Past Events

-General Meeting featuring Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, Kym Worthy – Corktown Tavern  (1-20-16)

-Past Presidents and Friends Luncheon – Detroit Athletic Club (1-29-16)

-General Meeting featuring Wayne State University Law School Professor and Author, David Chardavoyne – Gaelic League (2-25-16)

-Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour Gathering – Rosie O’Grady’s, Ferndale (3-10-16)

-St. Patrick’s Day Brunch – Mario’s, Detroit (3-13-16)

-Joint Event with Hellenic Bar Assoc. – Build Relationships, Tips to Grow Your Practice – Speaker: John F. Reed, Esq. (founder of Rain BDM) – Penobscot Building (4-21-16)

-Bi-Annual Focus: HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (5-14-16)

-Annual Dinner – Gem Theatre (5-20-16)

-Pre-Irish Heritage Night Happy Hour – Elwood (9-14-16)

-Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica Park (9-14-16)

-Annual Golf Outing – Western Golf and Country Club (9-22-16)

-Annual Meet the Judges Event (co-sponsored by: Catholics Lawyers Society, Polish American Lawyers Society and UDM School of Law) — UDM Law (10-11-16)

-Bi-Annual Focus: HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (11-12-16)

-Christmas Party – Cost Plus (upstairs) (12-8-16)

-General Meeting featuring “Hope for the City” author, Jack Kresnak (re: history of Focus: HOPE) – Dakota Inn (1-19-17)

-General Meeting featuring Tom Stanton, UDM Professor and Author of “Terror in the City of Champions-Murder, Baseball and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-Era Detroit” – Harbor House Detroit (2-23-17)

-Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Gathering – Gaelic League (3-9-17)

-St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch – Mario’s (3-12-17)

-Courtroom Dedication & Recognition Event Honoring Judge Patrick J. Duggan, ISIAL Founding Member, to celebrate his retirement from the bench and many years of service to the legal community – U.S. District Court, Courtroom 861 (4-27-17); Reception at The Gaelic League

-Focus: HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (5-13-17)

-Annual Dinner-Diamond Jack’s Riverboat Cruise (6-7-17)

-Detroit Fireworks Party – Nancy Whiskey Pub (6-26-17)

-Annual ISIAL/MIACC Golf Outing – Inn at St. John’s (9-19-17)

-Irish Heritage Night Pre-Game Happy Hour – The Elwood (9-22-17)

-Detroit Tigers Irish Heritage Night event with UIS – Comerica Park (9-22-17)

-Detroit Cycle Pub Tour – (9-28-17) 

-Meet the Judges – UDM Law (10-3-17)

-Focus: HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (11-11-17)

-Christmas Party – Cost Plus-Eastern Market (12-14-17)

-General Member Meeting, feat. Instructor Bob Sullivan Jr., regarding Detroit Irish Immigration and Neighborhood History-Gaelic League (1-25-18)

-General Member Meeting, Bowling Mixer (2-22-18)

-Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour Gathering – Rosie’s, Ferndale (3-8-18)

-22nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Brunch – Mario’s, Detroit (3-11-18)

-Whiskey Tasting Event – Thomas Magee’s (4-19-18)

-Focus: HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (5-12-18) 

-Annual Scholarship & Award Dinner/40th Anniversary – Gem Theatre (5-17-18)

-Annual Golf Outing with MIACC – Inn at St. John’s (9-10-18)

-Irish Heritage Night Pre-Game Happy Hour – The Elwood (9-21-18)

-Detroit Tigers Irish Heritage Night event with UIS – Comerica Park (9-21-18)

-Annual Meet the Judges Event (co-sponsored by: Catholics Lawyers Society, Polish American Lawyers Society and UDM School of Law) – UDM Law (10-2-18)

-Peddle Pub Happy Hour Event (10-24-18)

-Bi-Annual Focus:HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (11-10-18)

-General Member Meeting featuring Barbara McQuade – Claddagh, Livonia (11-14-18)

-Christmas Party – Cost Plus – Eastern Market (12-13-18)

-General Member Meeting/Mixer – Feather Bowling – Cadieux Café (2-6-19)

-Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour Gathering – Axle Brewing/Livernois Tap Room (3-7-19)

-23rd Annual Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch – Mario’s, Detroit (3-10-19)

-General Member Meeting featuring Valerie Newman, Director of the Conviction Integrity Unit, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office – Brass Rail (4-24-19)

-Bi-Annual Focus:HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (5-11-19)

-Charter Hanging Ceremony and Discussion with State Bar of Michigan President, Jennifer M. Grieco – Jacoby’s (5-22-19)

-41st Annual Dinner – Sindbad’s (6-6-19)

-Irish Heritage Night Pre-Game Happy Hour – The Elwood (9-20-19)

-Detroit Tigers Irish Heritage Night event with UIS – Comerica Park (9-20-18)

-Annual Golf Outing with MIACC (24th Annual Scramble, and 5th Annual Challenge Cup) – Inn at St. John’s (9-23-19)

-OKTOBERFEST – Brew Detroit (10-22-19)

-Annual Meet the Judges Event (co-sponsored by: Catholics Lawyers Society, Polish American Lawyers Society and UDM School of Law) – UDM Law (11-6-19)

