(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General civil practice in state and federal courts, commercial and business litigation, employment and labor law, municipal law, real estate and zoning, employment policies, domestic relations, probate and estate planning.

Representative Clients:

Martin Chevrolet
McDonald Ford, Inc.
Northern Tube, Inc.
Saginaw Township
Thomas Township
Village of Chesaning
City of Saginaw
Sargent Companies
The Peplinski Group
Historical Society of Saginaw County
Godwin's, Inc.
Michigan College of Emergency Physicians
Saint Mary's Medical Center
Kairos Health Care, Inc.
Dot Caring Centers
Credit Services, RMI
A.S. Arbury & Sons, Inc.
DP Brown of Detroit, Inc., Bay Area Association of Michigan Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors.

Address

The Lawyers Building
715 Court Street
Saginaw, MI 48602, (Saginaw Co.)

Phone

Phone: 989-799-2111
Fax: 989-790-2880

Website

http://www.lawyersbuilding.org

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Mark T. Mahlberg (Member) admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan. Education: Northwestern University and Northern Michigan University (B.S., with honors, 1961); University of Michigan (J.D., 1964). Member: Saginaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Municipal; Trusts and Estates; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Eminent Domain.Email: Mark T. Mahlberg

Otto W. Brandt (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Niagara University (A.B., 1965); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1968). Saginaw City Attorney, 1978-1988. Member: Saginaw County Bar Association (Treasurer, 2003-2004); State Bar of Michigan (Municipal Corporation Law Section, 1969—). [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1968-1973]. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Child Abuse and Neglect; Wills; Probate; Personal Injury.Email: Otto W. Brandt

Donald A. Gilbert (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., 1976; M.S., 1981); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1985). Fellow, Michigan State Bar Association (1998—). Member: Saginaw County Bar Association (President, 1997) and American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section); State Bar of Michigan (Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Civil Rights; Facilitative Mediation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate.Email: Donald A. Gilbert

Diane L. Thompson (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: Saginaw Valley State University; Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1999). Member, Board of Directors, Guardianship Services of Saginaw County, Inc. Saginaw County Contract Attorney, Juvenile Division and Mental Health Hearings. Member: Saginaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Family Law; Municipal Law; Litigation; Debt Finance; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury.Email: Diane L. Thompson

ASSOCIATE

Thomas C. Wimsatt (Associate) born Plymouth, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1976); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1980). Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Justice John W. Fitzgerald, 1981-1982 and Associate Justice James H. Brickley, 1983, Michigan Supreme Court. Member: Saginaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Appellate Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Employment Discrimination; Professional Negligence; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Appeals.Email: Thomas C. Wimsatt