An upcoming talk on my experience at the Detroit Public Schools.

1. The Debtor/Creditor Rights Committee of the
Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan presents:
Steven W. Rhodes, Retired Chief Judge,
US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Steven W. Rhodes, Retired Chief Judge, US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan, will speak about his experience as the City of Detroit Public Schools
Transition Manager, an office created to lead the City’s public schools out of difficulty
following the City of Detroit’s 2013 bankruptcy.
Since his retirement in 2015, following 30 years of distinguished service to the federal
judiciary and his role presiding over the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy, Judge Rhodes went
on to undertake the Transition Manager position and has now joined the team at JAMS,
the largest private alternative dispute resolution provider in the world, as an alternative
dispute resolution neutral.
Steven W. Rhodes
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting (with dinner included) to be held at the Detroit Offices of:
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500
Detroit, Michigan 48226
R.S.V.P. by June 7, 2017 to Judy B. Calton (313) 465-7344 or jcalton@honigman.com and by
mail (see below).

2. If you wish to participate by telephone, a call-in number will be provided prior to the meeting
upon request.
I plan to attend the talk by Steven W. Rhodes, June 14, 2017:
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Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP
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Detroit, MI 48226
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