Michigan Lawyers Stuart Collis to Susan Knoll

Firm: Collis & Griffor, PC

1851 Washtenaw Ave. , Ypsilanti , Michigan 48197

Practice Areas: Agricultural , Debt Collection, Debt Collection

Stuart Collis is an attorney licensed in the states of Michigan, Illinois, and New York. He also is licensed to practice before the Federal Courts in the Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Southern District of Indiana, Tax Court, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Michigan and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he was on law review and graduated with cum laude honors.. He has been a speaker on issues of animal law at the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association’s semi-annual conference and a speaker and moderator for Michigan’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education on a variety of topics. He is has been a national speaker in collections and civil litigation, with nearly two decades of litigation experience focusing on commercial litigation as well as the litigation of disputes between parties. Mr. Collis also works in the area of family law, aiding parties through divorce and child custody matters.. Mr. Collis is a trained mediator and has extensive experience with case evaluation procedures. He has also served on a number of state and national organizations, including NARCA, WCBA, MCBA, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s Companion Animal Committee. Ms. Collis has been published extensively and his work has been presented at talks and seminars.

Firm: Deming PLLC

251 N Rose St Ste 200 , Kalamazoo , Michigan 49007

Practice Areas: International Law

Firm: Susan W Keener

820 Monroe Avenue NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Firm: ImLaw, PC

61 Commerce Ave SW Ste 502 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Immigration

Susan Im earned her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and her J.D. degree from Wayne State University Law School. Following graduation, Susan worked as litigator in a large firm but left to build a successful solo immigration practice and thereafter a boutique immigration and employment law firm with labor and employment law colleagues, which eventually merged with a larger multi-practice firm in Grand Rapids.. Although repeatedly pursued by national and regional law firms over the years, in late 2010, Susan founded ImLaw to offer clients the benefits of a personal level of service, backed by over 25 years of experience resolving complex immigration cases for clients that include small to medium-sized employers, Fortune 100 and 500 companies, individual and corporate investors, professionals and essential workers, students, families, and individuals.. Founder Susan Im possesses more than 25 years of experience in immigration law. Practicing exclusively immigration law, Susan Im possesses in-depth experience preparing and advising on the full spectrum of nonimmigrant/temporary work visa applications (H-1B, L-1, TN, E-1/E-2/E-3, O-1, R-1, and H-3); investor visa applications; F-1 student visa issues; J-1 cases including waivers of the two-year home residence requirement; employment-based permanent residency (“green card”) including PERM labor certification applications, I-140 immigrant petitions (including Schedule A Physical Therapist and Registered Nurses, and labor certification-exempt categories such as extraordinary ability aliens, outstanding professors and researchers, multinational transfers of managers and executives, Schedule A Group II, and national interest waivers); I-9 compliance and counseling for employers; family-based permanent residency petitions for spouses, children, and parents, and naturalization/citizenship applications.. As a recognized expert in immigration law, Susan has provided thought leadership on immigration issues to legal and other professional associations in Michigan and throughout the United States. Susan has presented nationally and locally on employment-based immigration and family-based immigration topics for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the AILA Michigan Chapter, and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, where she has been a faculty member, to educate other attorneys in immigration law. She has also authored an Immigration Initiative and Policy Document for the Office of the Governor of Michigan.. Susan Im has served in leadership positions for key organizations focused on immigration and advocacy. AILA is the premier national association of over 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. For two years, she served as the elected Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Michigan Chapter and member of the AILA Board of Governors from June 2011 to May 2013. Susan served as the elected Vice Chair of AILA’s Michigan Chapter from June 2009 to June 2011. Thereafter, Susan was appointed by AILA National’s President to the AILA-USCIS Nebraska Service Center Liaison Committee from June 2013 to June 2017 and served as the AILA NSC Committee’s Vice Chair from June 2015 to June 2017. Susan was appointed by AILA National’s President to serve on the AILA USCIS Ombudsman Committee from June 2015 to June 2017. She served as Vice Chair of AILA’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee from June 2017 through June 2019.. In 2019, Susan Im was appointed by AILA National’s President to serve as Chair of AILA National’s USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee (SCOPS) from June 2019 to June 2020. In 2020, the AILA USCIS SCOPS Committee was renamed the USCIS Case Assistance Committee (CAC), and Susan served as Chair of the CAC from June 2020 to June 2021. Susan received the 2021 AILA National President’s Commendation for Outstanding Volunteer Service.. Susan is a current member of IMMLAW, a national consortium of prominent, highly experienced immigration lawyers and the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC). She is past President of the Asian Professionals Organization (now the West Michigan Asian American Association) and past Immigration Chair of the Michigan Governor’s Advisory Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs (ACAPAA). Susan’s volunteer and charitable work also included serving on the board of directors of In the Image, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving families and individuals in need of clothing, shoes, and household goods.. Susan Im has the AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. In 2019, Susan received the “Best Lawyers” designation by U.S. News & World Report. Susan has consistently been named one of Grand Rapids Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” as voted by her legal peers in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, and 2019. She has earned the “Leading Lawyers” distinction in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, and 2014.

