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Alumnus Richard Victor Receives MSU-DCL Distinguished Alumni
Award
Nationally renowned Attorney Richard Victor, (left) a 1975 DCL
graduate, was honored at the Law College’s Commencement Ceremonies on
Saturday, June 3, with the 2000 MSU-DCL Distinguished Alumni Award.
Victor, a frequent guest on national news programs such as NBC-TV’s
Today Show, ABC-TV’s Good Morning America, CNN
Crossfire, and National Public Radio, has helped change
the face of grandparents’ and childrens’ rights laws in the U.S.
He is the founder and executive director of the National Grandparents’
Rights Organization. Through this, he has received international
recognition for his work in advancing grandparents’ legal visitation
rights. He has also written numerous publications and given speeches on
this subject as well.
Victor, a founding partner in the law firm Victor and Robbins of
Bloomfield Hills, has received numerous honors for his work including the
State Bar of Michigan Lifetime Achievement Award and the "Meritorious
Service to the Children of America Award," presented by the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Among the many high profile cases he has handled, he is most often
recognized for representing "Baby Jessica" DeBoer.
At the Commencement Ceremonies, Victor offered personal reflection on
the "Baby Jessica" case.
"Although I received quite a bit of acclaim for that case, the thing I
remember most is that I barely saw my family through the whole thing," he
said. "In my mind and my heart, my family is my number one
client." |