Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH, & LYMAN is pleased to announce associate attorney AMANDA K. MALY has joined the firm's Michigan office.
Maly practices in Hall Render's Health Law practice group where she focuses on general health care matters and transactions, including supply chain contracting and hospital and physician arrangements and contracting.
Maly completed her undergraduate education in economics and health policy studies from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and worked for a local health care system with a focus in risk management, medical malpractice, and professional liability issues. She completed her legal education at Case Western University School of Law.
Maly has been admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association.
Hall Render is also pleased to announce associate attorney LIZA M. ROE has joined the firm's Michigan office.
Roe practices in Hall Render's Health Law practice group where she focuses on supply chain structures and operations, mergers and acquisitions and general business transactions and services.
Roe earned her undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of Michigan.
Roe has been admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association.
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Trott & Trott, P.C.
TROTT & TROTT PC recently announced that MARCY FORD and MATTHEW THEUNICK have been recognized as 2014 Top Lawyers by DBusiness magazine.
Ford, partner and executive vice president at Trott, was selected in the Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights category. She serves as the chair of Trott's Executive Committee and is president of USFN, a 50-state trade association servicing the mortgage banking industry.
Ford is a graduate of Western Michigan University, where she earned her master's degree. She is also a 1993 graduate of Wayne State University Law School.
Selected in the Real Estate Law category, Theunick currently serves as a senior litigation attorney at the firm, focusing his practice on real estate law, mortgage default servicing, curative title, commercial law and litigation.
He graduated from Oakland University and received his law degree from Valparasio University School of Law.
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Neuman Anderson P.C.
NEUMAN ANDERSON PC announced that STEPHEN McKENNEY has been recognized as a Michigan Rising Star.
McKenney focuses on complex commercial litigation and represents his clients in variety of legal matters, including, breach of contract cases, partnership and shareholder disputes, interference with contract cases creditors' rights litigation, banking litigation, legal malpractice, real estate litigation, including title disputes, and probate litigation. McKenney has obtained multiple verdicts and arbitration awards, including a 4.9 million judgment in a breach of contract dispute.
McKenney is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Litigation and Business Law Sections and the Oakland County Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in the state courts in Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Tax Court.
McKenney is a graduate of John Carroll University and of Michigan State University College of Law.
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Brooks Kushman P.C.
BROOKS KUSHMAN PC is pleased to announce that ISAAC SLUTSKY has joined the firm as an associate based at the firm's Southfield office. The announcement was made by Mark Cantor, president of the firm.
In his role, Slutsky will further strengthen the firm's patent prosecution practice with his experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the computer science arena. Slutsky counsels clients across a wide range of industries including computer software, consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications, and medical devices.
Before joining Brooks Kushman, Slutsky served as an attorney with Rader, Fishman, & Grauer in Bloomfield Hills focusing on patent prosecution in the computer science arts. Previously, he worked as a software developer at Compuware, where he designed and implemented new product features. Slutsky also worked as an engineering assistant in combination with the local government for a non-profit safety organization collecting and studying traffic data.
Slutsky earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Michigan. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, United States Patent & Trademark Office, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Slutsky is also a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and counsel member of the State Bar Michigan's Information Technology Law Section.
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Miller Canfield
The law firm of MILLER CANFIELD announces that CHARLES H. BROWER II has joined the firm as Of Counsel to the International Dispute Resolution Section. He will continue full-time as a professor of law at Wayne State University Law School where he teaches International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Contracts, and the Law of Armed Conflict.
Brower is an elected member of the American Law Institute, vice chair of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, and winner of the Smit-Lowenfeld Prize for 2012. His path-breaking article on the ALI's Draft Restatement on International Commercial Arbitration appears under the title "Hollow Spaces," 61 Buff. L. Rev. 731 (2013).
Brower has served as advocate for the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica in proceedings before the International Court of Justice, as a visiting Fellow at Cambridge University's Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, and a member of the American Arbitration Association's observer delegation to UNCITRAL Working Group II.
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Warner, Norcross, & Judd LLP
For the third consecutive year, the law firm of WARNER, NORCROSS, & JUDD LLP has been recognized as a "Go-To Law Firm" by ALM.
Warner Norcross was nominated by Whirlpool Corp. for its work in contracts litigation. Warner serves as national business litigation counsel for Whirlpool, which is a leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances based in Benton Harbor, Mich.
"We are very pleased our clients recognize us as a valuable resource," said Douglas E. Wagner, managing partner of Warner Norcross. "We know our clients rely on us as key business partners, and we strive to perform at a level that continually exceeds their expectations. We are honored to be selected as a Go-To Law Firm."
The more than 70 attorneys in the Litigation and Trial Services Practice Group at Warner Norcross have a strong track record of success. In addition to Whirlpool, Warner Norcross also handles litigation for many other national and international companies in a broad range of industries, including automotive, consumer products, office furniture, financial services and others.
ALM publishes more than two-dozen publications, including Corporate Counsel, The American Lawyer and Minority Law Journal.
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Butzel Long
BUTZEL LONG attorney and shareholder PHILLIP C. KOROVESIS was recently elected to serve a three-year term on the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Council.
The council provides education, information, and analysis about issues of concern through meetings, seminars, public service programs, to name a few. In addition, it has as its purpose the study of the procedures, rules and statutes that embody the law of negligence to promote scholarship among its members and promote the fair, equitable and speedy administration of negligence litigation in the Michigan trial and appellate courts.
Based in Butzel Long's Detroit office, Korovesis is a Litigation Practice Group Leader and also serves as the chair of Butzel Long's Trade Secret and Non-Compete Specialty Team, which focuses on trade secret, non-compete and business tort litigation.
His practice is focused on commercial disputes, with trial, litigation and consultation expertise in non-compete/trade secret disputes, product liability defense, life insurance claims and business and financial services industry disputes.
Korovesis has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts in various parts of the country and represented clients in state and federal appellate courts. He has arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and the New York Stock Exchange (now The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).
He is a regular presenter on trade secret and non-compete issues to lawyers and other professionals. Korovesis also serves on the Board of Directors of Leadership Oakland. He is the past president of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC).
Korovesis is an active member of the Defense Research Institute on its Commercial Litigation Committee. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Federal Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Wayne State University, B.S. in 1984 and law degree in 1987.
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Plunkett Cooney
DBusiness magazine recently named 21 attorneys from PLUNKETT COONEY to its 2014 list of "Top Lawyers."
Below is a list of Plunkett Cooney's attorney who have received the 2014 DBusiness Top Lawyer designation:
MICHAEL P. ASHCRAFT JR. (Bloomfield Hills) - Professional Malpractice Law.
WILLIAM A. BELUZO JR. (Bloomfield Hills) - Construction Law.
DOUGLAS C. BERNSTEIN (Bloomfield Hills) - Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law.
MATTHEW J. BOETTCHER (Bloomfield Hills) - Commercial Litigation.
CHARLES W. BROWNING (Bloomfield Hills) - Insurance Law.
CELESTE M. DUNN (Bloomfield Hills) - Family Business Law.
GARY W. FRANCIS (Bloomfield Hills) - Labor and Employment Law.
JAMES R. GEROUX (Detroit) - Workers' Compensation Law.
RANDALL R. HALL (Bloomfield Hills) - Corporate Law.
ROBERT G. KAMENEC (Bloomfield Hills) - Appellate Law.
MARK S. KOPSON (Bloomfield Hills) - Health Care Law.
PATRICK C. LANNEN (Bloomfield Hills) - Litigation - Banking and Finance.
SCOTT K. LITES (Bloomfield Hills) - Real Estate Law.
CHIARA F. MATTIESON (Bloomfield Hills) - Litigation - Commercial.
KENNETH M. MATTSON (Bloomfield Hills) - Medical Malpractice Law.
MEGAN P. McKNIGHT (Bloomfield Hills) - Litigation - Banking and Finance.
SAULIUS K. MIKALONIS (Bloomfield Hills) - Environmental Law.
KENNETH C. NEWA (Bloomfield Hills) - Insurance Law.
MARY MASSARON ROSS (Bloomfield Hills) - Appellate Law.
SCOTT H. SIRICH (Bloomfield Hills) - Construction Litigation.
NICOLE E. WILINSKI (Bloomfield Hills) - Litigation - Insurance.
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Secrest Wardle
CAROLINE GRECH-CLAPPER of SECREST WARDLE was nominated and has accepted a position with the Women Officials Network (WON). She will serve as a director on the WON Foundation Board for a two-year term.
Established in 1997, WON is dedicated to encouraging women to become involved in public policy through elected and appointed office. WON provides networking opportunities for women officials and presents training to inspire and empower current and future policy makers.
Grech-Clapper is an executive partner and member of Secrest Wardle's Employment, Family Law, and Premises Liability Practice Groups. Her primary focus is defending business owners in the areas of Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Employment Policy Handbooks, and Whistleblower Protection Act/Retaliation Claims.
Grech-Clapper received her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Madonna University in 1996. She was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2001 as well as the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan.
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Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.
MICHELLE RUBIN has joined Southfield-based JAFFE, RAITT, HEUER, & WEISS PC as an associate in the firm's Estate Planning Practice Group. Jaffe CEO Bill Sider made the announcement.
Rubin served as a summer associate at Jaffe in 2012. Prior to this role, she served as a law clerk at Credit Acceptance Corporation. Among her responsibilities, she reviewed contracts for state compliance audits and drafted legal memoranda.
Rubin is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Michigan.
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Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
HONIGMAN, MILLER, SCHWARTZ, AND COHN LLP is pleased to announce that NOEL E. DAY, a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Department has been named one of 26 Michigan Lawyers Weekly's "Up and Coming" lawyers.
Day, who has a technical background in immunology and molecular biology, is a member of Honigman's Patent Practice Group. She assists clients with U.S. and international patent filings and assessing the value of patent estates. Day also has experience in conducting patentability and freedom to operate reviews for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition, she prosecutes global intellectual property portfolios on behalf of universities and private companies. Day recently was named by Michigan Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star."
She earned a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law and received a B.A. and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Tennessee. Day finished her graduate studies in Japan at a RIKEN Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.
Published: Mon, Dec 16, 2013
