Alumni Accomplishments
Rebecca L. Weekley, '04, has joined Hertz Schram PC in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., as an associate. She concentrates her practice in real estate law, specifically in the areas of title litigation, construction, landlord-tenant and foreclosure litigation.
November 13, 2008Joey Agree, '04, has been named president and COO of Farmington Hills-based real estate investment trust Agree Realty Corp.
June 9, 2009Emily Ballenberger, '04, a Plunkett Cooney medical malpractice attorney, was named as a 2009 recipient of the Young Lawyers' Section - Golden Gavel Award by the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.
June 23, 2009Jonathan Mann, '04, has joined The Law Offices of Robin Bresky. Mann will represent the firm's clients in appellate and litigation support matters.
March 5, 2010
Matthew B. Van Dyk, '04, a Miller Canfield associate, has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the Kalamazoo County Economic Development Corporation. At Miller Canfield, Van Dyk focuses his practice on real-estate related issues including development and financing for institutional and individual clients in businesses, government and non-profits. He is also a member of the Kalamazoo County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board.
May 18, 2010Matthew Van Dyk, '04, was highlighted in an article on Mlive.com. Read the article here.
July 26, 2010Donna M. MacKenzie, '04, was named a 2010 Up and Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Click here for more information.
November 2, 2010
A'Jené M. Maxwell, '04, a partner in Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP's real estate department, has been named by Michigan FrontPage (FP) and Real Times Media as one of the 2010 FP:Thirty. The honorees were identified by their nominators as "one of the most influential and inspiring emerging leaders in Metro Detroit." Maxwell's law practice focuses on industrial, office, retail and residential real estate financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition. He also advises clients with regard to property tax, incentives, zoning and land use matters.
November 24, 2010Terry Bonnette, '04, presented "How to Keep Rockin' when the EEOC's a Knockin'" to the Health Care Association of Michigan (HCAM) in Mt. Pleasant on September 19 with Patricia Nemeth, '90. He also presented on social networking issues affecting employers at the Greater Ann Arbor Society for Human Resource Management (GAASHRM) in November.
December 6, 2010
Michael K. Hauser , '04, has been named a shareholder at Maddin Hauser Wartell Roth and Heller PC. A CPA, Hauser focuses his practice on partnership and corporate tax, state and federal taxation of estate transactions, gift and estate tax and general business matters.
January 18, 2011Rebecca L. Weekley, '04, has been named general counsel to Collex Collision Experts Inc., the preeminent auto body and collision repair specialists in Metro Detroit and Southwest Florida. Headquartered in Clinton Township, Mich., Collex has earned national recognition in the collision repair industry. In her position, Rebecca will be engaging primarily in matters concerning real estate transactions, contractual negotiations, employment issues and collections.
January 20, 2011
Jeffrey S. Aronoff, '04, has been elected principal of the law firm of Miller Canfield. Aronoff specializes in all types of public finance, including municipal infrastructure finance, economic development finance and school finance.
January 26, 2011
Matthew B. Van Dyk, '04, has been elected principal of the law firm of Miller Canfield in the Kalamazoo office. Van Dyk represents clients in a wide range of real estate-related matters, including zoning and entitlement issues, tax and governmental incentive projects, regulatory issues, planned developments, 1031 transactions, affordable housing projects, land assemblage, multi-state development and financing, commercial and residential development, condominium development, mixed-use development, acquisitions, dispositions and leasing.
January 26, 2011
Ryan J. Riehl, '04, LL.M. '08, has been elected principal of the law firm of Miller Canfield. Riehl focuses his practice on federal and state of Michigan tax issues.
January 26, 2011Matt Wikander, '04, has been named a shareholder at Smith Haughey Rice and Roegge. Wikander practices in the areas of employment, commercial, and personal injury matters including those involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful death cases.
January 31, 2011
Andy Dragovic, '04, has joined Southfield-based Sommers Schwartz PC as an associate in the firm's personal injury litigation department. Dragovic will handle personal injury, medical malpractice and auto negligence cases.
Dragovic earned a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University and an LL.M. in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution from George Washington University Law School.
February 4, 2011Matthew B. Van Dyk , '04, was elected a principal of Miller Canfield last month. Van Dyk, who works in the firms Kalamazoo office, represents clients in real estate-related matters, including zoning and entitlement issues, tax and governmental incentive projects, acquisitions, dispositions and leasing.
