Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit's Jefferson Avenue. Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 260 attorneys and over 50 legal assistants. We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice. Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, and Troy. We also have offices in New York City, Chicago and Naples. Our offices in Gdynia, Katowice, and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Our practice areas are organized into the following groups: Bankruptcy/Workout; Business and Finance (Commercial Lending, Corporations and Securities, Finance and Development Sections), Environmental and Regulatory; Estate Planning; Federal Tax and Employee Benefits; Health Care; Intellectual Property; International Business; Labor and Employment; Litigation (Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Product Liability/Tort, State and Local Tax Sections), and Public Law Services and Bond Counsel.

We represent individuals in their personal and business concerns, trusts and estates, publicly traded and multinational companies, and many start-up, small, and medium sized businesses. Clients also include public bodies such as the state of Michigan, and many of its agencies, authorities and universities, cities, counties, townships, school and community college districts, and special authorities throughout Michigan and in other states. We represent many nonprofit, tax-exempt institutions, such as hospitals, charitable corporations, and professional associations.

Reviser of the Michigan Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Licensing & High Technology, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & School Finance & Bond Counsel, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-Sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Finance & Bond Counsel, Taxation, Tax-Exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning.

Clients

REPRESENTATIVE FIRM CLIENTS: City of Detroit, Michigan
City of Midland, Michigan
Comerica Bank
CMS Energy Corp.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Denso America, Inc.
Detroit Tigers, Inc.
DTE Energy Company
First of Michigan
Flint Ink Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Ford Credit Company
Henry Ford Hospital
Huntington Banks of Michigan
Kellogg Company
Kelly Services, Inc.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Mead Corp.
Michigan State University
Mitsubishi
NCAA
Northwest Airlines
Owens-Illinois
Pharmacia Corporation
Phillips Petroleum
R.L. Polk & Company
Siemens Corporation
State of Michigan and its authorities
Tecumseh Products Company
The University of Michigan
Wayne County
Xerox Corporation.

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE CLIENTS: Captec Financial Corp.
Condat, N.A./Condat Lubricants
Flagstar Bank, FSB
Lake State Railway Company
Old Kent Bank
Standard Federal Bank
TCF National Bank
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Trevarrow, Inc.

Former Names

Founded in 1852 by Sidney Davy Miller

Address

840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 200
Troy, MI 48098-6358, (Oakland Co.)

Phone

Phone: 248-879-2000
Fax: 248-879-2001

Website

http://www.millercanfield.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Detroit, Michigan)

RESIDENT PRINCIPALS

James L. Allen (Principal) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977); Wayne State University (LL.M., 1988). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Law Section); American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Restructuring(50%); Real Estate Foreclosure(50%).Email: James L. Allen