-Bi-Annual Focus:HOPE Volunteer Event – Oakman Blvd. Warehouse, Detroit (11-9-19) 

-Christmas Party – Cost Plus – Eastern Market (12-12-19)

-Bowling and Networking Mixer with the Italian American Lawyers of Michigan – Garden Bowl (Majestic Theatre) (1-23-20)

-General Member Meeting, featuring Professor Thomas Killion, PhD (Historical Archaeology in Corktown) – Gaelic League (2-12-20)

-Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour – Rosie O’Grady’s (3-12-20)

CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch (3-15-20), General Member Meeting feat. Justice Megan Cavanagh (4-27-20), FOCUS:HOPE volunteer days (5-9-20) (11-14-20), Annual Dinner (6-11-20)

-Happy Hour/Networking Gathering – Nancy Whiskey (6-25-20)

-25th Annual ISIAL Golf Scramble/6th Annual Challenge Cup Against MIACC – The Inn at St. John’s (9-14-20)

-Happy Hour/Networking Gathering – Bobcat Bonnie’s (Corktown) (10-8-20)

-Happy Hour/Networking – Nancy Whiskey (5-19-21)

-Happy Hour/Networking – Mario’s (6-17-21)

-General Membership Happy Hour Social & Networking Gathering – Atwater Brewery-Detroit (7-29-21)

-Late-Summer Soiree with IABAM – Detroit Shipping Company (8-26-21)

-General Member Meeting feat. Chief Judge Timothy Kenny re Status of Courts/Covid-19 Protocols/Procedures – Gaelic League (9-15-21)

-Happy Hour prior to Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica with UIS – Buddy’s Pizza, Madison Building (9-24-21)

-Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica with UIS (9-24-21)

-Annual Golf Outing w/ Irish Network Detroit – Sanctuary Lake Golf Course (9-27-21)

-General Member Meeting/Oktoberfest – feather bowling (joint meeting with IN Detroit) – Cadieux Cafe (10-20-21)

-OCBA Taste of Diversity Event (ISIAL partnered) – Great Lakes Culinary Center (10-21-21)

-General Member Event hosted by ISIAL/IN Detroit – Business Development in a Post-Pandemic World, feat. Jim Staples – Marketing Expert – Vivio’s Detroit (11-3-21)

-Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day with CLS (11-13-21)

-Annual Christmas Party – Cost Plus Wine (12-9-21)

Canceled due to Covid-19 – General Member Meeting feat. Justice Megan Cavanagh (1-19-22)

St. Patrick’s Day Craic with WBA – Oakland – Irish Tavern, Madison Heights (3-9-22)

24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch – Mario’s, Detroit (3-13-22)

General Member Meeting feat. Justice Megan Cavanagh re: Administrative Developments in the Michigan Supreme Court (co-hosted with WBA-Oakland and IABAM) – The Morrie, Birmingham (4-28-22)

Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day w/ CLS (5-14-22)

42nd Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner – Sindbad’s (6-23-22)

Summer Happy Hour – Old Miami (8-9-22)

Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica and Pre-Game Happy Hour @ The Elwood (9-2-22)

ISIAL/INDetroit Annual Golf Outing – Farmington Hills Golf Club (9-26-22)

ISIAL/WBA-Oakland Networking Mixer – Nain Rouge Brewery (10-19-22)

Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day – (11-12-22)

General Membership Happy Hour/Networking – Urbanrest Brewing Company – Brewery (11-16-22)

Annual Christmas Party – Cost Plus Wine (12-8-22)

Bowling and Networking Mixer with Italian American Bar Association of Michigan – Bowlero (1-18-23)

Happy Hour – Abick’s (2-9-23)

Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch Happy Hour – Thomas Magee’s (3-9-23)

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch – Mario’s (3-12-23)

Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day (5-13-23)

General Membership Meeting, feat. the Honorable Sean Cox, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, E.D. of MI – Gaelic League (5-24-23)

Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner – celebrating 45 years – Gem Theatre (6-21-23)

Happy Hour Prior to Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica – The Elwood (9-8-23)

UIS Irish Heritage Night @ Comerica (9-8-23)

ISIAL/INDetroit Annual Golf Outing – Farmington Hills Golf Club (9-11-23)

General Membership Meeting feat. Kevin Byrne, Consul General of Ireland to the Midwestern U.S., regarding the Good Friday Agreement – Gaelic League (9-27-23)

General Membership Meeting/Happy Hour – Dog & Pony Show Brewing Co. (10-18-23)

Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day (11-11-23)

General Membership Meeting/Happy Hour and Feather Bowling @ Cadieux Cafe (11-15-23)

Annual Christmas Party @ Cost Plus Wine Shoppe – Eastern Market – 3rd Floor (12-7-23)

General Membership Meeting/Happy Hour @ Irish Viking (1-25-24)

General Membership Meeting/Happy Hour @ Dunleavy’s (2-22-24)

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Brunch @ Mario’s (3-10-24)

General Membership Meeting feat. Jack Cahill @ Gaelic League (4-18-24)

Focus:HOPE Volunteer Day (5-11-24)

General Membership Meeting/Happy Hour @ Urbanrest Brewing Company – Brewery (5/23/24)

Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner – celebrating 46 years @ Sindbads (6/27/24)