Civil lawyers in Michigan Albert Dib to David Sebastian

Firm: Jefferson Law Center

25615 Jefferson Ave. , Saint Clair Shores , Michigan 48081

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Birth Injuries, Civil , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Litigation

Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

171 Monroe Ave NW Ste 1000 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Class Actions, Employment & Labor

Firm: LaGrand & Lowery, PLLC

161 Ottawa Ave NW. , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , Criminal Defense

Firm: Wood, Kull, Herschfus, Obee and Kull, A Professional Corporation

Metrobank Office Center   37000 Grand River Avenue , Farmington Hills , Michigan 48335

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Estate Planning,Probate ,Real Estate

Firm: Dodge & Dodge PC

200 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 401 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense

Firm: Charfoos & Christensen, P.C.

26622 Woodward Ave , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Civil , Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

David W. Christensen, a shareholder of CHARFOOS & CHRISTENSEN, P.C., is ranked among the most respected litigators in Michigan. He has held verdict records in Michigan and South Dakota. In addition to handling several cases which involved children who were victims of improper obstetrical deliveries, Christensen was one of the lead attorneys in the historic case against the Christian Science Church. He also represented the family of a person crushed in the historic "Who" rock concert in 1979, and he settled one of the early "Pinto" cases against the Ford Motor Company. In the year 2000, he obtained a verdict against General Motors Corporation in a claim alleging a defect in the seatbelt in that the seatbelt released during accident conditions. This verdict was ranked 5th highest in the State of Michigan for jury verdicts reported in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly that year. It is also the only appellate sustained verdict against General Motors Corporation alleging inertial release defects in their seatbelts. In June, 2001, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law. He was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Michigan Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates at their December 2003 Annual Meeting. He was also listed as one of the top 500 Leading Litigators in America by Lawdragon Magazine in 2006. In 2008 and 2009, he was designated a Super Lawyer in personal injury litigation. Mr. Christensen was recently honored by Best Lawyers as the 2010 Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year.. Honorary Danish Consul for the State of Michigan, 1995-- Appointment Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, January 2004. David Christensen is also active on the board of a residential home for the elderly, and supports other charities. He made a home for, and enjoyed raising, his three sons - Samuel, Benjamin and Matthew, who are all now adults.

Firm: Blanchard & Walker PLLC

221 North Main Street. , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Appellate , Civil , Civil Rights, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , ERISA, Family , Labor , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Employment & Labor

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

Firm: Tomkiw Dalton, plc

321 Williams Street , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Firm: Dykema Professionals

39577 Woodward Avenue Suite 300 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Civil , Litigation

Firm: Taylor Legal, P.C.

455 E EISENHOWER PKWY , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48108

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Non-Profit Corporations, Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance

Firm: McDonald Hopkins PLC

39533 Woodward Avenue Suite 318 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Construction , Estate Planning, Municipal , Real Estate , Litigation

Alex's law practice is focused on complex litigation matters involving business, real estate, construction, family, environmental and municipal law. Many of his litigation clients are businesses and business owners who, thereafter, seek his advice and counsel on general business and transactional issues, including strategic transactions, operations and corporate structure.. Alex is a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, a past president of the Chaldean American Bar Association, as well as a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Additionally, Alex is a member of the State Bar of Michigan's Client Protection Fund Committee, the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.. Alex was also honored to serve as a member of the 2013-2014 Judicial Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for The Eastern District of Michigan. As a member of the Judicial Advisory Committee, Alex participated in a process of vetting and recommending individuals to fill federal district court judicial vacancies - recommendations that ultimately reached the White House for use in making judicial appointments.. Alex earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics with Honors from Oakland University in just two and a half years and went on to graduate cum laude from Wayne State University Law School. During his legal studies, Alex interned for the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, was a Moot Court recipient of an award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy and was the President of the St. Thomas More Society.. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS. • As first chair trial counsel, Alex led a team that obtained a full dismissal in a significant case with tens of millions of dollars in controversy on behalf of a prominent business leader, his spouse and his business. The Court dismissed the case after concluding the relief the plaintiffs sought was predicated on a fraud.. • Alex was part of a team that obtained an opinion from the Court of Appeals that vacated a multi-million dollar judgment.  • As lead, first chair trial counsel, Alex convinced the Circuit Court to grant a dispositive motion -- filed in lieu of an answer -- that dismissed a business tort action filed by multiple plaintiffs. The Court went on to award Alex's client the costs and attorneys' fees she expended in defending the lawsuit.. • Alex provided extensive assistance in brief writing and at oral argument on a dispositive motion that convinced the Court to award a multi-million dollar judgment to a corporate client, along with his costs and attorneys' fees, in a complex environmental litigation matter.. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. • Commencement Ceremony Key Note, Chaldean Federation of America, June 2, 2012. • What Every Small Business Owner Should Know, Chaldean American Bar Association, March 2010

Firm: Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.

