Michigan Lawyers

Civil Litigation

13335 15 Mile Rd #318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312, USA

Area of Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution Aaron Ogletree is an attorney, arbitrator, investigator and mediator. He serves as an arbitrator with leading alternative dispute resolution panels, including the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution and Court of Arbitration for Sport. He is admitted to the Ontario, Michigan, New York, England and Wales, District of Columbia, and (enrolled) New Zealand bars. He served as chair of the Canadian Bar Association National International Law Section. He has been named by Super Lawyers as a Michigan Rising Star, 2025 recipient of the Elite Lawyer award, 2017-2018 recipient of the National Bar Association’s “40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates” award, 2018 recipient of The Network Journal’s 40 Under Forty Achievers award, and named to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.

Personal Injury Law

27230 Doxtator St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

Abdullah is a Litigation Attorney at the Law Offices of Joumana B. Kayrouz, PLLC. His practice focuses on first-party, third-party, and medical provider litigation. ? Prior to joining the firm, Abdullah obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Wayne State University. ? A cum laude graduate of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Abdullah first joined the Law Offices of Joumana B. Kayrouz, PLLC as a law clerk in 2016 where he assisted attorneys in litigation claims involving injured clients. ? Abdullah is experienced and knowledgeable about the area of No-Fault Law. He is also a Member of the State Bar of Michigan.

Criminal Defense Law

1245 Olympia Dr, Rochester Hills, MI 48306, USA

Abe M. Barlaskar, Esq. is a lifelong Michigander. Born in Detroit, he is a respected trial lawyer and founding partner of MUMEN BARLASKAR Law Firm PLLC, where he represents clients in both personal injury and criminal defense matters across Michigan. Known for his sharp legal analysis, calm presence, and strong courtroom advocacy, Abe is the attorney clients want on their side when everything is on the line.

Civil Litigation

888 W Big Beaver Rd ste 350, Troy, MI 48084, USA

Fascinated by the ‘mind behind the mask', Attorney Adam Akeel has been an avid student of psychology since 2011. This lifelong study has provided Adam with a unique advantage as a litigator. In 2016, Adam joined Akeel & Valentine, PLC to fight for the greater good alongside his father. Since joining, Adam has been heavily involved in all aspects of litigation. Adam has a passion for research and writing and has authored countless briefs on unique legal issues in State and Federal courts throughout the country-including several briefs before the United States Supreme Court. Adam's goal is to win on paper. His legal writing has resulted in many favorable outcomes against institutions, municipalities, and fortune 100 and 500 companies. A deep legal thinker, he has an innate ability to digest and understand large bodies of case law relating to unique and complex legal issues. Awarded the first of its kind accolade as an "Intellectually Curious Genius" by his law school, Adam's creativity is seen throughout his writing, much of which has been borrowed by State and Federal judges in the drafting of their judicial decisions. Adam is also experienced in litigating class and collective actions throughout the country. In the early stages of his career, Adam litigated cases against large corporations, universities, and municipalities for civil rights and constitutional violations. Now, much of Adam's time is spent litigating large nationwide cases against the insurance and pharmaceutical industries for their anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct. In his down time, Adam likes to read books on psychology, philosophy, business, and history.

Real Estate Law

29100 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48034, USA

Alan Taylor, a 2013 addition to Segal McCambridge's Michigan office, is a Shareholder in the firm's Michigan office and serves as Chair of the firm's Professional Liability Practice Group. Mr. Taylor focuses his practice on commercial litigation, the defense of professional negligence claims for lawyers, accountants and financial advisors, insurance defense, real estate litigation, business transactions and defending creditor's rights. Since his admission to the Michigan bar in 1994, Mr. Taylor has diligently represented publicly-traded corporations, private companies and individuals in Michigan's District Courts, Circuit Courts, Bankruptcy Courts and Federal Courts (Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals). Mr. Taylor also has extensive experience in landlord/tenant law and regularly advises both landlords and tenants on all aspects of commercial, industrial and residential tenancies.

