 |   | | | Law Firm in Kalamazoo, Michigan | | A Professional Limited Liability Company | | Founded in 1852 by Sidney Davy Miller |
| | Address | | 277 S. Rose St., Suite 5000 | | Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-3751 | | (Kalamazoo 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 Greetings; AUSCO Products; Auto-Wares, Inc.; Bank One, Michigan; Bloomingdale Telephone Company, Inc; Central Michigan University; Checker Motors Corp.; City of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Comstock Public Schools; Consumers Concrete Corporation; Dover Corp., Ronningen-Petter Division; Employment Group; Fifth Third Bank, Indiana; Grand Valley State University; Interkal, Inc.; Kalamazoo Public Schools; Kalsec, Incorporated; Leet Electric Co.; Mainstreet Savings Bank, FSB; National City Bank of Michigan/Illinois; Northern Michigan University; Prab, Inc.; Pullman Industries; Shepherd Products Co.; Shoreline Bank; Southern Michigan Bankcorp, Inc.; Southwest Michigan Healthcare Coalition; Standex International; State Bank of Caledonia; Stryker Corporation; Tower Pinkster Titus Associates Architects, Inc.; TRMI, Inc.; Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Welch Foods, Inc.; Western Michigan University. |
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.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Grand Rapids, 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 | | Thomas P. Hustoles (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, December 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan and University of Detroit (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Detroit (J.D., summa cum laude, 1973). Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Sigma Nu. Editor-in-Chief, University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Chief Judge T. John Lesinski, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1973-1974. Author: "Faculty & Staff Dismissals: Developing Contract & Tort Theories," 10 Journal of College & University Law 435, 1983-1984; "ADEA Challenges to Early Retirement Plans," 51 Michigan Bar Journal 614 (1989): "Dealing With Employee Misconduct On and Off Duty," CUPA Journal, Winter 1994 Vol. 45; No. 4. Co-Author: How to Conduct a Sexual Harassment Investigation (NACUA); with Dr. Oren Griffin, "Employment Discrimination in Higher Education," 27 Journal of College and University Law 341 (2000); with Michelle A. Smith, "Employment Discrimination Cases in Higher Education: A Review of the 1995 Judicial Decisions," 27 Journal of College and University Law 403 (1997). Co-Editor, Legal Issues in Faculty Employment (NACUA, 1989). Co-Editor, Regulating Racial Harassment on Campus (NACUA). Editor, Michigan Employment Law Handbook (Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 1999). Chair, Editorial Board, Journal of College and University Law, 1989-1992. Member: Detroit, Kalamazoo and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section Council, 1987-1990); Michigan Public Employer Labor Relations Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1992). Reported Cases: Paquin v. Northern Michigan University, 79 Mich. App. 605 (1977); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wayne County Community College, 723 F.2d 509 (6th Cir. 1983); Dahlman v. Oakland University, 172 Mich. App. 502 (1988); Grand Rapids Community College Faculty Association v. Grand Rapids Community College, 239 Mich. App. 686 (2000). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination Law; Labor (Management) Law; School Law. Email: Thomas P. Hustoles | | James G. Vantine, Jr. (Principal) born Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1976-1977; Note and Comment Editor, 1977-1978, Wayne Law Review. Author: "Assignment of Rents in Michigan: Cash Collateral Issues in Bankruptcy," Federal Bar Association (1993). Speaker: "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy," Kellogg National Credit Department (1999, 1998, 1990); "Lessons Learned" P & U National Credit Symposium (1998); "Are Preferential Transfers Dead in the Sixth Circuit?" Federal Bar Association (1997); "Strategic Issues in Banking," RMA Spring Study Conference (1995); "Bankruptcy Problems and Solutions," ICLE (1993); "Current Chapter 11 Issues," Federal Bar Associations (1992); "Remedies of Lenders and Landowners in Commercial and Residential Transaction, ICLE (1990); Commentator, "Michigan's Ultimate Trial Notebook," ICLE (1999, 1997, 1993); "Art of Cross Examination," ICLE (1996). Member: Kalamazoo County, Federal (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation; Committees on Commercial and Banking Litigation, and Bankruptcy and Insolvency) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation); American Bankruptcy Institute; Robert Morris Associates. Reported Cases: Fox Meyer Heath Corp. v. McKesson Corp. (In re: Fox Meyer Corp.), 230 B.R. 791 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1998); In re: Mount Pleasant Limited Partnership, 144 B.R. 727 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1992); McAlpine v. Comerica Bank-Detroit (In re: Brown Brothers, Inc.), 136 B.R. 470 (W.D. Mich. 1991); Boyd v. Dock's Corner Associates (In re: Great Northern Forest Products, Inc.) 135 B.R. 46 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1991); Citizens Trust & Savings Bank v. Schafer (In re: Schafer) 99 B.R. 352 (W.D. Mich. 1989); In re: Pianowski, 92 B.R. 225 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1988); Shinville Associates, Inc. v. Miller Equipment Co. (In re: Shinville Associates, Inc.) 46 B.R. 352 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1985); Upjohn Manufacturing Company v. Schweiker, 681 F.2d 480 (6th Cir. 1982); First National Bank and Trust Company of Michigan v. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 495 F. Supp. 154 (W.D. Mich. 1980); Roth v. Bank of the Commonwealth, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶96, 716 (1978). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights Law; Lender Liability Defense; Secured Transactions Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Control Litigation. Email: James G. Vantine, Jr. | | Ronald E. Baylor (Principal) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Author: "Governmental Immunity in Michigan," (ICLE 1991); "Governmental Immunity," in Atkinson & Soper, Torts: Michigan Law and Practice (ICLE 1992); "Governmental Immunity" In Local Government Law & Practice in Michigan (Mich. Municipal League 1999). Speeches & Papers, "Environmental Audits and Inspections: What Every University Attorney Should Know," National Association of College and University Attorneys (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 2004); "Handling Employee Criminal Conduct Including Embezzlement," Society of Medical Managers and Assistants, (Holland, Michigan, May 2003); "Government Automobile Accidents and Highway Claims: The State of Immunity Law After Nawrocki, " Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2001); "Governmental Immunity 2000: Millenial Madness?" Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Institute, (Lansing, Michigan, March 2000); "Environmental Compliance: Who Says It's My Problem And So What If It Is?" Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, Virginia-Carolina Section (Wilmington, North Carolina, June 1997); "What Every Municipal Lawyer Should Know About Air Quality Issues," State Bar of Michigan, Public Corporation Law Section (June 1996); "The Manager's Role in Preparing for Compliance with New Air Quality Regulations: Caught in the Middle," Technical Conference, AESF (Baltimore, Maryland, June 1995); "Handling Emerging Compliance Issues (As You Prepare for Title V)," Air and Waste Management Association (Grand Rapids, Michigan, March 1995); "Preparing for Compliance with the Clean Air Act," Wire Association International, Inc. (Detroit, Michigan, June 1994); "Air Enforcement: Duties and Liabilities of the 'Responsible Official'," Air and Waste Management Association (Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1994); "Required Certifications Under the Clean Air Act," State Bar of Michigan, Environmental Law Section Annual Meeting (1993). Member and Chairman Board of Directors, Kalamazoo Christian School Association (1992-1995); Member and President, Board of Directors, Calvin College Alumni Association (1999-2002); Member, Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of Kalamazoo (2004—). Member: Kalamazoo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2002) and American (Member, Environmental Energy & Resources & Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law Section, Negligence Law Section); Air and Waste Management Association. Reported Cases: Eliason v. Mich. Dept of Labor, 564 F. Supp 1298 (W.D. Mich. 1983); Mabry v. County of Kalamazoo 626 F. Supp 912 (W.D. Mich. 1986); Andrews Univ v. Robert Bell Ind., 685 F. Supp 1015 (W.D. Mich 1988); Rose v. Figgie Int'l, 56 F.E.P. Cases 41 (W.D. Mich. 1990); Rospatch Jessco v. United States, E.L.J. (1993); Tranker v. Figgie International, 221 Mich. App. 7 (1996); 456 Mich 934 (1998); 231 Mich App 115 (1998) (after remand); Palmer v. Western Michigan University, 224 Mich. App 139 (1997); Kerbersky v. Northern Michigan University, 458 Mich 525 (1998). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Federal and State Tort Claim Law; Litigation. Email: Ronald E. Baylor | | Thomas H. Van Dis (Principal) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Former Commercial Loan Officer, American National Bank (now Fifth Third Bank). Presently, Director of Ship-Pac, Inc. and Secretary of Geislinger Corporation. Former Director and Chairman of Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services of Southwest Michigan. Former Director of Downtown Kalamazoo, Inc. Former Advisory Board Member, Employment Group Holdings. Member: Kalamazoo County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporate Law; Business Law; Health Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; American Health Lawyers Association; Michigan Society of Healthcare Attorneys; Medical Group Management Association; Risk Management Association. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Lending; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Thomas H. Van Dis | | James E. Spurr (Principal) born Jackson, Michigan, May 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Contract Litigation; Construction Litigation, both Contracts and Torts; Product Liability Defense; Probate, Estate and Trust Litigation. Email: James E. Spurr | | Steven M. Stankewicz (Principal) born Coldwater, Michigan, March 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; 1986, Michigan. Education: Kalamazoo College (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Managing Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1981-1982. Recipient, Raymond E. Dykema Award. Author: Note, "Implied Private Rights of Action Under the Securities Act of 1933, Section 17 (a)," University of Michigan Journal Law Reform Vol. 14:3. Co-Author: "Formation and Operation of a Bidco," Michigan Bar Journal Vol. 69:1. Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Steven M. Stankewicz | | Vernon Bennett III (Principal) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, January 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Senior Associate Editor, 1983-1984, Wayne Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1981. Member: Kalamazoo County (Treasurer, 1989-1990, 1990-1991) and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on Taxation); Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. (Senior Principal). Practice Areas: Taxation (Federal, State and Local) Law; Business Transaction Planning; Business Structuring; Taxation of Business Entities; Taxation of Individuals; Tax Controversies; Business Law. Email: Vernon Bennett III | | Don M. Schmidt (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, September 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1967); Wayne State University (J.D., 1970). City Attorney, City of Kalamazoo, 1977-1988. Deputy City Attorney, 1973-1977. Law Clerk to Honorable John W. Fitzgerald. Chief Judge Pro Tem, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1970-1971. Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Chairperson, Public Corporation Law Section, 1996-1997); Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (President, 1986-1987); Legal Defense Fund, Michigan Municipal League (Chairman, 1986-1987). Reported Cases: National Used Cars v. City of Kalamazoo, 233 NW 2d 64;61 Mich App 520 (1975); Worthington v. City of Kalamazoo, 248 NW 2d 654, 71 Mich App 646; Western Michigan University Board of Control v. State of Michigan, 455 Mich 531; 565 NW 2d 828 (1997). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance; Municipal Litigation; Municipal Utilities; Construction Law. Email: Don M. Schmidt | | Kurt N. Sherwood (Principal) born Coldwater, Michigan, May 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); Wayne State University (J.D., 1986). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; National Association of College and University Attorneys . Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Kurt N. Sherwood | | Ballard Jay Yelton, III (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, April 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1990, Michigan. Education: John Carroll University; Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1983); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi. Executive Editor, Loyola University Law Journal, 1985-1986. Author: "Examination of Illinois Restrictions on the Interstate Practice of Law; Proposal for a New Pro Hac Vice Model Rule," 16 Loyola Law Journal, 695, 1985; "Corporate Officer Liability for Environmental Law Violations," Environmental Hazards, February, 1991. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Michigan State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Ballard Jay Yelton, III | | John G. VanSlambrouck (Principal) born Toledo, Ohio, September 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1985. Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section, 1991—); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Western Michigan Planned Giving Group; West Michigan Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: John G. VanSlambrouck | | Lori L. Purkey (Principal) born Jackson, Michigan, August 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); University of Detroit (J.D., 1986). Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Debtor Creditor Law; Loan Workouts Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Lori L. Purkey | | Kurt P. McCamman (Principal) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, April 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Governmental Law; Labor and Employment Litigation. Email: Kurt P. McCamman | | Harold J. Decker (Group Leader, Intellectual Property) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1985, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1967); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1973; LL.D., 2004). Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, 2001-2002 and General Counsel, 2001, The American National Red Cross. Treusch Lecturer, Southwestern University School of Law, 2003. Adjunct Professor of Food and Drug Law, The Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 1986-1998. Instructor: Pharmaceutical Education Research Institute, 2002—; Center for Professional Advancement, 1986-2000. Speaker: American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Network of Trial Law Firms; International Association of Defense Counsel; Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association; The American Conference Institute; Michigan Medical Device Manufacturers and Suppliers Association; Continuing Legal Education, State Bars of Michigan and Minnesota; American Psychiatric Association; Minnesota Nurses Association; Contributions Academy; Hadassah Leadership Academy; Independent Sector; Executive Policy Forum; Minnesota Charities Review Counsel; Town Hall, Los Angeles; Grand Valley State University; Kalamazoo College; Western Michigan Chapter, Association of Professional Fund Raisers; Western Michigan Chapter, Public Relations Society of America; American Bar Association; Society of Quality Assurance; Corporate Legal Times; Southwest Michigan Society for Medical Technologists; Defense Research Institute; Rocky Mountain Poison Center; The Center for Business Intelligence; Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts; East and West Michigan Chapters, The Association of Corporate Counsel of the Americas; Chambers of Commerce, Kalamazoo, Michigan and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Member: Kalamazoo County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Michigan; District of Columbia Bar. [Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Harold J. Decker | | Phillip D. Torrence (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1996); University of Utah (J.D., 1999). Presenter: "Analyze That: Insights from the 2007 Deal Points Studies on Private Targets, Public Targets, and Public Target LBOs," State Bar of Michigan/ICLE's 20th Annual Business Law Institute, Dearborn, Michigan, June 14, 2008; "Analyze That! Recent Trends in M&A Transactions," Merrill Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan, February 19, 2008; "Selling the Venture-Backed Company," M&A Boot Camp, DealLawyers.com, July 17, 2006; "Making the Right Business Acquisition or Sales: Successful Strategies for Acquiring, Growing, and Selling a Business," Fetzer Center, February 21, 2006. Panelist: "West Side Story," Michigan Lawyers Speak, Ann Arbor Business Review, March 12, 2008; "Experts Speak: Structuring Biotech M&A Transactions," MichBio Expo, Lansing, Michigan, October 17, 2007; "Electronic Delivery of Annual Meeting Materials - e-Proxy Interactive Financial Data - XBRL," Merrill Corporation, The Amway Grand Hotel, October 3, 2007; "Closing the Deal: How to Successfully Conclude the M&A Transaction," State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, November 9, 2006; "The Entrepreneur's Board: Friend, Foe or Both," Kalamazoo Venture Tuesday Meeting, Southwest Michigan Innovation Center, April 5, 2005; "Founding, Forming and Funding Your Business," Association for Corporate Growth, January 19, 2004; "Tools to Launch or Grow Your Business," IMA and SBTDC Symposium, May 11, 2004; "Licensing and Exit Strategy," Southwest Michigan Entrepreneur Boot Camp, January 30, 2004; "Minimizing Your Potential Legal Liability in Cyberspace," E-Business: Surviving and Thriving in the Internet Economy, Western Michigan University and Haworth College of Business, November 1, 2001; "New Electronic Signature Laws," West Michigan E-Business Symposium, June 4, 2001; "Electronic Signature Laws: E-sign & UETA," Kalamazoo County Bar Association Meeting, January 25, 2001. Moderator, "Exit Strategies for Venture-Backed Biotech Companies," Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, May 16, 2007. Author: "Investment Opportunities Continue in Biotech and Medical Devices," Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Hot Points, Fall 2007; "Going Private Transactions on the Rise," Midwest In-House, April 2007. Contributing Author: "2007 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study," M&A Market Trends Subcommittee, Committee of Negotiated Acquisitions, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association; "2007 Private Equity Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study," M&A Market Trends Subcommittee, Committee of Negotiated Acquisitions, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association; "2007 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study," M&A Market Trends Subcommittee, Committee of Negotiated Acquisitions, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association; "First Annual Public Target M&A Deal Points Study," M&A Market Trends Subcommittee, Committee of Negotiated Acquisitions, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association. Legal Consultant: "Life Sciences M&A Activity Thrives in the Region," Business Review Western Michigan, February 23, 2006; "Pace of Regional M&A Activity Up Moving into '06," MiBiz West, March 6, 2006; "Preparing Your Company for Venture Capital: How to Not Mess the Nest," MiBiz West and MiBiz Southwest, March 2005; "VC to be Victorious in 2005," MiBiz West and MiBiz Southwest, March 7, 2005; "Sarbanes-Oxley Activities Return to Private Ownership," MiBiz West and MiBiz Southwest, October 4, 2004; "Going-Private: The 'We Need to Do Something' Syndrome," Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Corporate and Securities Law Update, Summer 2004; "Going-Private," Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Hot Points, Fall 2004; "Way Now Cleared for Digital Signatures," Enterprise, August 2000; "E-signature Law Opens More Doors for Business," Business Direct Weekly, August 16-20, 2000 "New Electronic Signature Law Offers Opportunities, Grand Rapids Business Journal, December 11, 2000. Member: Kalamazoo County (Member: Board of Directors, 1999-2001; Pro Bono Committee; Chair, Young Lawyers' Division, 1999-2001) and American (Member, Business Law Section, Committees on: Negotiation Acquisitions; Venture Capital and Private Equity) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Transactions: FINANCING TRANSACTIONS: Represented gluco monitoring company in its $7 million offering of shares of common stock. Represented venture capital fund it its lead investment of a $4 million purchase of Series B Preferred Stock from a medical products company. Represented venture capital funds in their lead investment of a $4 million purchase of Series C Preferred Stock from a medical products company. Represented venture capital fund in its lead investment of a $6 million purchase of Series A Preferred Stock from a drug development company. Represented stent development company in the sale and issuance of $2 million of common stock investors. Represented venture capital fund in its $2.25 million purchase of Series A Preferred Stock from a drug development company. Represented bank holding company in its $55 million trust preferred securities offering. Represented venture capital fund in its $1.5 million purchase of Series A Preferred Stock from a medical device company. Represented venture capital fund in its $1.5 million purchase of convertible notes and warrants from a medical device company. Represented DNAi company in its $8 million sale of convertible notes and warrants. Represented DNAi company in its $3.3 million sale of a convertible promissory note to the Michigan Strategic Fund. Represented aircraft company in its $3.5 million sale of a convertible promissory note to the Michigan Strategic Fund. Represented venture capital fund in its $1.5 million purchase of Series A Preferred Stock from a medical device company. Assisted investor group with the formation and offering of up to $100 million of limited partnership interests of venture capital fund. Represented organizers in the formation of a bank holding company and private placement of $15 million of its common stock. Represented organizers in the formation of national bank and private placement of $18 million of its holding company's common stock. Represented dental device company in its $3.5 million seed round financing. Represented life science company in its $2 million offering of subordinated convertible promissory notes and warrants. Represented medical device company in connection with its $2 million offering of subordinated convertible promissory notes and warrants. Represented bank holding company in its $10 million PIPE offering. Represented DNAi company in its $3.5 million sale and issuance of Series A preferred stock. Represented medical device company in connection with its $1.3 million sale and issuance of preferred stock. Represented on-line furniture retailer with its corporate reorganization and $1.6 million sale and issuance of preferred stock. Represented bank holding company in its $10 million trust preferred securities offering. Represented internet security company in connection with its $2 million offering and sale of subordinated convertible promissory notes. MERGER & ACQUISITION TRANSACTIONS: Represented bank holding company in its $52 million sale of its four subsidiary banks. Represented bank holding company in its joint venture involving the acquisition of a controlling interest in a Federal savings bank. Represented purchaser in its acquisition of a neuro monitoring company. Represented purchaser in its acquisition of a Honda automobile dealership. Represented public biotech company in the controlled auction of its CRO subsidiary. Represented issuer in connection with exchange offer involving an acquisition of a majority interest of a California state bank utilizing equity securities registered on a Form S-4 as the acquisition consideration. Assisted food additive company in its $60 million stock sale to another entity. Assisted manufacturing company in the $250 million auction of its business. Represented bank holding company in its $10.7 million acquisition of a state bank using cash and stock as the acquisition consideration. Represented aftermarket auto parts supplier in its $48 million acquisition of regional competitor. Represented parking solutions software company in its $5 million sale to a buy-out group. Represented bank holding company in connection with its stock acquisition of a Missouri state bank. Represented bank holding company in the negotiation and documentation of a stock acquisition of a Kansas State bank. Represented issuer in connection with exchange offer involving an acquisition of a majority interest of a California state bank utilizing equity securities registered on a Form S-4 as the acquisition consideration. Represented medical device company in its $30.5 million sale via cash merger to an international competitor. Represented bank holding company in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest of a Georgia state bank. Represented manufacturer of conveyor systems in its $4 million going-private transaction. Represented individuals in $3 million stock acquisition of employee leasing company. Represented storage company in its $2.2 million sale to a regional competitor. Represented bank holding company in negotiation of $20 million merger transaction with a regional bank holding company. Represented bank holding company in its $55 million sale to another bank holding company. Represented management lead buy-out group with $2 million acquisition of assets from U.K. parent company. Assisted Canadian company with its $7.25 million acquisition of assets from a Michigan corporation. Represented Tier 1 automotive supplier in its $10 million acquisition of assets from another Tier 1 automotive supplier. Represented owners of engineering and HVAC business in connection with their $10 million asset sale to a national competitor. Assisted executives in connection with their $7.5 million sale of stock to management lead buy-out group. LICENSING TRANSACTIONS: Represented cardiac monitoring device company in connection with a cross-license with a Fortune 50 medical device company. Represented stent development company in connection with a distribution agreement with a Fortune 50 stent manufacturer and distributor. Represented DNAi Company in connection with an exclusive license from a German Biotech Company. Represented medical device company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement. Represented therapeutics company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of an exclusive license agreement. Represented biotech company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of supply agreement. Represented medical device company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement. Represented biotech company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of and exclusive license agreement with top international pharmaceutical company. Represented medical device company in its acquisition of technology via exclusive license arrangement. Represented life science company in connection with its acquisition of technology from a university. CORPORATE CONTROL REPRESENTATION: Represented controlling shareholder of a state bank in connection with a proxy contest and related litigation. Represented minority shareholders in connection with a proxy contest and related litigation. Represented minority shareholders in connection with the evaluation of the procedural and substantive fairness of a going private transaction. Represented minority shareholders in connection with attempted squeeze out by management and controlling shareholder of a closely held private company. Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Life Sciences; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Financial Institutions Law. Email: Phillip D. Torrence | | Pamela C. Enslen (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; 1996, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.M., with highest honors, 1976; M.M., with highest honors, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Listed in: Top Ten Lawyers in Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 1998; Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007 and 2008; Michigan Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2006 and 2007; Best Lawyers in America, 2007—. Law Clerk: Prehearing Department, Michigan Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court. Principle and Senior Principle, Miller, Canfield, 1985-2001. Senior Counsel, Miller, Canfield, 2003—. Federal Public Defender, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2001-2003. Life Member, Judicial Conference, U.S. Court Appeals, Sixth Circuit,1995—. Certified Mediator: U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; American Arbitration Association. Member: Kalamazoo County (Member, Board of Directors, 2007—), Federal (Member, Governing Council, Western Michigan Chapter, 2003—) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1999—; Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 2007—; Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, 2004-2007; Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, 2001-2004; Liaison to Commission on Women in the Profession, 1999—; Governing Council, Dispute Resolution Section, 1993—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, U.S. Courts Committee, 2006—); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; American MENSA; Inns of Court (Master). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial; Employment; Criminal Law. Email: Pamela C. Enslen | | Brad H. Sysol (Principal) born May 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Florida Institute of Technology (B.B.A., with honors, 1993); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Thomas M. Cooley Law Review Board. Assistant Editor-Preemption, 1997. Member: Kalamazoo County (Member, Board of Directors, 2000—; Member Young Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, Litigation Section; Chairperson, Newsletter Committee, 1999—) Practice Areas: Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Brad H. Sysol | | Karen Hassevoort (Principal) born Ionia, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation. Email: Karen Hassevoort | | OF COUNSEL/SENIOR COUNSEL | | Robert R. Lennon (Senior Counsel) born December 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1967). Sigma Nu Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Estate Section). [U.S.M.C.]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development(60%); Business Law(15%); Condominium Law(15%); Real Estate Syndication(10%). Email: Robert R. Lennon | | Charles E. Ritter (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, July 24, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Michigan; 1967, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Detroit (B.Arch.E., 1961); Wayne State University (J.D., 1966). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1988-1989; President-Elect, 1987-1988; Vice President, 1986-1987; Director, 1985-1990), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation. [Former LT., U.S. Naval Reserve, JAG.]. Practice Areas: Litigation (State and Federal Courts); Arbitration; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Insurance. Email: Charles E. Ritter | | Thomas A. Wootton (Senior Counsel) born Phoenix, Arizona, December 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California at Davis (B.S., 1977); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Thomas A. Wootton | | Eric V. Brown, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1962); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1965). Author: "Formation and Operation of A BIDCO," Michigan Bar Journal, January, 1990. Commentator and Course Planner for Programs Sponsored by: Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Business Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, "Shareholder Agreements and Shareholder Disputes," 1993; Speaker, Third International Conference on Legal Services Marketing, 1992; Speaker, Strategic Marketing Planning for Law Firms, Program Sponsored by the American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, 1990; Speaker, Managing Partner Conference Sponsored by American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section and Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990,1991. Program Coordinator and Speaker, Letters of Intent and Indemnification Provisions From the Model Stock Purchase Agreement Sponsored by Business Law Section, American Bar Association. Speaker, Letters of Intent - Business Acquisitions Sponsored by Business Law Section, American Bar Association, 1997. Speaker, "Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures of Private Companies," The Cambridge Institute, 1997, 1998. Member: Kalamazoo County, Federal and American (Member, Business Law Section, Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, Asset Purchase Agreement Task Force and Joint Venture Task Force, 1992—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member of Council, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1972; Member of Council, Business Law Section, 1992-1996; Chair, Technology Committee, Business Law Section, 1994—). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Banking Law. Email: Eric V. Brown, Jr. | | John R. Cook (Senior Counsel) born Marshall, Michigan, March 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Business Law; Securities Regulation Law. Email: John R. Cook | | RESIDENT SENIOR ATTORNEYS | | Leo P. Goddeyne (Senior Attorney) born Bay City, Michigan, September 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: Hillsdale College and University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1973); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member, 1975-1977; Note and Comment Editor, 1976-1977, Wayne Law Review. Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1977-1978. Law Clerk, Hon. Noel P. Fox, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1978-1980. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking; Health Care; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Leo P. Goddeyne | | Douglas L. Callander (Senior Attorney) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University; University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1974). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Management Labor Relations Law; Employment Litigation Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | John W. Millhouse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., summa cum laude, Business Administration and Accounting, 2001); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Bernard I. Dahlberg Accounting Scholar. Recipient, Certificate of Merit: Business Planning, University of Michigan Law School. Email: John W. Millhouse | | Joscelyn C. Boucher (Associate) born Coldwater, Michigan, May 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., Ed., 1997); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Joscelyn C. Boucher | | Kalyn D. Redlowsk (Associate) born Mt. Clemens, Michigan, December 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.B.A., 1998); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001); Michigan State University (M.L.R.H.R., 2002). Delta Sigma Pi (Historian and Ritual Chair, 1997-1998). Study Abroad Program (Guadalajara, Mexico). NPELRA Scholarship. Wall Street Journal Student of the Year Award, 1998; Jurisprudence Awards for Constitutional Law II and Employment Discrimination Law; GVSU Up and Coming Alumnus of the Year Award, 2002. Member, Student Bar Association. Member, Kalamazoo Area Labor Management Committee. Member: Kalamazoo County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); National Association of College and University Attorneys; Michigan Public Employer Labor Relations Association; Kalamazoo Human Resources Management Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Kalyn D. Redlowsk | | Dari Craven Bargy (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Kalamazoo Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Dari Craven Bargy | | Danielle Mason Anderson (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts; 1999, Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Kalamazoo County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Danielle Mason Anderson | | Weisun Rao (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, Michigan; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Jilin University (China)(B.Sc., Chemistry, 1994); The University of Akron (Ph.D., Chemistry, 1998); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Prosecution; International Intellectual Property. Email: Weisun Rao | | Thomas H. Van Dyke (Associate) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., History, 2000); Wayne State University (J.D., 2004). Articles Editor, Wayne State University Law School Journal of Law in Society. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Family Law. | | Justin M. Crawford (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2006, Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., Political Science and Psychology, summa cum laude, 1997); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Beta Kappa; Mortar Board; Sigma Xi. Dean's Scholar, University of Notre Dame. Recipient: Research Award in Psychology; Book Award in Political Science; Am Jur Awards in Jurisprudence and Labor Law. Article Editor, Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. Email: Justin M. Crawford | | Kelly Thomas Murphy (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2006, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America (J.D., 2004). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; District of Columbia Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Association for the Advancement of Science. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Administrative Law; Contracts; Federal Grants; Intellectual Property; Patents; Pharmaceutical Patents. Email: Kelly Thomas Murphy | | Kathryn B. Soulier (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., Biology, cum laude, 1999); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Chemical Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; Medical Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property. Email: Kathryn B. Soulier | | Kenneth J. Treece (Staff Attorney) born East Chicago, Indiana, September 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Oklahoma (inactive); U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, Michigan; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1983; M.S., 1998); University of Arkansas (J.D., with honors, 1986). President, Moot Court Board, 1985-1986. Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Michigan; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Kenneth J. Treece | | James L. Liggins, Jr. (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan and Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1998); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Marion County and Indiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Sagamore Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Utility Law; Gas Utilities; Electric Utilities; Commercial Contract Litigation both Contracts and Torts. Email: James L. Liggins, Jr. | | Leigh M. Callander (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2007, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2005). Dean's List. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Product Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation. | 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."
Ann Arbor, Michigan Office: 101 North Main Street, 7th Floor, 48104-1400. Telephone: 734-663-2445. Fax: 734-747-7147.
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.
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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