Top Domestic Partnership Lawyers Near Me in Bloomfield Hills Area

I've handled more than 5,000 DUI cases, 7,000 family-law cases, have mediated or arbitrated more than 2,800 domestic cases in Oakland County, and have been regularly selected to do so by judges and colleagues. I am also highly experienced in sophisticated business, property and financial issues.. I have led the judicial election campaigns of scores of Oakland County judges (more than 200), further enriching my belief in the proper administration of justice, and am a former member of the State committee that recommends judicial salaries.. I am a career-long member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Family Law Section of the Oakland County Bar Association. I am former member of the Board of Directors of HAVEN, and has a long-time involvement with the Child Abuse and Neglect Council.

I am an entertainment lawyer with substantial experience for over 40 years in representing recording artists, filmmakers, songwriters, screenwriters, record labels, publishers, artist managers, producers, authors including representation in the film, television, radio and literary industries. Among others, my most well-known clients have included George Clinton, Sippie Wallace, The Romantics, The Bass Brothers, Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Marcus Belgrave, The GO, Mike Posner, Rodriguez, Elmore Leonard, Westbound Records, Warner Tamerlane and Atlantic Records. I draft and negotiate contracts, protect clients' intellectual property, mediate and litigate entertainment related disputes and network on behalf of my clients. I serve as an expert witness in music litigation and I am involved in many entertainment organizations (e.g. MusiCares and Detroit Music Awards). I also act as an artist manager in the music industry. Finally, I am an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School teaching entertainment law.