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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
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Former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer McManus Joins Miller Johnson
Jennifer McManus GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miller Johnson is pleased to announce Jennifer L. McManus, former First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, has joined the firm's litigation practice. McManus brings over 25 years of experience in complex litigation, appellate, investigations, and compliance work. Her addition further strengthens the firm's highly regarded capabilities when representing clients across the country. "I am excited to join Miller Johnson and contribute to its outstanding litigation practice," said McManus. "I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues and using my experience to help clients navigate challenging legal issues and achieve successful outcomes." McManus will focus on developing a high-level private practice drawing on her experience in the Department of Justice where she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for over 21 years and held various leadership roles, including Appellate Chief and First Assistant. Prior to joining the Department, she represented individual and corporate clients as a member of the litigation and Appellate and Supreme Court practice groups at a larger Chicago law firm. Her extensive background includes handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, providing strategic direction on complex legal matters, and overseeing significant appellate work. She is well-known in the legal community for her strategic approach and dedication to excellence. "We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer McManus to our team," said David M. Buday, Managing Member at Miller Johnson. "Her deep expertise in private sector and government practice, combined with her leadership experience, will be invaluable to our clients and our firm. Jennifer's addition underscores our commitment to providing top-tier legal services and enhancing our litigation practice." McManus adds to an already established team of high-profile litigators and former government leaders at Miller Johnson with the Department of Justice and Michigan Department of Attorney General, including: Fadwa Hammoud, Managing Member, Detroit office; former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Michigan Andrew Goetz, Member, Internal Investigations and Compliance; former Appellate Chief, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan Erin Lane, Associate, Litigation, Government Investigations; former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Michigan McManus was awarded her J.D. from Harvard Law School and earned her B.A. in mathematics and English from the University of Michigan. After law school, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable David W. McKeague then a United States District Court Judge in the Western District of Michigan. For more information, please contact:Lance HartmanDirector of Communications and Brand616.831.1861 hartmanl@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
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Erne Boxing Club host memorable night of international boxing
Last Friday, a packed crowd at the Westville Hotel in Enniskillen enjoyed a thrilling and unforgettable evening of international boxing. The event, hosted by Erne Boxing Club in collaboration with the IABA (Irish Athletic Boxing Association) High-Performance Unit, saw Ireland's Elite Boxing Team face off against a visiting team from Austria. Despite some last minute withdrawals due to injuries and travel issues there were ten highly entertaining contests that included seven international contests and three supporting contests featuring Erne boxers. The night's action got underway with Erne's Ben Millar taking on Jack Willis (Gateway Sligo BC) in a 50kg Youth Contest. Millar made a fast start peppering his opponent with hard jabs to take control of the contest. After landing with unanswered combinations on several occasions he forced his brave opponent to take two stsnding counts and the referee to halt the contest in round two, handing Millar an RSC victory. Next up saw home favourite Cameron Suttle against the heavy-punching Alex McAleer (Ballyshannon BC) in a 67kg Senior Welterweight contest. Suttle established control of the contest working away behind the jab and held a solid guard to defend against his opponent's soild counter attacks. The good jab work from Suttle bloodied his opponent's nose and a good volley of punches forced his opponent to take a standing count. McAleer fought back gamely and had a good spell on top but Suttle rallied again forcing further nose damage and his opponent to take another standing count. The contest was subsequently called off afterwards handing Suttle an RSC win in round three. In the final supporting contest, Erne's Anthony Malanaphy took on Naoise McManus (Dumsna BC) in another 67kg Welterweight contest. McManus had beaten Anthony's clubmate Cameron Suttle earlier in the season and so he was on something of a revenge mission. For two rounds Malanaphy showed his subline skillset peppering McManus with his eye-catching long-range punches and his trademark uppercuts when in close. However, in round three Malanaphy opted to stand and trade with McManus who got inspired by his success and it resulted in an uncomfortable last round for the home favourite. However, Malanaphy dug deep and deservedly collected a unaminous 5-0 points win. This contest was followed by some traditional Irish Dancing from talented dancing sisters Chloe and Charley Gilmurray who entertained the visitors and large crowd. Following the parade of the two international teams, rising country singing star Cara McGillion sang great renditions of Danny Boy and Amhrán na bhFiann. Ireland's Gavin Ryan beat Michel Marinkovic (Austria) in the opening international contest at Bantamweight and Lee McEvoy followed that with a victory over Eric Banas at Featherweight. Next up was the main attraction Rhys Owens v Mery Ayan (Austria) in a Lightweight contest. Owens received a rapturous applause on his way to the ring and started the contest a bit nervously. Ayan took advantage and got the better of the early exchanges. However, Owens warmed into the contest and once he found his range he started to land with hurtful body shots. The opening round was very close but some sharp three-punch eye-catching combinations from Owens would have seen him edge the first session. In round two, Owens was buoyant and was now relishing the occasion. He applied constant pressure and although his Austrian opponent fought back gamely he was simply being outgunned and overwhelmed by the Erne starlet. Quality Owens combinations that mixed shots from body to head force Ayan to take a standing count and on resumption there was no let up. Owens knew he had his man going and continued to apply pressure and after landing with another hurtful combination the contest was called off handing him an RSC victory in round two. The large crowd raised the roof as Owens hand was officially raised in victory. There were a further two wins and two reverses for team Ireland in the final four team contests as the hosts romp to a 5-2 victory in the team match. Luke Hall (Ireland) beat Alfred Nana (Austria) by unanimous decision at Welterweight. Matthew McCole beat Rahman Altamirov (Austria) by RSC in round three at Light- Middleweight. Jason Clancy (Ireland) lost to Lucky Aimufa (Austria) by Split Decision 3-2 at Light-Heavyweight. Brian Kennedy (Ireland) lost to Micael Derouchie (Austria) by Unanimous Decision 5-0. Event organiser and Erne Boxing Club Head Coach Sean Crowley said: "It was a fantastic night for the club and a great night for Fermanagh. We have so many people and businesses that supported us to thank that we don't know where to start. "Our four boxers that competed tonight boxed absolutely brilliantly and impressed in front of the National coaches. "To get four wins out of four and especially to see Rhys win in an international vest in front of the home fans made all the stress and many tireless hours of unpaid work worthwhile for me, the club coaches and all the volunteers that made this event possible. "We did a great job of showcasing the beautiful county of Fermanagh and with further support could bring a major international competition like a European Championship in the future- that would be a great way to relaunch the new Lakeland forum when it reopens. "I just want to finish on behalf of the club by thanking all those key people that helped out, we are indebted to you."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Antrim face 'massive' Offaly test in relegation shootout
Antrim performance coach Neil McManus says the county face a "massive challenge" against Offaly in this weekend's Leinster Senior Hurling Championship relegation shootout. Davy Fitzgerald's Saffrons travel to Tullamore on Sunday (14:00 BST throw-in) knowing that defeat will condemn them to the second-tier Joe McDonagh Cup for the 2026 season. Both sides have lost all four games in this year's Leinster series. Antrim are coming off a bruising 28-point loss to Galway in Salthill last week and lost their Division One B trip to Tullamore 2-26 to 0-17. "How ready can you ever be?," McManus said when asked if Antrim are adequately prepared to take on the Faithful County on Sunday. "The Leinster Championship is incredibly competitive, some of the best teams in Ireland involved there and some of them going really well." Having earned promotion to the top tier by winning the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2022, Antrim retained their Leinster status in 2023 and 2024 with last-round victories over Westmeath and Carlow. In order to remain at the top table, they must shake off defeats by Wexford, Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway and conjure another last-ditch performance. "We've been in this situation before. We tend to be in this situation annually," added McManus, who joined Fitzgerald's backroom team ahead of the 2025 season after retiring from inter-county hurling in 2023. "We're fighting for survival in the Liam MacCarthy. It's a massive challenge on Sunday. "Offaly have developed hugely over the past four, five seasons. Their county has improved massively over the past decade and everyone has enjoyed that but we'll be fully focused on ourselves on Sunday and retaining our Leinster Championship status. "We love the fact that there's an Ulster county represented in Ireland's top flight and we want to ensure that not only Antrim Gaels but Ulster Gaels can come here to Corrigan Park and see our lads at the very, very top level." Antrim have been plagued by injury issues this year and had defender Declan McCloskey sent off against Galway last week, with James McNaughton Fitzgerald has been without forwards Keelan Molloy, Conor Johnston, Seaan Elliott and Conal Cunning in recent weeks, but McManus says the backroom team hope to "nurse at least one of them back to health" for Sunday's game.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
