 |   | | | Law Firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan | A Professional Limited Liability Company | Founded in 1852 by Sidney Davy Miller |
| | Address | | 101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor | | Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1400 | | (Washtenaw Co.) | | | |
| | | Reviser of the Michigan Law Digest for this Directory. | Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Licensing & High Technology, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & School Finance & Bond Counsel, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-Sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Finance & Bond Counsel, Taxation, Tax-Exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. | Firm Profile:
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 260 attorneys and over 50 legal assistants. We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice. Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, and Troy. We also have offices in New York City, Chicago and Naples. Our offices in Gdynia, Katowice, and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Our practice areas are organized into the following groups: Bankruptcy/Workout; Business and Finance (Commercial Lending, Corporations and Securities, Finance and Development Sections), Environmental and Regulatory; Estate Planning; Federal Tax and Employee Benefits; Health Care; Intellectual Property; International Business; Labor and Employment; Litigation (Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Product Liability/Tort, State and Local Tax Sections), and Public Law Services and Bond Counsel. We represent individuals in their personal and business concerns, trusts and estates, publicly traded and multinational companies, and many start-up, small, and medium sized businesses. Clients also include public bodies such as the state of Michigan, and many of its agencies, authorities and universities, cities, counties, townships, school and community college districts, and special authorities throughout Michigan and in other states. We represent many nonprofit, tax-exempt institutions, such as hospitals, charitable corporations, and professional associations. | | Firm Size: 350 | Clients:
REPRESENTATIVE FIRM CLIENTS: City of Detroit, Michigan; City of Midland, Michigan; Comerica Bank; CMS Energy; DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Denso America, Inc.; Detroit Tigers, Inc.; DTE Energy Company; First of Michigan; Flint Ink Corporation; Ford Credit Company; Henry Ford Hospital; Huntington Banks of Michigan; Kellogg Company; Kelly Services, Inc.; La-Z-Boy Incorporated; Mead Corp.; Michigan State University; Mitsubishi; NCAA; Northwest Airlines; Owens-Illinois; Pharmacia Corporation; Phillips Petroleum; R.L. Polk & Company; Siemens Corporation; State of Michigan and its authorities; Tecumseh Products Company; The University of Michigan; Wayne County; Xerox Corporation. |
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE CLIENTS: American Bumper; Ann Arbor Technologies, Corporation; Bank One, Michigan; Balance Technology, Inc.; Captec Financial Group, Inc.; Century Truss Company; Domino's Pizza International eBondUSA.com, Inc.; Hearst Corporation; McKinley Associates, Inc.; NSF International; NSK Corporation; Open Networks Engineering, Inc. (One); Rite Aid; Saint Joseph Mercy Health System; St. John Health System; Synthon Corporation; TCF National Bank; Trinity Health; Washtenaw Community College; Wolverine Venture Fund. |
Other Office Locations of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Naples, Florida, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A.
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.
Troy, Michigan, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Gdynia, Poland
Katowice, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
| | PRINCIPALS OF FIRM | | Erik H. Serr (Principal) born Erie, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Michigan; 1970, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Elec. Engr.; B.S.E., Math, 1963; J.D., 1966). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Planning Counsel. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Corporation, Finance and Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Probate, Estate Planning and Taxation Law). (Senior Principal). Practice Areas: Corporate; Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning Law. Email: Erik H. Serr | | Allyn D. Kantor (Principal) born Memphis, Tennessee, October 3, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan; 1991, Florida. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1962); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1964). Adjunct Professor ADR University of Michigan Law School. Author: "7 Deadly Sins: Mistakes Mediators Make and How to Resolve Them," Lawyers Weekly, May 20, 2002; "Mediation Can Settle Your Case If..." Res Ipsa Loquitor, February, 1997; "What Do You Mean by Mediation?" Res Ipsa, July, 1993 edition; "Mediation-An Alternative Solution to Resolving Business Disputes," Ann Arbor Business-to-Business, August, 1993 edition; "How to Resolve Disputes and Avoid Litigation Costs," Ann Arbor Business-to-Business, September, 1993 edition; "Expanding the Strike Zone of Corporate Liability: A Call for a Return to Traditional Concepts," Environmental Hazards, February, 1991, Vol. 3, No. 2 edition; "Environmental Contractual Provisions in Corporate Transactions," Environmental Liability in Land Use Transactions, a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Bar Association, June 25, 1992. Faculty Member: University of Michigan Trial Advocacy Program, 1989—; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1989—. Member, State Bar ADR Sections. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation and Alternate Dispute Resolution. Secretary, Florida State Bar Out of State Division. Member: Washtenaw County (President, 1986-1987) and American (Member, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Associate Member, Character and Fitness Committee, 1984-1987; Council Member, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution; Elected Member, State Bar Representative Assembly, 1997; Chair, Special Issues Committee; Member, State Bar Board of Commissioners 2003-2006); The Florida Bar (President, Out of State Division). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Knoblach v. Kenyon, 163 MA 712 (1987); Snediker Developers v. Evans & Webster, 733 F. Supp. 984 (E.D. Mich. 1991); Anspec, et al v. Johnson Controls, et al, 922 F2d 1240 (6th Cir. 1991); Servo Kinetics, Inc. v. Tokyo Precision Instruments Co. Ltd. et al, 475 F.3d 783 (6th Cir. 2007). Practice Areas: Alternate Dispute Resolution. Email: Allyn D. Kantor | | Gregory L. Curtner (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, February 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits; Court of International Trade; United States Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Reported Cases: World of Sleep, Inc. v La-Z-Boy Chair Company, 1982-2 Tr. Cases §64,854 (D. Colo. 1982), aff'd in part, rev'd in part and remanded, 756 F.2d 1467 (10th Cir. 1985), cert. denied, -- U.S. -- 106 S. Ct. 77 (1985); Michigan State Podiatry Association v Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, 1982-2 Tr. Cases §64,801 (E.D. Mich. 1982); Action Publications, Inc. v Panax Corp., 1986-1 Tr. Cases §67,029, appeal dismissed (1989); Asher Edelman v Fruehauf Corporation, -- F. Supp. -- CCH F.Sec.L. Rptr. §92,863 (E.D. Mich 1986), aff'd, 798 F.2d 882 (6th Cir. 1986); Equitable v Michigan Citizens Lobby, 423 Mich. 188 (1985); United States v Graham Mortgage Co., 564 F.Supp. 1239 (E.D. Mich. 1983) rev'd, 740 F.2d 414 (6th Cir. 1984); Smith v Northern Michigan Hospitals and Burns Clinic Medical Center, P.C., 518 F.Supp. 644 (W.D. Mich. 1981) aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 703 F.2d 942 (6th Cir. 1983), later appeal, Smith v Burns Clinic Medical Center, P.C., 779 F.2d 1173 (6th Cir. 1985); Shavronoch v Clark Oil & Refining Co., 1982-3 Tr. Cases §65,093 (E.D. Mich. 1982), aff'd, remanded, 726 F.2d 291 (6th Cir. 1984); Friendship Materials, Inc. v Michigan Brick, Inc., 679 F.2d 100 (6th Cir. 1982); Lynch Corporation v Omaha National Bank, 82 F.R.D. 478 (D.S.D. 1979) affd in part and rev'd in part, 666 F.2d 1208 (8th Cir. 1981); D.E. Rogers Associates, Inc. v. Gardner Denver Company, 718 F.2d 1431 (6th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 467 U.S. 1242 (1984); Cooperstone v Official Sports Center, Inc., 1977-2 Tr. Cases §61,623 (E.D., Mich. 1977); Clairol, Inc. v Boston discount Center, 608 F.2d 1114 (6th Cir. 1979); Overseas Motors v Import Motors Limited, 375 F.Supp. 499 (E.D. Mich. 1974), aff'd 519 F.2d 119 (6th Cir.) cert. denied, 423 U.S. 987 (1975), subs. appeal, 595 F.2d 1224 (6th Cir. 1979); Huron Valley Pub. Co. v Booth Newspapers, Inc. 336 F.Supp. 659 (E.D. Mich. 1972); University of Michigan Board of Regents v State of Michigan, 47 Mich. App. 23 (1973), aff'd, 395 Mich. 52; 235 N.W.2d 1 (1975) Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Media Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gregory L. Curtner | | Bettye S. Elkins (Principal) born San Antonio, Texas, April 3, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.J., with honors, 1962); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Author: Article, An Analysis of the Michigan Supreme Court's First Decision in a Withdrawal of Life Support Case: In re Martin. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Computer Law. Email: Bettye S. Elkins | | Timothy D. Sochocki (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, March 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Adjunct Professor of Law, Real Estate Finance, Wayne State University Law School, 1987-1989. Chairperson, Public Financing Committee of the Real Property Section, State Bar of Michigan, 1984-1987. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Finance Law; Health Care Acquisitions and Affiliations. Email: Timothy D. Sochocki | | David A. French (Principal) born Tiffin, Ohio, August 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., 1980). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. James B. Angell Scholar. Member, Wayne Law Review, 1979. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Member: Detroit Committee on Foreign Relations, 1983—; Area Chair, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., 1989-1992. Member, University of Michigan LS & A Visiting Committee, 1989-1991. Director, Washtenaw Community College Foundation, 1994—. Member: Washtenaw County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Reported Cases: Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, 489 U.S. 829 (1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Law and Litigation; Health Law Litigation and Regulatory Law; Constitutional Litigation. Email: David A. French | | J. David Reck (Principal) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1965); University of Detroit (J.D., 1973). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. [U.S. Naval Aviator, Retired]. Email: J. David Reck | | Marta A. Manildi (Principal) born San Francisco, California, April 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1975); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Executive Board, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1984-1986. Member, Board of Directors, CCMD, Inc. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Intellectual Section and Computer Law Section); American Bar Association (Member: Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Reported Cases: Fort Pierce Utilities Authority v. Dept. of Energy, 503 F. Supp. 1014 (D.D.C., 1980); Dery v. United States (In Re Bridge), 90 B.R. 839 (Bkrptcy. E.D. Mich., 1988); Rospatch Securities Litigation 802 F. Supp. 110 (W.D. Mich. 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial and Complex Litigation; Constitutional Litigation. Email: Marta A. Manildi | | Douglas M. Kilbourne (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, January 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Business and Real Property Law Sections); American Bar Association (Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; General Corporate. Email: Douglas M. Kilbourne | | Roselyn R. Parmenter (Principal) born Bay City, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Delta College (A.D., Science, 1968); University of Michigan (A.B., Phil., with high distinction, 1983); Wayne State University (J.D., 1986). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Registered Nurse, Michigan, 1968 (Hospital Management). Author: "Tax-Exempt and Non-Private Foundation Status." Co-Author: "Private Inurement and Public Benefit," The Health Care Industry, (CCH Tax Transaction Series, 1988). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Tax Exemption; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: Roselyn R. Parmenter | | Joseph M. Fazio (Principal) born Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1980); Wayne State University (J.D., 1985). Member: Washtenaw County (Member, Real Estate Section) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law; Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law(75%); Finance and Development(25%). Email: Joseph M. Fazio | | Linda O. Goldberg (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, January 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles Joiner, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan, 1979-1981. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Veenstra v. Washtenaw Country Club, 466 Mich. 155 (2002); Slayton v. Ann Arbor Public Schools, 250 Mich.App. 419 (2002); Lowery v. Xerox Corp., 229 F.3d 1152, 2000 U.S. App. Lexis 19196 (6th Cir. 2000); Nora v. Carrier Corp., 861 F.2d 457 (6th Cir. 1988); Holliday v. Xerox Corp., 732 F.2d 548 (6th Cir. 1984); Erwin v. Dutch Housing, Inc., 150 Lab. Cas. P 34,960 (N.D. Ind. 2004); Doe v. Keane, 117 F.R.D. 103 (W.D. Mich. (1987)); Doe v. Keane, 658 F. Supp. 216 (W.D. Mich. 1987); Hatmaker v. Xerox Corp., No. 200685 (Mich. App. 1998); Swenson-Davis v. Martel, 135 Mich. App 632 (1984). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Linda O. Goldberg | | Sonal Hope Mithani (Principal) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1991); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Legal Writing and Research Instructor, Wayne State University, 1998-1999. Member: Board of Directors, Neighborhood Senior Services, 2001-2006; Board of Trustees, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Board, 2002—; Board of Directors, Washtenaw Community College Foundation, 2007—. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); False Claims Act Litigation(25%); Health Care Litigation(25%). Email: Sonal Hope Mithani | | Mark T. Boonstra (Principal) born Muskegon, Michigan, May 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Political Science, 1979); University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (M.A.E., 1983; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Ralph B. Guy, Jr., Eastern District of Michigan (1983-1985). Listed in: Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006; Outstanding Young Man of America, 1988. Chairperson, Washtenaw County Economic Club, 2004-2005. Board President, Christian Montessori School of Ann Arbor, 2005—. Member, Leadership Ann Arbor, 2001-2002. Chairperson, Washtenaw County Republican Party, 2008—. Group Leader, Deputy Practice, 2004—. Member: Washtenaw County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Antitrust, Franchising and Trade Regulation, 2000-2001; Member, Sections on: Litigation; Appellate; Member, Representative Assembly, 2005—). (Deputy Chair, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group). Reported Cases: Valley National Gas, Inc. v. Marihugh, _ F.2d _, 2008 WL 2345915 (E.D. Mich. June 5, 2008); Mission Residential, LLC v. Triple Net Properties, LLC, 654 S.E.2d 888 (Va.S.Ct. 2008); Salcedo v. Williams Chevrolet, Inc., _ F.2d _, 2007 WL 1594467 (W.D. Mich. 2007); Servo Kinetics, Inc. v. Tokyo Precision Instruments Co., Ltd., 475 F.3d 783 (6th Cir. 2007); Michigan South Central Power Agency v. Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., 466 F.Supp.2d 912 (W.D. Mich. 2006); Granholm v. Heald, 544 U.S. 460 (2005) (on remand); ProNational Ins. Co. v. Bagetta, 347 F.Supp.2d 469 (E.D. Mich. 2004); Symorex, Inc. v. Siemens Industrial Automation, 151 F.Supp.2d 844 (E.D. Mich. 2001) (vacated); Utilase, Inc. v. Williamson, 188 F.3d 510, 1999 WL 7127969 (6th Cir. 1999) (unpublished); Adidas America, Inc. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 64 F.Supp.2d 1097 (D. Kan. 1999); Gateway 2000, Inc. v. Kelley, 9 F.Supp.2d 790 (E.D. Mich. 1998); Gateway 2000, Inc. v. Livak, 19 R.Supp.2d 748 (E.D. Mich. 1998); Aurora Gas Co. v. Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op, 1996 WL 627399, Util. L.Rep. 14, 119 (E.D. Mich. 1996); Ameriwood Industries Intern. Corp. v. American Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa., 840 F.Supp. 1143 (W.D. Mich. 1993), later proceeding, 1994 WL 396089 (W.D. Mich. 1994), later proceeding 864 F.Supp. 34 (W.D. Mich. 1994); Dry Cleaning & Laundry Institute of Detroit, Inc. v. Flom's Corp., 841 F.Supp. 212 (E.D. Mich.1993); In re Rospatch Securities Litigation, 760 F.Supp. 1239 (W.D.Mich, 1991); D&N Financial Corp. v. RCM Partners Ltd. Partnership, 735 F.Supp. 1242 (D.Del. 1990); Michigan State Podiatry Association v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, 671 F.Supp.1139, reh. den. 681 F.Supp.1239 E.D.Mich. 1987) (settled on appeal); Becherer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. et al., 799 F.Supp. 755 (E.D.Mich. 1992), later proceeding, 809 F.Supp. 1259 (E.D. Mich. 1992) later proceeding, 920 F.Supp. 1345 (E.D.Mich. 1996); Burns Clinic Medical Center, P.C. v. Vorenkamp, 165 Mich.App. 224 (1987), app. den., 430 Mich. 895, recons. den. 431 Mich. 877 (1988). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Covenants Not To Compete; Federal Practice; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Fraud; Securities Litigation. Email: Mark T. Boonstra | | M. Sheila Jeffrey (Principal) born Flint, Michigan, October 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New Jersey; 1987, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1975); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Law Secretary to Honorable Samuel A. Allcorn, Judge, Appellate Division Superior Court of New Jersey, 1979-1980. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: M. Sheila Jeffrey | | Frederick R. Juckniess (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1998, Colorado; 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., Economics, with distinction, 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Washtenaw County, Minnesota State, Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Pocono Invitational Sport Camp, Inc., et al. v. NCAA, Civil Action No. 00-CV-5708 (E.D.Pa.2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Antitrust; Commercial Litigation. Email: Frederick R. Juckniess | | Robert J. Wierenga (Principal) admitted to bar, 1997, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and District of Colorado; 1998, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Email: Robert J. Wierenga | | David R. Grand (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, October 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Accounting, with honors, 1994); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Michigan. Board Member, JARC (2005—). Indiana University Southeast Michigan Alumni Student Recruiting Coordinator (2002—). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Sports Law; Amateur Sports Law; NCAA Regulation; Sports Antitrust; Sports Injury; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Entertainment Litigation. Email: David R. Grand | | David D. O'Brien (Principal) born July 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2003, Michigan. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: David D. O'Brien | | OF COUNSEL/SENIOR COUNSEL | | Edmond F. DeVine (Of Counsel) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 9, 1916; admitted to bar, 1940, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1937; J.D., with honors, 1940); Catholic University of America (LL.M., 1941). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1949-1979. Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-1958. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1972-1976; Board of Commissioners, 1976-1985); U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Edmond F. DeVine | | John B. DeVine (Of Counsel) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 5, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1941); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1948). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-1952. President, Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys, 1977. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys (Director, 1975-1983; President, 1981). Practice Areas: Health and Hospital Law; Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law. Email: John B. DeVine | | Paul R. Dimond (Senior Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, April 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1973, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1966); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Author: "The Supreme Court and Judicial Choice," University of Michigan Press, 1989; "Beyond Busing," University of Michigan Press, 1985, reprinted with new foreward, retropsect and prospect, 2005. Professor: Wayne State Law School, 1981-1984; American University Law School, 1980-1981. Adjunct Professor: Harvard University; University of Michigan and George Washington University Law Schools. Member, Michigan Governor's Council of Economic Advisers, 2003—. Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Economic Policy, 1993-1997. General Counsel and Senior Vice President, McKinley, 1985-1990; Chairman of the Board, 2001—; President, McKinley Foundation, 2001—. Trustee: The Henry Ford, Community Foundation for Southestern Michigan; GreenWays Initiative for Southeastern Michigan. Director, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1975-1976. Elected, Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, M&A, and Securities Law. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Education(10%); Business(25%); Finance(15%); Regulation(5%); Liability(5%); Real Estate(40%). Email: Paul R. Dimond | | James W. Govert (Senior Counsel) born Hammond, Indiana, August 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 2004, Michigan. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1989); University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1993; M.A., 1994). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Secured Lending. Email: James W. Govert | | John W. McNair (Of Counsel) born Fort Sill, Oklahoma, July 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1976). Consultant to University of Michigan Highway Safety Research Institute, 1977-1981. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: John W. McNair | | Rachel Nosowsky, Esq. (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania (Inactive); 2002, Michigan. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1994). Editor-in-Chief, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 1993-1994. Member, Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Jewish Community Center. Assistant General Counsel, University of Michigan. Counsel, Aetna U.S. Healthcare. Assistant Special Counsel, Ruby Ridge Investigation, U.S. Senate, 1995. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Biotechnology. Email: Rachel Nosowsky, Esq. | | Thomas C. O'Brien (Senior Counsel) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 2, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., 1966); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2005, 2006. Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1969-1970. Author: "The V.A. Murders," Litigation Magazine, November, 1984; "How to Introduce Evidence in Court: Expert Witnesses," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1986; "Presenting the Defense," Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, 1987; "Reliability of Child Witnesses," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1987; "How to Develop a Winning Theory of the Case," Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, October 1990; "Cross Examination of Expert Witness," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003 and Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, 1994; "The Defense Perspective," US v Narciso, Federal Bar Association, Rakow Scholarship Awards Luncheon, November 2001; "The V.A. Nurses Case: The Effects of Press Coverage on a High-Profile Criminal Trial," V.A. Nurses Symposium, Wayne State Law School, 2001, Wayne Law 2002; "Examining Expert Witnesses," National Institute of Trial Advocacy (video recording, Spring, 2003). Section Leader and Faculty Member, Basic Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978-1994. Faculty Member: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1989—; Symposium on Hypnosis, National Legal Aid and Defender Convocation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 1979. Section Leader, Midwest Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1980—. Lecturer, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, April 1994. Section Leader and Faculty Member, Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, University of Michigan Law School, 1985-1997. Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School, 1971—. Faculty Member, Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan Seminar on Trial Advocacy, Spring 1983, Spring and Fall 1987, Fall 1993 and Spring 1994. Chairman, Ann Arbor Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976. President, Washtenaw Land Trust, 2001-2003. Member, Agriculture Preservation Fund Board, State of Michigan, 2004—. Member: Washtenaw County (Chairman, Trial Practice Section, 1988-1990; Member, Judiciary Committee; Member, Trial Court Case Evaluation Committee, 1983—; Chairman, Mediation Committee, Trial Court, 1991-1994; Federal (Member, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter; Committee Member, Rules & Civil Practice and Criminal Practice, 1988—) and American (Member, Section on Litigation; Committee Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1981—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on Negligence and Criminal Law; Committee Member, Task Force on Professionalism, 1989-1990; Member, Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, 1993-1994 and Criminal Jury Instructions, 1993-1999); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers. Member, Fellows: Michigan State Bar Foundation; American Constitution Society for Law & Policy. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Personal Injury Law; Trial Practice; Automobile Accidents and Injuries. | | Stephen Palms (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., History, 1973); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Restructuring; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Workouts. Email: Stephen Palms | | Robert E. Gilbert (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, March 22, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1963; J.D., with distinction, 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Board of Editors, Michigan Law Review, 1965-1966. Adjunct Professor of Law, Real Estate Finance, Wayne State University Law School, 1984-1990. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan School of Business, 1986. Managing Director of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC , 1988-1994, CEO of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, 1994-1999. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Email: Robert E. Gilbert | | SENIOR ATTORNEY | | Duncan Ogilvie (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Economics, Minor, Business Administration, 1987); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Real Property, Contracts, Torts Civil Procedure and Domestic Relations; 1995 Distinguished Alumni & Memorial Scholarship Award. Managing Editor, Michigan State University College of Law, Law Review. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing. Email: Duncan Ogilvie | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Kristin Nied (Associate) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1997, Michigan. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Health Care. Email: Kristin Nied | | Atleen Kaur (Associate) born India; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Columbia University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Languages: Hindi and Punjabi. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Atleen Kaur | | Leigh R. Greden (Associate) born Washington, D.C., September 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member, Ann Arbor City Council, 2003—. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Leigh R. Greden | | Emily C. Palacios (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., high honors, 1988; M.U.P., 1991; J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Law Clerk to Honorable Cornelia G. Kennedy, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002-2003. Order of Coif. Managing Articles Editor and Executive Editor, Journal of Law Reform, 2000-2001. Planning Consultant, 1990-1999. Member: Washtenaw County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Emily C. Palacios | | Brandy L. Mathie (Associate) born Garden City, Michigan, September 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., English and Political Science, 1995); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Brandy L. Mathie | | Kim Scott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Economics, 1992); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Email: Kim Scott | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Detroit, Michigan Office: 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500, 48226-4415. Telephone: 313-963-6420. Fax: 313-496-7500. Cable Address: "Stem Detroit."
Cambridge, Massachusetts Office: One Broadway, 14th Floor, 02142. Telephone: 617-679-5200. Fax: 617-679-5222.
Grand Rapids, Michigan Office: 99 Monroe, N.W., Suite 1200, 49503-2639. Telephone: 616-454-8656. Fax: 616-776-6322.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Office: 277 S. Rose St., Suite 5000, 49007-3751. Telephone: 269-381-7030. Fax: 269-382-0244.
Lansing, Michigan Office: Suite 900, One Michigan Avenue, 48933-1609. Telephone: 517-487-2070. Fax: 517-374-6304.
Saginaw, Michigan Office: 4800 Fashion Square Boulevard, Suite 120. Telephone: 989-497-2430. Fax: 989-790-8397.
Troy, Michigan Office: 840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 200, 48098-6358. Telephone: 248-879-2000. Fax: 248-879-2001.
New York, New York Office: 500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1815, 10110. Telephone: 212-704-4400. Fax: 212-704-4410.
Chicago, Illinois Office: Amata Office Suites, 225 West Washington, Suite 2200, 60606. Telephone: 312-924-2896.
Naples, Florida Office: Sun Trust Building, 801 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 705, 34100. Telephone: (239) 596-1975. Fax: (239) 596-7231.
Windsor, Ontario Office: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., Wilson Walker LLP, 443 Ouellette Avenue, P.O. Box 1390, N9A 6R4. Telephone: 519-977-1555; 313-962-1990 (Detroit); 519-977-1556 (Automated Attendant). Telecopier: 519-977-1565 (Litigation); 519-977-1566 (Commercial).
Toronto, Ontario Office: Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, 161 Bay Street, 27th Floor, M5J 2S1. Telephone: (647) 339-3209. Fax: (647) 259-6288.
Gdynia, Poland Office: ul. Batorego 28-32, 81-366. Telephone: 011 (48-58) 782-0200. Fax: 011 (48-58) 782-0201.
Warsaw, Poland Office: ul. Nowogrodzka 11, 5th Floor, 00-513. Telephone: 011 (48-22) 529-0200. Fax: 011 (48-22) 529-0201.
Katowice, Poland Office: ul. Francuska 35/37, 40-027. Telephone: 011 (48-32) 757-2414. Fax: 011 (48-32) 757-2483.
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