Name: The 63rd Annual Barristers' Ball - The DET GALA
Start: 2025-04-26T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Michigan Central Station

The 63rd Annual Barristers' Ball - The DET GALA

Robbie Gaines, Jr., President of the Wolverine Bar Association ("WBA") and Wolverine Bar Foundation ("WBF"), invites you to join the WBA and WBF at Michigan Central Station for the 63rd Annual Barristers’ Ball on April 26, 2025. You do not want to miss this signature fundraising event. Every year, more than 1,500 leaders from the legal, business, civic and political communities attend the Barristers’ Ball to celebrate the best of the Southern Michigan community. The organization’s roots trace back to 1919 when it was originally founded as the Harlan Law Club.
This year's theme, the WBF’s theme is “DET GALA” - a MET GALA-styled event!
Now, more than ever, we must work collectively to improve diversity and inclusion in the legal profession in effort to ensure equal justice and equal access for those in the community overall.
The Barristers’ Ball is the preeminent fundraiser for the WBF, the charitable arm of the WBA. Since its inception, the WBF has served as a force of change in Michigan. The WBF has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to area law students, fostered attorney participation in pro bono activities aimed at benefitting the public, and sponsored community outreach programs and seminars on legal issues designed to improve the quality of life in the communities where we practice. The WBF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization. Please help us continue the mission and programs of the WBA and WBF by attending this event and/or becoming a sponsor.
Barristers' Ball attendees received a discounted stay at our Official Hotel Partner, The Godfrey. To purchase rooms, tables or tickets, sponsorship opportunities or to view the DET GALA Style Look Book for fashion. ideas, please visit (https://mailchi.mp/wolverinebar/std-63nd-annual-barristers-ball?e=1e705745da).
We look forward to seeing you there!