Constitutional lawyers in Michigan

Firm: Blanchard & Walker, PLLC

221 N. Main Street , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Administrative , Civil Rights, Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Education , Election Campaign & Political , Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor , Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor

Firm: Nacht & Associates, P.C.

101 N Main St Ste 555 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Discrimination,Education ,Election Campaign & Political ,Ethics & Professional Responsibility,Labor ,Land Use & Zoning,Sexual Harassment

Firm: Thomas M. Loeb

32000 Northwestern Hwy   170  483 , Farmington Hills , Michigan 48334

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Child Custody & Visitation,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Consumer Protection,Criminal Defense ,Discrimination,Divorce,Ethics & Professional Responsibility,Family ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Legal Malpractice,Lemon ,Personal Injury,Professional Malpractice,Sexual Harassment,Traffic Violations

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: Gardella Robert C Attorney

134 N. First Street , Brighton , Michigan 48116

Practice Areas: Administrative , Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Communications & Media , Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional , Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Criminal Defense , Debtor/Creditor, Education , Employment & Labor , Estate Planning, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family , Franchise , Insurance , Labor , Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Probate , Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Traffic Violations, Transportation , Trusts, Wills, Divorce & Separation

Robert C. ("Bob") Gardella is a trial attorney and general practice attorney primarily serving Livingston County and southeast Michigan. His areas of practice are family law, divorce, collections, criminal defense, juvenile defense, corporate law, business law, limited liability companies, real estate, motor carrier law, personal injury, probate, wills and trusts, commercial law, and civil litigation. Mr. Gardella is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and before the U.S. District Courts for Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Gardella is a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy, and earned a B.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, located in Lansing, Michigan. He is a former law clerk to Livingston County 44th Circuit Court Judge Daniel Burress of Howell, Michigan, and a former associate attorney for Burchfield, Park & Associates, P.C. He is a former president of the Livingston County Bar Association. In addition, he is a former Chairman of the Representative Assembly for the State Bar of Michigan. He served on the Representative Assembly from 1999 through 2008. Also, he has served on the Board of Commissioners for the State Bar of Michigan from 2005 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2018. He was appointed in 2011 by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to serve as a member of Michigan Military Appeals Tribunal, and was re-appointed to that position in 2015 by Governor Rick Snyder and in 2020 by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and the Livingston County Bar Association. Robert C. Gardella, PLLC, is AV-Rated, which is the highest designation for legal ability and ethical standards under Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Rating System.

Firm: Law Offices of Raymond A. Cassar, P.L.C.

30445 Northwestern Highway   220 , Farmington Hills , Michigan 48334

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Civil Rights,Communications & Media ,Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Education ,Family ,Gaming ,Internet ,Sexual Harassment

Firm: Pitt, McGhee, Mirer, Palmer & Rivers, P.C.

117 West Fourth Street   200 , Royal Oak , Michigan 48067

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Adoption,Animal Bites,Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Assault & Battery,Business Organizations,Communications & Media ,Constitutional ,Construction ,Consumer Protection,Debtor/Creditor,Discrimination,Education ,Estate Planning,Family ,Franchise ,Housing & Construction Defects,Intellectual Property ,Internet ,Labor ,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Premises Liability,Probate ,Sexual Harassment,Trademarks,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills,Wrongful Death

Firm: SATAWA LAW PLLC

26777 Central Park Blvd Suite 325 , Southfield , Michigan 48076

Practice Areas: Communications & Media , Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Family , