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Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy
& Pelton, P.L.C.

Law Firm in Birmingham, Michigan
 
Address
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 400
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
(Oakland Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 248-645-0000
800-806-9307
Voicemail Access: 248-645-1001
 
Fax: 248-645-1385
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http://www.kohp.com
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Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy
& Pelton, P.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:

Labor and Employment Law.
Year Established: 1997
Firm Profile:
With offices in Oakland County and downtown Detroit, Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C., specializes in counseling and representing management clients in all facets of employment and labor law including discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation, traditional labor relations, employment contracts and policies, trade secret and covenant not to compete issues, alternative dispute resolution, ERISA litigation, appellate practice and preventive counseling.

Among our firm's members are several of the region's most recognized and successful employment and labor attorneys. A number of our lawyers have been selected by their peers to be listed among the "Best Lawyers in America" and inducted as Fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Our lawyers are frequent lecturers for the prestigious National Employment Law Institute and other business education programs. Our firm has been designated in Chambers USA's Client Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers as the top employment and labor law firm in Michigan.

Our firm's distinctive "boutique" practice style and philosophy offer our clients a highly focused, proactive, strategic, and resource-conscious approach to avoiding if possible, confronting when necessary, and efficiently resolving the many complex workplace issues facing American employers today. A sizable segment of our practice consists of complex multi-state litigation including class actions. We represent many clients on a regional or national basis. All of our firm's members have devoted their careers to this specialized field, and do not have to "reinvent the wheel" with each new representation.

Please refer to our website (www.kohp.com) for more information regarding services offered by our firm and complete biographical information regarding our attorneys.

Firm Size: 18
Representative Clients:
Amazon.com; Auto Club of Michigan; Avis Budget Group; Behr America; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan; College for Creative Studies; Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.; Crain Communications, Inc.; Chrysler LLC; Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC; DaVita Inc.; Deloitte & Touche; Detroit Diesel Corporation; DTE Energy; Eaton Corporation; El Paso-Tennessee Pipeline Company; Federal-Mogul Corporation; Ford Motor Company; Freightliner LLC; ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company; L'Oreal USA; Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.; RadioShack Corporation; Sodexho USA; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide; UBS Financial Services; YUM Brands, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

Other Office Locations of Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy
& Pelton, P.L.C.

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Thomas G. Kienbaum (Member) born Berlin, Germany, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1968). President, State Bar of Michigan 1995-1996. Listed: Best Lawyers in America; Leading Employment Lawyer in Michigan, Chambers USA's Client Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers. National Employment Law Institute (Member, Advisory Board). Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Languages: German. Email: Thomas G. Kienbaum
Theodore R. Opperwall (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Calvin College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Examiner, National Labor Relations Board, 1974-1977. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Email: Theodore R. Opperwall
Elizabeth Phelps Hardy (Member) born Traverse City, Michigan, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with high honors, 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., 1984). Named: "One of Detroit's Most Influential Women," Crain's Detroit Business, 1997; "Lawyer of the Year," Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2004. Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Email: Elizabeth Phelps Hardy
Eric J. Pelton (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); Syracuse University (M.P.A.; J.D., 1987). Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Email: Eric J. Pelton
Margaret Carroll Alli (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Email: Margaret Carroll Alli
Julia Turner Baumhart (Partner) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1950; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Texas (B.J., 1972); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Email: Julia Turner Baumhart
Robert Bruce Brown (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1954; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with honors, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Email: Robert Bruce Brown
Noel D. Massie (Partner) born Bessemer, Michigan, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Email: Noel D. Massie
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Jay C. Boger (Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1995); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Email: Jay C. Boger
William B. Forrest III (Attorney) born Huntington, West Virginia, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Michigan Law School. Email: William B. Forrest III
Sonja L. Lengnick (Attorney) born Adrian, Michigan, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Minnesota (M.A., 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Email: Sonja L. Lengnick
Shannon V. Loverich (Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Email: Shannon V. Loverich
Robert Q. Romanelli (Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1993; M.A., 1995); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Email: Robert Q. Romanelli
OF COUNSEL
Patricia J. Boyle (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan; Wayne State University (B.A.; J.D., 1963; L.L.B., with honors). Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1983-1999. Trial Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1978-1983 and Detroit Recorder's Court, 1976-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1964-1968. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1968-1976. Named, One of Michigan's "Most Respected Judges," Michigan Lawyer's Weekly, 1990. Email: Patricia J. Boyle
Christina Hill Johnstone (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1980; J.D., 1983). Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Ford Motor Company, 1984-2005. Email: Christina Hill Johnstone
Victor G. Marrocco (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wayne State University; Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1970). Ford Motor Company, Office of the General Counsel and Team Leader of Employment Litigation Group, 1977-2000. City of Detroit, Office of the Corporation Counsel, 1972-1977. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Email: Victor G. Marrocco
Marlo Johnson Roebuck (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1992); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Email: Marlo Johnson Roebuck
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Detroit, Michigan Office: 211 West Fort Street, Suite 500, 48226. Telephone: 313-961-3926. Fax: 313-961-3945.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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