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| | Address | | Suite 2700, 2000 Town Center | | Southfield, Michigan 48075-1222 | | (Oakland Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 248-784-5000 | | Fax: 248-784-5005 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wnj.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Warner Norcross & Judd LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Government Affairs, Lobbying, Administrative Law, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Banking and Finance, Business Law, Closely Held Business Law, Computers, Condominiums, Corporate, E-Commerce and Internet, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Health Care, Human Resource Law, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Patents, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Crime and Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1931 | Firm Profile:
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is a full service law firm consisting of over 200 attorneys with six offices in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland, Southfield, Lansing and Sterling Heights. The firm was founded in 1931 and offers a wide range of legal services to its business and individual clients in the areas noted above. All attorneys are members of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan. | | Firm Size: 203 | Law Firm Affiliations:
TERRALEX: THE WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS; TOLEDO GROUP NETWORK | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Bissell Inc.; Blodgett Memorial Medical Center; Guardsman Products, Inc.; Haworth, Inc.; Kysor Industrial Corp.; Michigan Bankers Assn.; Old Kent Financial Corp.; Steelcase Inc.; Wolverine World Wide, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Holland, Michigan, U.S.A.
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.A.
Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Michael G. Brady (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Labor and Employment Law; Appellate Practice; Tort Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Michael G. Brady | | Kurt M. Brauer (Partner) born Southfield, Michigan, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Senior Articles Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Detroit Metropolitan, Oakland County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation. Email: Kurt M. Brauer | | Michael G. Cruse (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1977); University of Detroit (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael G. Cruse | | Jennifer M. Dudley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Jennifer M. Dudley | | William R. Jansen (Partner) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.Ch.E., summa cum laude, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Oil and Gas; Trial Practice. Email: William R. Jansen | | Steven C. Kohl (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Federal Circuits. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1977). Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law Section; Member, Committees on: Medical-Legal Problems, 1983-1988; Professional Liability Insurance, 1983-1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Steven C. Kohl | | Mary Jo Larson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law. Email: Mary Jo Larson | | Thomas J. Manganello (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1977); University of Detroit (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Automotive; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Thomas J. Manganello | | Linda Paullin-Hebden (Partner) born Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1982); Wayne State University (J.D, cum laude, 1989). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. | | James E. Romzek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); Detroit College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Business Planning. Email: James E. Romzek | | Fredric A. Smith (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1980); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Business Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Fredric A. Smith | | Andrew Thorson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; 1998, California; 2001, Japan as Foreign Law Consultant; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, Washington. Education: James Madison College of Political Theory - Justice, Morality, and Constitutional Democracy, Michigan State University (B.A., 1989); Boston University (J.D., 1993); Kyoto University (LL.M., Japanese Civil Law, 1998). President, Boston University Japanese Law Society, 1992-1993. Member, The Boston University Public Interest Law Journal. Author: "Japan's Patent System: An Analysis of Patent Protection Under Japan's First-to-File System," J. Pat. {& Trademark} Off. Soc'y (April, 1995); "Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Written Report of the Joint Discussion On Computer Software and the Literary Works of Legal Persons (A Translation and Comment)," 10 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L. J. (June, 1994). Co-Author: with Thomas D. Hammerschmidt, Jr., "Stockholder Loans - Constructive Dividends: A Tax Trap for the Unwary," Corporation Vol. LXV No. 6, pg. 1 (March 15, 1994 Prentice Hall Law & Business). Member, Editorial Board, Doing Business in Japan (Kitagawa), a publication of Matthew Bender. Past Member: Detroit-Windsor Japan Society; Boston Japan Society. Member: Washington State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Japanese. Email: Andrew Thorson | | John E. Young (Partner) admitted to bar, 1963, Michigan. Education: Xavier University (H.A.B., cum laude, 1959); University of Detroit (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1962). Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance; International Trade; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John E. Young | | Lisa B. Zimmer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1985); Wayne State University (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member: Taxation Section; Employee Benefits Committee). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Law. Email: Lisa B. Zimmer | | ASSOCIATES | | Homayune A. Ghaussi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Homayune A. Ghaussi | | Matthew A. Kalasho (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003); Wayne State University (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Email: Matthew A. Kalasho | | Sarah C. Lindsey (Associate) born Alpena, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1999, District of Columbia and Maryland; 2005, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1995); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Member: American Bar Association. Email: Sarah C. Lindsey | | Pamela M. Miller (Associate) born Newport News, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. (Not admitted in Michigan). Education: University of Florida (B.S., cum laude, 1999; B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Products Liability. | | Matthew P. Misiak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Business Law; Promotions Law. Email: Matthew P. Misiak | | Jennie Santos-Bourne (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan. Education: Spelman College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Syracuse University (M.A, magna cum laude, 2001); Boston College (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Email: Jennie Santos-Bourne | | Jeena Shah (Associate) born Madison Heights, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan - Dearborn (B.B.A., with distinction, 2002); University of Michigan (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Email: Jeena Shah | | Jennifer Watkins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., Information Systems, 1999; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Dean's Award, 2003. Managing Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Jennifer Watkins | | David Z. White (Associate) born Ludington, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with highest honors, 2004); University of Michigan (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Languages: French. | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Robert R. Cleary (Senior Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labor Law. | | Jay A. Kennedy (Senior Counsel) born Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high honors, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Editor, Michigan Tax Lawyer, 2003-2004. Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1981. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Taxation Section Council, 1998-2005; Secretary, 2005); Detroit Metropolitan (Chairman, Taxation Law Section, 1995) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; Financial and Estate Planning Council of Detroit. Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations. | | Dennis W. Loughlin (Senior Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1992); University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Macomb County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Email: Dennis W. Loughlin | | Amy E. Rinaldo (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1994); Dayton Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademark; Copyright. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Grand Rapids, Michigan Office: 900 Fifth Third Center, 111 Lyon Street NW. Telephone: 616-752-2000. Fax: 616-752-2500.
Muskegon, Michigan Office: 400 Terrace Plaza, P.O. Box 900. Telephone: 231-727-2600. Fax: 231-727-2699.
Holland, Michigan Office: 85 East Eighth Street, Suite 310. Telephone: 616-396-9800. Fax: 616-396-3656.
Lansing, Michigan Office: Suite 920, 201 North Washington Square. Telephone: 517-679-7400. Fax: 517-679-7405.
Sterling Heights, Michigan Office: Suite 435, 12900 Hall Road. Telephone: 586-731-0061. Fax: 586-731-0718.
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