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| | Address | | 39395 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 200 | | Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331-2913 | | (Oakland Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 248-489-8600 | | Facsimile: 248-489-4156 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.couzens.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Federal, State and Local Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate, Professional Corporation, Employee Benefit Planning, Securities, Real Estate, Secured Transactions, Banking and Business Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial and Tax, Employee Benefit and General Litigation, Labor Law, Health Care Law and Employment Law, Civil Trial Practice, Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pension and Profit Sharing. | | Year Established: 1988 | | Firm Size: 33 | Representative Clients:
La-Z-Boy Showcase Shoppes of Detroit, Inc.; Colonial Dodge, Inc.; Bayloff Die and Machine Co.; Target Stamped Products Corporation; Dan's Excavating, Inc.; Tecumseh Corrugated Box Co.; Midway Products Group; Burke Lumber and Building Products; Prince Group, LLC; Little Valley Homes, Inc.; Technical Cold Extrusions, Inc.; Michigan Precision Industries; Excalibur, Inc.; Crown Motors, Ltd.; Acordia of Michigan, Inc.; The Policemen & Firemen Retirement System of the City of Detroit; Bob Saks Automotive Group; American Concrete Walls Inc.; Central Wayne County Sanitation Authority; Stewart Title Guaranty Company; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Security Union Title Insurance Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; Detroit Theater Organ Society; Voyager Petroleum, Inc.; CNH Capital America LLC; Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.; Oliver/Hatcher Construction; Commercial Contracting Corp.; Artisan Assoc.; Circle Broach Co.; Lender, Ltd. References: La Salle Bank; Fifth-Third Bank. |
Other Office Locations of Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, P.C.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
| | Sheldon A. Fealk (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, October 30, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1962); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1965). Member, Panel of Arbitrators (Labor and Commercial), American Arbitration Association. Member: Oakland County Bar Association (Member, Employment Law Committee); State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Labor Law; Tax Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Sheldon A. Fealk | | Jack S. Couzens, II (Member) born Pontiac, Michigan, December 31, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan and Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964); Wayne State University (J.D., 1967). CLU Designation, 1971. Recipient, Huebner Service Award, Detroit Chapter Society of Service Professionals, April 2002. Author: "Business Agreements for Use with Life Insurance," Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Publication, January, 1970. Lecturer, Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in Estate Planning and Employee Benefit Planning, University of Michigan and Wayne State University, 1973-1979. Speaker: "Liquidity at the Second Death," Million Dollar Round Table, 1984; "Second-to-Die," Million Dollar Round Table, 1989; National Conference and Conferment of CLUS, 1991. President, 1976-1977 and Chairman of Board, 1977-1978, Oakland County Estate Planning Council. Member, Detroit Chapter CLU. Member: State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning, Employee Benefit Planning and Small Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Corporate Planning Law; Qualified Planning Law; Employee Benefit Law. Email: Jack S. Couzens, II | | Jerry M. Ellis (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, January 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1965); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1968). Recipient, Farmington Area Jaycees 1990 Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award. Farmington Hills Parks and Recreation Commission, 1986-1996; Chairman, 1994-1996. Farmington Hills Year 2000 Committee (Vice-Chairman, Finance Section). Member, Farmington Hills Ice Arena Committee, 1993-1994. Councilman, Farmington Hills City Council, 1996—. Farmington Hills Mayor Pro Tem, 2000 and 2004. Chairman, Southwest Oakland Cable Commission, 1999. Board of Directors, Oakland County Community Mental Health Board, 2002—. Member: Oakland County (Member, Bankruptcy Section), Federal (Member, Detroit Chapter Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Debtor-Creditor Law Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Litigation. Email: Jerry M. Ellis | | Donald M. Lansky (Member) born Bay City, Michigan, June 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1969; LL.M. in Taxation, 1972). Author: "Proceedings Before the Michigan Tax Tribunal," Michigan Real Property Review, August, 1978. Co-Author: "Cash or Deferred Compensation - Flexibility and Cost Reduction in a Qualified Retirement Plan," Michigan State Bar Journal, July, 1984; "So You Think You Transferred the Family Business - Section 2036 (c) Has A Surprise For You," Taxation For Lawyers, November, 1989. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Chairperson, Professional Advisory Committee, 1991-1996); United Jewish Foundation (Vice President, 1997-2003); Chairperson, The Jewish Community Endowment Fund Steering Committee (2002—); Jewish Vocational Service (President, 1997-1999). Member: Detroit and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property Law; Probate & Trust Law; Council Member, Taxation Section, 1981-1988; Chairperson, 1986-1987). Practice Areas: Business Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Business Law; Estate and Charitable Planning; Federal, State and Local Tax; International Tax. Email: Donald M. Lansky | | Bruce J. Lazar (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, August 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (A.B., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Chi. Author, "Protecting Confidential Client Relationships Through Use of an Employment Agreement," Michigan CPA, Fall 1992. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, (Commercial/Construction) American Arbitration Association. Member: Oakland County and American (Forum on the Construction Industry and Construction Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Employment Law. Email: Bruce J. Lazar | | Alan C. Roeder (Member) born Celina, Ohio, December 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1970); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Postponing the Taxation of Property Dispositions," Oakland County Bar Association Journal, Laches, February, 1988; "Passive Activity Loss Limitations-Two Years Later," Oakland County Bar Association Journal, Laches, November, 1988; "Partnership Liability Allocations Under the Final 752 Regulations," Michigan Tax Lawyer, May, 1992 . Lecturer: Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in Estate Planning and Employee Benefit Planning, University of Michigan, 1976-1982; Wayne State University, 1976-1982. President, Michigan Chapter of Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute, 1982. Director and President, Oakland Executives Association, 1993. Member: Oakland County (Member, Real Property Committee, Chair, 1994 and 2001) and American (Member, Taxation and Real Property Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Real Property). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development and/or Syndications Law; Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law. Email: Alan C. Roeder | | Renard J. Kolasa (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, November 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Connecticut; 1975, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1978, Michigan; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honor, 1971; M.A., Economics, 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., with honor, 1974). Author: "Buy-Sell Agreements-TRA 1986 Update," Oakland County Bar Association Journal, Laches, November 1987. "Estate Planning and Planned Giving - The Roots of Responsible Stewardship and Mission Outreach," UMC Video, 2000; "Estate Planning Primer-Complete Solutions in Six Progressive Steps," 1999. Current Presentation outlines including Estate Planning; Charitable Giving Techniques; Buy-Sell Agreements; Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation. Lecturer: Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in "Estate Planning," "Business Organizations" and "Employee Benefit Planning," Wayne State University, 1979-1982 and Lawrence Technological University, 1983-1995; "Personal Financial Planning Program," Oakland University, 1987; Planned Giving School, 1991—. Certified Advisor in Philanthropy, 2004. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Corporation, Finance and Business Law); Connecticut and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; National Committee on Planned Giving; Planned Giving Roundtable of Southeast Michigan. Practice Areas: Small Business Law; Estate Planning Law; Non-Profit Organizations. Email: Renard J. Kolasa | | Kathryn Gilson Sussman (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976); Wayne State University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1982). Lecturer: Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in Estate Planning and Financial Planning, Lawrence Technological University, 1983-1988. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Finance and Business Law); American Bar Association; Oakland County Women's Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Probate Law; Elder Law. Email: Kathryn Gilson Sussman | | Jeffrey A. Levine (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, June 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Author: "Covenant Not to Compete, Nonsolicitation and Trade Secret Provisions of Stock Purchase Agreements," Michigan Bar Journal, November 1985; "Installment Sales of Real Estate After TRA 1986," Oakland County Bar Association Journal, Laches, January, 1987; "Taxation of Non-Cash Fringe Benefits," Michigan Bar Journal, July 1987; drafted chapter for Institute of Continuing Legal Education entitled "Closing and Postclosing Matters," Co-Authored by Sheldon A. Fealk, Esq., published in their book, Buying and Selling Business Interests in Michigan. Co-Author: "Planning Transfers to Come Within Expanded Safe Harbors for Valuation Freeze Arrangements," Taxation For Lawyers, November, 1989. Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Corporate Tax, 1996—. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Corporation, Finance and Business Law; Real Property Law; Antitrust; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991; Vice-Chairperson, 1991-1992; Chairperson, Taxation Section, 1992-1993); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business; Individual Tax; Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Employee Benefit Law. Email: Jeffrey A. Levine | | Phillip L. Sternberg (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University; Wayne State University (B.A., 1974); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Recipient, Jurisprudence Awards in Creditors Rights and Criminal Law. Member: State Bar of Michigan; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Litigation; Employment Contract Litigation; Negligence Litigation; Domestic Relations Law. Email: Phillip L. Sternberg | | Lisa J. Walters (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, June 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., 1989). Lecturer, "Chartered Life Underwriter Programs in Estate Planning," Lawrence Technological University, 1991-1992; National Business Institute, 1992. Board Member, Society of Financial Service Professionals. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Elder Law; Charitable Planning. Email: Lisa J. Walters | | Donald A. Wagner (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, July 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., 1968). Tau Epsilon Rho. Semi-finalist, American Law Student Association, Regional Moot Court Competition, 1966. Winner, New York Bar Association, Regional Moot Court Competition, 1967. Participant, New York Bar Association, National Moot Court Competition, 1967. Schwartzberg Memorial Trophy Winner, Tau Epsilon Rho, National Moot Court Competition, 1967. Author: "Stock Options: Corporation, Regulatory & Related Tax Aspects," 30 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 197, 1968; "Tax Planning for Not so Rich Variable & Private Annuities," William and Mary Law Review 1, 1968. Lecturer, Annual Commercial Lending Institute Sponsored by Southern Methodist University, 1987-1994. Chairman, Financial Transactions Institute Advisory Board, University of Detroit Continuing Legal Education, 1979-1994; Chairman and Lecturer, Commercial Lending Documentation Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Michigan, 1998. Chairman and Lecturer, Annual Commercial Lending Seminar Sponsored by University of Detroit Continuing Legal Education, 1979-1994. Lecturer, Real Estate Land Institute, 1998. Member: State Bar of Michigan. [Captain, Military Police Corps, U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Donald A. Wagner | | Gregg A. Nathanson (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, January 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1980); New York University (J.D., 1984). Staff Member, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 1982-1983. Editor: Book, "Michigan Residential Real Estate Transactions," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2001. Author: "Getting Through the Real Estate Jungle: A Survival Guide," American Bar Association Probate & Property May/June 2002; "A Survival Guide for Real Estate Transactions," Oregon Law Journal and Washington Law Journal, both On-line, January 2002, Michigan Bar Journal, November 2001; Michigan Abolishes Witness Requirement for Deeds," Building Business and Apartment Management, 2002; "New IRS Ruling Sanctions 'Reverse' Like Kind Exchanges," ICLE Connection, January/February 2001; "Quit Claim Deed May Void Title Insurance Coverage," Building Business & Apartment Management, June 2001; "Closing the Sale of a Michigan Home," On-line Toolkit available on internet at www.icle.org through Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000; Chapter on "Closings," Michigan Residential Real Estate Transactions, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000; "Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance," Building Business & Apartment Management, April 1999; "Pollution Insurance Can 'Cleanse' a Contaminated Transaction," The Title Examiner, February/March, 1999; "Marital Status Law Reversed in Michigan," Building Business & Apartment Management, 1999; "Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements: An Update," Michigan Real Property Review, Winter 1996 and Laches, September, 1996;" Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Requirements are Just Around the Corner," Michigan Real Property Review, Summer, 1995 and Laches, November, 1995; "Issues Commonly Associated with the Purchase of Commercial Real Estate," The Michigan CPA Magazine, Winter, 1995; "Michigan's New Seller Disclosure Act: Seller Beware," Michigan Real Property Review, Summer 1994; "New Disclosure Requirements For All Licensed Real Estate Agents," Building Business & Apartment Management, August 1994; "What's the SCOR? Small Corporate Offering Registration of Securities Comes to Michigan," Michigan Business Law Journal Fall, 1994. Co-Author: "Michigan Consumer Protection Act Now Applies to Residential Builders," Building Business & Apartment Management, Spring 2000; "Third Party Legal Opinions: The Next Generation," Michigan Real Property Review, Fall 1992. Speaker: "Survival Guide For Real Estate Transactions," D.O.L.L.A.R.S. Real Estate Investors Association, Nov. 2003; "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Real Estate Closings in Michigan But Were Afraid To Ask," Lorman Education Series, May 2003; "Survival Guide for Real Estate Transactions," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, April 2003; "Residential Real Estate Transactions 101," State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section, Jan. 2003; "Buyers' Agents," Real Estate Essentials Continuing Education Program for Licensed Real Estate Professionals in Michigan, Oct. 2002; "Estate Planning and Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges," Real Estate One University, February 2001—; "Closing From Hell," Realtors Land Institute, Michigan Chapter, December 2002; "Pitfalls and Opportunities Buying and Selling Real Estate," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, October 2001; "Closing From Hell," Michigan Land Title Association Fall Education Seminar, September 2001; "Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance," Marcus & Millchap, September 2001; Round Table Discussion on "Hot Topics in Residential Transactions," Summer Conference of State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section, July 2000-2002; "Legal Aspects of Financing Commercial Real Estate," Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, May 2000; "Legal Aspects," Section of Certified New Home Sales Professionals Course, Southeast Michigan Chapter of National Association of Home Builders, February 2001 and March 2000; "Real Estate Law," Independent Accountants Association of Michigan, June 1999; "Michigan Residential Real Estate Documents," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 1999; Residential Transactions New Construction Seminar, State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section and Institute of Continuing Legal Education, November 1998; Environmental Contamination and Pollution Insurance, Realtors Land Institute, Michigan Chapter, October 1998; Anatomy of a Residential Transaction Seminar, State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section and Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 1998; Issues related to Buying and Selling Real Estate, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, January 1998; Basic Michigan Real Property Transactions Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February and March 1996; Michigan Real Property Disputes Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 1996; 59th Annual Meeting of State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section, September 1994. Moderator: "Buying and Selling Vacation Property: What Every Lawyer Should Know," seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February 2002; "New Residential Construction: Dream House or Nightmare?" Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, December 2000. Program Chairperson: 65th Annual Meeting of State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section, September 2000; Former Chairperson and Current Vice-Chairperson: State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Residential Transactions Committee, 1996—. Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan. Member: Real Property Law Advisory Board, Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity of Michigan. Member: Oakland County, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law Section Pro Bono Committee; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environmental Law); Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan; Michigan Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law. Email: Gregg A. Nathanson | | Cynthia L.M. Johnson (Member) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1973; M.P.H., 1975); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Certified to Mediate General Civil Cases. Certified as neutral arbitrator for commercial cases with the American Arbitration Association. Certified as transformative mediator with U.S.P.S. Law Clerk to Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Dennis Archer, 1986-1987; Michigan Court of Appeals, Judge Walter Cynar, 1985. Member: Detroit, Wolverine, Stryker and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Business Law; Litigation). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Cynthia L.M. Johnson | | Mark S. Frankel (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, October 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Oakland University (B.S., 1983); Wayne State University (J.D., 1988). Assistant City Attorney, City of Taylor, 1988-1992. Assistant Township Attorney, Van Buren Township, 1989-1992. Member, Mediation Oakland County Circuit Court, 1996. Member, Small Claims Mediation, 46th District Court and 48th District Court, 1989—. Member, Oakland, Livingston Legal Aid Private Attorney Involvement Program, 1989—. Elected Member, State Bar Representative Assembly, 2nd Term. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Corporate Litigation Bankruptcy, Commercial Law Division). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights; Commercial and Business Law; Real Estate; Litigation. Email: Mark S. Frankel | | Eric J. Gould (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., 1989); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1990). Beta Alpha Psi. Finalist, Law Day Competition, Moot Court. Author: "The Problematic Capital Acquisition Deduction," LACHES, December 1991; "Operation Fresh Start: How to Nibble the Carrot and Avoid the Stick," LACHES, April, 1993; "Barristers Beware! Increased IRS Attention To The Legal Profession," LACHES, April 1994; "Preserving a Nonliable Spouse's Equity in Entireties Property," LACHES, April 1997. Adjunct Associate Professor, Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, 1991—. Member: Oakland County (Member, Tax Committee) and American (Member, Administrative Practice Committee, Taxation Section; Co-Chair, Local Non-Filer Task Force, 1992-1994) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Tax). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Health Care. Email: Eric J. Gould | | David A. Lawrence (Member) born San Pedro, California, September 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (Certificate of Merit, 1989); Hillsdale College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Wayne State University (J.D., 1993). Member: Detroit, Oakland County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Sale of Goods; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: David A. Lawrence | | Russell F. Elder (Member) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1992). Lecturer, Michigan Risk and Insurance Managers Annual Meeting, 2000. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation. Email: Russell F. Elder | | —————————— | | Alisa A. Kwang (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., 1990); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Administration; Elder Law; Real Estate. Email: Alisa A. Kwang | | Amber L. Slusser (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, April 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., English, with honors, 1990); University of Detroit (J.D., 1993). Previous Counsel, For positions as, European Division of Computer Sciences Corporation. Division Counsel, For Healthcare, Division of Computer Sciences Corporation. Member, Automation Alley, Digital Detroit, Women's Economic Club. Member: Michigan Bar Association (Member, Computer Law Committee); Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Corporate; Employment. Email: Amber L. Slusser | | Joseph H. Wener (Associate) born Montreal, Quebec, March 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Ontario; 1998, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Waterloo (B.E.S., 1981); University of Windsor (LL.B., 1984); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1997). Tau Epsilon Rho. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law. Email: Joseph H. Wener | | Keith J. Beauchemin (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, July 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: Cornerstone University (B.A., 1978); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Business Law; Non-Profit and Religious Corporations; Real Estate. Email: Keith J. Beauchemin | | Christopher M. Williams (Associate) born Chico, California, March 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: North Park College (B.A., 1996); University of Washington (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Computer Law. Email: Christopher M. Williams | | Kelly A. Hough-Breen (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: James Madison College at Michigan State University (B.A. in Social Relations, with additional major in Psychology, 1999); Wayne State University (J.D., 2002). Volunteer, The Free Legal Aid Clinic in Detroit, serving low income families and individuals in Family Law Matters, 2001-2002. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on Workers Compensation). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(100%). Email: Kelly A. Hough-Breen | | Danielle M. Haberstroh (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1999); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Representative, Student Bar Association, 1999-2000. Member: Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association; Macomb County and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Negligence); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Fellow, Family Law Society (President, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(90%); Commercial Litigation(10%). Email: Danielle M. Haberstroh | | OF COUNSEL | | Harold A. Larson (Of Counsel) born 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1958; J.D., 1961). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Environmental Law); Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Business Acquisition; Ownership Transition; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development and Sales; Profit and Nonprofit Organizations Law; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Harold A. Larson | | Donald C. Harms (Of Counsel) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1963); Wayne State University (J.D., 1967). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Business Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Probate; Pension Plans. | | Monica Demko Moons (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan. Education: Lawrence Technological University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Oakland County Bar Association (Member, Probate and Trusts Committee); State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Society of Women Engineers. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Probate; Estate Planning; Post-Mortem Tax Planning; Real Estate; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning. Email: Monica Demko Moons | | Kenneth F. Posner (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; 1984, Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Miami University, Ohio (B.S. in Business Administration, 1978); University of Michigan (M.A. in Economics, 1980); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Commercial Leasing Committee of Real Property, Litigation Section); The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kenneth F. Posner | | Lawrence F. Schiller (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, November 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1969); The Citadel (M.A.T., 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). (Also Of Counsel, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., Troy). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Lawrence F. Schiller | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Detroit, Michigan Office: Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold Street, Suite 1301, 48226. Telephone: 313-967-9000. Fax: 313-967-0344.
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