Dickinson Wright and Resolution Services Center of Central Michigan Announces Pro Bono Collaboration with Community Dispute Resolution Program Centers
DETROIT, Mich. (PRWEB) July 09, 2015 -- Dickinson Wright PLLC and Resolution Services Center of Central Michigan (RSCCM) are pleased to announce a mediation/pro bono collaboration with 18 Community Dispute Resolution Program (CDRP) Centers in Michigan.
“Dickinson Wright is committed to supporting and engaging in pro bono activities, and providing pro bono representation in the state of Michigan,” says Sherry O’Neal Taylor, the firm’s Pro Bono Coordinator. “The collaboration with RSCCM gives our attorneys the opportunity to give back to their communities while donating their time and expertise to CDRP centers throughout Michigan. We are excited to begin this partnership and assist individuals who cannot afford legal services in attaining solutions to their legal issues.”
The collaboration between RSCCM and Dickinson Wright establishes a pro bono program where Dickinson Wright attorneys will donate their time and skills as mediators to assist CDRP Center clients resolve their legal matters.
The CDRP program was established by statute in 1988. The 18 CDRP Centers throughout Michigan provide mediation services to the communities they serve, in a wide variety of subject areas including civil law, domestic, elder law, and special education. Mediation and conciliation services provided by RSCCM gives individuals, businesses and attorneys a means to resolve disputes that are alternatives to the judicial process.
About Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dickinson Wright PLLC is a general practice business law firm with more than 400 attorneys among more than 40 practice areas. Headquartered in Detroit and founded in 1878, the firm has fifteen offices, including six in Michigan (Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw) and eight other domestic offices in Columbus, Ohio; Lexington, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn. (2); Las Vegas, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Reno, Nev.; and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Canada office is located in Toronto.
The firm offers clients a distinctive combination of superb client service and exceptional quality. Dickinson Wright lawyers are known for delivering commercially-oriented advice on sophisticated transactions and have a remarkable record of wins in high-stakes litigation. Dickinson Wright lawyers are regularly cited by Chambers, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and other leading independent law firm evaluating organizations.
Kelly Durso, Dickinson Wright PLLC, http://www.dickinsonwright.com, +1 (313) 223-3085, [email protected]
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