Warner Norcross + Judd LLP names eight attorneys as new partners

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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP announced eight attorneys have been named partners: Kelly M. Clum-Matthysse, Brandon J. Cory, DeAndre’ Harris, M. Johnny Pinjuv, Charles R. Quigg, and Jamie C. Slotsema in Grand Rapids; and Zainab H. Sabbagh and Jeffrey S. Segal in Detroit.

Clum-Matthysse practices in all areas of real estate law.  She has been named one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Go To Lawyers in real estate and condominium law.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and Grand Rapids Bar Association; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan – Western Region, Commercial Alliance of Realtors, CREW West Michigan, and Women of Habitat Kent and Inforum. She is immediate past president of the East Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

She holds a JD from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Cory focuses his practice on general commercial, real estate, construction and securities litigation. He has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list for general commercial litigation, real estate litigation and securities litigation and Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers for real estate litigation. He was a member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Leaders 2021 cohort. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and State Bar of California.

He holds a JD  from UCLA School of Law.

Harris focuses his practice on labor and employment law, advising employers across numerous industries, litigating labor and employment disputes and conducting internal investigations. He has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for labor and employment law management since 2021 and was selected for the Lawyers of Color’s 2022 Hot List.

He is a member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Grand Rapids Class of 2023 and was a member of the Chamber’s Emerging Leaders 2019 cohort. He is a member of the ABA, SBM, and Grand Rapids Bar Association, where he serves as a trustee. He also serves on the board for Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids.

He holds a JD magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law.

Pinjuv assists individuals and closely held companies with a variety of legal issues related to business and real estate. He counsels clients on acquisitions and divestitures, contract negotiations, corporate governance and general real estate matters.

He has been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists for mergers and acquisitions law and real estate law. He is a member of the ABA, SBM,  and State Bar of Illinois. He is a member of the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities’ Next Generation Leadership Network 2022-24 cohort.

Pinjuv holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in business administration and a master’s degree cum laude in accounting.

He holds a JD cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.

Quigg helps clients solve complex civil and criminal problems. While he focuses on white-collar criminal defense and investigations and civil and criminal appeals, he has experience in a wide array of areas, including commercial disputes, constitutional law, campaign finance, administrative law, health care, bankruptcy, intellectual property and tax.

He is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists for criminal defense/white-collar and antitrust law in Grand Rapids, as a top lawyer in white-collar criminal defense by Grand Rapids Magazine and on the A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll by the State Bar of Michigan.

Quigg is secretary of the West Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and serves as editor-in-chief of the newsletter, Bar & Bench. He is a member of the SBM and District of Columbia Bar.

He holds a JD magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Order of the Coif and an executive editor of the Michigan Law Review.

Slotsema practices family law and domestic relations litigation. She is a member of the SBM and State Bar of Indiana.

 She is a trustee of the Grand Rapids Family Law Section board and vice president of the Grand Rapids Ballet board.

She has been selected to present seminars on family law issues for the GRBA, Institute of Continuing Legal Education and Ottawa County Bench Bar Summit.

Slotsema holds a JD from Valparaiso University School of Law.

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