Alumni Accomplishments
- Posted 2009-02-09
Boyd E. Chapin, '69, has been appointed general counsel for the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association. A shareholder in the Law Firm of Garan Lucow Miller, Chapin concentrates his practice in the areas of chiropractic, podiatric, dental, and all phases of medical malpractice defense, nursing home liability, and hospital liability defense. - Posted 2009-01-27
David W. Potts, '69, has been re-elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. An attorney and shareholder with Butzel Long, Potts represents the cities of Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, and parts of Bloomfield Township and the City of Troy. - Posted 2009-01-27
Michael D. Lewis, '69, has joined the law firm of Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge as Of Counsel in the firm’s Traverse City office. Lewis has practiced law for more than 35 years, primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law, real estate law, and estate planning. - Posted 2009-01-06
David W. Potts, '69, a Butzel Long attorney and shareholder, has been re-elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Potts was first elected on Aug. 8, 2006. He represents the cities of Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, part of Bloomfield Township (approximately 40 percent) and a small portion of the City of Troy, the 20th Commission District. - Posted 2009-05-18
Peter Houk, '69, now a shareholder with the Fraser Trebilcock Law Firm, is one of only a handful of mediators from around the world invited to serve as an arbitrator for the International Mediation Institute (IMI), an international public policy initiative. - Posted 2009-08-10
Peter Houk, '69, was included in the 2010 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers are selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers solely on the basis of a nationally-conducted peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading lawyers vote on the legal abilities and professional achievements of other lawyers in their specialties. - Posted 2009-02-09
Thomas Kienbaum, '68, has been named vice chair of the Wayne State University Law School Board of Visitors. Kienbaum is a co-founder of Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy & Pelton and specializes in traditional labor matters, employment class actions and individual plaintiff litigation. - Posted 2009-07-22
Mark R. Hauser, '67, managing director of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, PC, was recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009.
- Posted 2009-06-11
Stanton Walker, '66, received the 2009 Pro Bono Service Award from the Legal Aid and Defender Association. - Posted 2009-02-09
Joseph M. Fazio, '65, was elected by the law firm of Miller Canfield to serve a two-year term as a managing director. Fazio is a principal in the Real Estate Group in the Ann Arbor, Mich. Office. His specific areas of expertise include complex commercial real estate acquisitions and developments, with extensive experience in ground leasing, entity formation, public/private development agreements, as well as conventional, securitized and tax-increment financing. - Posted 2009-03-02
Stephen Ross, '65, was recently highlighted for his work in real estate and development in an article on therealdeal.com. For details, visit http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/related-runs-from-recession--2. - Posted 2009-07-22
Michael W. Maddin, '65, president and managing director of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, PC, was recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009.
- Posted 2009-02-09
Patricia J. Boyle, '63, was honored during the unveiling of a Wall of Fame for distinguished alumni of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. The wall honors those who exemplify public service. - Posted 2009-06-01
Sheldon P. Winkelman, '63, a partner with Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn, LLP's Real Estate Department, has been reelected President of the Michigan Housing Council (MHC). This is his second term, which will end spring 2010. - Posted 2009-06-08
Sheldon P. Winkelman, '63, has been re-elected president of the Michigan Housing Council.