Joseph D. Gustavus (Principal) born Warren, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1989); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Class Honors: Law of International Business Transactions; International Taxation Law. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1991 and Michigan, 1993. Author: "International Letter of Credit Compliance," Banking Law Journal, Volume 114, No. 1, January 1997. Software Companies Represents software company clients in the drafting and negotiation of agreements to facilitate development, implementation, licensure and maintenance of software technology. His approach is to work with a client to tailor an optimized agreement structure and then assist with its successful deployment with individual customers. The existence of customer-required deviations from the standard is well recognized. He counsels on the risks posed by the customer-requested changes, enabling the client to quantify and weigh the risks against transactional benefits. The resultant goals are to: Match License Scope with Fee Models Accelerate Acceptance through Predefined Objective Acceptance Criteria and Processes Safeguard and Preserve Intellectual Property Rights Define and Circumscribe Warranty Obligations Delineate Support and Maintenance Obligations Minimize Liability Exposure Promote and Accelerate Revenue Recognition under Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2 and Related Guidance Experienced in structuring software escrow relationships and variations from the traditional software licensing model including third party hosting relationships, web portal access, Software as a Service, integrated, ubiquitous or pervasive computing systems. Automotive Technology Companies Represents automotive suppliers in negotiation and drafting of software license, IT service, component sourcing, and technology development agreements with their automotive OEM and Tier 1 customers. Among others, successfully facilitated repeated engagements with foreign and domestic automotive customers to supply automotive embedded software, Electronic Control Units (ECUs), development and system modeling software, production control and automatic conveying systems and powertrain, emissions and vehicle subsystem test equipment. Multinational Companies and International Business Transactions Represents and assists foreign clients with the establishment of a presence in the North American market through business acquisition, subsidiary formation, technology licensure, distribution or sales agent negotiation. Expands national and international market reach of North American clients through the development of international distribution, agency, VAR and alliance agreements. Health Information Technology Companies Represents health information technology companies to facilitate the consistent deployment of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology through negotiation of Enterprise Software-Systems License Agreements, IT Support Service Agreements and other agreements with hospitals, physician practice groups, radiology groups, freestanding surgical centers in compliance with federal and state healthcare law. Counsels on HIPPA privacy and security issues affecting technology and procurement of certification from Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT). Counsels on qualification of software products as "Certified EHR Technology" under the 2009 HITECH Act, enabling eligible professionals to receive incentive payments as "meaningful EHR users" for use of client EHR technology. Technology Company Acquisition, Divestitures, Mergers and Strategic Alliances Frequently represents software and IT technology companies in executing domestic and multinational mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs, asset sales and joint ventures. Expands national and international market reach through the development of distribution agency, VAR and alliance agreements. Leads preacquisition due diligence engagements, researching and assessing target software and IT technology companies, underlying legal structure and strength of intellectual property rights. Experience in the acquisition of target software and IT technology companies includes: Using diligence to identify significant legal and intellectual property right issues previously unknown to the prospective acquirer; and Monetizing (assigning a monetary value to) discovered issues to adjust acquisition price or secure additional protections from the seller to address the discovered concerns. Blanket Representation of Software and IT Technology Portfolio Companies Provides blanket legal representation to software and IT technology portfolio companies owned by Venture Capital Firms and Private Equity Funds. Blanket legal representation results in implementation of unified objectives across portfolio and deliberate maximization of portfolio company value and intellectual property right protection. This controlled application of legal services helps to position software and IT technology portfolio companies to maximize TTM and EBITA multiples and attract investment from strategic and financial investors. Corporate Compliance Counsels software and IT technology companies in implementing effective and coordinated legal compliance policies and procedures, increasing governance transparency and enhancing compliance with director and officer fiduciary responsibilities. Drafts shareholder agreements, stock purchase and option agreements for software and IT technology companies. Drafts related executive and technical personnel employment, non-compete, intellectual property assignment, and severance agreements for software and IT technology companies. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American and International Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Detroit Regional Chamber; German-American Chamber of Commerce; Detroit Regional Economic Partnership; Society of Automotive Engineers. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Business Law; Software Licensing; Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph D. Gustavus

