(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 Practice

Acquisitions 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.

Clients

COUNSEL 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.

Address

124 West Allegan Street, Suite 1000
Lansing, MI 48933, (Eaton & Ingham Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 517-482-5800
Fax: 517-482-0887

Website

http://www.fraserlawfirm.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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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 COUNSEL

Robert 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 SHAREHOLDER

Donald A. Hines (Retired Shareholder)