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Laddy Award Winner

Laddy Award Winner
Kristi Katsma (BS '92, Economics) of Dickinson Wright PLLC in Detroit has been awarded a Pro Bono Spirit award by the Legal Aid and Defender Association (LAD). 

The fourth annual "Laddy" awards ceremony took place in mid-November in the historic Chief Judge's Courtroom at Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in Detroit.

Founded in 1909, LAD is the oldest and largest provider of free civil legal services to low- income residents of Michigan. It serves metropolitan Detroit through its offices in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. It also represents criminal defendants in Wayne County and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Katsma recieved her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1995. She specializes in automotive litigation, banking and financial services, commerical transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy. Katsma is a member of Dickinson Wright, a full-service law firm with more than 135 years of experience and multiple Fortune 500 companies as clients. 

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