Detroit attorney elected chair of SBM’s Litigation Section
Thomas F. Cavalier, a member of the Detroit law firm Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, P.L.L.C., was elected as chair of the Litigation Section for the State Bar of Michigan for the 2010-2011 term. Cavalier has been actively involved with the Litigation Section Council since 1999.
He has a busy litigation practice, including contract, business tort, real estate, equipment lease, and constitutional law matters. He handles cases in state and federal courts and before the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Litigator joins U-M Law faculty as Professor from Practice
Michigan Law’s newest Professor from Practice, Len Niehoff, brings to the classroom more than 26 years of experience as a nationally known trial and appellate litigator at Butzel Long.
Niehoff—whose scholarly interests range across civil procedure, legal ethics, higher education law, media law, and Supreme Court history—first joined the Michigan Law faculty as an adjunct eight years ago. The author or co-author of more than 100 publications covering the rights of publishers and reporters, attorney-client privilege, professional responsibility, trial strategy, and more, Niehoff will take up his full-time duties as the winter term begins.
“This appointment reflects Len’s status as an accomplished practitioner with a longstanding commitment to scholarly endeavor,” Law School Dean Evan Caminker said. “In a rapidly evolving legal environment it’s more important than ever for us to provide our students with a robust and incisive analytical approach to law and a practitioner’s solid understanding of the realities of the courtroom. Len is a perfect choice to deliver both.”
Niehoff, who earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees at the University of Michigan and also studied philosophy and theology at the graduate level, has taught evidence, legal ethics, and media law at Michigan. He’ll add civil procedure this winter. While at Butzel Long he chaired, at various times, Butzel Long’s appellate, media, and higher education practice groups. Niehoff also represented several universities, including Yale and the University of Michigan, and served on the team that defended Michigan’s use of affirmative action in its admissions policies. Free speech cases and work with the ACLU, the Anti-Defamation League, and the NAACP helped round out Niehoff’s portfolio with pro bono work, which he intends to continue.
Notice
Please be advised that the Wayne County Probate Court will be closed in observance of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and will reopen on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 8 a.m.
In observance of Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Wayne County Clerk’s Office will be operating as follows:
Closed: Assumed Names, Birth and Death Records, Concealed Weapons Permits, Notary Public, Passport Acceptance, Marriage License Application/Certification
Open: Elections, Circuit Court, Civil Filings (Room 201 CAYMC), Family/Domestic/PPO Filing (Room 928 CAYMC), Records, Criminal (FMHJ), and Juvenile (LHJ).
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