Mayer Gordon, the firm's founder, and Thomas Miller, who was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and Federal Court practice in 1972, have each earned Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" rating, their highest rating for legal ability and integrity. Mr. Gordon is also listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in their field of practice. Mr. Miller and Mr. Gordon represent victims of a wide range of accidental injuries, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence.
Mitchell Cicurel was admitted to the Michigan and Federal Bars in Michigan in 1990. His practice focuses primarily in the area of workers' compensation and disability insurance claims. He has been highly successful in trial of these matters and in the negotiation of these cases for maximum settlement amounts.
Our attorneys have a combined trial experience in excess of 50 years. The support they rely upon are their well trained and experienced staff of paralegals.
Kathy Sterbling has been a support paralegal in personal injury for the past 32 years. She currently assists Mr. Gordon and Mr. Miller in their direct trial preparation and spearheads their Auto No-Fault and Social Security department, which has over a 90% success rate.
Valeri Sirlin is a paralegal with 18 years experience in personal injury, workers' compensation and social security cases. She currently assists Mr. Miller and Mr. Gordon in preparation of the initial stages of litigation.
Carol Ball is the executive secretary to Mr. Miller and Mr. Gordon and has over 10 years legal experience who assists them in litigation and docket management.
Chris Fortney is a relatively new addition to our staff who renders invaluable assistance in obtaining medical records, official reports and other investigative documents necessary to support successful litigation.
Kathy Maretti, a legal secretary to Mitchell Cicurel, also has over 10 years of experience in the legal profession. She assists Mr. Cicurel in the preparation and management of the workers' compensation docket.
Trish LaFace is the friendly voice on the telephone and the smiling face in our reception area greeting our clients and managing our busy switchboard.
Margaret Mowbray has a wealth of experience in the legal business in accounting areas and serves as the firms bookkeeper and administrator.