March 1, 2011Terry Bonnette , '04, of Nemeth Burwell PC, gave a presentation entitled "2011 Labor and Employment Law Update" at Nemeth Burwell's January Raising the Bar seminar. She will give a presentation on social networking issues affecting employers to the Health Care Association of Michigan on March 31.
March 23, 2011
Matthew B. Van Dyk , '04, principal with Miller Canfield, has been re-elected to a one-year term as chair of the board of directors of the Kalamazoo County Economic Development Corporation.
May 9, 2011
Michael K. Hauser, '04, CPA of Maddin Hauser Wartell Roth and Heller PC, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Management Information and Business Show, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29-Thursday, June 30.
June 23, 2011
Jeffrey S. Aronoff, '04, a principal in the Detroit office of the law firm of Miller Canfield, has been selected for the prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship sends emerging professional and community leaders on a 24-day tour of several European cities to meet with various political, business, cultural and community leaders to exchange best practices. There are 46 fellows participating this year from across the U.S., four from Michigan.
July 20, 2011Terry Bonnette, '04, made a presentation titled Strategies for Dealing with the Problem Employee at Nemeth Burwell PC's Raising the Bar seminar in May 2011.
August 2, 2011
Terry Bonnette, '04, of Nemeth Burwell PC, co-wrote an article with Patricia Nemeth '84, LL.M. '90, entitled, "Don't be Blind-Sided by GINA: The Surprisingly Wide Reach of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act," which was published in the October/November issue of Executive Counsel Magazine.
November 3, 2011
Bryan H. Zair, '04, has been named a partner at Mayer Brown, in the Corporate and Securities practice group in the firm's Chicago office.
February 10, 2012
Michael Jones, '04, was named partner at the law firm Warner Norcross. Jones concentrates his practice in the areas of
mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law and corporate finance. He has been named a Rising Star by Michigan Super Lawyers.
March 8, 2012
Allison Bach, '04, was listed in Michigan Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" for Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights. Bach is a member in Dickinson Wright PLLC's office in Detroit. She focuses her practice in the areas of banking and financial services, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights, and workouts, restructurings and foreclosures.
October 22, 2012
Jeremy Stephens, '04, was promoted to major in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is scheduled to receive his L.L.M. in military law this spring and his follow on assignment will be as a professor of criminal law at the U.S. Army JAG School on the grounds of the University of Virginia.
January 17, 2013
Terry Bonnette, '04, has been named a partner at Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell P.C. He had been a senior attorney. Bonnette joined Nemeth Burwell in 2004 after working as a law clerk at the firm. He focuses his practice on labor and employment counseling and litigation, counseling clients on a wide range of contract compliance and regulatory compliance issues, including the Family Medical Leave Act, Wage and Hour laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, Bonnette has represented clients in litigation before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and arbitrators. A prodigious writer and speaker, Bonnette has presented, written and co-authored articles on a number of employment law topics and workplace trends, including overtime, social media, disabilities, managing contingent and virtual employees, identity theft and wrongful discharge and retaliation. Prior to joining Nemeth Burwell, Bonnette was an instructor in argumentation, persuasion and speech writing at Bradley University and Eastern Michigan University. He also coached the nationally ranked speech teams at both schools.
March 26, 2013Kristopher K. Hulliberger, '03, is now a shareholder with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC. Hulliberger concentrates his practice in patent and trademark preparation and prosecution and patent, trademark and trade secret litigation with a particular emphasis in chemical, computer and mechanical technologies.
June 24, 2009Kevin Plumstead, '03, has earned LEED Green Associate accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council.
August 4, 2009Achla Karnani, '03, has been named as a principal at Moran, Raimi, Goethel and Karnani, PC. Karnani concentrates her practice in the area of family law. She was named a Rising Star by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine (2008) and was the first recipient of the Washtenaw County Bar's Pre-eminent Young Lawyer Award (2005). She has completed the ICLE Family Law Certificate Program, as well as served as co-chair of the WCBA Family Law Section for two years, as the Friend of the Court liaison for the WCBA for a year and on the board of the Washtenaw County Chapter of the Women Lawyers' Association of Michigan.
August 19, 2009
Jeffrey Stefan, '03, of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, PLLC, was appointed to the board of directors of Abundant Care Training Services, a non-profit organization in Detroit.
May 2, 2010
Chiara Mattieson , '03, has joined Plunkett Cooney as a member of the firm's Litigation and Commercial Litigation practice groups.
October 4, 2010
Kristopher K. Hulliberger, '03, of Howard and Howard Attorneys PLLC, was named to DBusiness Top Lawyers 2011. Attorneys were selected through a process that included a peer review survey that polled more than 15,000 private attorneys in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
November 16, 2010Ami Patel Gadhia, '03, will be promoted to senior licensing associate at the Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer office in Baltimore, Md., effective Dec. 1, 2010. Gadhia also earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University, as well as an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University.
November 22, 2010
David G. Michael, '03, an associate at Maddin Hauser Wartell Roth and Heller PC, of Southfield, Michigan, has been appointed by the American Bar Association (ABA) as co-chair of the Banking and Lender Liability Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section's Commercial and Business Litigation Committee for 2010-2011.
January 6, 2011
Jennifer M. Woodside Wojtala, '03, has been elected principal of Harness Dickey and Pierce PLC, a national intellectual property law firm. Her practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, as well as opinion work, including patentability, freedom to market; validity searches and opinions; and ex parte and inter partes patent reexaminations in the chemical, nano-technology and material arts.
January 31, 2011Brendan G. Best, '03, has become a partner of Schafer and Weiner PLLC. Best's practice focuses on representing companies and creditors' committees in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Best represents a broad array of clients, from sole proprietors and individual investors to multinational corporations, in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, real estate and homebuilding. Best joined the firm as an associate in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as an associate in the bankruptcy group at Dykema Gosset PLLC in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
July 15, 2011
Daniel B. Schwalm, '03, was appointed assistant Warren County attorney in Indianola, Iowa. He previously served as assistant Madison County attorney in Winterset, Iowa.
July 15, 2011
Shelley White-Thomas, '03, of the White-Thomas Law Firm PLLC in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., was selected as the January Business Neighbor Volunteer of the Month through United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula's Spotlight Recognition Program.
March 2, 2012Ami Gadhia, '03, recently received a Certified Licensing Professional certification.
March 8, 2012
Shelley White-Thomas, '03, was named to the Michigan Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Michigan for 2012. White-Thomas focuses her law practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, special needs planning and veterans' benefits.
October 3, 2012
Chiara Mattieson, '03, was awarded "Rising Star" status by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine. A member of the Litigation and Commercial Litigation practice groups at Plunkett Cooney, she has been named a "Rising Star" for the past four consecutive years for her expertise in business litigation and bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. Mattieson concentrates her practice on litigation defense in the areas of premises, motor vehicle, general liability, retail law and business law.
November 7, 2012
Andrew Harris, '03, joined the Detroit office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. as an associate attorney. Harris counsels and defends clients in all aspects of commercial real estate, premise liability, business transactions disputes, and construction contracts and disputes. He also actively represents clients in federal and state tax law matters. Harris has extensive experience in the defense of lawyers and accountants in professional liability cases. Harris was named to the 2008 and 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers lists. He is actively involved in several legal and civic organizations including multiple sections of the Michigan State Bar.
April 16, 2013
Michelle Martin, '03, was hired as policy director of the National Council on Medicaid Home Care, an affiliate of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. She is responsible for the development of model program policy standards through the engagement with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Access and Payment Advisory Commission, Congress and Medicaid stakeholders. She works on several key priorities in home care standards including transitions to managed care, dual eligible integration, provider qualifications, rate setting and quality of care. Martin came to NAHC and the Medicaid Council by way of the Medicaid Health Plans of America where she was the director of its Center for Best Practices.
April 17, 2013Adrienne Dresevic, '02,
co-founded the Health Law Partners, PC, a boutique firm specializing in healthcare law in Southfield, Mich., with Abby Pendleton, '96, Rob Iwrey, '93, and Jessica Gustafson, '05.
June 18, 2009Matthew B. Woodworth, '02, has been made a shareholder with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC. He practices out of the firm's Royal Oak, Mich., office.
July 6, 2009
Melissa Graves, '02, has been hired by Southfield-based Collins Einhorn Farrell and Ulanoff PC. Graves, who has represented both attorneys and healthcare professionals, focuses her practice on the defense of professional liability claims. She also is involved in the defense of general liability matters.
October 19, 2010Ryan McCarthy, '02, has been promoted to principal at Fish and Richardson. He will continue to focus his practice on patent prosecution, litigation, opinion work, IP due diligence and IP strategy and portfolio management. Previously, he worked in Munich, prosecuting patents before the German and European patent offices.
January 31, 2011Robert K. Fergan, '02, an attorney in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, has been selected to participate in Leadership Detroit, a regional community leadership program sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber. Fergan's practice at Brinks focuses on client counseling, licensing and patent prosecution in the United States and in other countries under the rules of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. He has prepared and prosecuted patents in the electrical, mechanical, electro-optical and computer science arts as well as patents related to business methods.
September 20, 2011
Robert K. Fergan, '02, an attorney in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has been elected as a shareholder effective January 2012.
December 1, 2011Walter Bentley III, '02, was featured in a story in the Oakland County Legal News about his 10 years of experience as an assistant prosecutor with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. He is starting a private practice, and also will continue his 3-year-old tutoring business, Bentley Prep LLC, which prepares students for the Law School Admissions Test and helps with the law school application process. The story can be found at http://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1364554/.
July 11, 2012
Rebecca Hodge Snyder, '02, was featured in a Naples Sun Times (Florida) article about participants in the Marco Island Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Marco Program. She is a founding attorney of the Law Offices of Hodge and Snyder.
August 26, 2012
Adrienne Dresevic, '02, was appointed chair of the American Bar Association Publications Committee, liaison from that committee to The Health Lawyer Editorial Board, and chair of the Stark & Anti-Kickback Toolkit Editorial Board. She is the founding partner of Southfield-based The Health Law Partners, and specializes her practice in Stark and fraud abuse.
September 11, 2012
Amy Neumann, '02, was recognized as a "Michigan Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine. She is an attorney and co-manager of the litigation practice group with a concentration on mortgage banking, default servicing and real estate with Farmington Hills-based Trott & Trott PC.
September 11, 2012
Jordan Field, '02, was named one of "30 in their Thirties 2012" by dbusiness http://www.dbusiness.com/DBusiness/September-October-2012/30-in-Their-Thirties/. As an employee of the Detroit Tigers, he drafted a mission statement, prepared a business plan, and pitched the proposal for the Detroit Tigers Foundation to the team leadership. In 2005, the Detroit Tigers Foundation was formed, with Field leading the way as director. The foundation raised $1.1 million last year from special events and promotional sales, in addition to receiving support from players and the team itself. Its mission: Refurbish inner-city ball fields.
October 9, 2012
Jeffrey Doyle, '02, joined Reising Ethington PC. The firm specializes solely in the practice of intellectual property law. Doyle's expertise includes medical equipment, motor control systems, battery charging systems and other high-tech matters. He is a patent attorney with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
October 31, 2012
Rolf Lowe, '02, was named a 2013 DBusiness Top Lawyer in the Health Care Law category. Lowe, an attorney with Rogers Mantese & Associates PC, concentrates his practice primarily on representing health care providers and professionals in professional licensing matters, labor and employment matters associated with health care, civil rights claims, administrative actions, business matters, health care compliance matters and compliance committee operations, hospital staff privilege actions, civil litigation and mediation. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, American Health Lawyers Association and Michigan Public Employers Labor Relations Association.
November 27, 2012
Adrienne Dresevic, '02, was featured in a Motion Magazine story titled "In Good Health: Partners find their niche in legal field." She is a co-founder of The Health Law Partners legal firm.
December 5, 2012
Adrienne Dresevic, '02, spoke recently before the Radiology Business Management Association at its 2013 Building Better Radiology Marketing Program. She is founding shareholder of Southfield-based The Health Law Partners. As a featured speaker, Dresevic spoke on two different legal and compliance subjects: "Marketing Your Services - What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble" and "Continue the Conversation: Stark Q&A with the Attorney." The presentation and Q&A session reviewed the various marketing compliance matters and fraud and abuse issues that radiology providers face when developing and promoting their businesses. An avid writer and speaker, Dresevic has published more than 60 articles on health care law and presents at national conferences throughout the year. Dresevic's practice encompasses the full spectrum of health care law.
April 8, 2013
Shanna Boughton, '02, joined LeClairRyan as a partner on the firm's Financial Services Litigation and Regulation Practice Area and Banking Industry teams. She is in the national law firm's Boston office. An experienced litigator, Boughton concentrates her practice on lender liability defense, complex commercial litigation, insurance defense and bankruptcy matters. She has successfully defended lenders and servicers in allegations of fraud, predatory lending, and alleged violations of Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in both state and federal courts. She also represents secured and unsecured creditors in all facets of bankruptcy matters including motions for relief from stay, proof of claim filings, and adversary proceedings. Additionally, Boughton has successfully represented clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters including products liability, premises liability, construction disputes, automobile torts, coverage disputes, and bad faith claims. She also handles complex business disputes involving contract, tort and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Boughton has appeared on "Practical Law," a series featuring leaders in the legal community, to speak on the implications of the Bankruptcy Reform Act. She also regularly volunteers with Boston Cares, an organization which promotes community service throughout the greater Boston area through coordinated team volunteer efforts.
May 21, 2013
Melissa Graves, '02, was installed as president of the Women's Bar Association. She is an attorney with Collins Einhorn Farrell. Graves concentrates her practice on the defense of professional liability claims and has represented both attorneys and health care professionals. She also is involved in the defense of general liability matters. In the past year, Graves has been selected among the "Rising Stars" by Michigan Super Lawyers and as a Top Lawyer by DBusiness.
May 21, 2013Brittany M. Schultz, '01, was elected to membership of Dykema and serves on the firm’s Automotive Industry Team. In her five years with the firm, Schultz has helped defend automotive manufacturers and suppliers in a number of high-profile cases including personal injury class actions, wrongful death cases and more.
February 9, 2009John D. Wright, '01, is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. He focuses his practice in intellectual property.
February 9, 2009Carol A. Romej, '01, will be a featured speaker during a Lorman Education Services Program titled, “Document Retention and Destruction in Michigan” on May 7, 2009 in Troy. Romej’s presentation will focus on “Modern Concepts to Data and Record Management.” Romej is one of seven speakers featured during the program.
February 9, 2009George A. Netschke IV, '01, of Plunkett Cooney, was named a "Rising Star" in Michigan Super Lawyers magazine. Netschke IV was recognized for his construction litigation experience. His focus is on representing design professionals, general contractors, construction managers, sub-contractors, and owners in both commercial and personal injury litigation.
February 3, 2009Gjon Juncaj, '01, senior litigation counsel in the Civil Divisions Office of Immigration Litigation, District Court Section, has received the Attorney General's Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Service in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The award is used to recognize employees and other individuals for outstanding contributions to the accomplishment of the Department’s mission.
January 21, 2009Anthony Kandare, '01, has joined Plumsea Law Group LLC as an attorney in the firm's Bethesda, MD office. Kandare has considerable experience in patent prosecution, client counseling, and the preparation of patentability, validity and infringement opinions.
March 20, 2009Carol Romej, '01, a Butzel Long attorney and shareholder, was a featured speaker at a document retention and destruction seminar in Southfield, Mich. Her topic was "Modern Concepts in Data and Records Management."
May 18, 2009Bob Wolford, '01, was recognized as an "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
November 17, 2009Sherry D. O'Neal, '01, a Dickinson Wright attorney, was recently named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly's list of "Up and Coming Lawyers."
November 17, 2009Homayune Ghaussi, '01, has been elected a partner of Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP.
December 8, 2009Douglas Salzenstein, '01, a partner in Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn's Litigation Department, was named Young Activist of the Year by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit.
June 29, 2010Christine L. Pfeiffer, '01, joined Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC, as associate attorney.
May 17, 2010Brittany Schultz, '01, was named a 2010 Up and Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Click here for more information.
November 2, 2010Derek W. Meinecke, '01, was named a 2010 Up and Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Click here for more information.
November 2, 2010Homayune A. Ghaussi, '01, was named a 2010 Up and Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Click here for more information.
November 2, 2010
Brandon K. Buck, '01, has been named a shareholder at Maddin Hauser Wartell Roth and Heller PC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business disputes, franchising, real estate, commercial and general litigation and creditor's rights law.
January 18, 2011
Jeffrey J. Chapp, '01, was elected principal of Harness Dickey and Pierce PLC, a national intellectual property law firm. His practice includes preparing and prosecuting patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as opinion and agreement consulting and preparation, in the aerospace, automotive, communication, computer, electrical, electronic and mechanical industries.
January 31, 2011Derek Meinecke, '01, recently was honored with the Courage to Lead Award by the Oakland County SAVE Task Force. He was featured in an Oakland Press article titled "Award honors those who help the vulnerable." Click here for the article.
July 7, 2011Gabriel Triculescu, '01, was featured in a Legal News article titled "Of two worlds: Immigration attorney strives to help people stay in their new country." Click here for the article.
