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| | Address | | Suite 400, 201 South Division Street | | Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 | | (Washtenaw Co.) | | | |
| | | Bodman LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking, Corporation, Construction, Real Estate, Securities, Municipal, Pension and Profit Sharing, Estate Planning, Probate, Employment and Labor, Administrative, Anti-trust, International, Trials and Appeals, Computer Law, Intellectual Property, Federal and State Taxation, Alternative Dispute Resolutions, Zoning, Venture Capital. | | Year Established: 1927 | | Firm Size: 140 | Clients:
ATTORNEYS FOR: Accuri, Inc.; Alpha Contracting, Inc.; Ann Arbor Charter Township; Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority; Ann Arbor Transportation Authority; Arbor Research Collaberative; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan; Boone & Darr, Inc.; Celsia Technologies, Inc.; City of Ann Arbor; Clark-MXR, Inc.; Coherix, Inc.; Comerica Bank; Doan Construction, Co.; Dobson McOmber Agency, Inc./Hylant; Endurance Ventures, LLC; GSI Group Corporation; Guenther Building Co.; The Henry Ford; Hobbs + Black Associates, Inc.; International Automotive Oversight Bureau; Joseph Freed Company; J. Walter Thompson; Jyco Sealing Technologies, Inc.; Leade Health, Inc.; Michigan Aerospace Corporation; Michigan Critical Care Consultants, Inc.; Mr. Roof; National Archive Publishing Company; NextHop Technologies, Inc.; Outdoor Advertising Association of Michigan and member companies; Pixel Velocity, Inc.; Pulte Homes of Michigan; Repairclinic.com; SimpleScalar, LLC; Swisher Realty; Syntel, Inc.; Terumo Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.; Washtenaw County. |
Other Office Locations of Bodman LLP
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Cheboygan, Michigan, U.S.A.
Troy, Michigan, U.S.A.
| | RESIDENT PARTNERS | | James J. Walsh (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana; 1977, Michigan. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 35, 1974-1975. Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1975-1977. Counsel, Outdoor Advertising Association of Michigan. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Constitutional Law; Zoning Law; Class Actions. Email: James J. Walsh | | Harvey W. Berman (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, March 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1982, Michigan. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1972); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977). Recipient: W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award for Professionalism and Service to the Construction Industry, Washtenaw Contractors Association, 2004; Associate of the Year Award, Homebuilders Association of Washtenaw County, 2004. Member, Cleveland-Marshall Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations (Forum on Construction Industry); State Bar of Michigan. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Contracts; Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Harvey W. Berman | | Jerold Lax (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, November 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1963); Harvard University (J.D., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Professor Emeritus, Urban Planning, University of Michigan. City Attorney, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969-1973, 2002-2003. Chairman, Michigan Civil Service Commission Employment Relations Board, 1990-1999. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Michigan Employment Relations Commission. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Jerold Lax | | Susan M. Kornfield (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, April 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1988, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1974); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group. Adjunct Professor of Copyright Law: University of Michigan Law School, 1997, 2004; Business School, 2002; School of Information, 1999-2002. Mediator, Intellectual Property Disputes. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Internet Law; Media Law. Email: Susan M. Kornfield | | Sandra Sorini Elser (Partner) born Highland Park, Illinois, September 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Marquette University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1983). Member, Real Estate Advisory Board, Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Commercial Real Estate Womens Network; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal Law; Business Law. Email: Sandra Sorini Elser | | Timothy R. Damschroder (Partner) born Defiance, Ohio, February 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan; 1990, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1984); University of Detroit (J.D., 1988). Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Norwegian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property; Securities Law; Venture Capital. Email: Timothy R. Damschroder | | Alan Nathan Harris (Partner) born Jacksonville, Arkansas, October 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware; 1994, District of Columbia; 1995, Pennsylvania; 1997, Michigan. Education: London School of Economics, London, England (1988); Emory University (B.A., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Litigation Section Council); American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Committee; Co-Chair, Model Jury Instruction Project). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Commercial Litigation; Computers and Software; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Technology Transfers. Email: Alan Nathan Harris | | Susan M. Friedland (Partner) born February 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1982; J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Business Planning. | | Matthew T. Jane (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section); State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Matthew T. Jane | | Carrie Leahy (Partner) born Port Jefferson, New York, August 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2005, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1997). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Advanced Research; Appellate Courts. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Carrie Leahy | | G. Christopher Bernard (Partner) born Homestead AFB, Florida, January 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1988); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Assistant City Attorney, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Member: State Bar of Michigan. [U.S. Navy 1984-1988; Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1988-1996]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: G. Christopher Bernard | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Sarah J. Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Sarah J. Williams | | Kenneth C. White (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 2004); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. | | COUNSEL | | James R. Buschmann (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1967); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Employee Benefits; Pension Plans. Email: James R. Buschmann | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Detroit, Michigan Office: 6th Floor at Ford Field, 1901 St. Antoine Street. Telephone: 313-259-7777. Fax: 313-393-7579.
Troy, Michigan Office: 201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500. Telephone: 248-743-6000. Fax: 248-743-6002.
Cheboygan, Michigan Office: 229 Court Street, P.O. Box 405. Telephone: 231-627-8000. Fax: 231-627-2802.
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