Sec. 901. The state bar of Michigan is a public body corporate, the membership of which consists of all persons who are now and hereafter licensed to practice law in this state. The members of the state bar of Michigan are officers of the courts of this state, and have the exclusive right to designate themselves as "attorneys and counselors," or "attorneys at law," or "lawyers." No person is authorized to practice law in this state unless he complies with the requirements of the supreme court with regard thereto.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.901
State bar; membership; public body corporate
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case People v Pubrat (1996)
Most recently applied in 316 Mich. App. 1 - McNEILL-MARKS v. MIDMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER-GRATIOT (June 2016)
1961, Act 236, Eff
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