1111 West Long Lake Road   300  4 , Troy , Michigan 48098

Practice Areas: Animal ,Civil ,Insurance ,Premises Liability

Firm: BrownPowers, PLLC

618 Howard St. , Petoskey , Michigan 49770

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Estate Planning, Municipal , Real Estate , Real Estate

Raised in Northern Michigan and Central Florida, attorney Bridget Brown Powers was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the top 10 percent of her class with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from UNC’s prestigious School of Journalism, which included instruction in the broadcast, print, and advertising sequences. Ms. Powers also earned an outside concentration in Political Science. While at Carolina, Ms. Powers served as a TV intern at WTVD-11, where she wrote breaking-news stories for live broadcast by the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. news anchors. Ms. Powers also wrote feature articles that were published in the UNC Men’s basketball programs and served as radio news anchor for the UNC Newsline for broadcast by public radio stations throughout the State of North Carolina. As a member of the National Journalism Honor Society maintaining above a 3.8 grade-point average at the J School, Ms. Powers was selected from the student body to serve as assistant to Charles Gibson of Good Morning America for a live broadcast from the UNC campus.. Attorney Powers matriculated into the Detroit College of Law, now known as Michigan State University College of Law, from which she earned her Juris Doctor Degree. While at DCL, Ms. Powers’ Moot Court Team took first place against Georgetown University in the National Cardozo Moot Court Competition in New York City. She thereafter was selected to serve as the law school’s All-School Competition Director, Director of Competitions, and its Moot Court Program Editor and, consequently, was awarded academic scholarships for her last two years of law school. Ms. Powers served as law clerk intern to then Chief Judge Pro Tem. Marianne O. Batanni of the Wayne County Circuit Court, now U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, and as law clerk to in-house counsel of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. In her third year, Ms. Powers taught Freshman law students Research, Writing, and Advocacy II and served as Teaching Assistant to Professor Cynthia Starnes, researching and editing articles for law review publication.. After obtaining two years of training and experience in a larger law firm, Ms. Powers opened her own law practice in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1994. Since then, she has served as Charlevoix County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Petoskey and City Attorney for the City of Petoskey, and has represented private individuals, business clients, and various townships, villages, cities, and school districts. In addition, Attorney Powers authored the two-year Paralegal Program for North Central Michigan College and served as adjunct coordinator, adjunct professor, and faculty advisor for 12 years while maintaining her private practice of law. Attorney Powers has also served on several volunteer boards, provided legal assistance to local charitable organizations, and has served as President of a local financial institution.

Firm: Dykema Professionals

39577 Woodward Avenue. , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Civil , Premises Liability, Products Liability, Litigation

I'm a member of Dykema's Litigation Department. He has a multi-faceted commercial and business litigation practice. Mr. Moore's primary emphasis is in the area of commercial real estate, financial services, energy, business/shareholder and antitrust litigation. He also represents clients in connection with internal and government investigations. Mr. Moore has achieved many successful outcomes, including trials and arbitrations, for national and international corporations in state, federal and appellate courts. He works closely with each client to understand their business, strategic and litigation objectives to implement a successful, cost-effective litigation outcome.

2810 East Beltline Lane NE , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49525

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Corporate ,Family ,Personal Injury

Firm: Bradley J. MeLampy, Esq.

2620 Powell Ave , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Condominium , Construction , Insurance , Real Estate , Civil Rights

Firm: Hilger & Hammond PC

49 Monroe Center St NW Ste 200 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Civil , Construction , Corporate , Business

Firm: Hooper, Hathaway, P.C.

126 S Main St , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Corporate , Personal Injury, Securities , Trademarks, Litigation

Firm: Andrew J. McGuinness, Esq.

122 S Main St, Suite 118 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48107

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Litigation

Firm: Law Office of David Sebastian

7 West Square Lake Road , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48302

Practice Areas: Civil , Estate Planning, Government Agencies, Probate , Real Estate , Divorce & Separation