Wayne Law to honor 6 at Treasure of Detroit event April 27

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Wayne Law to honor 6 at Treasure of Detroit event April 27April 13, 2017DETROIT – Wayne State University Law School will honor six individuals at the 2017 Treasure of Detroit on Thursday, April 27. This annual event recognizes those who have made a lasting contribution to the practice of law.

Treasure of Detroit honorees are:

Norma Y. Dotson-Sales, Wayne Law class of 1980, retired judge, 36th District Court
Leonia J. Lloyd,  Wayne Law class of 1979, retired judge, 36th District Court Drug Treatment Court and Veterans Treatment Court
Dana Nessel, Wayne Law class of 1994, managing partner, Nessel & Kessel Law
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, Wayne Law class of 1989
Wayne Law also will present two other awards at Treasure of Detroit. Gerald E. Thurswell, Wayne Law class of 1967, founder, Thurswell Law, will receive the Honorary Order of the Coif Award. Professor Jonathan T. Weinberg will receive the Donald H. Gordon Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Treasure of Detroit is Wayne Law’s premier event to honor the brightest lights in the legal profession and to celebrate the growth and success of the law school. This year’s event again features a strolling buffet, live music and a cash bar.

The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gem Theatre, 333 Madison Ave., Detroit. Tickets are free, but registration is required by Wednesday, April 19 at law.wayne.edu/treasure2017 or by calling 313-577-0300.

About this year’s honorees:

Judge Norma Y. Dotson-Sales was appointed to the 36th District Court in 1989, where she served until her retirement in 2003. Dotson-Sales attended segregated and integrated schools in Heidelberg and Stuttgart, Germany where her father was stationed as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Upon moving to Detroit in 1965, she earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Wayne State University. She is a member of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, State Bar of ...

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