Alumni Accomplishments
- Posted 2009-10-29
Mike Druzinski, '09, has passed the Michigan bar exam and has become an attorney at Reising Ethington, P.C. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Reising Ethington is one of the oldest intellectual property law firms in Michigan. Since 1865, the firm has specialized solely in the practice of intellectual property law. The firm represents some of the largest corporations on the planet, and it has represented many individuals -- like Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and David Buick. The firm has represented some clients for over 100 years. - Posted 2009-02-17
Julie A. Paquette, '08, has become an associate attorney at the law firm of Donald A. DeLong, PC. She has been a law clerk with the Southfield firm since 2007. Paquette will practice in the firm’s business solutions and estate planning / wealth transfer areas. - Posted 2009-02-09
Dawn N. Perry, '08, has joined Dykema as an associate. Perry focuses on litigation matters, particularly with respect to the automotive industry. - Posted 2009-02-09
Tricia L. Roelofs, '08, has joined Dykema as an associate. Roelofs' practice revolves around litigation matters, particularly business and commercial litigation. - Posted 2009-02-09
John J. Collins III, '08, has joined Dykema as an associate. Collins focuses on general corporate and securities matters. - Posted 2009-02-09
Anthony Kochis, '08, has joined Bush, Seyferth & Paige PLLC in Troy as an associate attorney in the Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights Group. Prior to joining the team, Kochis worked as a legal assistant at a bankruptcy foreclosure firm. - Posted 2009-02-09
Eric Novetsky, '08, has joined the Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer Weiss PC as an associate in the firm’s Insolvency and Reorganization Group. Prior to joining the team, Novetsky served as a summer associate with the Detroit–based Wilson Young PLC, and as a judicial intern for the United States District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman, Eastern District of Michigan. - Posted 2009-02-09
Heather M. Maldegen-Long, '08, has joined the Southfield-based Jaffe Raitt Heuer Weiss PC as an associate in the firm’s Corporate Law and Real Estate Practice Groups. - Posted 2008-12-10
Kenton M. Bednarz, '08, has joined the Corporate and Securities Department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Detroit Office. Bednarz received his Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School and his master’s and bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. - Posted 2008-12-10
Karissa M. W. Holmes, '08, has joined the Corporate and Securities Department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Detroit Office. Holmes received her Juris Doctor from Wayne State University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. - Posted 2008-12-10
Kimberly A. Yourchock, '08, has joined the Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Commercial Department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP's Detroit Office. Yourchock received her Juris Doctor from Wayne State University and her bachelors from Kalamazoo College. - Posted 2009-04-21
Steven J. Migliori, '08, an associate with Pepper Hamilton LLP, was admitted to practice law in Michigan. He is a member of the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice and a member of the firm's Sustainability, CleanTech and Climate Change Team. - Posted 2009-11-17
Mike Druzinski, '08, has passed the Michigan Bar Exam and has become an attorney at Reising Ethington, PC. - Posted 2009-11-17
Caitlin Hofmann, '08, has been hired as associate counsel with Assets International LLC, an assets location company that reunites individuals and companies with non-real estate cash assets. - Posted 2009-02-13
Gurinder J. Singh, '07, an associate in the Ann Arbor office of Miller Canfield specializing in corporate and commercial transactions, has been appointed vice president and director of events planning of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan. - Posted 2008-11-24
Gurinder J. Singh, '07, a Miller Canfield corporate attorney, was a featured moderator and panelist at the Detroit Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs’ TiECon Midwest 2008 conference on Nov. 21 and Nov.22, 2008, at the Westin Southfield Hotel in Southfield, Michigan. Singh spoke on “Succeeding in a Dynamic Global Marketplace.” - Posted 2008-11-18
Gary Francis, '07, recently joined the Plunkett Cooney team as a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. He will extend his practice in the firm’s Bloomfield Hill’s office. Francis focuses his practice primarily on traditional labor law, employment and employee benefits (ERISA). His previous work coverage includes complex litigation involving medical malpractice, premises liability and long-term care claims. He also represented clients in administrative law matters and mass tort litigation. - Posted 2009-03-16
Dana G. Khalife, '07, Dana G. Khalife has joined Miller Canfield as an attorney in the Troy, Michigan office. She is experienced in a broad range of areas including commercial, business and personal injury matters, as well as family law and criminal and civil litigation. - Posted 2009-09-15
Hayley E. Rohn-Dave, '07, was honored by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for her pro bono efforts. Ms. Rohn-Dave, an associate of the firm Barris, Sott, Denn, & Driker, practices primarily in estate and tax planning. - Posted 2009-11-17
Maya Watson, '07, of Miller Canfield, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Barristers for the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. - Posted 2009-10-29
Corey Beaubien, '06, has passed the patent office bar exam and has become a registered patent attorney at Reising Ethington, P.C.Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Reising Ethington is one of the oldest intellectual property law firms in Michigan. Since 1865, the firm has specialized solely in the practice of intellectual property law. The firm represents some of the largest corporations on the planet, and it has represented many individuals -- like Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and David Buick. The firm has represented some clients for over 100 years. - Posted 2009-11-17
Corey Beaubien, '06, has passed the patent office bar exam and has become a registered patent attorney at Reising Ethington, PC. - Posted 2009-06-18
Jessica Gustafson, '05, co-founded the Health Law Partners, PC, a boutique firm specializing in healthcare law in Southfield, Mich., with Abby Pendleton, '96, Adrienne Dresevic, '02, and Rob Iwrey, '93. - Posted 2009-06-24
Laura Skriba, '05, recently completed "Business Book Camp I," an advanced training course sponsored by the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. This course consisted of nine monthly seminars that provided attendees with the latest updates in business law topics such as shareholder buy/sell and voting agreements; forming an LLC; understanding financial statements; choosing the appropriate business entity form; basic securities law; security agreements; and mergers and acquisitions.
- Posted 2009-07-06
Christopher S. Andrzejak, '05, Attached you will find a press release from Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC announcing that
has been made shareholder with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC. He practices out of the firm's Royal Oak, Mich., office. - Posted 2008-11-13
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. - Posted 2009-06-09
Joey Agree, '04, has been named president and COO of Farmington Hills-based real estate investment trust Agree Realty Corp. - Posted 2009-06-23
Emily 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. - Posted 2009-06-24
Kristopher 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. - Posted 2009-08-04
Kevin Plumstead, '03, has earned LEED Green Associate accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council. - Posted 2009-08-19
Achla 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.
- Posted 2009-06-18
Adrienne 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. - Posted 2009-07-06
Matthew B. Woodworth, '02, has been made a shareholder with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC. He practices out of the firm's Royal Oak, Mich., office. - Posted 2009-02-09
Brittany 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. - Posted 2009-02-09
John D. Wright, '01, is a member of Dickinson Wright PLLC firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. He focuses his practice in intellectual property. - Posted 2009-02-09
Carol 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. - Posted 2009-02-03
George 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. - Posted 2009-01-21
Gjon 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. - Posted 2009-03-20
Anthony 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. - Posted 2009-05-18
Carol 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." - Posted 2009-11-17
Bob Wolford, '01, was recognized as an "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. - Posted 2009-11-17
Sherry D. O'Neal, '01, a Dickinson Wright attorney, was recently named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly's list of "Up and Coming Lawyers." - Posted 2009-02-17
Russell 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. - Posted 2009-02-10
Matthew 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.. - Posted 2009-02-09
Megan 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. - Posted 2009-02-03
Russell 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. - Posted 2008-11-13
Rebecca 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. - Posted 2009-06-08
Andrea 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.
