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| | Address | 303 N. Rose St.
Ste 600 | | Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007-3850 | | (Kalamazoo Co.) | | | |
| | | Miller Johnson practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Disabilities, Education Law, Elder Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Family Law, Finance, General Practice, Government, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Investments, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Occupational Safety and Health, Patents, Personal Injury, Privacy Law, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Religious Institutions, Securities, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Unfair Competition, White Collar Crime, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1959, Miller Johnson, has grown to one of the largest law firms in West Michigan with offices in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo (since 1979). Committed to excellence in service to our business, institutional and individual clients, we partner with our clients to promote their success by providing innovative, solution-oriented, cost-effective services for all their legal needs. Miller Johnson's diversified and challenging full-service civil practice consisting of more than 90 attorneys is divided into three major practice areas: Business and Corporate Law, Employment and Labor Relations and Litigation. | | Firm Size: 87 | Languages:
Spanish. | Law Firm Affiliations:
MERITAS: Miller Johnson is a member of Meritas, an association of independent law firms with offices in principal cities worldwide | Representative Clients:
Albion College; Allegan County; Allegan General Hospital; Associated Builders & Contractors; Benteler Automotive Corp.; Benton Harbor Area Schools; Borgess Health Alliance; Borgess Medical Center; Bronson Methodist Hospital; Cello-Foil Products, Inc.; Denso Manufacturing Michigan, Inc.; Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors; Kalamazoo Public Schools; Keystone Community Bank; Meijer, Inc.; Portage Public Schools; Southwest Michigan First; Statler Ready Mix Concrete; Steelcase Inc.; Stryker Corp.; Three Rivers Area Hospital; Western Michigan University. |
Other Office Locations of Miller Johnson
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | RESIDENT MEMBERS | | David M. Buday (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: Aquinas College (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Kalamazoo Human Resource Management Association; American Health Lawyers Association (Member, Kalamazoo Area Labor-Management Committee); Michigan Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Healthcare; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Education. Email: David M. Buday | | W. Jack Keiser (Member) admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Chair, Family Law Practice Group. Chair, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Michigan Chapter. Member, Board of Governors Michigan Supreme Court, Attorney Discipline Board. Hearing Panelist, Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation. Mediator, Family Mediation, Michigan Court Rules. Member: Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo County (Secretary, 1974-1975; President, 1993; Director, 1975-1979 and 1990-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Family Law Council, 1993-1999). Fellow: Michigan State Bar Foundation; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Resident). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption; Corporate Law. Email: W. Jack Keiser | | John F. Koryto (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: International Institute, Madrid, Spain (1986); Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1987); University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., 1992). Fellow, American Immigration Lawyers Association. Member: St. Joseph County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law; Business Immigration; Visas; Labor and Employment; Litigation; International Labor Law. Email: John F. Koryto | | Craig H. Lubben (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1978); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, Miller Johnson's Management Committee. Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan Civil Justice Advisory Group. Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1998-1999; President-Elect, 1997-1998; Secretary, 1993-1994; Chair, Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1990-1992; Board of Commissioners). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation. (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Products Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation. Email: Craig H. Lubben | | Catherine C. Metzler (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Oregon; 1986, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1976); University of Oregon (J.D., 1984). Past President, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Southwest Region, 2006. Member: Kalamazoo County (President, 1995-1996; Chairperson, Probate and Trust Section, 2001—) and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship. Email: Catherine C. Metzler | | John M. Novak (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1998, Michigan. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1992); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1996). Vice Chair, Economic Development Foundation, Southwest Michigan Loan Committee, 2006. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Financial Law; Real Estate Development; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: John M. Novak | | Cynthia P. Ortega (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: University of Evansville (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003/2004. Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium; Business Law. Email: Cynthia P. Ortega | | Daniel P. Perk (Administrative Member, Kalamazoo Office) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk, Judge Albert J. Engel, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1985-1986. Member: Grand Rapids and Federal Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Construction Litigation. Email: Daniel P. Perk | | Julie A. Sullivan (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1989); DePaul University (J.D., 1992). Certified Adoption Facilitator. Certified Adoption Specialist. Member: Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo County (President-Elect, 2001-2002; Vice President, Pro Bono Committee, Family Law Section Committee, 2006) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Family Law Section, Certified Adoption Facilitator; Character and Fitness Committee, 2006); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Adoption. Email: Julie A. Sullivan | | Sarah K. Willey (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1994); George Washington University (J.D., 1997). Chair, FMLA Solutions Practice Group. Law Clerk to Judge Terry, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1997-1998. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Health Care; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Labor Arbitration; Family and Medical Leave Act. Email: Sarah K. Willey | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Susan L. Durian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Volunteer, Kalamazoo Court Appointed Special Advocate. Member: Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo County (Secretary, Family Law Section) and Saginaw County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Adoption Law. Email: Susan L. Durian | | Rachel J. Foster (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., 1995); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. | | Eric J. Griswold (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2004, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1999); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Member: Kalamazoo, Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Eric J. Griswold | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Grand Rapids, Michigan Office: Calder Plaza Building, 250 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 800, 49503. Mailing Address, P.O. Box 306, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49501-0306. Telephone: 616-831-1700. Fax: 616-831-1701.
| | All attorneys are members of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association and State Bar of Michigan, unless otherwise noted. | | (For Complete Biographical data on all Personnel, see Grand Rapids, Michigan Professional Biographies). | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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