The TGQ Law Firm Probate Attorney Laurie Brewis Honored with the Washtenaw County Bar Association’s Annual Darrow-Harris Award

Laurie D. Brewis, Esq.

The TGQ Law Firm’s probate attorney, Laurie Brewis, has recently been honored with the 10^th Annual Darrow-Harris Award. The Washtenaw County Bar Association’s Board of Directors announced that Attorney Brewis is one of the attorneys recognized. The WCBA is giving this year’s Darrow-Harris Award to those lawyers who provide volunteer services to the Homes for Generations Program.

Home for Generations assists families living in inherited homes or homes purchased informally during segregation and discriminatory lending. Attorneys and family mediators work pro bono to provide targeted assistance to clear title, establish ownership and create property wealth for families, often for the first time. This exceptional partnership stabilizes housing options; preserves homeownership; and has transferred, to date, over $1.3 million in wealth to families in Washtenaw County.

Catherine McClary, Washtenaw County Treasurer, and Teresa Killeen on behalf of presiding Probate Judge Julia Owdziej, accepted the prestigious Darrow-Harris Award for the Home for Generations program. The award recognizes the generous contributions of 30 local attorneys and family mediators for their extraordinary pro bono work. The Award was presented at the annual Washtenaw County Bench-Bar conference and luncheon. The attorneys provided 662 hours of pro bono service for Home for Generations.

The Darrow-Harris Award, named for Peter Darrow and Robert Harris, is bestowed annually for significant contributions to pro bono or public service work in Washtenaw County. In giving this award, the Washtenaw County Bar Association, in collaboration with Legal Services of South Central Michigan, remembers in memoriam the generous personal contributions of Peter Darrow and Robert Harris to individuals in need of legal services.

Laurie passionately serves her local community of Manchester, Michigan. She is a board member of numerous volunteer organizations, including Blue Star Service Dogs, Diuble Family Vision, and Acorn Farmers Market and Café. She is also Vice-Chair of the Village of Manchester’s Planning Commission.

Learn more about Laurie Brewis an estate planning and probate attorney at The TGQ Law Firm in Ann Arbor, here: https://tgqlaw.com/laurie-d-brewis/

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