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Excellent, knowledgeable, compassionate attorneys are not born--they are made, and their achievement is recognized by their peers.  I received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Law Review of Wayne State's Law School and the Michiganian of the Year Award from the Detroit News.  I have taught Family Law in the evening at Wayne State's Law School for 13 years now as an adjunct professor and have practiced law for 32 years in the areas of real estate, business law, family law, construction law, litigation, and appeals.  I prevailed in the now famous Baby Jessica case where the U of M Law School's Child Advocacy Clinic was my opponent and have handled almost 30 appeals (including an important case under the ADA in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, where I prevailed).  I obtained a jury verdict of over $1M in a First Amendment case and a significant jury verdict in a securities fraud case (both in federal court).   I have authored approximately 15 scholarly articles that were published by  the Wayne Law Review in the areas of property tax, real estate, trusts and estates, and family law.  Many more of my articles were published by the Washtenaw County Bar Association (including a series on foreclosure law).  I was a member of the Saline School Board for 12 years and served on the Saline Tax Board of Review as well as the Representative Assembly of the Bar Association. Our firm, Faupel Law, P.C., just celebrated its 25th anniversary, and before founding that firm, I worked for several very successful Detroit-area firms where I received excellent training from the best.  Besides me, our firm consists of  two associate attorneys, Sandy Musser and Dan Ferency (who both worked with area circuit court judges before joining our firm), and Tony Hart, who is an attorney experienced in sophisticated business transactions; tax appeals and tax planning; and estate planning from the simplest plan to the more exotic.  In addition to having his law degree and having worked as a CPA, Tony also has a master of laws degree in Tax.   If you are cruising the internet looking for an attorney, look no further than Faupel Law, P.C.

Attorney David Blanchard has built a career on helping people stay at work despite illegal practices or get back to work after facing illegal wrongful termination, recovering millions for wage theft violations, and fighting workplace retaliation and wrongful termination. He has dedicated his professional career to legal representation for workers. Confronting illegal workplace practices and wrongful termination. With a focus on public impact litigation and class actions aimed at reforming workplaces and entire industries. Blanchard represents executives and health care professionals in professional separation negotiations, whistleblowers seeking to shine a light on workplace criminality and other government fraud, and all workers denied legal rights to overtime pay and minimum wages.. David Blanchard Representative Verdicts and Settlements• $21 Million Recovered in Settlement for Michigan unemployed wrongly accused of unemployment fraud.• $84.5 Million Recovered in Medicare fraud scheme violating the False Claims Act• $300,000 Recovered for individual doctor/anesthesiologist wrongful discharge and breach of medical professional services contract• $4.9 Million Recovered in Court Approved FLSA Settlement for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $6.1 Million Recovered for overtime pay FLSA Litigation for Healthcare IT consultants on “Go-live” projects throughout the United States.• $300,000 Recovered for individual victim in police brutality/excessive force case against Michigan’s Allegan County Sheriff Department.• $650,000 Recovered for over 400 drivers in settlement for Hungry Howie’s franchise pizza delivery drivers.. David Blanchard specializes in the areas of employment rights advice, litigation, and business disputes. Blanchard handles all employment related matters advising employees, employers, and non-profits on safe and compliant workplace policies: from harassment, discrimination or retaliation lawsuits to medical leave, non-compete lawsuits and severance negotiations. He has represented workers and small businesses in state and federal court litigation, including the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.. David Blanchard Representative Cases and OpinionsFair Labor Standards/Misclassification:• Plaintiffs win summary judgment ruling allowing trial on overtime claims for insurance review nurses who sued for overtime pay• Workers win summary judgment for “independent contractor” cable installers finding them to be employees entitled to overtime pay• Conditional certification granted providing notice of opt-in rights for a class of healthcare technology “independent contractors” providing “at-the elbow” ATE support for healthcare technology upgrades.. Overtime Pay:• Cable installers win summary judgment on misclassification case; cable installers are “employees” under FLSA, entitled to overtime under Fair Labor Standards Act.• Insurance Appeals Analysts Claims go to trial after summary judgment win. Minimum Wages:• Hungry Howie’s Franchises: Class certified for pizza Delivery drivers seeking compensation for minimum wage violations after being under-reimbursed for car maintenance expenses• Domino’s Pizza franchises: FLSA Collective Action approved for pizza delivery drivers. Whistleblower Protection:• Medical Doctor may state retaliation claim after being fired for raising Stark Act violations.• Rehab Nurse wins summary judgment for retaliation claim after opposing illegal practices at nursing facility. Due Process Rights:• Zynda - State of Michigan not immune from constitutional claims related to unemployment robo-fraud violations• Frazier – UAW entitled to enforce unemployment right for victims of early collections. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. David Blanchard has served as president of the Michigan Employment Lawyers Association and of the Washtenaw Association for Justice. He currently serves on the executive board of the Michigan Association for Justice. He has presented as faculty to the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section and the National Employment Lawyers Association.. David Blanchard received his B.A. in political science in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003. Before law, Blanchard worked as a broadcast journalist, covering local politics and environmental issues in Michigan. Blanchard grew up in Ann Arbor, graduated Community High School in 1992, and has been practicing law in Ann Arbor since 2004.From the beginning, David Blanchard’s employment law advocacy has focused on representing medical professionals, whistleblowers, negotiating professional compensation agreements, representing all workers cheated out of overtime pay or sales commissions, and defending employees in non-compete/trade secret disputes.. David Blanchard AdvocacyLegislative Testimony regarding curbing non-compete litigation abusesLegislative Testimony of Robo-Fraud Abuses in the Michigan Unemployment Benefits System. David Blanchard Pending CasesDomino’s Pizza Delivery Drivers claiming under-reimbursed for delivery driving expensesBelle Tire Service Technicians denied overtime payColiseum: Exotic Dancers unpaid and cheated out of a minimum wage and overtime pay.Maxi-Auto/SCI: Delivery Driver Claims denied overtime payHartman & Tyner: worker denied COVID-19 FFCRA leave rights and terminated in retaliationPrudential Security: security guards denied overtime pay for hours over 40 in a week

"Ms. Longo is seen as the pre-eminent appellate lawyer in our community, and with good reason. She combines keen analysis, excellent writing skills, and common-sense advocacy to make her effective. She is my "go-to" appellate resource in my own practice, and I am happy to endorse her.". Ms. Longo has practiced as an appellate attorney in Michigan for over 20 years, focusing almost exclusively on civil appeals in the Michigan courts for cases involving the UCC, contracts, family law, including custody and child support, property law and zoning, municipal regulation, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, among others issues.. Ms. Longo was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1989 and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to private practice, she worked as a staff attorney with the Michigan Court of Appeals and as a judicial intern with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.. Ms. Longo holds a JD from The Ohio State University College of Law (now Moritz College of Law) and a Master’s Degree in Political Science with an emphasis on American Constitutional Law and American Judicial Politics. Following law school, she attended the Ph.D. Program in Urban, Technological and Environmental Planning at the University of Michigan. In conjunction with that program, she designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses at Eastern Michigan University in property law, law and urban planning, and law and aesthetics.. Ms. Longo is also a mixed media artist and donates pieces for various local charity events including the Circle of Art (a benefit for Foodgatherers), the Bar Revue (a benefit for Southeastern Michigan Legal Aid), the summer reading program benefit for Ann Arbor Public Library, Avalon Housing, and more.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas.