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124 West Allegan Street, Suite 1000
Lansing, Michigan 48933 (Eaton & Ingham Cos.)
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(Main Office) Tracing our lineage to 1883, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. is a diverse team of attorneys and support staff that has maintained an impressive tradition of professional excellence, client service, and community involvement. In addition to providing superior legal counsel, Fraser Trebilcock's attorneys have prevailed at every level of local, State of Michigan, and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Statement of PracticeAcquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative, Administrative Hearings, Alcoholic Beverages, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Antitrust and Franchise Litigation, Appellate, Arbitration, Association and Nonprofit, Automotive Franchises and Dealerships, Bankruptcy, Business, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Captive Insurance, Casino, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Collections, Commercial Collections, Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Communications, Condemnation, Construction, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Custody, Debtor and Creditor, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Energy, Environmental, ERISA, Family, Franchises and Franchising, Gaming, Government, Health Care, Indian Gaming, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Investments, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Legal Ethics, Legislative Practice, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Non-Profit Corporate, Nursing Home Regulation, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Defense, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, Ski Area Liability, Tax Appeals, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trade Association, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Utility, Wills and Probate, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Firm Size: 47
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: Acordia, Inc./Wells Fargo
AIG
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Aluminum Association
American Interstate Insurance Co.
American Physicians Assurance Co.
APCapital
Arby's Restaurant Group
AT&T
Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation
Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
Central Michigan University
City of Mackinac Island
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Comcast
Community Americas Credit Union
Concorde Acceptance
County Road Association of Michigan
Diamond Gaming Corp.
Diamond State Insurance Co.
Dow Corning Corp.
Dynegy, Inc.
Eaton Federal Savings Bank
EDF Ventures
Enbridge U.S.
Enbridge Pipelines (Toledo, Inc.)
Farm Bureau, Inc.
Federal Insurance Co.
Fifth Third Bank
Gas Technology Institute
Gleaner Life Insurance Society
Green Tree Servicing, L.L.C.
Hemlock Semiconductor Corp.
Highland Insurance Co.
Ingenix
Ingham Regional Medical Center
McLaren Healthcare System
Melange ComputerServices, Inc.
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association
Michigan Automobile Dealers Association Service Corp.
Michigan Association of Health Plans
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
Michigan Association of Counties
Michigan Catholic Conferences
Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Michigan Education Association
Michigan Insurance Co.
Michigan State University
Mission Gas Partners, LLC
NCMIC Insurance Co.
Neogen Corp.
Origen Financial
President Homes, Inc.
Presort Services, Inc.
Professionals Direct, Inc.
ProAssurance Corp.
ProNational Insurance Co.
Prudential Insurance Company of America
RT Michigan Franchise
S.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Spartan Motors, Inc.
State of MI, Dept. of Community Health
Tailor Steel America, LLC
United National Insurance Co.
WestSide Exploration, LLC.
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: County Road Association of Michigan
Gleaner Life Insurance Society
Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS
Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association
Michigan Packaging Co.
Michigan State Employees Association
Michigan Association of Governmental Employees.
Address124 West Allegan Street, Suite 1000
Lansing, MI 48933, (Eaton & Ingham Cos.)
PhonePhone: 517-482-5800
Fax: 517-482-0887
Websitehttp://www.fraserlawfirm.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesDetroit, Michigan: One Woodward Avenue Suite 1550. Telephone: 313-237-7300. Fax: 313-961-1651.
Peter L. Dunlap (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1967). Guest Lecturer, Product Liability Law, Michigan State University and University of Michigan. President, Lansing Waverly Rotary Club, 1994-1995. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2006. Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Negligence, Past Member, Board of Directors); President, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (2007). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Mediation.Email: Peter L. Dunlap
Douglas J. Austin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1965); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Property Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing.Email: Douglas J. Austin
Michael E. Cavanaugh (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, Ohio and Michigan. Education: University of Detroit Mercy (B.A.); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude). Blue Key; Order of the Coif. Co-Captain, University of Michigan National Moot Court Team; Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1991; Associate Editor, University of Michigan, Journal of Law Reform,1967-1968; Member: Michigan Supreme Court Class Action Committee, 1980; Local Rules Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; Labor and Employment Law Council, 1997-2001. Member: Ingham County (Past President), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. [Captain, U.S. Army Infantry, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Administrative Law.Email: Michael E. Cavanaugh
John J. Loose (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Administrative Law; Business Law.Email: John J. Loose
David E. S. Marvin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan; 1988, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1972); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Chairman, State Capital Law Firm Group (1998-1999); Chairman, Ingham County Energy Commission (1977-1980); Michigan Commission on Professional and Occupational Licensure (1981-1983); Gubernatorial Transition Team (1990-1991); Chairman, National Resource Center on State Laws and Regulations (1998-1999); Member, National Alumni Board, Michigan State University (1992-1995). Member: Ingham County Bar Association (President, 1985-1986); State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1988-1989; Chairman, Public Utility Law Committee, 1984-1986). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Michigan State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Energy; Telecommunications Law; Utility Law.Email: David E. S. Marvin
Stephen L. Burlingame (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Andrews University (B.A., 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Nonprofit Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Stephen L. Burlingame
Darrell A. Lindman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan Univiversity (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: American Bar Association (Taxation Section, Employee Benefits Committee). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; ERISA; Retirement Benefits; Deferred Compensation.Email: Darrell A. Lindman
Iris K. Linder (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: University of Kansas; Michigan State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Investments; Venture Capital; Non-profit Corporate Law; Securities; Trademarks; Syndication; Private Equity.Email: Iris K. Linder
Gary C. Rogers (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District and U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Wayne State University (J.D., 1978). Member: Ingham County (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and Federal (Western District of Michigan) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Collections; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Real Estate.Email: Gary C. Rogers
Mark A. Bush (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with honors, 1980); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Appellate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Employment Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability.Email: Mark A. Bush
Michael H. Perry (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1970); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Law Clerk to Judge Glenn S. Allen, Jr., Mich. Court of Appeals (1974-1975). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Land Use Litigation.Email: Michael H. Perry
Brandon W. Zuk (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Member, Wayne Law Review, 1980-1982. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Torts and Family Law. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Arbitration; Administrative Law; Civil Rights; Litigation.Email: Brandon W. Zuk
Thomas J. Waters (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1981); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1984). Pi Sigma Alpha; Pi Gamma Mu. Articles Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation,1983-1984. Author: "The En Banc Requirements of 28 U.S.C., §46(c): What Constitutes a Majority in the Event of a Refusal or Disqualification," 11 Journal of Legislation 373, 1984. Law Clerk, Hon. R. James Harvey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1984-1986. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Utility Law.Email: Thomas J. Waters
Mark R. Fox (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan, Florida, and District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1975); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 1985-1986. Listed in 'Best Lawyers in America' and 'Who's Who in American Law. Adjunct Professor of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1988-1993); Research Aide, U.S. Senator Patrick J. Leahy (1975); Deputy Director, Carter/Mondale Missouri Campaign (1988); Deputy Director/General Counsel, Dukakis/Bentsen Michigan Campaign (1998); Political Advisor, U.S. Senator Carl Levin (1990); Political Advisor, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (2000); Advisor & Counselor, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (2002); State Court Mediator; Federal Court Arbitrator. Member: Michigan State Ethics Board. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Mark R. Fox
Michael S. Ashton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1984; J.D., 1987). Evans Scholar. Recipient, Carleton Blunt Award, 1984. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Public Utility; Communications and Transportation Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Practice). Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Utility Law; Administrative Law; Cable TV.Email: Michael S. Ashton
H. Kirby Albright (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1977); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Ingham County Bar Association (Board Member, 1995-1998; 2007); State Bar of Michigan; The American Association for Justice; Michigan Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Collections; Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate.Email: H. Kirby Albright
Graham K. Crabtree (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1977); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1980). Recipient, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review Distinguished Brief Award. Registered Lobbyist Agent. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County, Michigan (1980-1991); Majority Counsel, Judiciary Committee, Michigan Senate (1991-1996). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Ingham County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Government Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Graham K. Crabtree
Edward J. Castellani (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1976); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1979). Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1982. Listed in Who's Who in American Law. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Franchise Law; Alcoholic Beverages; Association and Nonprofit Corporations; Business Law; Corporate Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Taxation; Trade Association Law.Email: Edward J. Castellani
Peter D. Houk (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1970, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., 1969). Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Distinguished Visiting Professor, 2002; Lecturer, Michigan Judicial Institute; Former City Attorney, Lansing, Michigan; Former Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan; Former Prosecuting Attorney and Former Chief Circuit Judge, Ingham County; Visiting Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals. Member (1977-1986) and President (1984); Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Certified Mediator. Member: Ingham County Bar Association; Michigan Judges Association. Fellow: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Land Use; Judicial Tenure; Civil Litigation; Mediation.Email: Peter D. Houk
Jonathan E. Raven (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan; 1976, U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Miami University; Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (J.D., 1975). President and General Counsel, NuVision, Inc., 1981-1996. Board Member, Vice-Chair and Chair Audit Committee, Sparrow Health System. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Litigation; Business Transactions; Governmental Law; Regulatory Law; Health Care; Retail; Leases and Leasing; Franchises and Franchising; Business Law; Commercial Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Jonathan E. Raven
Thaddeus E. Morgan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Albion College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1992). Case and Comment Editor, University of Detroit Law Review; Assistant Prosecutor, Oakland County, Michigan Prosecutor's Office; Barrister, American Inns of Court (MSU Law School Chapter); Chair, City of East Lansing Parks & Recreation Commission. Member: Ingham County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Civil Procedure Courts Committee and United States Courts Committee). Practice Areas: Appellate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Litigation; ERISA; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property Litigation; Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability.Email: Thaddeus E. Morgan
Anita G. Fox (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1993, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, District of Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., State of Michigan Secondary Teaching Certificate, 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Note, "Denial of Unemployment Benefits to Otherwise Eligible Women on the Basis of Pregnancy: Section 3304a (12) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act," 82 Mich. L. Rev. 1925, 1984. Speaker: Mealey's Emerging Insurance Battles Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998; "Construction Products Defects Claims, Alleged Failure of Constructer Products When Incorporated into Other Structures," New Liabilities Confronting the World Insurance Market Conference, London, England, June 1999. Member, National Advance Staff, Mondale/Ferraro Campaign, 1984. Michigan Director of Scheduling and Advance, Dukakis/Bentsen Campaign, 1988. Member, Debate Advance, Clinton/Gore Campaign, 1993. Legal Counsel, Governor's Residence Foundation, 2003. Vice Chair, The Children's Trust Fund, Appointed by the Governor, 2004. Legal Counsel, Michigan NGA 2007, Appointed by Governor, 2006. Co-Author, "Drafting Commercial Lease Insurance Provisions," Michigan Real Property Review (Fall 2006). Certified Mediator and Case Evaluator. Member: State Bar of Michigan; The District of Columbia Bar; Ingham County Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Law; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Anita G. Fox
Elizabeth H. Latchana (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Alma College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Junior League of Lansing; Women's Economic Club. Member: Ingham County Bar of Association; State Bar of Michigan; Women's Lawyer's Association of Michigan (Past President, Mid-Michigan Region). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Elizabeth H. Latchana
Ryan M. Wilson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1980); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1983). Member: Ingham County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, JAGC, 1985-1988]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Ryan M. Wilson
Brian P. Morley (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1999). Managing Editor, Law Review, 1997-2000. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, District E Character and Fitness Committee); Criminal Defense Attorneys Association of Michigan; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: State Bar of Michigan District E (Chairman, Character and Fitness Committee). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Academic Misconduct Defense.Email: Brian P. Morley
Mary M. Moyne (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E.E., 1987); Wayne State University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Computer Law; Software Licensing.Email: Mary M. Moyne
Jennifer Utter Heston (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Texas and Ohio; 2003, Michigan. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany (M.P.A., 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1999); University of Kansas (M.A., 2003). Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Criminal Law (1997-1998); Member, Board of Advocates; Champion, Calhoun & Stacy Voir Dire Competition (1998); Recipient, Dean's Achievement Awards for Highest Achievement in Real Estate Law and Family Law; Policy Advisor, Michigan Senate Majority (2004-2006); Director, Michigan 2-1-1 Board of Directors. Member: State Bar of Texas; Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Energy; Telecommunications; Cable.Email: Jennifer Utter Heston
Toni L. Harris (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S., Microelectronic Engineering, 1990); University of Dayton (M.S., Engineering Management, 1994); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Engineer: General Motors Corporation, Lansing, Michigan, 1993-2000; ABB Process Automation, Rochester, New York, 1989-1992; Siemens Research Corporation, Munich, Germany, 1987-1988. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Intellectual Property Lawyers Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Toni L. Harris
——————————Vincent M. Pecora (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2005). Board of Directors and General Counsel, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Ingham County, 2007-Present. President and Director, Grand River Connection, 2007-Present. Board of Directors, Huntington Disease Society of America, Mid-Michigan Chapter, 2007-Present. Member: Ingham County and American (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Securities; Venture Capital; Private Equity.Email: Vincent M. Pecora
G. Alan Wallace (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Freed-Hardeman University (B.A., 2002); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Ingham County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers; Litigation); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law). Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: G. Alan Wallace
Ryan K. Kauffman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1993); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Liquor Licensing.Email: Ryan K. Kauffman
Nicole L. Proulx (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Ingham County (Member: Young Lawyers and Labor and Employment Sections and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Employment Litigation; Utility Law.Email: Nicole L. Proulx
Samantha A. Kopacz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School; New York University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 2004); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Corporations; Business Financing and Securities; Business Planning; Health and Welfare Benefits Insurance Law; Labor, Employment and Civil Rights; Real Estate.
Loukas P. Kalliantasis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.S., Finance, with honors, 2004); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Administrative and Governmental Law; Business Corporations; Business Start-Ups and Reorganization; Litigation; Michigan Business Tax; Real Estate; Real Estate Property Tax; Taxation.
Geoffrey D. Harrison (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., 1993); Alma College, History, Business Administration, Political Science (B.A., 1989). Practice Areas: Administrative and Governmental Law; Agricultural Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Permitting and Compliance; Environmental Regulation/Enforcement Action; Land Use and Development; Natural Resource Utilization; Right to Farm.
Brian T. Gallagher (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business (B.B.A., with high distinction, 2005); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA Compliance; 409A Compliance; 457 and 403(b) Plans; Executive Compensation; Exempt Organization Issues; Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans.
Jeremy "J.J." Burchman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, History, 2000); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Alternative Energy; Business Finance and Securities; Utility Law; Real Estate; Employee Benefits.
OF COUNSELRobert B. Nelson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1970). Author: "Cooperative Federalism: The State Perspective," Detroit College of Law at Michigan State Law Review (2000); Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission (1999-2000); National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (1999-2005); Chairman, Telecommunication Committee (2002-2005); Board Member, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (2006-2007). Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University School of Law;. Member: State Bar of Michigan - Chairman, Administrative Law Section (1998-1999); Energy Bar Association; American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals.Email: Robert B. Nelson
RETIRED SHAREHOLDERDonald A. Hines (Retired Shareholder)
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