Kenneth E. Konop (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, September 17, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan, Illinois and District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1969); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1970). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2001- 2002 Edition. Author: "The 'Other Beneficiary'--Tax Apportionment Clauses," Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal, Summer 1992; "The Revised Michigan Claims Statute," Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal, Winter 1989; "Taxation of Seniors," Laches, published by the Oakland County Bar Association, June 1989; "Individual Retirement Account Deductions," Laches, published by the Oakland County Bar Association, April 1987; "Recent Developments: Income, Estate, & Inheritance Taxes," Laches, published by the Oakland County Bar Association, December 1986. Contributing Author: "Inheritance Tax," Michigan Tax Practice and Procedure 2nd Edition, published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1983. Seminars: Arranged the 39th Annual Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, cosponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Michigan, 5/20-22/99 and Troy, Michigan, 6/11-12/99; Moderator and Speaker, "The Marital Deduction: Solving the Estate Planning Puzzle," sponsored by The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Grand Rapids and Troy, Michigan, 3/13/98 and 3/27/98; Seventh Annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents Seminar, sponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Grand Rapids, and Troy, Michigan, 1/16/98 and 1/23/98; Sixth Annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents Seminar, sponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Troy, Michigan, 1/31/97; Speaker, 1996 Advanced Estate Planning Institute, cosponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Troy, Michigan, 11/15/96; Moderator, 36th Annual Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, cosponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Michigan, May 16-18, 1996; "Administration of Trusts in Michigan, Creditors' Rights to Trust Assets," sponsored by ICLE, Grand Rapids and Troy, Michigan, 3/6/96 and 3/29/96; 4th Annual Drafting Estate Planning Documents Seminar, sponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State bar of Michigan and ICLE, Grand Rapids and Troy, Michigan, 1/6/95 and 1/27/95; Moderator and Speaker, "Estate Planning for the Marital Deduction (Including the New QTIP Regulations)," sponsored by ICLE, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Southfield, Michigan, 9/16/94 and 9/27/94; "Federal Estate and Gift Tax--Michigan Estate Tax and Estate Planning," sponsored by Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, Michigan, 6/7/94; "Post Mortem Planning (Including Form 706)," sponsored by MACPA, Livonia, Michigan, 11/12/93; "Estate Planning and Preparation of Federal Estate and Fiduciary Tax Returns," sponsored by ICLE, Dearborn, Michigan, 10/21/93; Moderator, 33rd Annual Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and ICLE, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Michigan, 5/13-15/93, and Dearborn, Michigan, 6/11-12/93; "Drafting Estate Planning Documents II," cosponsored by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and ICLE, Troy, Michigan, 2/5/93; "Fundamentals of the Federal Estate and Gift Tax, the Michigan Inheritance Tax and Estate Planning," sponsored by Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, Michigan, 12/9/92; "Doing it Right: Business Succession Planning," sponsored by Walsh College of Accountancy and Administration, Troy, Michigan, 8/19/92; Pre-retirement Seminar, sponsored by General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 9/23/91 and 4/1/92; "How to Probate an Estate in Michigan," sponsored by ICLE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 3/12/92, and Troy, Michigan, 3/27/92; "Estate Planning and Probate in Michigan," sponsored by NBI, Southfield, Michigan, 2/5/92; "Current Developments in Estate Planning," sponsored by the Oakland County North Small Practitioners, Troy, Michigan, 12/19/91; Commentator," 1991 Advanced Estate Planning Institute," sponsored by ICLE, Detroit, Michigan, 12/16/91; "Current Developments in Financial and Estate Planning," sponsored by Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, Michigan, 11/29/91; "Fiduciary Accounting," sponsored by MACPA, Livonia, Michigan, 6/24/91; "Michigan Probate," sponsored by NBI, Southfield, Michigan, 6/19/90 and 2/12/91; "Sheltering Estate Assets from Creditors and the IRS in Michigan," sponsored by NBI, Southfield, Michigan, 2/27/90; "Basic Probate in Michigan," sponsored by NBI, Lansing, Michigan, 3/22/89, 3/22/90, and Southfield, Michigan, 3/23/89. 3/23/90; "Section 2036(c) of the Internal Revenue Code," sponsored by ICLE, Southfield, Michigan, 2/23/89; "Michigan Probate: Beyond the Basics," sponsored by NBI, Lansing, Michigan, 10/18/89, and Southfield, Michigan, 10/19/89; "Estate Planning," sponsored by Lapeer Bank, Metamora, Michigan, 10/2/89; "Michigan Claims Statute," by the State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, 4/12/89, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 8/17/89, and Lansing, Michigan, 9/22/89; "Estate Planning for the Executive," sponsored by Comerica Bank Trust Department, Detroit, Michigan, 7/11/89; "Michigan Claims Statute," sponsored by Manufacturers National Bank, Detroit, Michigan, 6/28/89; Commentator, "Will Drafting," sponsored by ICLE, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 4/13/89; "Michigan Claims Statute," sponsored by National Bank of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 4/5/89; "Estate Planning," cosponsored by Comerica Bank and MCPS Roseville, Michigan, 10/13/88; "Estate Planning & Probate in Michigan," sponsored by NBI, Saginaw, Michigan, 9/17/87, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, 9/18/87. Chairperson of the Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Member of the Probate and Estate Planning Advisory Board (1998 to 2002) to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member, The Financial and Estate Planning Council of Detroit, Inc. Member: Detroit, Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Pension and Profit Sharing Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning Law; Estate and Trust Litigation.

Ronald H. Riback (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, May 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1968); DePaul University (J.D., 1971). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial and Real Estate Lending Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Ronald H. Riback

Frank L. Andrews (Principal) born Rhinebeck, New York, June 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Articles Editor, Vol. 11, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Oakland County and American (Chairman, Environmental Legislation Subcommittee of the Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. (Senior Principal). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Construction and Finance; Closely Held Business Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Environmental Defense - Civil and Criminal; Environmental Law.Email: Frank L. Andrews

J. Kevin Trimmer (Principal) born Highland Park, Michigan, November 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1979, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1976-1977. Author: Case Note, University of Illinois Law Forum, Spring, 1977. Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporation Securities Law; Real Estate (Property) Law.Email: J. Kevin Trimmer

