Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
Mark A. Davis, president and chief executive officer of Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, spoke to a group of law students at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit on Monday, Aug. 27. He discussed what they could expect their first year on the job as an associate in a private practice setting, as well as advice regarding the interviewing process.
Davis received a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University in 1984, and his law degrees from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1987 and Wayne State University Law School in 1991. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and its sections on Business and Real Estate Law.
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Miller Canfield
Miller Canfield recently announced that 137 of its lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the pre-eminent legal referral guide, Best Lawyers® 2013 published by Woodward/White, Inc. Miller Canfield has 36 more lawyers earning this designation than the next most recognized Michigan firm.
Miller Canfield has lawyers named in 60+ categories including Banking and Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense, Energy, Information Technology Litigation, Employment & Labor Law, Public Finance, Real Estate and Tax.
Following is a list of local Miller Canfield attorneys honored in Best Lawyers® 2013. (* lawyers named for the first time this year; ** lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers since its inception in 1983).
Detroit
Frederick A. Acomb, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property.
Michael A. Alaimo*, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Timothy L. Andersson*, Corporate Law.
LeRoy L. Asher Jr.*, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate.
Robin W. Asher*, Commercial Litigation.
Leland D. Barringer*, Commercial Litigation.
Marjory G. Basile, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark.
Jennifer A. Bielfield*, Banking & Finance.
Bruce D. Birgbauer**, Corporate, International Trade and Finance.
Orin D. Brustad, Employee Benefits (ERISA).
Harold W. Bulger Jr., Public Finance.
Beverly Hall Burns, Education, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Michael P. Coakley, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities.
Thomas D. Colis, Public Finance.
Michelle P. Crockett*, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Donna J. Donati, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Lawrence M. Dudek, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate.
W. Mack Faison, Commercial Litigation.
Joanne B. Faycurry*, Litigation & Controversy - Tax.
Adam S. Forman, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Steven M. Frank*, Public Finance.
Brant A. Freer, Public Finance, Tax.
Joseph F. Galvin, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Litigation - Municipal, Litigation - Real Estate.
Leonard D. Givens, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Gary R. Glenn*, Tax.
Jonathan S. Green, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization.
Michael W. Hartmann, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice - Defendants, Professional Malpractice - Defendants.
Todd A. Holleman*, Commercial Litigation.
Amy M. Johnston, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
Donald W. Keim, Public Finance.
Douglas M. Kilbourne, Banking and Finance.
Stephen S. LaPlante, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and organization, Litigation - Bankruptcy.
Thomas W. Linn, Banking and Finance.
David Massaron*, Public Finance.
Anthony J. Mavrinac, Banking and Finance.
Michael P. McGee, Public Finance.
Patrick F. McGow, Public Finance.
Jeffrey M. McHugh, Public Finance.
Samuel J. McKim III**, Litigation & Controversy - Tax.
Christopher A. McMican, Employee Benefits (ERISA).
David R. Mitchell*, Banking & Finance.
Adam B. Norlander*, Banking & Finance.
Megan P. Norris, Employment - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Gregory A. Nowak*, Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax.
Kathryn L. Ossian, Information Technology.
A. Michael Palizzi, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property.
Elisa Angeli Palizzi*, Commercial Litigation.
Michael B. Peterman*, Banking & Finance.
Joel L. Piell, Public Finance.
Clarence L. Pozza Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities.
Steven A. Roach, Banking and Finance, Litigation - Banking & Finance.
Jerry T. Rupley, Education, Public Finance.
Jennifer L. Sabourin, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Kenneth J. Sachs*, Employee Benefits (ERISA).
Larry J. Saylor, Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property.
Richard J. Seryak, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Kent E. Shafer, Securities Regulation.
Christopher M. Trebilcock*, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Amanda Van Dusen, Banking and Finance, Education, Public Finance.
Carl H. von Ende, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Banking and Finance.
Richard A. Walawender, International Trade and Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions.
Peter W. Waldmeir, Energy.
Richard W. Warren, Employment - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Jerome R. Watson, Employment - Management, Labor - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment.
John H. Willems, Employment - Management, Labor - Management.
Troy
James L. Allen, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate.
Matthew P. Allen*, Commercial Litigation.
Frank L. Andrews, Litigation - Environmental.
Thomas G. Appleman, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets, Securities Regulation.
Brad B. Arbuckle, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets, Securities Regulation.
Alexander J. Clark*, Real Estate.
Thomas W. Cranmer, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Securities.
Gregory V. DiCenso, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts and Estates.
Gerald J. Gleeson II*, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar.
Kalman G. Goren, Employee Benefits (ERISA).
Robert J. Haddad, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
Ronald E. Hodess, Construction, Real Estate.
Brian H. Holt*, Real Estate.
David D. Joswick, Banking and Finance, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets, Securities Regulation.
Kenneth E. Konop, Litigation - Trusts & Estates.
Matthew F. Leitman, Appellate, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar.
Anna M. Maiuri, Environmental.
Abdu H. Murray*, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance.
Stephen J. Ott, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
Alison H. Rodney*, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants.
Dawn M. Schulter*, Trusts and Estates.
James A. Simpson, Banking and Finance, Corporate, Real Estate, Securities/Capital Markets, Securitization and Structure Finance.
