The CLSMD Board of Directors presently consists of 15 members; each member serves a term of three years. Board members are elected at the Annual Meeting. CLSMD members in good standing, whether attorneys or judges, who have been members for at least one year are eligible to run for board membership.
Robert S. Gazall, President
Assistant Macomb County Corporation Counsel
Parish: St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
Gregory J. DeMars, Vice-President
Business consultant
Formerly partner at Honigman Miller (retired)
Parish: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Grosse Pointe Woods
Steven J. Grobbel, Treasurer
Liquor Licensing Attorney, Carlin Edwards Brown PLLC
Parish: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Beverly Hills
Marcia M. McBrien, Secretary
Formerly Public Information Officer, Michigan Supreme Court (retired)
Parish: St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
Farrah Abona
Associate Attorney
Conklin Benham, P.C.
Parish: St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church, West Bloomfield
Hon. Annette J. Berry
Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
Parish: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth
Hon. Edward J. Joseph
Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
Parish: St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
John E. Fitzgerald
Associate Attorney
Hom, Arene, Bachrach, Corbett, Kramer, Harding & Dombrowski
Parish: Sts. Peter & Paul Jesuit Church, Detroit
Margaret E. Fitzgerald
Associate Attorney
Hom, Arene, Bachrach, Corbett, Kramer, Harding & Dombrowski
Parish: Sts. Peter & Paul Jesuit Church, Detroit
Patricia Rossi Galvin
Principal, Law Offices of Patricia Rossi Galvin
Parish: St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
Robert Klucens
Retired Assistant Corporation Counsel, Wayne County
Parish: St. Joan of Arc, St. Clair Shores
Joseph D. Fresard
Staff Attorney
UAW Legal Services Plan
Parish: St. Joan of Arc, St. Clair Shores
Hon. Lawrence J. Paolucci
Judge, Wayne County Probate Court
Parish: St. Paul on the Lake, Grosse Pointe Farms
Joseph E. Richotte
Shareholder, Butzel Long
Parish: St. Hugo of the Hills, Bloomfield Hills
Hon. Michael J. Riordan
Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals
Parish: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth
Monsignor Ronald T. Browne, Chaplain
Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese of Detroit
Formerly an attorney with Cummings, McClorey, Davis and Acho
CLSMD Chaplain since 2017