Secrest Wardle Nominated for Oakland County Breastfeeding Coalition 2nd Annual Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards

Troy, MI - The Oakland County Health Division recently hosted the 2nd Annual Breastfeeding Friendly Place Awards presented by the Oakland County Breastfeeding Coalition in partnership with the Oakland County Health Division's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Oakland County pediatricians' offices, employers, and businesses that implement steps to support breastfeeding mothers were eligible for the award.

The Oakland County Breastfeeding Coalition provides breastfeeding support, networking, and other opportunities among community members and professionals. Partners of the coalition include Oakland County Health Division, St. John Providence - Providence Park Hospitals, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, Michigan Breastfeeding Network, Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association, and Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency. For additional information about the coalition please visit http://bit.ly/2bW03tH.

The 2016 award recipients are:

· Business Category - The Mind Body Collective, Waterford

· Pediatrician Office Category - Southfield Pediatric Physicians, P.C., Bingham Farms

· Employer Category - City of Novi Police Department

Secrest Wardle representatives Linda Willemsen, Marketing Coordinator, and Christine Larson, Marketing Assistant, attended the event and accepted the Firm's Nomination Certificate. Certificates were presented by Lisa Banks, of WIC, Oakland County Health Division. Secrest Wardle provides Firm employees with a supportive breastfeeding policy and provides a comfortable, private location for mothers to breastfeed or express and store milk.

Secrest Wardle is a law firm specializing in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with additional offices in Grand Rapids and Lansing. For additional information, please visit www.secrestwardle.com.