Stephen J. Ott (Managing Director) born Osaka, Japan, June 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1976); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Staff Member, 1977-1979 and Executive Editor, 1978-1979, Wayne Law Review. Author: "Discovery and Information Gathering," Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, Chapter 61, ACCA/West, 2000 (with William J. O'Brien and Kenneth I Gluckman); "Professional Responsibility," Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Wayne Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 2B (1999); "Professional Responsibility," Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Wayne Law Review, Vol. 44, No 2B (1998); "Torts" (with Richard F.X. Urisko and James D. Robb), Annual Survey of Michigan Law, Wayne Law Review, Vol, 37 No 2B (1991). Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1979-1981. Member: Detroit Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Counsel. (Senior Principal). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Law; Automotive Products Liability; Regulatory Investigations; Accident and Personal Injury Law.Email: Stephen J. Ott

Thomas G. Appleman (Principal) born Texas City, Texas, August 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., high honors, 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Co-Editor: Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan Second Edition (ICLE 2003); Advising a Small Michigan Business (ICLE 2000). Author: Chapters 3 and 4, "Considerations in Drafting Asset, Stock, and Membership Interest Purchase Agreements," and "Merger Agreements," Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan Second Edition (ICLE 2003); "Business Associations, 1993 Annual Survey of Michigan Law," 39 Wayne Law Review 317 (1993); "Two Heads are Better Than One--Joint Ventures Provide Financial Advantage without the Costs of a Merger," 1 Michigan Law 20 (July 1989); "Statutory Record Retention Requirements," 249 Laches 8 (1986); "Business Associations, 1983 Annual Survey of Michigan Law," 30 Wayne Law Review 245 (1983). Associate Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1980-1981. Member, Business Law Advisory Board, Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Offerings; General Corporate Representation; Joint Ventures; Partnerships; Secured Transactions; Blue Sky Law; Business Law; Closely Held Business Law; Leveraged Buy-Outs.Email: Thomas G. Appleman

Gregory V. Di Censo (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, June 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1974); University of Utah (J.D., 1978); Wayne State University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1994). Beta Gamma Sigma. Former Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University Law School L.L.M. Program and at Walsh College Masters of Taxation Program. Author: "Handling the Unlimited Marital Deduction in Pre-ERTA Instruments," The Practical Tax Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall, 1993. Named one of "Best Lawyers In Metro Detroit" for 2007 and 2008. Member, National Ski Patrol, 1970—. Member: Detroit and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation and Probate/Real Property) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust Law; Taxation; Chairperson of Estates and Trusts Tax Committee, 1996-1998). (Senior Principal). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Death and Fiduciary Income Tax Compliance(40%); Estate Planning(35%); Probate Administration(15%); Municipal Bond Funds - State Tax Opinions(5%); Employment/Unemployment Tax (Michigan Unemployment Agency)(5%).Email: Gregory V. Di Censo

Brad B. Arbuckle (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, Wayne Law Review, 1982-1984. Author: 29 Wayne Law Review 1433, 1983. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Brad B. Arbuckle

Ronald E. Hodess (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, July 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with distinction, 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., 1985). Member: American Bar Association (Real Property Law Section and Construction Law Forum); State Bar of Michigan (Construction Law and Real Property Divisions; Chair, Construction Law Section). (Senior Principal) (Chair, Real Estate Department). Transactions: Representative Projects: Construction: Freedom Tower New York, Comerica Park, Ford Field, and Metropolitan Airport Midfield Terminal, Detroit, Michigan. Structured Finance: Sale-leaseback transactions for public utilities and public companies. Real Estate: All aspects of transactional real estate, including office buildings, hotels, regional centers, and residential developments. Handles negotiation of economic development incentives and tax incentives to developers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law.Email: Ronald E. Hodess

Dawn M. Schluter (Principal) born East Tawas, Michigan, September 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., 1989). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, Kalamazoo College Honor Award, 1982-1986. Instructor, Schoolcraft College, 1990. Speeches and Publications: Presentations, "Estate Planning," Michigan Association of School Administrators, January 1995; "Planning for Non-citizen Spouses," ICLE's Marital Deduction Planning Seminar, September 1994; "Estate Planning," Detroit Diesel, February 1994; "Estate Planning," Clarkston PEO Women's Meeting, May 1993; "Planning for Long-term Care," Birmingham Community House, April 1993; "Estate Planning," Birmingham PEO Women's Meeting, May 1992; "Pre-retirement," General Motors Corporation, August 1991 and April 1992; "Beyond the Basics--Probate Administration," National Business Institute, April 1991; "Death and Dying," St. Dennis Parrish, April 1991; Publication, Chapter for the ICLE Publication, "Attorney Fee Agreements in Michigan," 1995. Member: Oakland County (Member: Probate, Estate and Trusts Section); and American (Member, Family Law, Real Property and Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Probate and Estate Planning Section; Family Law Section; Probate and Estate Planning Council; Liaison to Family Law Section). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Estate Administration Law; Probate Litigation; Family Law.Email: Dawn M. Schluter

Robert J. Haddad (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, May 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan;. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1985); University of Detroit (M.B.A., 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Listed in: Michigan Super Lawyer, 2006; Best Lawyers on America, 2008. Member: Detroit Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Products Liability Discovery and Crisis Management; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regulation and Recalls; Negligence; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Robert J. Haddad

Erich H. Hintzen (Principal) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, June 9, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1983); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Briefing Attorney to the Honorable C.L. Ray, Texas Supreme Court, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Tort Litigation; Appellate Law.

Lisa D. Pick (Principal) born Detroit Michigan, March 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin; 1991, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1988); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Articles Editor, University of Wisconsin Law Review. Member: State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial Law; Business Law; International Law.Email: Lisa D. Pick

Brian S. Westenberg (Principal) born Windsor, Ontario, August 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1988); Detroit College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Author: "Michigan Ethnic Intimidation Act: The Shortcomings of the Law's Moral Imperative," Det. Coll of L. (1992). Practice Areas: Personal Rights Litigation; Automotive Product Liability; Automotive Government Safety Regulations.Email: Brian S. Westenberg

Anna M. Maiuri (Senior Principal/Managing Director) born Detroit, Michigan, September 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., with distinction in Political Science and Organizational Psychology, 1981; J.D., 1992). Assistant Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1991-1992. Listed in: Environmental Law Section, "The Best Lawyers in America," 2007; "Michigan Super Lawyers," 2006 and 2007. Member, Leadership Detroit XXVI (2004-2005)-Detroit Regional Chamber. Troy Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2002—. Elected to State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Council, 2006—. Speaker, Organ Procurement Agency of Michigan. Miller Canfield Troy Office Facilitator for Annual United Way Campaign Allocations Committee. Spokesperson and Fundraiser, National Kidney Foundation. Former Oakland County Representative for State Bar Representative Assembly. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Special Agencies: Negotiates with US Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality concerning air issues, PCB contamination, chlorinated solvents, chromium, lead, asbestos, petroleum and underground storage tank site investigations and remediation. Extensive experience serving as municipal counsel for Brownfield Redevelopment. Extensive experience assessing environmental liabilities for multinational corporations buying and selling manufacturing facilities worldwide. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Environmental Law(100%).Email: Anna M. Maiuri

David M. Thoms (Principal) born New York, N.Y., April 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, New York. Education: Kenyon College; Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1970); Wayne State University (M.U.P., 1975); University of Detroit (J.D., 1979); Wayne State Law School (LL.M. in Taxation, 1988). Honors, "Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques." Member, 1977-1979 and Case and Comment Editor, 1978-1979, University of Detroit Law Review. Recipient, Outstanding Scholarship Award, Moot Court. Author: Comment, "Historic Preservation: Detroit's Ordinance Almost Put It All Together," 55 University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law 803. Adjunct Professor, Madonna University, 1993—. Presenter, 52nd Annual NYU Tax Institute. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Detroit, Oakland County, New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environmental Law; Probate and Estate Planning; Real Property; Taxation); The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Planning Association; Michigan Chapter American Planning Association; Financial and Estate Planning Council of Detroit; Planned Giving Roundtable. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(25%); Non-Profit Organizations(25%); Corporate(20%); Tax(20%); Real Estate(10%).Email: David M. Thoms

Mark E. Wilson (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, November 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1980); Boston University (J.D., 1984); Wayne State University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1991). Recipient, Michigan State Bar Foundation Fellowship. Articles Editor, Boston University Probate Law Journal, 1983-1984. Author: "Due Diligence Concerns When Buying Property," 15 Mich. L. W. 160-172, December 2000; "Real Estate Development Opportunities Under Michigan Environmental Law," Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, June, 1999; "When a Clean Phase I Audit Is Not Good News," Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, June, 1997; "Landlord/Tenant Environmental Liability Under NREPA," Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, June, 1996; "Commercial Property Sellers Must Beware," Special Writer, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, August 1991; "The Future of the Land Contract in Michigan as a Financing Tool in the Age of Environmental Liability," Thesis, Wayne State University Law School LL.M. Program. Lecturer: "The New Polluter's Pay' Law in Michigan and Other Environmental Issues," Michigan Business Brokers Association, July 1991. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Health Care(50%); Real Property Development(35%); Environmental Real Estate(15%).Email: Mark E. Wilson

Lynn C. Sirich (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, August 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University, James Madison College (B.A., 1988); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Law Review. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Wayne County Family Law Bench/Bar Advisory Committee; Wayne County Family Law Bar Association (Secretary 2008-2009). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate.Email: Lynn C. Sirich

Matthew F. Leitman (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, August 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with highest distinction, 1990); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles L. Levin, Michigan Supreme Court, 1993-1994. Author: "A Proposed Standard of Equal Protection Review for Classifications Within the Criminal Justice System that Have a Racially Disparate Impact: A Case Study of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines' Classification Between Crack and Powder Cocaine," 25 U.Tol.L.Rev. 215, 1994; "A Clarification of Michigan Law Concerning the Suppression of Evidence Seized in Violation of a State Statute: Exposing the Court of Appeals' Blatant Disregard for Controlling Supreme Court Precedent," 1998 D.C.L. at M.S.U. L.Rev. 225, 1998. Counsel to the Michigan Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Gaming, 1994-1995. Lecturer: "Defending Against Claims Under the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act," Fall Institute of the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, October 1997. (Also at Detroit Office). Reported Cases: People v. Bender, 452 Mich. 594, 551 N.W.2d 71 (1996); Kondzer v. Wayne County Sheriff, 219 Mich. App. 632, 558 N.W.2d 215 (1996); People v. Levine, 231 Mich. App. 213, 505 N.W.2d 770 (1998); Mount Elliott Cemetery Association v. City of Troy, 171 F.3d. 398, 1999 WL 155928 (6th Cir. 1999). Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.

Brian H. Holt (Principal) born Tacoma, Washington, October 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1996); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta (Chapter Marshall, 1997-1998). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction; General Corporate; Financing.Email: Brian H. Holt

Alison Rodney (Principal) born New York, New York, January 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Wayne State University (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1994-2000. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Tort Litigation.Email: Alison Rodney

Amy M. Johnston (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2000, Ohio; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1990); University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Listed in: Marquis Who's Who of Emerging Leaders, 2007; Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Vice President, Leadership Oakland XVII, 2006. Member, University of Detroit Law Review, 1993-1994. Author: "Fairness vs. Surprise: The Rebuttal Evidence Debate," 77 Univ. Det. L. Rev. 531 (2000); "Alternative Dispute Resolution as a Cure to the Product Liability Epidemic," ADR Journal (June 1997). Speaker: "Trial Preparation," May 2005; "Pre-Litigation Evidence Preservation," July 2002. Member: Ohio State, Federal and American (Chair, Petroleum Marketing Committee, 2007-2009) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, E-Discovery Committee); American Inns of Court (Member, Michigan Chapter; Pupil, 1993-1994; Barrister, 2001-2003; Master of the Bench, 2003—); Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Catholic Lawyers Society (President, 2006-2008; Vice President, 2005-2006; Member, Board of Directors, 2004—). Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America (Delegation Co-Chair, 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Product Recall; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability.Email: Amy M. Johnston

Thomas W. Cranmer (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1972); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1975). Recipient: United States Attorney General's Special Achievement Award, 1980; Leonard R. Gilman Award, Outstanding Practitioner of Criminal Law, 1995; Distinguished Service Award, Oakland County Bar Association, 1996. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, "Federal Criminal Practice Rules," James Publishing, 1996. Contributing Author: "Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial/Sixth Circuit," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996. Co-Author: Civil Trials and Evidence, West Group Michigan Practice Guides, 2001. Lecturer/Instructor: "International Money Laundering Conference," University of Windsor/University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 1996; "Survival Skills in U.S. District Court," The Rutter Group, 1995-2003; "Federal Corporate Sentencing Guidelines and Internal Audits," State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section Annual Meeting, 1993. Faculty Member: "Evidence: Sharpening Your Direct and Cross-Examination Skills," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1987—; Trial Advocacy Workshop, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988—; Deposition Skills Workshop, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993; Trial Advocacy Workshop, Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan, 1986—. Hearing Panelist, 1987-1991 and Hearing Panel Chairperson, 1992—, Attorney Discipline Board. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County, Michigan, 1975-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1978-1980. Assistant Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-1982. Member: U.S. Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1980-1981. Member: Local Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1989-1994; Special Committee on Review of Local Rules, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1990-1991; Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1993—. Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Life Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Charter Fellow: Oakland County Bar Foundation (President, 2002-2003; Member, Board of Trustees, 1993—); American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Society of Barristers. Member: Oakland County (Vice-Chairperson, Federal Court Committee, 1986; Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1992-1994, Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1997—; Member: Board of Directors, 1994-2003), Federal (President, 1995; Member, Executive Board of Directors, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, 1988-1997) and American (Chairperson, Section of Litigation, Detroit Geographic Subcommittee of the Committee on Complex Crime Litigation, 1990-1991; Member, White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1991—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Representative Assembly, 1986-1992; Board of Commissioners, 1998—; Chairperson, 1993-1997, Standing Committee on Grievance; Treasurer, 2001-2002; Secretary, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2003-2004; President-Elect, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006);National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan; American Judicature Society; American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, Chapter XI, 1991—; Founding Member, Oakland County Bar Association Chapter). Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Thomas W. Cranmer

James A. Simpson (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan, September 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Co-Leader of Miller Canfield's Capital Markets Lending Group. Recipient: Alexander Freeman Scholarship Award. Author: "Getting Everyone to the Same Page on Technology," CMBS World, Summer, 2001. Co-Author: "Commercial eMortgages: The Present and Future of 'Paperless Transactions' in Commercial Mortgage Lending" (written as part of the MISMO Commercial eMortgage Work Group). Author: "Business Associations," 1977 Annual Survey of Michigan Law, 23 Wayne Law Review 349. Panel Member: 2002 MBA-CREF National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference; 2001 RealComm Conference. Moderator, 2000 MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference. Former Member: Board of Zoning Appeals, City of Birmingham; Joint Cablecasting Commission, Birmingham/ Beverly Hills/ Franklin/ Bingham Farms. Former Chairman, Law Alumni Association and Law School Fund, Wayne State University. Former Member, Board of Trustees, William Beaumont Foundation. Former Member, Board of Directors, Bloomfield Open Hunt. Member: Commercial eMortgage Work Group; Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA); Technology Initiatives Committee; Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO); Commercial Work Group. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law 2005-2008; Chambers USA, 2005-2008; America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate Section; Michigan Super Lawyers, 2005-2008. Member: Michigan, Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Economics of Law Practice; Taxation Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member, Committees on: Real Property Financing Law, 1983—; Closely-Held Corporations, 1976—; Corporate-Stockholder Relationships, 1976—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Mortgage Banker's Association of America (MBA). Transactions: Closing or supervising counsel for a diverse group of national and regional lenders in connection with the closing of well over a thousand loans destined for portfolio or securitization and secured by office, commercial and multifamily real estate with loan sizes ranging from $1 million to in excess of $150 million, and aggregating several billion dollars in loan volume. Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Banks and Banking(5%); Business Law; Business Planning; Commercial Finance; Commercial Law; Commercial Loans; Commercial Mortgages; Commercial Real Estate(5%); Construction Law; Corporate Law(5%); Finance; Joint Ventures; Leases and Leasing; Lender Liability; Loan Workouts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mortgage Banking Law; Mortgage Finance(70%); Mortgages; Property Law; Real Estate Law(5%); Secured Finance; Securitization(10%); Structured Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: James A. Simpson

David D. Joswick, (P.C.) (Senior Principal) born Lansing, Michigan, March 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1966); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1969). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1968-1969. Instructor, University of Michigan Law School, 1969-1970, 2005-2006. Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Law School, 2003—. Member: Detroit, Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. (Senior Principal). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(70%); Securities Law(30%).Email: David D. Joswick, (P.C.)

Kalman G. Goren (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, December 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member, Moot Court Board. Author: "Who Should You Designate as the Beneficiary of One of Your Most Important Assets," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXVII, Issue 1, First Quarter 2001. Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Section on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on Employee Benefits; Taxation; Corporations).

Abdu Murray (Principal) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 1995); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1999). Psi-Chi. Member, Intellectual Property Student Association. James B. Angell Scholar. Member: State Bar of Michigan.Email: Abdu Murray

Matthew P. Allen (Principal) born Pontiac, Michigan, July 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.A., 1997); Wayne State University (J.D., 2000). Pi Sigma Alpha. Editor-in-Chief, The Wayne Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence P. Zatkoff, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2000-2002. Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney: Wayne County, Michigan, June-September 2003; Air Force JAG, Washington, DC, 1998. Member: Oakland County, American and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Criminal Law; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Federal Criminal Law; Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Arbitration; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Intellectual Property.Email: Matthew P. Allen

OF COUNSEL/SENIOR COUNSEL

Richard Siriani (Senior Counsel) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1969); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Probate Law.Email: Richard Siriani

Robert Morad (Senior Counsel) born Southfield, Michigan, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan; 2006, Florida. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.B., 1992) University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1996). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan.Email: Robert Morad

Henry R. Nolte, Jr. (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., March 3, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, New York; 1968, Michigan. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1947); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1949). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.Email: Henry R. Nolte, Jr.