Intellectual Property Law

15300 Centennial Dr, Northville, MI 48168

Alex Salmu is a Northville, Michigan, attorney listed by the State Bar of Michigan as senior corporate counsel for intellectual property and data protection at AISIN World Corp. of America. His bar profile records admission in Michigan on November 9, 2011, and identifies him as an active member in good standing. It also lists his membership in the bar’s Intellectual Property Law Section. His Justia biography describes intellectual property work spanning automotive suppliers, individual inventors, startups and small businesses across the United States. The assignments described there include evaluating patentability and trademarks, prosecuting patent and trademark applications, and filing for copyright protection. Portfolio maintenance and the geographic expansion of patent and trademark protection also appear in that account. Contract work forms another part of the biography. It describes his review, negotiation and support of agreements concerning technology transfers, patent licensing, joint ownership and joint ventures, as well as assignments, nondisclosure agreements and distribution agreements. His work with engineers and inventors includes developing invention disclosures; the same account describes involvement with managers, directors and other executives in intellectual property portfolio development. Before his automotive-supplier work, Salmu conducted searches involving mechanical and medical-device technologies and prepared patentability opinions associated with international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, according to Justia. That biography identifies the International Search Authority involved as a contractor to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It also records an earlier career as a mechanical engineer.

Personal Injury Law

30101 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, USA

Alexander is an attorney at Michigan Auto Law where he’s dedicated to protecting and representing those who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle and truck accidents. Alexander is passionate about holding negligent drivers and trucking companies accountable for their actions. Obtaining great results for clients, whether through trial or settlement, is what Alex believes will lead to safer roads and fewer victims of unnecessary car and truck accidents.

Family and Divorce Law

48 Market St suite 2e, Mt Clemens, MI 48043, USA

Alicia M. Meeker is the founder of Meeker Law, PLLC. Alicia’s practice primarily focuses on providing affordable representation in family law matters involving divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, and post-judgment domestic matters. From the initial consultation until the end of the case, Alicia personally works hand in hand with each of her clients. Alicia also believes in resolving family law matters through alternative dispute resolution when possible. Alicia obtained a Business degree from Michigan State University and Juris Doctor with a specialization in litigation from Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School. While attending law school, Alicia was actively involved in working for the Friend of the Court and a firm that solely specialized in family law, where her passion for family law derived. Collectively, Alicia has over 8 years of family law experience! Alicia is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Oakland County Bar Association, Macomb County Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, and Michigan Inter-Professional Association on Marriage, Divorce, and the Family (MIPA).

Criminal Defense Law

470 N Old Woodward Ave, STE 250, Birmingham, MI 48009

Alycia Penn Covington graduated with honors from Oakland University with a Bachelors in Speech Communications. Alycia then obtained her Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2012 with a concentration in litigation. During law school, Alycia procured a highly-selective clerkship position with the Honorable James Brady of the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills, Michigan. During this clerkship, Alycia honed her legal research, writing, and analysis skills. Alycia?s areas of practice include criminal defense, civil litigation, and family law. Alycia is also uniquely experienced in international contract and criminal law. Furthermore, Alycia?s extensive medical background provides her with the knowledge and ability to handle complex medical malpractice cases. Alycia has succesffuly handled cases in Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties.

Criminal Defense Law

136 E Michigan Ave suite 1400, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, USA

Justice for all. It’s not just a phrase to Attorney Anastase Markou, it’s a firmly held belief at the core of his criminal defense practice. Specializing in criminal defense for over 30 years, Mr. Markou has developed a niche practice successfully defending people charged with serious criminal offenses in state and federal trial courts, post-sentencing relief, and criminal appeals. Mr. Markou is recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer in Michigan, and by the National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan. Mr. Markou is an established lawyer who receives statewide recognition for his appellate work, and is highly respected for his expert federal habeas work and being a longtime defense counsel liaison to the Kalamazoo County Drug Treatment Court. Mr. Markou has a reputation for brutal honesty and zealous advocacy, both locally and statewide. When clients face challenging decisions affecting their futures, Mr. Markou provides insight into likely outcomes and knowledge of the law to help guide clients towards paths best suited for their lives. Earnestly committed to protecting and upholding fundamental, constitutional liberties, Mr. Markou is willing to push the envelope to convince a judge or jury that his clients are not guilty. When you need more than just an attorney, when you need someone who is willing to go the extra mile to keep you out of jail or prison, you need Attorney Anastase Markou.

Family and Divorce Law

31275 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 145, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Area of Practice: Corporate & Family Law

Intellectual Property Law

400 W Maple Rd #350, Birmingham, MI 48009, USA

Anthony P. Cho is an intellectual property attorney and partner at CGO Law in Birmingham, Michigan. His listed practice areas cover intellectual property litigation, post-grant proceedings and patent prosecution. He earned a B.A. in physics at Dartmouth College in 1989 and a J.D. at the University of Michigan Law School in 1992. His firm profile lists admissions to the Michigan bar, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Eastern District of Michigan and the Sixth and Federal Circuits. The Arthrex cases form part of Cho’s appellate record. According to CGO Law, he argued before the Federal Circuit that the appointment of Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges was unconstitutional and led the appellate team in the related Supreme Court litigation. His speaking engagements have also addressed appellate issues: he spoke at an ABA seminar concerning appeals from USPTO decisions in 2020 and at Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Supreme Court IP Review in 2021. Cho’s technical specialties are listed as medical devices, aerospace and automotive technology. His representative matters include defending an orthopedic device manufacturer against an effort to prohibit knee-implant sales and defending an automotive supplier in litigation concerning an SUV top. In another matter, his profile reports that he obtained a judgment in an inter partes review proceeding that disposed of a patent infringement lawsuit. The firm also describes a trade-secret case resolved through a requirement that the defendant license the client’s technology and publicly admit wrongdoing.

Medical Malpractice Law

17515 W. Nine Mile Road, Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075

Attorney Arnold E. Reed received his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1990. Prior to graduation, Mr. Reed was named Associate Editor of the Law Review. After graduating, Mr. Reed accepted the position of Law Clerk on the Michigan Supreme Court to the Hon. Dennis W. Archer. Mr. Reed eventually became Chief Law Clerk to the Hon. Conrad L. Mallett. Mr. Reed, a former journalist, has authored numerous articles and is published in the area of Police Discretion and Misconduct. In the year 2000, Mr. Reed was selected as Lawyer of the Year by Michigan Lawyers’ Weekly and has been the subject of several front-page articles involving his trial work. Mr. Reed was chosen by Crain’s Detroit Business Magazine as one of the top businessmen in Michigan under 40 years old. Mr. Reed was appointed by Governor John Engler to sit on the Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Mr. Reed is a member of the Outstanding Young Men of America and is a life member of the National Registry of Who’s Who. Mr. Reed has been interviewed by 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, Geraldo Rivera, Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC and numerous other National News Outlets. In 2017, Mr. Reed’s representation of the late Congressman John Conyers, Jr., was highlighted on Chuck Todd’s Meet the Press as the top story of the year. Mr. Reed was the lead trial strategist for nationally known talk show host Tavis Smiley in his case against PBS in Washington D.C. Mr. Reed has been the subject of two television documentaries airing on CBS network affiliates nationwide as well as Amazon Prime. In 2018, he was named a Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly. In 2021, he was selected to the list of Michigan Super Lawyers. His litigation against McDonald’s Restaurant was highlighted in New York’s Bloomberg Market Magazine. Mr. Reed is nationally prominent having counseled attorneys in litigation matters from Mexico to London. He is currently a Faculty member at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop.

Medical Malpractice Law

678 Front Ave NW suite 380, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA

Aubri has devoted her entire legal career to being a trial lawyer. In her almost 15-years of practice, Aubri has tried over 50 cases to verdict. With this vast experience that few attorneys today have, Aubri is as comfortable talking to a jury as she is having a cup of coffee with a friend. Aubri started her medical malpractice career as a defense attorney at a large litigation law firm. However, representing insurance and business interests over human beings did not align with her compassionate calling. She envisioned H/S Law as a different kind of law firm. Merging her desire to help people with her love of trial work, she directed H/S Law to where it is today. Aubri leads the Litigation and Trial Team on discovery and trial strategy. She carefully maintains balance between comprehensive discovery and investigation and staying focused on the case theory.

Tax Law

4000 Town Center, Southfield, MI 48075, USA

Personal Injury Law

220 Park St., Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009

Product Liability

Corporate and Transactional Law

801 West Ann Arbor Trail, #205, Plymouth, MI 48170

Benjamin Bukari is a business and technology attorney at Mavacy, which maintains an office in Plymouth, Michigan. Startups and growth-stage technology companies engage him as fractional general counsel. His experience also includes working inside enterprise software-as-a-service and digital accessibility businesses, where he led legal operations. Bukari’s transactional work has involved leading acquisitions, negotiating commercial agreements and structuring initiatives involving tokenization and digital assets. Corporate governance and securities offerings are among the matters on which he gives legal guidance. His technology work extends from software licensing to questions involving cybersecurity, generative artificial intelligence and digital accessibility. Mavacy’s cybersecurity and data privacy team profile also describes his advice to companies on digital risk, regulatory compliance and growth strategy. Outside those counsel roles, Bukari mentors startups through MACH37 and Michigan Founders Fund. His mentoring addresses operational and go-to-market questions alongside legal strategy, including the development of recurring revenue and enterprise value. Bukari holds a Michigan law license. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; his undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Michigan State University. Financial technology is another part of his education: he holds an Executive Education Certificate in that subject from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Intellectual Property Law

3331 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084

Drawing from his 20+ years of experience as in-house counsel, including as Chief IP Counsel for Lear Corporation, Bill offers sophisticated business judgment that is rare in private practice. His in-house experience includes service for the US Army, BASF, SC Johnson, and Detroit Diesel. As evidence of his breadth and depth, Bill has structured acquisitions of technology companies, set up engineering entities in China for developing next generation batteries, cross-licensed IP, and litigated patent and trade secret issues. He knows how to focus on the clients' specific business objectives, regardless of technology or industry. And he delivers results.

Corporate and Transactional Law

41700 Six Mile Rd suite 101, Northville, MI 48168, USA

Brandon Grysko serves as counsel to businesses, nonprofit entities, as well as local government boards and commissions. Brandon’s practice includes employment, HR and labor relations issues, commercial contracts and transactions, business succession planning, and real estate/land-use transactions. Brandon also helps individuals and families with their estate planning goals and probate and trust administration needs. Brandon is a graduate of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. He graduated Magna Cum Laude as the second in his class. While attending law school, Brandon clerked for a local firm assisting practice groups with their labor and employment and municipal insurance defense practice groups. Brandon earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Madonna University. Before becoming an attorney, Brandon served over 7 years with a local police department, where he also spent several years on the executive board and negotiating team for the local police union. Brandon is a lifelong Livonia resident and a former city employee. He remains active in the community through the Livonia Chamber of Commerce. Brandon is a frequent presenter on up-and-coming topics affecting businesses and individuals. When Brandon isn’t serving his clients or the community, he is blessed to spend time with his lovely wife and three amazing children.

Estate Planning Law

1301 W Long Lake Rd suite 250, Troy, MI 48098, USA

Brandon S. Thomson is a seasoned attorney at Frasco Caponigro Wineman Scheible Hauser & Luttmann PLLC, where he excels in providing tailored legal solutions to a diverse clientele. Brandon specializes in estate planning, trust and probate administration, and special needs trusts, ensuring that clients’ assets are protected and their financial goals are achieved. His expertise extends to Medicaid planning and elder law, where he adeptly navigates the complexities of these areas to provide peace of mind for clients and their families. With a deep commitment to client success, Brandon delivers strategic counsel and effective legal strategies that foster long-term growth and positive outcomes. His ability to build strong relationships and negotiate favorable agreements has made a significant impact on the firm’s reputation for excellence.

Estate Planning Law

2836 W Jefferson Ave, Trenton, MI 48183, USA

Born and raised in Southeast Michigan, Attorney Brandon S. Thomson provides legal expertise on a wide range of client issues with a focus on Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Veterans Benefits, Guardianship and Conservatorship, and Probate matters. He is a VA-accredited attorney, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the Elder Law and Disability Rights, and Estate Planning and Probate sections of the State Bar of Michigan. Attorney Thomson graduated from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Cum Laude. During that time, he served as an Editor on the Law Review, clerked for Federal Magistrate Stephen Whalen, received the Certificate of Merit Award for Property Law and Elder Law, and assisted senior citizens as a student attorney in the Probate and Estate Planning Clinic. Brandon sits on the Henry Ford Wyandotte Ethics Board as an attorney advisor.

Corporate and Transactional Law

370 East Maple Road, Third Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009

Brian is a founding partner of Lippitt O’Keefe, PLLC, along with Norman L. Lippitt. He supervises the firm’s transactional, real estate, business, and personal planning departments. During his more than 25 years as an attorney, Brian has represented local, regional, and national entities in general business and corporate matters, including formations, financings, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and dissolutions. He’s represented lenders, borrowers and developers in sophisticated real estate transactions. In addition, he represents individuals and entities in business and personal planning matters. Brian has focused his practice in recent years in the areas of venture capital financing where, among other things, he has represented both private equity funding sources and individuals and entities receiving angel and venture capital. Recently, Brian was a leading advocate for the retiree associations in the City of Detroit bankruptcy hearings. Brian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in June 1981, graduating cum laude. He then attended Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he achieved the degree of juris doctor in May, 1986. His professional memberships include the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has also sat on the Board of Directors of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization of Michigan and the Manresa Retreat House. Brian has been distinguished with the highest ranking of AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Finally, Brian is outside general counsel to Realcomp II Ltd,, the largest real estate multi-listing service in the State of Michigan. Over the course of his career, Brian has been legal counsel in transactions with a cumulative value in excess of $1 billion.

Corporate and Transactional Law

101 W. Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084

Mr. Haffey specializes mainly in the fields of corporate law, financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchise and distribution law and tax law, as well as in a wide variety of sectors with closely-held business clients.

Personal Injury Law

40900 Woodward Ave., Ste 305, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Mr. Schefman is a life-long resident of the Great State of Michigan and has dedicated his career in law to helping people. In a legal career which has spanned 38 years, Bryan Schefman has represented injured clients and medical doctors, on both sides of auto collision and medical malpractice, subrogation, and insurance recovery cases, representing thousands of clients and winning millions of dollars. With knowledge and experience in complex medical cases, and his experience in medical issues for insurance companies and injured victims, he is able to help his clients through the insurance maze and maximize their recoveries. In addition to helping people who are injured, Mr. Schefman has served physicians and healthcare organizations in general business and healthcare fields and he served as General Counsel to a Medicaid Managed Care Plan (Great Lakes Health Plan, Inc.), and later as CEO, in an effort to redefine care management strategies that could actually reduce costs by improving patient health. Now back in private practice, Mr. Schefman is able to combine his knowledge of personal injury law and recovery, insurance law, subrogation and claims, general and professional liability to help his clients and continue to win millions of dollars in settlements and multi-million dollar verdicts for them. Mr. Schefman has been in your shoes, having survived near-critical injuries in motor vehicles and motorcycles. He has experienced severe injury, the confusion of insurance coverages, finding doctors to treat his injuries, delays in payments by insurance carriers, settlement, and the stress of the care and recovery for him and his family. That has been valuable experience that has influenced his understanding of your needs as a client. Let him help you. Mr. Schefman has received numerous professional recognitions, including 1998 Runner-up in Ernst & Young’s/Crain’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the formation, funding and growth of a venture capital-funded insurance company, 2014 & 2015 D-business and “Top Lawyer” designation, as well as dramatic success in breaking new ground in the application of the Medicare Secondary Payor Act. His roles as a founder of an insurance company, as its General Counsel, and as President and CEO, as a lobbyist, a member of the board of directors of a MCO/HMO and MCO trade association, and his representation of physicians and individuals in medical related matters, has given Mr. Schefman a keen insight into the inter-relationship of insurance coverage, injury, and payment that he is able to apply to the benefit of his clients. Whether you’re injured and need medical care or a doctor that has provided care that needs to be paid, Mr. Schefman is in your corner.

Elder Law

28 West Chicago Road, Suite 1G, Coldwater, MI 49036

Licensed in Michigan and Ohio, attorney Carlynn Senak serves seniors, veterans, and the disabled and their families, including the following: Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts, Special-Needs Trusts, Ladybird Deeds, Estate Planning and Advance Directives, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Business Succession Planning, and all matters of government benefit planning. Attorney Senak can provide seniors and their family members with practical legal advice in-person or by telephone. Her background has given her a unique exposure to administrative agency procedures and services and experience with a broad range of common legal problems unique to seniors, veterans, and the disabled.

Workers Compensation Law

3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 206, Troy, MI 48084-3103

Carrie Geroux Barrett practices workers’ compensation law and is managing partner of Lacey & Jones, LLP in Troy, Michigan. At the firm, she belongs to the Workers’ Compensation Litigation group. Her legal education and bar admission both culminated in 1989: she received her J.D. from the University of Detroit School of Law and was admitted to the bar that year. Before law school, Barrett attended Kalamazoo College, receiving a B.A. in 1986. Admission to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan followed in 1991. Barrett’s academic record includes two distinctions from 1987, the Public Corporation Law Section Scholarship and the Best Oral Advocate Moot Court Award. She received the Moffat Scholarship in 1989. Her biography also lists Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International and the Business Law Journal among her activities. Outside those academic entries, her listed affiliations include the Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association, the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Michigan, and the fundraising committee of Kids’ Chance of Michigan. Lacey & Jones describes the work of Barrett’s practice group as defending workers’ disability compensation claims. The firm offers consultation on cases in which benefits are paid voluntarily or under court order, along with assistance on return-to-work strategies and settlements. Its workers’ compensation and civil litigation attorneys also work together to identify subrogation cases and protect workers’ compensation liens.

Estate Planning Law

16950 19 Mile Rd suite 2, Clinton Township, MI 48038, USA

Charles Regan Shaw is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan. He is a graduate of The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where he earned his Jursis Doctor degree, and was recognized in “Who’s Who Among American Law Students”. He is a member of the Estate Planning, Probate, and Real Estate sections of the State Bar of Michigan, Macomb County Bar Association; a Trustee of the Macomb County Bar Foundation; and a member of the Macomb Probate Bar Association. Mr. Shaw’s Community affiliations include serving as: Chairman of the Board, Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board; Director, Macomb Township Community Foundation; member, Selfrige Air National Guard Base Community Council; member, Macomb Chamber of Commerce. Prior to establishing his law office, Mr. Shaw was a Regional Manager with Sterling Bank & Trust, and an Investment Consultant. Mr. Shaw writes a Legal Business column which appears monthly in the business section of The Macomb Daily News.

Civil Litigation

300 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA

Chris Zdarsky is a litigation attorney who concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation matters, including financial services, product liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, construction liability, and asbestos matters, among others. Represents clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Drafts and argues dispositive motions, enforces judgments, and defends clients on appeal

Medical Malpractice Law

38777 Six Mile Rd #101, Livonia, MI 48152, USA

Cullen McKinney is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney who has successfully tried numerous cases throughout Michigan. He routinely manages multiple high-profile cases and is consulted on high exposure claims, and serves as national counsel and consultant for health care providers throughout the country. Cullen McKinney is often asked to lecture on a variety of professional liability issues and he has been published in the New York Monthly Digest of Tax Articles addressing physician’s home offices. He has been recognized by multiple national defense trial counsel organizations, including the American Institute of Trial Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, the American Law Society, and the American Institute of Legal Advocates.

Elder Law

49139 Schoenherr Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48315, USA

Area of Practice: Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Managing partner, Daniel Boroja, is a top litigator and head of probate and estate planning. He attended Oakland University where he received two bachelor’s degrees for Political Science and Economics. Next, he attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor and graduated Cum Laude. Daniel was selected for inclusion in Michigan’s Super Lawyer list and as a Rising Star in 2016, and he has maintained this rating ever since. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team to receive this honor. Daniel also maintains a lead counsel rating on FindLaw. He performs best in high-risk, high-rewards, high-pressure systems, which makes him perfectly suited for the courtroom. Progressive, tenacious and dedicated to your case, Daniel will see your case through.

General Practice Law

344 North Old Woodward Avenue, 200, Birmingham, MI 48009

Daniel E. Harold is a Partner in the Birmingham, Michigan office of Morganroth & Morganroth. He joined the firm in 2000 after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Harold concentrates his practice in the areas of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, commercial and corporate litigation, commercial transactions, sports law, intellectual property and civil rights litigation. Mr. Harold has extensive experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation involving contractual disputes, business fraud, securities fraud, patent, copyright and trademark infringement, as well as claims involving multiple high-level government agencies. He has also negotiated and consummated a number of complex commercial transactions

Personal Injury Law

645 GRISWOLD ST, Suite 4200, DETROIT, MI 48226-4105

He has focused his career on high profile complex cases. With over 25 years of experience handling a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, including more than 200 bench and jury trials, David has personally interviewed and/or hired hundreds of expert witnesses for criminal, civil including trucking, auto, aviation, products and premise liability, and medical malpractice cases. David is in rare legal company having successfully won seven figure jury verdicts in three separate areas of the law including auto accident, premise liability and medical malpractice. David focused his practice on medical malpractice and high end personal injury cases throughout Florida. He has successfully resolved personal injury cases, as lead trial attorney or as a key trial team member, in excess of $120 million in settlements and verdicts from 1997 to 2007. Additionally, David spent a number of years in private practice, handling a range of criminal defense and plaintiff personal injury cases. He earned his B.S. from Florida State University before attending Cumberland College of Tennessee School of Law, where he earned his J.D.

Bankruptcy Law

23843 Joy Rd., Ste 4, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

David is also a Partner at Frego & Associates. Dave chose to specialize in Bankruptcy Law because he believes it is one of the few areas where you can make a positive impact for your client in a short period of time. He enjoys the “problem solving” aspect of Bankruptcy cases and is certain that every client’s situation has a solution. Prior to working at Frego and Associates, Dave worked as an Assistant County Prosecutor. Dave has practiced bankruptcy exclusively since 2005.

Family and Divorce Law

1918 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912-2829

Personal Injury Law

19658 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

Dodd Fisher is a Senior Managing Partner and Owner of Fisher Fowler and Williams, PLC, and runs the firm’s Personal Injury Practice. Mr. Fisher joined the firm in September of 2019. Dodd’s practice is primarily focused on First Party (PIP) and Third Party (PI) No Fault and Automobile Negligence Cases, as well as representation of Medical Providers who care for victims of auto accidents, but who are not being paid by the insurance company responsible for those costs under Michigan’s No Fault Law. During his more than twenty five years practicing law, Mr. Fisher has handled and tried a wide variety of personal injury cases, including complex toxic and environmental torts, premises liability cases, dog bite litigation, medical malpractice cases, police brutality, and various other negligent and intentional civil matters.

Criminal Defense Law

207 E Jefferson St, Suite 1, Grand Ledge, MI 48837

Social Security Disability Law

30150 Telegraph, 100, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

Attorney Donald Shiffman was recently successful with assisting a 55-year-old individual with obtaining SSD benefits without the need for a hearing. The amount of past-due benefits paid exceeded $33000.00 with monthly benefits awarded of over $2000.00.

Personal Injury Law

30150 Telegraph Rd., Suite 100, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

Area of Practice: Environmental Law & Toxic Tort Law Duncan H. Brown is the manager of Zamler, Shiffman & Karfis, P.C. Toxic and Asbestos Departments. He graduated from the University of Detroit Law School in 1986, and was a clerk for the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1986-1987. He is a member of the Michigan Bar and has been admitted to both Federal District Courts for Michigan, several other states Federal District Courts, the Federal 6th Circuit court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Mr. Brown has handled product liability, toxic substance liability, tort action and transactional actions from State and Federal District Courts through Appellate Courts and Supreme Courts. Throughout his thirty-three year legal career Mr. Brown has handled a wide variety of toxic environmental exposure personal injury and premise liability actions related to asbestos, formaldehyde, benzene, lead, herbicides and industrial fumes, mists and solvents. He has handled asbestos personal injury and premises liability actions throughout the State of Michigan and several other states. He has tried numerous asbestos actions in Michigan, and authored and argued several asbestos-related issues in the Appellate Courts of Michigan. He is the only attorney currently practicing in Michigan who has both defended manufacturers of asbestos-containing products and prosecuted asbestos personal injury actions. As such he possesses unique knowledge and skills as to how to effectively prosecute all types of asbestos-personal injury actions – Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer and Colon Cancers – to achieve the optimal results for our clients. He is also a member of the Wayne County Asbestos Steering Committee, which works with the Court in setting procedures for the handling of asbestos cases. Mr. Brown enjoys playing in recreational hockey games, and spending time with his family in his hand split built log cabin in the Great Aboral Forrest. He also enjoys fishing, hiking and working with his hands.

Tax Law

26862 Woodward Ave., Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067

Attorney Eric J. Gould joined Cohen, Lerner & Rabinovitz, P.C., as an Associate in 2017 after serving of Counsel for four years. He practices in the areas of commercial transactions, employment law, estate planning, real estate transactions, and tax. With over 25 years of professional experience, Eric Gould prides himself on his ability to articulate complex legal matters in a way his clients can understand providing them clarity and comfort as they decide their next course of action. He practices before the United States Tax Court, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. In addition to his work for Cohen Lerner, Eric J. Gould holds positions as a Clinical Professor at Walsh College and an Adjunct Professor in Wayne State University’s College of Business Administration. His genuine interest in some less popular aspects of the law, together with his experience as an educator, provides his clients with insight they may not find elsewhere.

Criminal Defense Law

503 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502, USA

Attorney Frank J. Manley has handled over 30,000 criminal defense cases in his more than 30 years of practice in the Flint area, with charges ranging from traffic cases to homicides, and everything in between. His firm, The Manley Firm, was founded in 1982 and is built upon the basis of relentless and fearless defense.