]>News (January 19th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2010/1/19/news-january-19th.htmlDexter2010-01-19T15:33:01Z2010-01-19T15:33:01ZWelcome back folks, we hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and new years celebrations. 

A brief update on what we've been working on since we last met:

This Wednesday is our first meeting of the semester! Join us as welcome Mr. Thomas Yeadon who specializes in criminal law. The meeting will take place in the MSU College of Law, food and drink will be provided beginning at 7:00PM while the meeting will kick off at 7:30PM. 

Online dues payments are finally here! That's right, and soon you will be able to purchase all the t-shirts and quaffers your heart desires via our online store. 
Speaking of T-Shirts! we have finally received this years shirt, designed by our members it will be available for purchase this Wednesday for the low cost of $10. 

A few points opportunities are available, remember you can volunteer at the MSU Food Bank next wednesday, you can also speak in front of your classes, and lastly bring a friend to this weeks meeting. You can also put up fliers for this weeks meeting, which can be downloaded here  If you are going to the MSU Food Bank or speaking in front of your class remember to get this form filled out. 

We hope to see you this week, if you have any questions or concerns e-mail us at prelaw@msu.edu or catch us on twitter!

 

]]>Breaking News!!http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2009/12/2/breaking-news.htmlDexter2009-12-02T05:17:33Z2009-12-02T05:17:33ZIn the spirit of this past Friday being our nations largest shopping day - we've decided to have some sweet dealz of our own.

MSU Pre-Law Society is pleased to announce our first Black Wednesday sale!

  • MSU Pre-Law Society 08-09 Shirts: 2 for $6 Dollars (one point!)
  • MSU Pre-Law Society Quaffers: 2 for $8 Dollars (one point!)

Make sure you don't miss out these deals!

And a reminder for those of you that are in need of points this is a great way to boost your total to become an active memeber!

See you all at 7:00 PM!

 

]]>News (November 30th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2009/11/30/news-november-30th.htmlDexter2009-12-01T00:29:31Z2009-12-01T00:29:31ZWe here at MSU Pre Law Society hope all of you had a wonderful break and have returned to MSU refreshed and energized for the final stretch.

Our meeting this week begins at 7:30 PM but as always we will be providing hearty conversations and refreshments that begin promptly at 7:00 PM  and we are back in our usual spot: Room 474 located within the MSU College of Law.

This week we pleased to have Steve Dulan, esq speaking and teaching a Mock Law class. If you plan on coming back sure you check out these documents to be prepared.

How to Brief a Case

Dillon v. Legg

Just a few updates:

This Wednesday is our FINAL meeting of the semester.

Remember to be an ACTIVE member you must fulfill two requirements:

  • 10 participation points
  • Paid Dues

There are several members who have reached this plateau already so congratulations to the following

Jeremy Bowie
Jolene Collins
Lindsey Greenfelder
Riam Jubrael
Meaghan Kelly
Grace Myers

As you can see the list is rather small, there are many of you within 1-2 points of meeting this goal so don't let up now! there are still opportunities to earn points.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Food Bank - December 9th 5:00 - 7:00 PM  make sure you bring this with you have it signed and returned to one of us before the end of the semester
  • And we have the the Arts and Crafts show which will be running on December 4th, 5th and 6th see us during the meeting if you have haven't yet signed up for this event.

We will be selling the remaining amount of last years shirts at a discounted cost, these purchases will also earn you points!

We hope to see all of you on Wednesday

]]>News (November 7th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2009/11/17/news-november-7th.htmlDexter2009-11-18T01:17:41Z2009-11-18T01:17:41ZOur next meeting is tomorrow and coincidently it is the second to last of the year!

We have a few non-meeting related events coming up:

MSU Family Law Society adopts a family each holiday season from a local domestic violence shelter.  This year they adopted a family from EVE (Lansing's domestic violence shelter).  The family consists of a mom, a two-year old girl, and a three-month old boy. Please bring food items, toys, and clothing to donate to the family. Donations will only be accepted at the meeting this Wednesday; you will receive points for donations.

 

The 46th Annual UAB Holiday Arts & Crafts Show will take place December 5 & 6, 2009 in the MSU Union Building.   There are 200 artists in the show.  Most of the artists use more than one helper, so the earning potential for your organization could be hundreds of dollars!

The shifts open for volunteering are

Friday, Dec. 4                        6:15 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5                    5:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6                      3:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

 

For more information on this event please see handout

Finally remember the meeting tomorrow will begin later than normal at 7:15; we apologize for this inconvenience, but please plan accordingly.  Our speaker for the meeting will be Mark Bush, Esq.  He will be speaking on the issue of employment and labor relational law.  Additionally, if you need participation points, you can attend the Food bank on Wednesday before the meeting.  Please remember to bring the participation sheet and have it signed. 

Remember you need 10 points to be considered an active member, we cannot stress this enough. Many of you are currently incredibly close but if you do not know how many points you have make sure you shoot us an e-mail at prelaw@msu.edu or see Mark Kehoe at tomorrows meeting.

We hope you all can make it to the meeting tommorow! see you at 7:15!

 

]]>News (October 31st)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2009/10/30/news-october-31st.htmlDexter2009-10-30T16:42:20Z2009-10-30T16:42:20ZHappy Halloween Everyone!

Just a brief rundown on what we're up to this week.

First of all you have an opportunity to earn some participation points this week by posting flyers, which you can download here. Remember to be considered an "Active" member you must earn 10 participation points per semester.

We've also got a volunteering opportunity open to all members - this Wednesday at the MSU Food Bank. The food bank gets under way at 5pm, make sure you remember to print and get this form filled out 

We've also finished deliberating on the T-Shirt design contest, we're happy to announce that we've selected three finalist! We appreciate all of the designs we received, make sure you swing by the meeting to voice your opinion!

Our Next meeting will be held on November 4th, our speaker will be Professor Reggie Sheehan. He will be discussing his own experience with law school as well as pursuing other alternative routes other than the obvious. If you have the time, I would highly recommend attending.

Hope everyone has a safe Halloween and we hope to see everyone at the next meeting! If you have any questions feel free to drop us a line at prelaw@msu.edu

-Dexter

]]>Breaking News! (October 13th)http://www.msuprelawsociety.com/main/2009/10/13/breaking-news-october-13th.htmlDexter2009-10-13T16:11:22Z2009-10-13T16:11:22ZGreat news! We've extended the deadline for our T-Shirt contest! The deadline has officially been moved to October 21st, so keep the creative juices flowing - the shirt can have anything from a snazzy design, logo or simply just a great quote. Remember you can work in groups, so feel free to bounce ideas off one another.

My design.

And for all of you eager to earn points you can now download the flyer for next weeks meeting here, if you could take a picture of the flyers you've hung up and e-mail them to me or at the very least e-mail us to let us know where and when you have put the flyer up. If you haven't yet taken the survey we would greatly appreciate it! additionally you can always fill out suggestions here

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