July 12, 2011
Steve Walmsley, '01, was quoted in a press release about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announcing plans to open three more regional offices (Dallas, Denver and Silicon Valley) besides the one in Detroit set to open July 13. Walmsley is a shareholder with Reising Ethington P.C., an intellectual property law firm with offices in both the Detroit and Dallas markets where new federal patent offices are opening. Reising Ethington was included in meetings with David Kappos, director of the USPTO, during the planning stages of the new Detroit office. "Having patent offices located in the same market as our Detroit and Dallas offices will provide valuable and tangible benefits for our clients," Walmsley said. "Our attorneys will be able to meet face-to-face with a patent examiner without having to spend an entire day going to Washington, D.C. This will save our clients time and money."
July 9, 2012
Kara Tertzak Lividini, '01, was named one of "30 in their Thirties 2012" by dbusiness (http://www.dbusiness.com/DBusiness/September-October-2012/30-in-Their-Thirties/). She is a member of Ford Motor Co.'s litigation team and president of the Downriver Bar Association. She also helped create the annual Purple Sport Coat Award in 2009 to honor her father, the late Judge Kaye Tertzag.
October 9, 2012
Eric Kociba, '01, has joined Southfield-based Collins Einhorn Farrell & Ulanoff PC. Kociba represents businesses and individuals in litigation, including claims of product liability, business torts, contract disputes and corporate secrets. His experience is broad based, involving matters as diverse as the representation of a public utility against a multinational construction company, a cargo airline against an aircraft conversion facility and a property leasing company against a Tier 1 automotive supplier. Kociba also has experience as in-house counsel at two large companies, including a national fuel distributor with revenues of more than $1 billion. Additionally, he has litigated cases involving free speech, zoning regulations and noncompetition agreements.
March 8, 2013
Elissa Pinto, '01, was elected shareholder at Butzel Long.Based in the firm's Detroit office, Pinto concentrates her practice on immigration law. She has focused her immigration practice on business immigration, and has gained extensive experience representing local, national and international companies in obtaining authorization for foreign national employees to work temporarily and permanently in the United States, through various work-authorized visa classifications - including H-1B, TN, L-1 and O-1 - and employment-based permanent residence processes, including Multinational Manager/Executive, Extraordinary Ability Alien and Outstanding Researcher and PERM Alien Labor Certifications.
May 21, 2013Russell Moy, '00, recently joined the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) as General Counsel and Senior Advisor to SURA's President. SURA is a consortium of over sixty universities and colleges, and through a joint venture with Computer Science Corporation, operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for the U.S. Department of Energy. SURA also manages research initiatives in information technology, coastal research, and technology commercialization. He lives in Washington, DC.
February 17, 2009Matthew P. Allen, '00, was elected a principal by Miller Canfield. He is a business, IP, and criminal trial lawyer who has tried and arbitrated a wide variety of cases in a wide variety of venues, from tough criminal cases in the trenches of Detroit’s criminal courts to sophisticated, complex multimillion-dollar international intellectual property cases. He also is a skilled appellate lawyer who has handled a wide variety of appellate cases in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit..
February 10, 2009Megan Cavanagh, '00, was announced as a shareholder for the Law Firm of Garan Lucow Miller. Cavanagh was named 2008 Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" by Michigan Super Lawyers for her work with insurance defense.
February 9, 2009Russell Moy, '00, recently joined the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) as General Counsel and Senior Advisor to SURA's President. SURA is a consortium of over 60 universities and colleges, and through a joint venture with Computer Science Corporation, operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for the US Department of Energy. SURA also manages research initiatives in information technology, coastal research, and technology commercialization. He lives in Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2009Rebecca L. Weekley, '00, joined the Bloomfield Hills-based law firm Hertz Schram PC as an associate. She concentrates her practice in real estate law, specifically in the areas of litigation, construction, landlord-tenant and foreclosure litigation.
November 13, 2008Andrea Laginess Moody, '00, was featured in a Detroit Legal News story about how the support of her family and friends helped her to overcome the loss of her husband while working and taking care of her son.
June 8, 2009Nicole E. Wilinski, '00, recently joined Plunkett Cooney's Insurance Law Practice Group.
November 24, 2009Kevin Kalczynski, '00, of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, was named a "Future Star" in the 2010 edition of "Benchmark Litigation," an annual leading guide to America's top litigation firms and attorneys.
December 14, 2009Michelle P. Crockett, '00, a labor and employment lawyer and principal at Miller Canfield, is the new chair of the firm's "Women of Miller Canfield" legal and business network. In her new role, Crockett will lead the firm's more than 100 female lawyers in strengthening their internal, professional relationships with colleagues in all of Miller Canfield's 18 offices. She will also coordinate and foster building business relationships through external strategic business networking and educational events.
