Powers, Chapman, DeAgostino, Meyers & Milia,
Professional Corporation

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Law Firm in Troy, Michigan
 
Address
Suite 704, 3001 West Big Beaver Road
Troy, Michigan 48084
(Oakland Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 248-643-6500  
Telecopier: 248-643-0280
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http://www.powerschapman.com
(Main Office)
Powers, Chapman, DeAgostino, Meyers & Milia,
Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:

Corporate, Tax, Business Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Elder Law, General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Family and Matrimonial Law, Employee Benefits, Labor Relations, Negligence, Workers Compensation, Products Liability, Commercial Law, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice.
Year Established: 1928
Firm Size: 37
Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Adray Appliance and Photo Center, Inc.; Barrick Enterprises, Inc.; Baypointe Golf Club; Bob Sellers Pontiac-GMC, Inc.; C. Davis Roofing Co. Inc.; Corrigan Worldwide, Inc.; Creative Foam Corp.; Dalgleish Cadillac, Inc.; Doring, Inc.; DMouchelle Art Galleries Co.; Experi-Metal, Inc.; Flynn Paving Co.; Galco Industrial Electronics, Inc.; Grant Industries, Inc.; Grunwell-Cashero Co.; Haddad International Transport, Inc.; Hartsig Supply Co., Inc.; Healthmark Industries, Inc.; Holloway Equipment Co., Inc.; LeConte, Ltd.; The Magni Group; Nemo's Restaurants; Oak Distributing Co.; Pressway, Inc.; RAO Corporation; Regal Prototypes, Inc.; Royal Roofing Company, Inc.; Royal Scot Golf and Bowl; Schaller Corp.; Schaller Tool & Die Co.; Sealex, Inc.; Signal Building Co.; Spec Technologies, Inc.; Westborn Chrysler Plymouth, Inc.; Wright & Filippis, Inc.; Michal Enterprises, Inc.; Waltonen Engineering, Inc.
References:
Huntington Banks of Michigan; Bank One; Comerica Bank-Detroit.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
     Visa
     MasterCard
L. Gene DeAgostino (Shareholder) born Flint, Michigan, January 2, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1964); University of Detroit (J.D., 1967). Gamma Eta Gamma. Member of Staff, University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law, 1966-1967. Serves as President and Law Firm Manager. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Law Practice Management; Probate and Estate Planning; Taxation); Italian-American Bar Association; Oakland County Estate Planning Council; National Association of Estate Planning Councils; Oakland County Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration Law.
Allen M. Meyers (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Gamma Eta Gamma. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Criminal Law.
Robert P. Milia (Shareholder) born Ogdensburg, New York, November 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., 1964; M.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Mediator: Wayne County, Circuit and District Courts, Oakland County, Circuit and District Courts,. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Attorney Discipline Board Hearing Panelist. Former Treasurer and Legislative Representative for North Oak Chapter of Michigan Head Injury Alliance. University of Detroit (Member, Board of Directors, Vice President, Law Alumni, 1992-2004; President, University of Detroit Law Alumni, 1996-1997. Member: Oakland County, Macomb County, and Detroit (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1980) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Negligence Committee); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 2000-2002); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Detroit Barristers Association (President, 1979-1980). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Negligence.
Nelson B. Stieper (Shareholder) born Highland Park, Michigan, July 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1974); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Part-time Faculty, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Family Law, Henry Ford Community College, 1981-1989. Mediator, Oakland County. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law(65%); Estate Planning(30%); Probate(5%); Civil Litigation.
Randy J. Ordway (Shareholder) born Chesaning, Michigan, December 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University - James Madison College (B.A., 1981); Wayne State University (J.D., 1984). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence and Family Law Sections). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Family Law; Employment Law.
Brian P. Gijsbers (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, June 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1981); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Insurance Law. Member, Detroit College of Law Review, 1984-1985. Teaching Assistant in Research, Writing and Advocacy, Detroit College of Law, 1984-1985. Mediator, Wayne County Mediation Tribunal. Member: Detroit Metropolitan and Oakland County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Contracts; Insurance Law; Appellate Practice.
Connie S. Kelley (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, April 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., 1981). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Women Lawyer's Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Labor Law; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support.
Craig Tarpinian (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, October 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1983); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1988). Recipient, Distinguished Service Certificate, 60 Plus Law Center. Licensed Real Estate Agent, Michigan, 1994. Adjunct Professor: Madonna University, 1991—; Oakland Community College, 1995-1996. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Armenian-American Bar Association (President, 1993-1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.
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Kevin A. Casey (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, November 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1982); University of Detroit (J.D., 1987). Member, Sterling Heights Planning Commission, 1989-1995. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Franchise; Commercial Litigation.
Robert M. Yonkers (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.B., with high distinction, 1986); Wayne State University (J.D., 1989). Member, Federalist Society, 1987-1989. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Consumer; Landlord and Tenant Law; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Employment Law.
Thomas E. Dolega (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, October 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.Ph., 1974); University of Detroit (M.B.A., 1981); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Corporations. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Consumer Law; Elder Law; Taxation; Workers Compensation.
Steven E. Martin (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, January 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1991); Syracuse University (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy.
Kimberly C. Hays (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., with high honor, 1984); Wayne State University (J.D., 1997). Delta Theta Phi. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Probate; Employment Law; Estate Planning; Consumer Law; Collections.
Carol D. Jean (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, October 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1987); University of Detroit (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning.
Kirk J. Anderson (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, June 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Hope College (B.A., 1985); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, Certificate For Excellence in Study of Law, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Consumer Law; Family Law; Probate.
Anita M. Pugliesi (Associate) born Mount Clemens, Michigan, September 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1989); University of Detroit (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Real Property); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate; Real Estate; Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Consumer Law.
Michael F. Mulqueen (Associate) born Southfield, Michigan, July 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1988); University of Detroit (J.D., 1991). Delta Theta Phi. Formerly with: Simpson Zelenock; Oakland County Circuit Court. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Contracts; Personal Injury; Litigation.
Trina M. Martinez (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, New York and Michigan. Education: Saginaw Valley College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Family Law; Criminal Law; Property Law; Business Law; Consumer Law; Contracts; Landlord and Tenant Law; Labor Law; Employment Law; Elder Law; Social Security Law.
Jessica R. Simmons (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1998); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Law Review. Member: American Bar Association.
Mark D. Talenti (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan. Education: Michigan State (B.A., 1986); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999).
Luevon Goss (Associate) born Saginaw, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Saginaw Valley College (B.A., 1983); University of Michigan (M.P.A., 1990); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law(20%); Consumer Law(60%); Landlord and Tenant Law(10%); General Practice(5%); Public Benefits(5%); Social Security.
Ruth A. Rowley (Associate) born Schenectady, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: State University of New York Empire State College (B.S., 1998); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Criminal Law(90%); Family Law; Appellate Practice; Guardianship; Probate; Landlord and Tenant Law.
Richard Khederian (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, January 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan and Georgia; 1985, District of Columbia; 2000, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1983). Kappa Tau Alpha. Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate(50%); Personal Injury(10%); Contract Litigation(30%).
Douglas P. Warner (Associate) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); University of Detroit (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Book Award, 2004. Macomb County Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Practice. Email: Douglas P. Warner
Elizabeth F. Balck (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2007). Associate Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 2005-2006. Grand Rapids Bar Association; Oakland County Bar Association; Michigan Association for Justice; Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Appellate Practice.
Sandra D. Hanshaw (Associate) born Flint, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Northwood University (B.S.B.A., 2002); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2005). Formerly with: Michigan State Attorney Generals Office-Corrections; Law Office of Julie A. Gafkay, PLC. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Consumer Finance; Contracts. Email: Sandra D. Hanshaw
OF COUNSEL
Ward D. Powers (Of Counsel) born Flint, Michigan, November 21, 1928; admitted to bar, 1951, Michigan. Education: Flint Junior College (A.A., 1948); Detroit College of Law (LL.B., 1951). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Business Law.
Conrad D. Chapman (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, July 31, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (Ph.B., 1955; J.D., summa cum laude, 1957). Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, Board of Editors, University of Detroit Law Journal, 1955-1957. Member: Detroit, Oakland County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law, Probate and Estate Planning and Taxation Sections); National Association of Estate Planning Councils; Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Estate Planning Law.
K. Paul Zosel (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1965); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; General Practice.
Thomas H. O'Connor (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., English, 1965); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1969). Assistant Oakland County Prosecutor, 1969-1971. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Society of Incorporated Irish American Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Criminal Law; Divorce; Collections; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense.
William H. Tripp (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, July 22, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Detroit (J.D., 1966). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Estate and Probate Sections). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning; Taxation; General Practice. Email: William H. Tripp
Joseph M. McGlynn (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Michigan. Education: University of Detroit (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Sigma Pi; Gamma Eta Gamma. Member, Board of Editors, University of Detroit Law Journal, 1958-1960. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Probate Law; Real Property; Taxation; Elder Law); Wayne County Probate Bar Association; Macomb County Probate Bar Association; Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit. Practice Areas: Probate and Trust Administration(40%); Real Property(20%); Estate Planning(20%); Elder Law(20%).


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