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Worcester Diocese to close 2 churches, merge 3 parishes
A Catholic Church in Brookfield and East Brookfield are set to close while three parishes in East Brookfield, West Brookfield and North Brookfield will merge, according to the Worcester Diocese. Bishop Robert J. McManus announced in a letter last weekend that St. Mary Church in Brookfield and St. John the Baptist Church in East Brookfield will close, according to a statement posted May 19 on the Diocese's website. St. Mary Church is an Oratory which has been part of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish since November 2011, the statement reads. McManus also announced the merger of the parishes of St. John the Baptist in East Brookfield, St. Joseph in North Brookfield and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in West Brookfield into one new parish. The new parish will have worship sites at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in West Brookfield and St. Joseph in North Brookfield, according to the Diocese. 'Over the past year, many of you have given your time in considering how the Catholic parishes in the Brookfields might be reconfigured to address today's challenges and the pastoral needs of the future,' McManus said, according to the Diocese. 'It is clear that you recognize the need to close some buildings so that you might use the assets to strengthen current ministries and add some lay pastoral staff.' Raymond Delisle, who works for the bishop's communications office, told MassLive on Wednesday that the buildings and parishes are all managed by one pastoral staff. He said the staff has found it difficult to manage resources due to the number of buildings. As such, it was decided that reducing the number of churches and combining the parishes was a solution to make things easier for the staff, Delisle said. None of the staff will be fired, and the congregants of the closed churches will be able to attend the other two without capacity overflowing, Delisle told MassLive. The closures and the merger will both take place on July 1, according to Delisle. The proposal to merge the parishes is the result of recommendations from parish committees and the Diocesan Pastoral Planning, the press release from the Diocese reads. Father Joseph Rice at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will be taking suggestions through June 6 for a name for the newly formed parish, according to the statement. 'Although the process of change can be painful, let us together pray that the goal of developing a strong community of faith to further the mission of Christ's Church in the Brookfields will be the light that give us hope,' McManus said in the statement. Worcester councilor deposits large donation haul after confronting police at ICE raid Worcester schools candidate arrested at ICE raid ruled ineligible to be on ballot Federal hiring freeze leads to closures at beloved Central Mass. park Read the original article on MassLive.
The Irish Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Like a new signing' – Bohemians boss Reynolds thrilled to secure contract extension with highly-rated star
ALAN REYNOLDS has hailed James McManus as like a 'new signing' after the highly-rated midfielder agreed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of 2027. McManus, 20, burst into the Bohs side in 2022 when still in school in St Declan's in Cabra with a host of English clubs, including Brighton, monitoring his progress. 2 Suddenly everything is coming up Bohs this season 2 Tying McManus down for another two years is a huge boon for the Phibsboro outfit But last season was wrecked by injury as he missed the second half of the campaign though he has returned to fitness this term and impressed for in-form Bohemians. Reynolds said: 'James loves the club and the club loves him back. 'Much like the likes of Ross Tierney and Dawson Devoy who came through before him, he is an inspiration for young players coming through and to what they can achieve if they work hard. 'He had a difficult time last year with injuries but he never let his head drop and worked extremely hard to get himself back even better than before. Read More On Irish Football 'He broke into the first team at such a young age that you can sometimes forget that he's only 20 years of age; he can push on further and has a massive future ahead of him. 'After missing so many games last year, having him back has been like a new signing.' McManus said: 'I am delighted to sign a new deal with the club. "Coming through the academy, the dream was always to play in front of a packed out Dalymount and I'm very grateful to have got the chance to do that the past few years. Most read in Football 'Last year was really difficult for me with all the injuries so I'm really happy to be back involved with the lads. "We as a group feel as though something special is building and I want to be a part of that, so it was an easy decision to sign a new contract.' Man Utd and Tottenham fans blast football at each other as tempers flare ahead of Europa League final