32400 Telegraph Road   104 , Bingham Farms , Michigan 48025

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Collections,Divorce,Family ,Landlord & Tenant,Mediation

Firm: Howard and Howard Attorneys, P.C.

The Pinehurst Office Center   101 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Environmental ,Real Estate

Firm: Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices

1019 Trowbridge Rd , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Medicaid & Medicare

Firm: Hooper Hathaway Price Beuche & Wallace

126 South Main Street , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Employment & Labor , Litigation

Firm: Hilf & Hilf, PLC

1775 W. Big Beaver Road , Troy , Michigan 48084

Practice Areas: Immigration

Sufen Hilf is a highly respected immigration attorney, with extensive experience in the areas of: business immigration; family immigration; investment related immigration; naturalization; asylum applications; removal (deportation) proceedings; waivers. She is an active member of the Michigan chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is licensed to practice in the State of Michigan, Federal District Courts, and Immigration Courts. As a former native of mainland China, she fluently speaks mandarin Chinese. “I am especially sensitive to the needs of my clients, because I immigrated to the country in 1988, and became a United States citizen in 2000. I take pride in every case. My success is reflected in the number of referrals I receive from former clients, and other attorneys”.

1120 Beach St , Flint , Michigan 48502

Practice Areas: Family

281 Seminole Rd Fl 2 , Muskegon , Michigan 49444

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Business

Firm: Law Offices of Stuart J. Snider

17211 W. 12 Mile Road , Southfield , Michigan 48076

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

I have been in practice since 1978, for more than 25 years as a member of a firm in Downtown Detroit, and, since 2006, as a sole practitioner, now in Southfield. When you call, I answer the phone. When you have questions, I personally answer them. As a sole practitioner I certainly cannot do everything. But I can usually refer you to someone who can help if your issue is outside of my area.

Firm: Metro Detroit Bankruptcy Law Group

18481 West Ten Mile Rd. , Southfield , Michigan 48075

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Civil Rights, Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Debtor/Creditor, Discrimination, Divorce, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Landlord & Tenant, Legal Malpractice, Lemon , Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Professional Malpractice, Taxation - State & Federal, Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy & Debt

Stuart Sandweiss is an experienced, aggressive trial lawyer. He focuses his practice on helping individuals through difficult and trying circumstances.. Through hard work and dedication Mr. Sandweiss has earned respect from clients, judges and even opposing counsel who, on several occasions, have later retained him to represent themselves or assist in other legal matters. His clients appreciate his continuing offer of a free initial consultation, his thorough and easy to understand explanation of the law, and his handling of their case with the utmost professionalism.. Mr. Sandweiss has vast experience in litigating civil, criminal and bankruptcy cases as well as dealing with various other legal matters.. As a criminal attorney Mr. Sandweiss successfully handled numerous criminal matters including charges of DUI/drunk driving (felony and misdemeanor), drugs (possession and delivery), assault, home invasion, etc.  Mr. Sandweiss also successfully defended "white-collar" crimes including money laundering and tax evasion.. In the civil arena, Mr. Sandweiss has aided many individuals and businesses navigate the murky waters of bankruptcy and has helped numerous homeowners save their homes from foreclosure.  He routinely litigates business disputes as well as consumer protection cases. He also has experience litigating insurance claims, landlord-tenant disputes, legal malpractice cases and other civil matters including class actions and tax court litigation. Mr. Sandweiss has also served as a Court-appointed Receiver to take possession of and protect real and personal property and other business assets and is available to serve in that capacity.. Mr. Sandweiss has had considerable success as a litigator, including a jury verdict for over $8 million that was subsequently affirmed on appeal.. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Sandweiss also serves as an officer and shareholder of Sandweiss & Sandweiss, P.C., a Southfield C.P.A. firm. His business experience both as a C.P.A. and as the owner/manager of a commercial maintenance company make him uniquely qualified to give practical advice on many business matters as well as understand the complexities and nuances that often accompany both bankruptcy and litigation.. A native of Southfield, Michigan, Mr. Sandweiss graduated from the University of Michigan in 1985. He did graduate work at Wayne State University and became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in 1990. Later he attended the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude.. Mr. Sandweiss graduated second in his law school class and received awards for many subjects including Civil Procedure, Business Organizations, Negotiations and Advanced Legal Writing. He also earned top honors in Evidence, Tax Law and Internet Law.. Mr. Sandweiss was a Dean's Scholar, an associate editor of the University of Detroit-Mercy Law Review, a member of the editorial staff of the Michigan Business Law Journal (where he was published) and participated in Moot Court competitions.. He also served as a legal intern for Judge Patrick Duggan of the U.S. District Court and, prior to graduating law school, was inducted into the Frank Murphy Honor Society.. Mr. Sandweiss also participated in International Law programs, receiving a Certificate in International Studies from the Tulane/Cardozo International Institute in Jerusalem, Israel and a Certificate of Achievement from the Tulane-Albany Summer Program at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he studied Constitutional Law with the then Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable William H. Rehnquist.. Mr. Sandweiss is currently a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.  He is a past Chairperson of the Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and, for many years served as a council member for the SBAM Consumer Law and General Practice / Solo and Small Firm sections.  In addition he serves on the SCAO Forms Committee – General and Misc. Work Group.  In his spare time he teaches American Government and American History at a local parochial school and is an avid boater and photographer.

