Jodi M. Latuszek
Associate, Speaker Law Firm PLLC
(517) 482-8934
jlatuszek@speakerlaw.com

LICENSES & ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Michigan

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan.
• Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Specialization in Public Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Children's Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan

• Treasurer, Children's Law Council;
• Liaison to State Bar of Michigan Criminal Law Section;
• Amicus Committee;
• Education Committee.

Family Law Section

• Member.

Ingham County Bar Association

• Member of BRIEFS publications committee.

Criminal Defense Association of Michigan

• Attended CDAM Trial College 2008.

Appellate Practice Section

• Member;
• Reporter at Appellate Bench Bar Conference, May 2007.

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

• Moot Court Judge;
• Alumni Association Member.

Access to Justice

• Volunteer.

Schoolcraft Connection

• Editor, Schoolcraft College, 1999-2000.

American Inns of Court

• Member, Michigan State University chapter.

PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHED OPINION

• In re Keast, 278 Mich App 45 (2008) (grandparenting time and adoption).
• Frequent Contributor to Ingham County Bar Association’s BRIEFS.
• Published articles for magazine publications, Sports Spotlight and Lifeline (magazines run by Observer & Eccentric Newspapers), 1999.

AMICUS CURIAE OPINIONS & ORDERS

• In re Hudson Morgan, Minors, 483 Mich 1038 (2008) (termination of parental rights; appointment of counsel; due process).
  
• In re JL, 482 Mich 116 (2009) (ICWA, children’s law, termination of parental rights).
  

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Honorable Mentions, Society of Professional Journalists for column and feature writing, Schoolcraft College, 2000.
• Criminal Defense Association of Michigan Trial College Scholarship.