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Fred L. Vandeveer (1879-1972).
James E. Haggerty, Sr. (1900-1966).
Leroy G. Vandeveer (1902-1981).
Samuel A. Garzia (1920-2005).
SHAREHOLDERS
John J. Lynch, III (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1969). Licensed Real Estate Broker. Author: "Civil Procedure Before Trial," Institute of Continuing Legal Education Basic Practice Handbook, 1981 and 1985. Lecturer, Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1980-1985. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Wayne County Mediation Panel, 1978. Member: Detroit (Member: Negligence Section; Circuit Court Committee, 1978-1980; Judicial Qualification Committee, 1978-1980), Oakland County and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section; Litigation Section; Aviation Committee, 1978-1980; Membership Chairman, Self-Insurers and Risk Management Committee, 1982) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence and Compensation Law; Corporation, Finance and Business Law); Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Products Liability Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law; Toxic Torts.Email: John J. Lynch, III
Thomas M. Peters (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, April 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, Middle District of Ohio and Middle District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1969); Wayne State University (J.D., 1973). Member, American Arbitration Association. Mediator, Mediation Tribunal Association of Wayne County, 1978. Member, Defense and Neutral Mediator Selection Committee, Mediation Tribunal Association, 1989. Mediator, Oakland County Circuit Court. Private Arbitration and Mediation. Member: Oakland County, Wayne County, St. Clair County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Negligence Section, 2007-2008); Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Past President); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. [With, U.S. Air Force, 1965-1969]. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability Law; Complex Litigation; Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Negligence Law; Trucking Law.Email: Thomas M. Peters
James K. Thome (Member) born Pontiac, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1970); Wayne State University (J.D., 1975). Named, Super Lawyer, 2006. Member, Mediation Tribunal Association of Wayne County, 1981. Member, Oakland County Mediation Panel, 1982. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence, Aviation, Insurance and Indemnity, and Environmental Law Sections); American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section and Litigation Section; Member, Forum on the Construction Industry); Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc.; Defense Research Institute. [U.S. Army, 1970-1972; Served with HHD, 18th MP Brigade, 1971-1972]. Reported Cases: Peeples v Detroit, 99 Mich App 285 (1980). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Transportation Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: James K. Thome
Gary Alan Miller (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, April 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1972); Syracuse University (M.P.A., 1973); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Wayne County Mediation Tribunal Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Trial Practice; Construction Law; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Gary Alan Miller
William L. Kiriazis (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, August 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., 1981). Named, Super Lawyer, 2008. Member: Metropolitan Detroit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Wayne County Mediation Tribunal. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Aviation Law; Professional Liability Insurance Defense.Email: William L. Kiriazis
Daniel P. Steele (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, June 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1978); Wayne State University (J.D., 1982). Named, Super Lawyer, 2008. Member: Detroit and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence Section); Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Aviation Law.Email: Daniel P. Steele
Shelley K. Miller (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1976); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., 1980). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Women's Lawyers Association; Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Toxic Torts; Asbestos; Products Liability Law; Negligence Law.Email: Shelley K. Miller
David B. Timmis (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, July 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1984); University of Detroit (J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi. Named, Super Lawyer, 2008. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Product Liability; Premise Liability; No-Fault Automobile Insurance; Municipal Law; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: David B. Timmis
Donald C. Brownell (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, May 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University (B.S.B.A., 1990); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Council; Association of Defense Trial Council. Practice Areas: Aviation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice.Email: Donald C. Brownell
Bruce E. Pearce (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, March 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1982); Indiana University (J.D., 1985). Member: Detroit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense.Email: Bruce E. Pearce
Hal O. Carroll (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 21, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eight Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta (Historian, Cooley Chapter, 1968). Honors Council Member, Campbell Moot Court Competition. Author: Highway Liability Law in Michigan, 1990. Chapter Author: Michigan Insurance Law, Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Co-Founder and Chairperson, Section of Insurance and Indemnity Law, State Bar of Michigan. Editor: Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law; Michigan Defense Quarterly. Member, American Society for Legal History. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance; Contract Litigation.Email: Hal O. Carroll
Christian E. Hildebrandt (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, May 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1999, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1985); Wayne State University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Negligence; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Christian E. Hildebrandt
Nancy A. Hensley (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.G.S., 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Product Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Matters; First Party Insurance; Construction Liability; Motor Vehicle Negligence.Email: Nancy A. Hensley
Anthony Kostello (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1994); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Construction Law(25%); Aviation Law(25%); Professional Liability(25%); Negligence(25%).Email: Anthony Kostello
Timothy J. Connaughton (Shareholder) born Paducah, Kentucky, February 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2006, U. S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2007, U. S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Boston College, Chestnut Hill; University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (B.A., English, 1996); Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law; Animal Law). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Automobile Negligence; Premises Liability; First Party Insurance; Employment Litigation.Email: Timothy J. Connaughton
ASSOCIATES
Deborah M. Bricely (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, March 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.S.N., with distinction, 1981); Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Regional Champion ABA Moot Court Competition, 1991. Semi-Finalist, Merit CBA Moot Court Competition, 1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Property and Family Law. Registered Nurse, Michigan, 1981. Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Care; Insurance; Negligence); American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation; Negligence.Email: Deborah M. Bricely
Nicolas A. Vesprini (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, April 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 2000); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Negligence; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense.Email: Nicolas A. Vesprini
Lauren M. Wawrzyniak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Communications, Specialization in Public Relations, cum laude, 2002); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Associate Editor, Law Review. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Premises Liability; Motor Vehicle Law; Motor Vehicle Litigation.Email: Lauren M. Wawrzyniak
Vanessa D. Fosse (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, Michigan. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 2001); DePaul University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Vanessa D. Fosse
Jeffrey E. Slavik (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2004); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Premises Liability; Negligence.Email: Jeffrey E. Slavik
Michael S. Burink (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Michigan. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1996); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Associate Editor, Journal of Medicine and Law, 2006. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Insurance and Indemnity Section); American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense.Email: Michael S. Burink
Brad A. Danek (Associate) born Alma, Michigan, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Michigan and U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., Economics and Management, magna cum laude, 2005); University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., 2008). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Environmental Law and Real Estate Law. Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan.Email: Brad A. Danek