Edward H. Pappas is chairman emeritus and consulting member at Dickinson Wright PLLC. He has provided significant leadership throughout the state on a variety of important issues to the legal profession, including professionalism, civility, and access to justice. In addition, Pappas has mediated approximately 500 cases and believes that mediators play an important role in helping parties resolve disputes in a civil, respectful, and peaceful manner. Pappas is highly respected in Michigan’s legal community and has received numerous acknowledgements including the Robert P. Hudson Award, the State Bar of Michigan’s highest award. He served as President of the Michigan State Bar Foundation from 2018 – 2022 and a President of the State Bar of Michigan from 2008-2009. After his term as President of the SBM, he became active with the Foundation. Pappas remains a Secretary of the Foundation’s Fellows Program and continues to serve on the Foundation’s Access to Justice Campaign’s Steering and Fundraising Committees. Pappas is the current chair of the SBM’s ADR Section and is leading efforts to encourage mediators to volunteer with community dispute resolution centers and legal aid programs. Pappas also sits on the Board of Directors for Western Michigan University, Thomas Cooley Law School and is a Fellow of the American Bar Association and a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation.