"Legal Ease"

That's what Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is all about.

We pride ourselves on delivering more than superior legal services. We strive to make our clients feel comfortable and in control as we guide them through legal complexities. While our goal is to achieve a successful outcome, we also want to make every step toward that outcome as comfortable, efficient, and easy as possible.

We certainly make it easy to find us. With offices in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, we're well positioned to serve clients throughout Michigan.

We also offer some of the most comprehensive legal experience available in more than two dozen practice areas encompassing Business and Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Governmental Law, Labor and Employment Relations, Litigation and Trial Services, Personal Legal Services, and Real Estate and Construction Law Services.

While we are recognized for the size and scope of our services, it is our personal, down-to-earth approach that makes it easy to work with us.

Statement of Practice

Appellate practice, Banking and Finance Law, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Criminal, Employment Law, Environmental, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Elder Law, Family Law, Governmental, Health Law, Life Sciences, Entertainment Law, Renewable Energy Law, Professional Licensing, Insurance Litigation Defense, Insurance Coverage Defense, Mediation and Arbitration, Medical Malpractice Defense, Legal Malpractice Defense, Product Liability, Real Estate, Tax, Worker's Compensation, Personal Litigation, Agribusiness, Bankruptcy.

Address

202 East State St., Ste. 100
Traverse City, MI 49684, (Grand Traverse & Leelanau Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 231-929-4878
Fax: 231-929-4182

Website

http://www.shrr.com

OF COUNSEL

Albert T. Quick (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1962); Central Michigan University (M.A., 1964); Wayne State University (J.D., 1967); Tulane University (LL.M., 1974). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Governmental Liability; Constitutional Law; Criminal Procedure; Education Law.Email: Albert T. Quick

Patrick J. Wilson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1957); University of Michigan (J.D., 1963). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Nonprofit Law.Email: Patrick J. Wilson

Stephen C. Chambers (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Kansas; 1973, Michigan. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1963); University of Kansas (J.D., 1966). Moderator, Estate Planning and Business Law, Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Electric Cooperative Bar Association; Estate Planning Council; Michigan Oil and Gas Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Business and Property; Electric Cooperatives Law.Email: Stephen C. Chambers

Ellen A. Fred (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2008, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high honors and high distinction, 1993); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Senior Production Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 2002-2003. Judicial Extern to: Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2001; Hon. Carlos Moreno, California Supreme Court, 2003. Law Clerk to the Hon. Melvin Brunetti, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004. Author: "Outdoor Accessibility Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Must Holders of Conservation Easements Provided ADA Access?" 54 Hastings Law Journal 243 (2002); "Colorado's Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program: The Case for Exempting the Program's Benefits from Negative Federal Tax Treatment," The Back Forty, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Fall 2004). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Michigan; Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Conservation; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Ellen A. Fred

Michael D. Lewis (Of Counsel) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., 1969). Tau Sigma; Pi Gamma Mu. Member, General Civil Mediation Panel, Thirteenth Circuit Court. Former Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. Reported Cases: People v. Kalchick 160 Mich App 40 (1987); People v. Denmark 74 Mich App 402 (1977); Young v. Punturo 252 Mich App 47 (2002). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense Law; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody.Email: Michael D. Lewis

SHAREHOLDERS

George Frederick Bearup (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Albion College and University of Michigan (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Northwestern University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1974). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for 15 years; Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; Certified Federal Court Facilitative Mediator, Western District of Michigan. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim (Chair, Judicial Liaison Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Family Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Fellow; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Family Law; Probate and Estate). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Referee, Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Retirement Law; Business Law; Divorce Law.Email: George Frederick Bearup

Mark P. Bickel (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1971); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1978). Member, Midwest Environmental Claims Association. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section on: Negligence Law); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Association of Ski Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Legal Malpractice.Email: Mark P. Bickel

R. Jay Hardin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high honors, 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Business Law); American Health Lawyers Association; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Health Care; General Civil Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: R. Jay Hardin

Charles B. Judson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1982, Florida. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1973); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Facilitative Mediator, General Litigation and Domestic Relations, 13th Circuit Court. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Family Law; Aviation; Real Property; Member, Executive Committee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Council); The Florida Bar. Fellow: Michigan State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Facilitative Mediation; Municipal; Real Property; Bankruptcy.Email: Charles B. Judson

Robert W. Tubbs (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1980); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law; Family Law). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Robert W. Tubbs

Jeffrey R. Wonacott (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Tax Law; Probate and Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey R. Wonacott

Robert W. Parker (Managing Partner, Traverse City Office) born Traverse City, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., 1980). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American (Member, Sections on: Probate; Property Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Estate Planning); Michigan Land Title Association; Grand Traverse Area Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Real Estate(70%); Zoning(15%); Estate Planning(10%); Business Law(5%).Email: Robert W. Parker

Jeffrey E. Gwillim (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan; Michigan State University (B.S., with honors, 1976); DePaul University (J.D., 1981). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Employment Law). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability; Employment Law.Email: Jeffrey E. Gwillim

Ronald A. Schuknecht (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1974); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Federal Bar Association; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Associate); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Collections; Creditors Rights Law; Family Law.Email: Ronald A. Schuknecht

Todd W. Millar (Shareholder) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1988; M.S., 1990); Indiana University (J.D., 1993). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Negligence Law); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Defense.Email: Todd W. Millar

Peter J. Boyles (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1997, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1988); University of Detroit (J.D., 1994). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and The Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence Law Section); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Employer Liability.Email: Peter J. Boyles

Rachel Brochert Roe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Traverse Area Human Resources Association; Zonta Club of Traverse City. Board Member, Women's Resource Center of Northwest Michigan. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (Northwest Region). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Law; Health Law.Email: Rachel Brochert Roe

Daniel M. Morley (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U. S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: U.S. Military Academy; Michigan Technological University (B.S., cum laude, 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Member, Commercial Law League of America. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Business Law Section; Debtor/Creditor Committee). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Daniel M. Morley

P. David Vinocur (Shareholder) born Lansing, Michigan, November 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1970); Syracuse University (J.D., 1976). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association; Michigan Society of Healthcare Risk Management. Practice Areas: Health Law; Hospital Law; Hospital Peer Review; Hospital Risk Management; Medical Staff Contracts; Medical Staff Credentialing; Government Health Care Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Privacy; Health Care Regulation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Managed Care Contracts; Medical Ethics; Mental Health Law; Physicians Contracts; Physicians Licensing; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid.Email: P. David Vinocur

Adam M. Lett (Shareholder) born Oak Park, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Michigan; 1997, Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Elder Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Adam M. Lett

ASSOCIATES

Melissa E. Whitman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado; 2003, Michigan. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A.); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and The Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Family Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Melissa E. Whitman

Shawn C. Worden (Associate) born Mount Clemens, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2005, Maine and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honor, 2000); University of Maine (J.D., 2003). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; Maine State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation(50%); Health Law(33%); Criminal Defense(17%).Email: Shawn C. Worden

Scott D. Harvey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; 2003, Michigan. Education: Ferris State University (B.S. with highest distinction, 1999); University of Notre Dame (J.D, 2002). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Property Law; Nonprofit Tax Law.Email: Scott D. Harvey

Andrew J. Blodgett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan. Education: Cedarville University (B.A., 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Andrew J. Blodgett

Gregory R. Kish (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); Colorado State University (M.S., 2000); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Employment Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning.Email: Gregory R. Kish

Kristen A. Campbell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan. Education: Ferris State University (B.S., with highest honors, 1998); Michigan State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Elder Law.Email: Kristen A. Campbell

Joanna Kloet (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan; 2009, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002) Member, University of Michigan Figure Skating Team; Michigan State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006) Associate Editor, Law Review; Dean King Scholar; Recipient, Jurisprudence Achievement Award (Top Score) in Contracts, Will Drafting; Teaching Assistant, Torts I and Civil Procedure II. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Traverse City Young Professionals. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense; Immigration Law.Email: Joanna Kloet