Firm: Stuart R. Shafer, P.C.

The Grand Center   1223 Turner St  489 , Lansing , Michigan 48906

Practice Areas: Agricultural

Firm: Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth and Heller, P.C.

Third Floor Essex Centre   28400 Northwestern High , Southfield , Michigan 48037

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Real Estate

Firm: Lipson Neilson Cole Seltzer & Garin PC

3910 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48302

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business

Stuart Logan has devoted his career to commercial transactions, concentrating on equity financing, securities issuances, business acquisitions, pass-through entities, enterprise tax planning, corporate structure, and alternative-energy development.. During more than 30 years of professional practice, Mr. Logan has lectured to business people, accountants, and fellow lawyers on topics such as corporation law, income tax and business reorganization. The transactions and understanding noted above often tie closely to the private placement of securities and the structuring of issuers. Such knowledge stands Mr. Logan in good stead over the years as counsel to several dozen ventures raising equity and debt by means of the syndication process.. In 1978, The University of Michigan awarded Stuart Logan a B.A., with high distinction. In 1981, Mr. Logan earned a J.D., cum laude, also from The University of Michigan.. Mr. Logan’s career began with his admission to the Michigan bar in 1981. Since that time, his practice has subsumed leadership roles in the merger, acquisition or disposition of scores of businesses, ranging from well-capitalized public companies, to syndicated investment funds, to family-owned operations. Those and other undertakings have often entailed complex financing transactions in amounts ranging from several thousand dollars to several hundred million dollars. Because a number of his clients and a number of the relevant counter parties have resided outside the United States, Mr. Logan has assumed responsibility for the legal issues attendant to multinational transactions. He has, in addition, worked with clients to establish and plan the operational, financial and tax incidents of nearly one thousand corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.

Firm: Disability Attorneys of Michigan

28755 Schoenherr Road , Warren , Michigan 48088

Practice Areas: Social Security

Stu Johnson received his law degree from Detroit College of Law in 1991, was admitted to the Michigan Bar shortly thereafter. He focused his career exclusively on disability, starting his own Social Security disability firm in 1999. Since that time the firm has expanded to include VA disability and appeals to The United States District Court. Over the past twenty-five years he’s helped thousands of disabled people receive benefits.. "My mother taught preschool children with disabilities and she told us stories about "her kids" every night over dinner. Going into disability law was like entering the family business in a way.". Stu is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Social Security section and National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives.. OUR PRIORITY: GETTING YOU YOUR BENEFITS. People in Michigan, who are disabled and seeking federal disability benefits, need a trusted and understanding attorney. At the Disability Attorneys of Michigan, we take pride in using our legal knowledge and skill to serve disabled people, and give our clients the best chance of obtaining the benefits they deserve. Our goal is to help you win the benefits that you need and deserve. We focus on claims involving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Veterans’ Disability Compensation. Our attorneys provide representation at all stages in the appeals process.

Firm: Friedman Appellate Law

26777 Central Park Boulevard , Southfield , Michigan 48076

Practice Areas: Appeals

I knew I wanted to be a criminal lawyer since I was an undergrad.  I've worked in criminal law firms since the 1980s and clerked under some of Michigan's best lawyers. For my entire career, I've done 90%+ criminal appeals.  My philosophy is deep research.  I subscribe to one of the broadest Westlaw plans available and do not confine my research to my own state. I am active on many national  listservs dealing with Criminal Appellate issues so that I can stay on top of trends in other states and I routlinely blog about cases on review to the Michigan Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.  This is tremendously important because of criminal retroactivity rules.  If I have an issue in the system when the United States Supreme Court or Michigan Supreme Court hands down new law, my clients generally get the benefit of the new rule.  If I don't, then the "ship has often sailed" when the ruling is announced.  Being on the cutting edge has given many of my clients the benefit of favorable decisions that otherwise would not have applied to them.. While Michigan does not require continuing legal credits, I take far more than is required by the states that do require it.  Law is constantly changing and staying on top of these changes is paramount to my philosophy.

Firm: Schenk, Boncher & Rypma, PC

601 Three Mile Rd NW , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49544

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Law Offices of Susan F. Widenbaum, P.C.

33124 Warren Road , Westland , Michigan 48185

Practice Areas: Divorce, Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Probate, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Deeds, Living Wills, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Driving While Intoxicated