PRINCIPALS
William A. Tanoury (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, April 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1975); University of Detroit (J.D., 1978). Member: Washtenaw County and Monroe County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections: Negligence; Alternative Dispute Resolution); Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Propane Gas Defense Association; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: William A. Tanoury
Daniel R. Corbet (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, June 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: Northern Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contracts.Email: Daniel R. Corbet
David R. Nauts (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan August 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (A.B., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Frank Murphy Honor Society, 1989. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Liability; Securities Litigation.Email: David R. Nauts
Bruce R. Shaw (Principal) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985). Member, Ethics Board, 2006 and Past Member, Planning Commission, City of Huntington Woods. Past Member, Berkley Community Diversity Council. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Health Care Association of Michigan. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Nursing Home Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Bruce R. Shaw
Kenneth M. Essad (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, April 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1979); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1984). Author: "Avoiding Appraisal Liability and/or Managing Your Risk of Being Sued," ASA International Conference, 1996. Member: Detroit, Oakland County (Member, Circuit Court Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Arab-American Bar Association (President). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Asbestos Litigation; Automobile Negligence; General Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Kenneth M. Essad
Linda M. Garbarino (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, May 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1978); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Note and Comment Editor, Detroit College Law Review, 1984-1985. Author, "1993 Medical Malpractice Tort Reform in Michigan," Det. C.L. Rev. 4., 1995. Member, Court of Appeals Internal Operation Procedure Task Force, 1997. Moderator, Michigan Court of Appeals Settlement Conference Pilot Program. Member, Steering Committee, Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chair, 2006-2007, Chair-Elect, 2005-2006 and Treasurer, 2001-2003, 2004-2005, Appellate Practice Section; Chair, Appellate Court Administration Committee, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Products Liability; Asbestos Defense; Civil Rights.Email: Linda M. Garbarino
Cullen B. McKinney (Principal) born Trenton, Michigan, May 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with distinction, 1991); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1993). Author: "Home Office Deductions and I.R.C. Section 280A: Did Commissioner v. Soliman Really Clear Up the Meaning of 'Principal Place of Business?'" 71 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 155 (1993) and The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, April 1995. Member: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence Law Section). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Negligence; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Environmental Law.Email: Cullen B. McKinney
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS
Judith A. Parrott (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, May 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1990); Wayne State University (J.D., 1994). Registered Nurse, Michigan, 1971. Member: State Bar of Michigan. (Associate Principal). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Sexual Harassment; Small Business Law; Nurses Licensing; Physicians Licensing.Email: Judith A. Parrott
Steven J. Bonasso (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, March 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1993); Wayne State University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability; Premises Liability; Litigation.Email: Steven J. Bonasso
Eric G. Tucciarone (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1991); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Author: 2002 L. Rev., Michigan State University - D.C.L. 127. Member: American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Liability; Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Eric G. Tucciarone
ASSOCIATES
Amanda Trott (Associate) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 9, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Peace, War and Defense/B.A. Political Science, with honors, 2003); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2006). Deans List. Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Certificates of Merit - Evidence Problems, Pretrial Skills. Judicial Law Clerk to 52-3 District Court. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice.Email: Amanda Trott
Kenneth Willis (Associate) born Deckerville, Michigan, October 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., 1998). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kenneth Willis
Anita L. Comorski (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Alexander Freeman Fellowship. Member: Women's Law Caucus, 1996; International Law Society, 1996. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Appellate Practice Section). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Asbestos Defense.Email: Anita L. Comorski
Carlos A. Escurel (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, April 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1997); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Carlos A. Escurel
Ryan M. Akers (Associate) born Wyandotte, Michigan, January 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: Cornerstone University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Regent University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Civil Litigation.Email: Ryan M. Akers
Elisabeth A. McIntyre (Associate) born Rochester, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1993); Duquesne University, School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Western Pennsylvania; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Elisabeth A. McIntyre
Stephen A. Bouren (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, April 14, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2003); University Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2006). Cavanaugh Scholar, 2003-2006. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Stephen A. Bouren
Ahmed M. Hassouna (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, January 31, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2001); University of Toledo, College of Law (J.D., 2004). Formerly with Cardelli, Lanfear & Buikema, P.C. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Arab-American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts; Family Law.Email: Ahmed M. Hassouna
Sarah Cahill (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., English Language and Literature, 2003); Wayne State University (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Law Fraternity, 2000-2003). American Constitution Society (Secretary, 2006). Recipient, Honors College, 1999-2001 and University Honors, 2001-2002, University of Michigan. Articles Editor, Journal of Law in Society, Wayne State University Law School, 2005-2006. Associate Editor, University of Michigan Literary Magazine. Formerly with Law Office of Marilyn A. Solomon, Winchester, Virginia. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice.