November/December 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
p.34 FEATURES
LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT Dennis Archer has an impressive résumé: former Michigan Supreme Court justice, former mayor of Detroit, first African American president of the American Bar Association, and law firm chairman. Any one of those achievements would be enough for a normal lifetime. MCCA recognizes his contributions to the legal community with its second annual Lifetime Achievement Award. BY NIKI MITCHELL
18 DENNIS ARCHER: A Rainmakers 24 Banking on
For the sixth consecutive year, MCCA profiles minority rainmakers. The honorees work in a wide array of practice areas and each has a story to tell. The top money-making attorneys share their personal
pathways to success. BY PATRICK FOLLIARD
34 MCCA’s 2012 Award Winners
MCCA recognized five Employer of Choice companies in 2012: Morgan Stanley, Chevron Corporation, H.J. Heinz Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, and DHL. Learn more about those companies, and the five law firms that earned the esteemed Thomas L. Sager Award. Winners of the George B. Vashon Innovator Award are
also profiled. BY DIANNE HAYES
p.18 Dennis Archer’s career has affected millions in Michigan and the United States.
AWARD WINNERS
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