"Get Your Affairs In Order" Workshop with Attorney Lanore Grantham

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC on January 15, 1908, by nine students who were led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle. The organization was legally incorporated in January 1913 under the leadership of Nellie Quander and her gallant and visionary associates. Alpha Kappa Alpha is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-trained women. To trace its history is to tell a story of changing patterns of human relations in America in the 20th century.

The small group of women who organized the Sorority was conscious of a privileged position as college-trained women of color, just one generation removed from slavery. They were resolute that their college experiences should be as meaningful and productive as possible. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded to apply that determination.

As the Sorority grew, it kept in balance two important themes: the importance of the individual and the strength of an organization of women of ability and courage. As the world became more complex, there was a need for associations which cut across racial, geographical, political, physical and social barriers.

Alpha Kappa Alpha’s influence extends beyond campus quads and student interest. It has a legacy of service that deepens, rather than ends, with college graduation.

The goals of its program activities center on significant issues in families, communities, government halls and world assembly chambers. Its efforts constitute a priceless part of the global experience in the 21st century,

Learn more about our sorority’s illustrious history by visiting the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated® website at www.AKA1908.com and the Great Lakes Region Website at http://www.aka1908.com/greatlakes

Lanore Grantham, Esq. Serving as a licensed attorney through the State Bar of Michigan since 2014, Lanore is a member of the Wayne County Probate Bar Association and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). Additionally, she serves as a Trustee of Greater Grace Temple of Detroit, Michigan. Lanore graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School while raising three children and working full-time for a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier. She spent over 21 years at Yazaki North America, Inc. holding several positions from Administrative Assistant to Cost & Planning Manager. In January 2020, Lanore redirected from a long, successful automotive career to put her law license to use full-time by starting the Law Offices of Lanore Grantham, PLLC. As the founder of The Law Offices of Lanore Grantham, PLLC, a boutique probate and estate planning law firm, Lanore represents clients in all aspects of probate matters, including deceased estates, adult guardianship, and conservatorship, incapacitated, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled individuals. Her work also includes drafting estate planning documents including, wills, trusts, powers of attorney (medical and financial), living wills, as well as drafting and recording deeds. Lanore takes pride in being a trusted resource for those who need it most while remaining passionate about protected individual’s advocacy, entrepreneurship, education, and familial progress. She leverages a mindful approach to providing legal advice, counsel, mediation, and planning to dismantle the unpreparedness that often drives discourse within our families.

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