Affinity Bar Series: Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association

About this episode

Lou Ed Danner discusses the founding and future of the Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association.

Lou Ed Danner, President of Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association, joins us to discuss Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association its founding and where it is headed. Lou Ed Danner is an Assistant Corporation Counsel for Washtenaw County. Prior to his position with Washtenaw County, Lou served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office for nine years. Lou is a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He was born in Highland Park, Michigan and graduated from Ypsilanti High School. Lou’s greatest accomplishment is being a father of three children. Lous is a very active community leaders and volunteers with his local church and continues to work with his fraternity Iota Phi Theta. Lou believes that a diverse and thriving legal community is a great pillar to a more diverse and engaged community. Email: vanzettibar@gmail.com Tanya A. Grillo is the President-Elect of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan and a Director - National Conference of Women's Bar Associations. She is the Managed Assigned Counsel Coordinator for the city of Southfield. From 2017-2018, Tanya was the Regional Manager for the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC). In that…

People in this episode

Guest: Lou Ed Danner

Topics covered

• legal community
• diversity
• bar associations
• community leadership
• law education

Keywords

• Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association
• Lou Ed Danner
• Tanya A. Grillo
• legal community
• diversity
• law school
• community service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanzetti Hamilton Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, Iota Phi Theta, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, University of Central Florida

Places: Washtenaw County, Highland Park, Michigan, Ypsilanti, Southfield

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