John W. Gelder (Counsel) born Buffalo, New York, August 7, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Michigan; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1956; J.D., 1959). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Michigan Law Review, 1958-1959. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Detroit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, Corporation, Finance and Business Law Section, 1984-1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Business Law.Email: John W. Gelder

James W. Williams (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, November 29, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, Michigan. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1964); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Note and Comment Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: Antenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Michigan Family Law 4th. Edition, 1993. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law.Email: James W. Williams

SENIOR ATTORNEYS

Thomas J. Mohan (Senior Attorney) born Seattle, Washington, May 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, New York. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Staff Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Probate and Corporate Section); New York State Bar Association.

Mary Elizabeth Barnes (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Multidisciplinary Social Science-Pre-Law, with honors, 1976); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Corporations; Evidence; Debtor/Creditor Relations; Certificate of Excellence - Study of Law, 1979-1980, 1980-1981; John C. Bills Award for Excellence - Study of Law, 1980-1981; Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit Scholarship Award for Excellence - Study of Law, 1980-1981.Email: Mary Elizabeth Barnes

Brian Jenney (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1995); Summer Program, Tulane University Law School, Rhodes, Greece (Maritime Torts and Unification of Maritime Law); Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1999). Environmental Law Society Certificate of Completion, Probate and Estate Planning Program, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) and the Probate and Estate Planning Section, State Bar of Michigan.Email: Brian Jenney

Shannon M. Nichols (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1991); University of Detroit Mercy Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Michigan. (840 West Long Lake Road, Troy Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate.

Kenneth J. Sachs (Senior Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, August 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio; 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); George Washington University (J.D., 1999). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

RESIDENT ASSOCIATES

Kristen M. Niemi (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Products Liability Defense.Email: Kristen M. Niemi

Alexander Clark (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Science-Business Dean's Honor List, University of Notre Dame (all semesters). Recipient, Jack Cronquist Award for Client Service at Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic. Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review.Email: Alexander Clark

Eric Bartley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., Finance, 2000); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Recipient: Jurisprudence Achievement Awards: Corporate Law and Policy: International Investment Transactions; Professional Responsibility. Senior Managing Editor, 2005-2006, Staff Member, 2004-2005, Michigan State Law Review. Certificate in Trial Practice Concentration in Corporate Law, Trial Practice Institute. Member, Business Law SocietyEmail: Eric Bartley

Kelly M. Martorano (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1999); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Food and Agriculture; Family Law.

Richard D. Choi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Western Ontario, London (B.A., 2002); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Recipient: deArce-Koch Academic Scholarship; Property I, Accounting and Financial Statements, Highest Ranking Student Honor. Associate Member, 2005-2006 and Note and Comment Editor, 2006-2007, University of Toledo Law Review. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Government Contracts; Franchises and Franchising; Technology Contracts.Email: Richard D. Choi

Brian Foley (Associate) born Southfield, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Michigan State University (M.S., 2004); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Dean's Scholar. Senior Articles Editor, Wayne State Law Review, 2006-2007. Intern to Hon. Avern Cohn, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Banking Law.Email: Brian Foley

Megan Odell (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1995); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Megan Odell

Ian M. Redmond (Associate) born Chico, California, August 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2007, Michigan. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1999); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2002). Publications: "Ohio's Concealed Carry Law: Practical Applications and Possible Revisions," 2005; "The Second Amendment Bearing Arms Today," 2002. Associate, McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A., Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2005-2007. With Court of Common Pleas, 2002-2005. Member: Cleveland and Federal Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Contracts; Real Estate Litigation.

Dana Khalife (Associate) born Beirut, Lebanon, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Michigan; 2009, New York. Education: University of Michigan; Wayne State University Law School (J.D.). Member: Detroit Metropolitan, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.Email: Dana Khalife

ATTORNEYS

Thomas J. Alfes (Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, August 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1985; J.D., 1997); University of Detroit (M.B.A., 1989). Recipient: Clarence Burton Real Property Award; Torts Book Award; Real Property Book Award; Criminal Law Book Award; Alumni Association Award. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Real Property.Email: Thomas J. Alfes

Dennis G. Bonucchi (Staff Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1973); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1976). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Dennis G. Bonucchi