David M. Thoms, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Non-Profit/Charities, Tax, Trusts and Estates.
Shusheng Wang*, Corporate.
Brian S. Westenberg, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants.
James W. Williams, Trusts and Estates.
Windsor, Ontario
Jerry L. Goldberg*, Real Estate.
Jeffrey M. Slopen, Corporate.
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Butzel Long
For the second year, Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Rebecca S. Davies will be a featured speaker during a panel presentation at the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association’s (NATERA) 26th Annual Conference October 21-23, in St. Pete’s Beach, Fla. Davies is a NATERA Board member.
The title for the panel presentation is: “The Workplace and the EEOC Regulatory Agenda - An Intimate Discussion.” The program is an opportunity for attendees to interact with Constance Barker, commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a panel of regulatory experts.
“I’ve had the great honor this year to serve as a featured speaker with three Commissioners of the EEOC including Victoria Lipnic, Chai Feldbaum and now Constance Barker,” added Davies. “It is a career highlight to be featured along with such revered EEOC leaders.”
Davies concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of employment law and commercial litigation. She represents employers in federal and state court litigation and before state and federal administrative agencies. She regularly counsels employers regarding compliance under federal and state employment laws (including FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Title VII), drafts policies and procedures, and advises on preventative strategies.
Davies’ objective is to assist clients in implementing preventative strategies to avoid lawsuits. To accomplish this goal, she is a frequent author and lecturer, not only for client in-house trainings and publications, but also outside organizations, such as Walsh College, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Automation Alley and American Society of Employers.
Davies earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan at Dearborn and her law degrees from the Detroit College of Law and Wayne State University Law School.
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Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP recently announced that 215 of its attorneys from 19 offices have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 guide. Most notably, the number of Foley attorneys ranked in the 2013 edition represents a nearly 26 percent increase from last year’s guide.
Attorneys are ranked in categories established by Best Lawyers. Foley rankings, segmented in Detroit office, include:
• George W. Ash: Government Relations Practice.
• John F. Birmingham Jr.: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment.
• Raymond J. Carey: Labor Law - Management.
• Patrick Daugherty: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation.
• Daljit S. Doogal: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law.
• Judy A. O’Neill: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy.
• Philip B. Phillips: Litigation - Labor & Employment.
• Chris E. Rossman: Health Care Law.
• John R. Trentacosta: Commercial Litigation.
• Ann Marie Uetz: Commercial Litigation.
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Warner, Norcross, & Judd LLP
The law firm of Warner, Norcross, & Judd LLP is honored to acknowledge that 12 attorneys from the Southfield and Macomb County offices have been named Super Lawyers in the seventh annual publication of Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine, while four attorneys were recognized as Rising Stars.
Michael G. Brady, Matthew K. Casey, Michael G. Cruse, Homayune Ghaussi, Frank E. Henke, William R. Jansen, Steven C. Kohl, Mary Jo Larson, Linda Paullin-Hebden, Alan T. Rogalski, Fredric A. Smith and Lisa B. Zimmer were among 61 Warner Norcross attorneys named to Michigan Super Lawyers.
Jansen and Larsen have been named as Super Lawyers since the publication began, and Henke was named to the list for the first time.
Cruse was elected as a Super Lawyer before he died last month after a long battle against pancreatic cancer. This was his third year to be recognized with this honor.
Sarah C. Lindsey, Jennifer Watkins and Deborah J. Williamson were recognized as Rising Stars. Rising Stars must be under the age of 40 or in practice for fewer than 10 years and have attained a high degree of peer recognition and personal achievement.
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Fakhoury Law Group PC
Rami Fakhoury, founder and managing director of Troy-based law firm Fakhoury Law Group, has been recognized by the attorney rating firm Martindale-Hubbell as an AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney.
Fakhoury Law Group is a law firm specializing exclusively in business-based immigration and serving clients in over 100 countries. With more than 100 years of combined experience, and offices in Michigan, California, and India, the Fakhoury Law Group’s global staff of 50 attorneys, paralegals and immigration consultants have the resources and expertise to effectively deal with any immigration matter.
Fakhoury Law Group is an equity partner in the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers. Visit www.employmentimmigration.com to learn more about Fakhoury Law Group.
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The Health Law Partners, PC
Adrienne Dresevic, founding partner of Southfield-based The Health Law Partners, has been appointed chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Publications Committee, liaison from the publications committee to The Health Lawyer Editorial Board and chair of the Stark & Anti-Kickback Toolkit Editorial Board. Founding partner, Carey Kalmowitz made the announcement.
As chair of the Publications Committee, Dresevic will work with section project managers to actively increase the number of publications produced by cultivating an encouraging atmosphere with the ABA Interest Groups and strong support from the Publications Committee.
Dresevic will serve as a facilitator and ensure open communication in her role as liaison between The Health Lawyer Editorial Board and the Publications Committee.
Serving as chair of the Stark & Anti-Kickback Toolkit Editorial Board, Dresevic will work toward increasing subscriptions by improving and updating the toolkit from prior years.
An avid writer and speaker, Dresevic has published more than 60 articles on healthcare law and presents at national conferences throughout the year. Dresevic’s practice encompasses the full spectrum of healthcare law and has specialized her practice in Stark and fraud abuse. She received her law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
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