February 17, 2010
Matthew Allen, '00, a principal and business and securities lawyer with Miller Canfield's Litigation and Trial Group, recently published an analysis of new interpretations of corporate proxy and disclosure rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an article titled, "SEC Opens the Door for Climate Change-Related Shareholder Proposals and Disclosure Requirements, With Potential New Liabilities for Public Companies," published in the prestigious Bureau of National Affairs' (BNA) Securities Regulation & Law Report.
March 8, 2010
Matthew P. Allen, '00, Miller Canfield principal, was published in The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal (Vol. 5, No. 1, 2010) for his article, "A Lesson from History, Roosevelt to Obama - The Evolution of Broker-Dealer Regulation: From Self-Regulation, Arbitration, and Suitability to Federal Regulation, Litigation, and Fiduciary Duty."
August 18, 2010Michael Hamblin, '00, gave a presentation titled "New Developments in Taxability of Attendant Care and Other PI Claims" at the 2010 Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) No-Fault Institute.
September 10, 2010
Michelle P. Crockett , '00, of Miller Canfield, has been honored by the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (DMBA) with the President's Award. The President's Award is granted to a young attorney whose early career has exhibited high standards of service to the profession, clients and public.
October 27, 2010Christopher Darrow, '00, was selected as a Top Lawyer in intellectual property law by DBusiness magazine.
November 24, 2010
Nicole E. Wilinski, '00, Plunkett Cooney insurance coverage attorney, was recently named an "Up & Coming Lawyers" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, a publication serving the state's legal community.
December 21, 2010Todd C. Fracassi, '00, has been elected as a partner at Pepper Hamilton. He is a member of the Environmental Practice Group in the Detroit office. He also is a member of the firm's Sustainability, CleanTech and Climate Change Team. Fracassi is engaged primarily in matters of environmental litigation and regulatory affairs, and corporate environmental counseling.
January 5, 2011
Celeste M. Wolfe, '00, has been elected a shareholder of the law firm of Giarmarco Mullins and Horton PC. She is in the firm's litigation department where she concentrates her practice in family law and litigation.
February 9, 2011
Matthew P. Allen, '00, recently co-authored, "The New Form ADV Part 2 and the 'Plain English' Movement of the SEC, FINRA, and Michigan's OFIR," in the Spring 2011 Michigan Business Law Journal. The article examines the changes to Part 2 of the Form ADV by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Allen is a Miller Canfield business, securities, and intellectual property litigator and trial lawyer who assists businesses, executives, broker dealers, and investment advisers in an array of SEC, FINRA, OFIR and other governmental-related inquiries, examinations, investigations and enforcement actions. He is co-chairman of the Broker Dealer and Investment Adviser sub-committee of the ABA Securities Litigation Committee.
May 5, 2011
Matthew P. Allen, '00, a principal in the Troy, Mich. office of the law firm of Miller Canfield, recently presented on "Economic Espionage - Protecting Your Intellectual Property Worldwide," along with the FBI Detroit Division.
July 6, 2011
Lisa Hamameh, '00, this year's recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association's Frances R. Avadenka Memorial Award, was featured in a Detroit Legal News article titled "Community servant receives coveted award from the bar." Hamameh is recognized for her commitment to providing an affordable path for regular working class people to improve their lot in life. Click here for the article.
July 6, 2011Dawn Reamer, '00, recently joined Aisin Holdings of America Inc. as its company attorney.
July 15, 2011Jim Harlan, '00, recently became general counsel of Xtera Communications Inc. in Allen, Texas.
August 2, 2011
Thomas P. Bruetsch, '00, an attorney at Bodman PLC, was recognized in the just-released 2012 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys for his commercial litigation work. Benchmark honors law firms and individual attorneys who received particularly strong endorsements from clients and peers in an exhaustive annual research survey.
December 13, 2011
Christopher G. Darrow, '00, a patent attorney and partner with Young Basile Hanlon and MacFarlane PC, was named a "Rising Star" in intellectual property litigation by Super Lawyer magazine.
January 3, 2012
Adam Kutinsky, '00, co-wrote an article with Sarah Barbantini titled "The uniqueness of professional-liability policies" for the Feb. 17 issue of Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Kutinsky is a principal at Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti and Sherbrook with the Commercial Litigation group; Barbantini, a third year student at Wayne Law, is a law clerk on his team.
February 28, 2012
Monica Moore, '00, senior attorney at Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell PC, has been named one of the Michigan Chronicle's Women of Excellence for 2012.
March 8, 2012
Kevin Kalczynski, '00, was appointed to the State Bar of Michigan Professional Ethics Committee for a three-year term beginning October 2012. Kalczynski also was appointed to the Board of Directors for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Michigan Inc., and was named a 2012 "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation and a 2012 "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine. His practice is concentrated in business litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants in business tort and breach of contract matters. He is a member with Detroit law firm Barris Sott Denn & Driker PLLC.
September 17, 2012
Kevin Kalczynski, '00, was selected for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America 2013" for excellence in commercial litigation. He is a member with Barris Sott Denn & Driker PLLC.
October 8, 2012
Celeste Dunn, '00, was awarded "Rising Star" status by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine. A senior attorney in the Litigation Department at Plunkett Cooney, she focuses her practice in the areas of family law and domestic relations.
November 7, 2012
Dawn Reamer, '00, will represent parents and guardians of individuals with disabilities through her new appointment to the Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council. She is a company attorney for Aisin Holdings of America Inc. She previously worked as a staff attorney and as corporate counsel for Yazaki North America Inc.
January 5, 2013
Kevin Kalczynski, '00, has been named to L. Brooks Patterson's Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2013. The program recognizes 40 professional and executive leaders under age 40 who have achieved success and excellence in their field and community and who live or work in Oakland County. Kalczysnki, a member with Detroit law firm Barris Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC, will be honored at an awards ceremony on April 23, 2013. Kalczynski's practice focuses on complex commercial disputes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in contract and business tort matters. He also routinely represents major law firms in legal malpractice matters. Kevin was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Michigan Inc.
February 12, 2013
Matthew Allen, '00, co-presented at the Winter Meeting of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel on Joint Defense Agreements: Benefits, Pitfalls and Best Practices. A principal at Miller Canfield, Allen is a business, securities, and intellectual property litigator and trial lawyer who has tried and arbitrated a wide variety of intellectual property, securities, and business disputes in a wide array of forums. His significant intellectual property litigation experience includes representing companies in international corporate espionage investigations and prosecutions, and in national and international IP litigation and arbitration.
February 15, 2013
Michelle Crockett, '00, was named Diversity Director at Miller Canfield, where she is a principal and practices labor and employment law. She also serves on the board of Alternatives for Girls, a Detroit-based organization focused on helping at-risk girls lead better lives. Crockett was the subject of a March 20 feature story in the Detroit Legal News.
March 20, 2013
Brian Frasier, '00, was added as global marketing communications coordinator in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield. Frasier came to Miller Canfield from Michigan Lawyers Weekly where he was a legal reporter covering the Michigan Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2012, he won the Sam Spencer Excellence in Journalism award for his analysis of Michigan's six 2012 ballot initiatives. A licensed Michigan attorney, Frasier brings a unique perspective gained through seven years of litigation experience, as well.
March 24, 2013
Lisa Hamameh, '00, joined Foster Swift's Farmington Hills office as a senior attorney. She is a member of the firm's Administrative and Municipal practice group. Hamameh brings more than 10 years of experience practicing law in the following areas: municipal law, land use and zoning, liquor license acquisition and transfers, appeals and violation defense. landlord-tenant and summary proceedings, real estate litigation, criminal prosecution and defense, homeowners and condominium association representation. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association, Macomb County Bar Association, American Bar Association and Arab American Bar Association. Hamameh is also a member of the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys; American Institute of Architects; Sterling Heights, Shelby, Utica Chamber of Commerce; and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. Hamameh is a contributing co-author in the following Institute of Continuing Legal Education Publications: Michigan Municipal Law 2012 and Michigan Criminal Procedure 2010. In 2011, she received Oakland County Bar Association's Frances Avadenka Memorial Award for significant contributions to the community beyond the legal profession. She has also been included as a "Michigan Rising Star" by Michigan Super Lawyers for 2011 and 2012.
May 8, 2013Brent N. Bateman, '99, was named one of the 2009 Utah Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine. Brent is the Lead Attorney in the Utah Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman.
February 9, 2009Mark A. Frentrup, '99, has been elected a principal of Harness, Dickey, & Pierce PLC. His practice includes patent searching and opinions relating to patentability, infringement, and freedom to practice, as well as preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide variety of chemical and mechanical arts, with a specialty in organic and polymer chemistry.
February 9, 2009