(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General and Civil Practice. Trial and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts, Arbitration, Automotive, Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Civil Rights, Collections, Computer, Condemnation, Corporate, Creditor Rights, Education, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Equal Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Insurance, Labor, Labor Management Relations, Landlord-Tenant, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Municipal Bond, Pension and Profit Sharing, Probate and Trust, Real Estate, Taxation, Transportation, Wage and Hour, White Collar Criminal, Workers Compensation, Zoning.

Representative Clients:

AIG Insurance Group
Amerisure Companies
Bloomfield Hills Schools
Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan
Cassens Transport Company
City of Rochester
City of Toronto
Consolidated Management, Inc.
Delta College
Engineered Heat Treat, Inc.
FATA Automation, Inc.
Genesee Intermediate School District
Harry Major Machine & Tool Co.
Hearst Corporation
HP Pelzer Automotive Systems, Inc.
Key Safety Systems, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Marimba Auto, LLC
Milner Hotels, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Moeller Aerospace Technology, Inc.
National Automobile Transporters' Labor Division
R&L Carriers
Sundram Fasteners Limited
Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.
USA Truck, Inc.
Verspeeten Cartage Ltd.
Washtenaw Christian Academy.

Address

Fifth Floor, 801 West Big Beaver Road
Troy, MI 48084, (Oakland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 248-362-1300
Fax: 248-362-1358

Website

http://www.dflaw.com

SHAREHOLDERS

Keith M. Aretha (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: New College of the University of South Florida (B.A., 1982); University of Chicago (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Corporate; Taxation; Estate Planning Law.Email: Keith M. Aretha

John W. Bryant (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Litigation; Transportation; International Trade; Immigration Law.Email: John W. Bryant

W. Jerry Byrd, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ohio State University; Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Business Law; Business Acquisitions.Email: W. Jerry Byrd, Jr.

William G. Coon (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: Michigan Technological University (B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, 1971); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Transactions; Finance.Email: William G. Coon

James P. Dean (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1982. U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973); Wayne State University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1979). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporation; Business; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: James P. Dean

James M. Dworman (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Appeals; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Business Law.Email: James M. Dworman

M. Michael Hamburg (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.M.E., 1971; M.B.A., 1973); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Practice Areas: Business Law; Patent, Copyright and Trademark; Computer Law; International Business Transactions; Technology Transfers.Email: M. Michael Hamburg

Jeffrey L. Hudson (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with highest honors, 1977); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Mechanics' Liens; Covenants Not to Compete; Construction Liens.Email: Jeffrey L. Hudson

Robert M. Kalec (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Michigan; 1990, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: Criminal and Civil Litigation.Email: Robert M. Kalec

Janet E. Lanyon (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1979; J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Litigation; Wrongful Discharge; Occupational Safety and Health; Collective Bargaining; Arbitration; National Labor Relations Board; Employee Benefits; Labor and Employment.Email: Janet E. Lanyon

Thomas P. Martin (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan; 1977, Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Municipal Finance.Email: Thomas P. Martin

Paul J. Mastrangel (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., departmental honors, 1968; M.A., 1972); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Corporate; Construction; Real Estate Development; Tax Abatement; Bond Finance; Divorce.Email: Paul J. Mastrangel

James K. O'Brien (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1974); Wayne State University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Environmental; Insurance; Litigation.Email: James K. O'Brien

Donald A. Pierce, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1965, Michigan. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1961); University of Michigan (M.B.A, 1965; J.D., 1964); Wayne State University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1972). Practice Areas: Business; Estate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Donald A. Pierce, Jr.

Neill T. Riddell (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1973); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Practice Areas: Transportation; Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Neill T. Riddell

Jerry R. Swift (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio; 1976, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E., 1969; J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Truck Accident Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation (Federal and State Courts); Construction Law.Email: Jerry R. Swift

Leonard A. Wilcox, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1958, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1952; J.D., 1958); Tulane University of Louisiana (M.A., 1956).

Kenneth W. Zatkoff (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1982); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining; Public and Private Employment Relations; National Labor Relations Act; Municipal Law; Arbitration, Public and Private Sector; Public Employment Relations Act; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Discharge; Family Law; Public Act 312; Employer/Employee Rights.Email: Kenneth W. Zatkoff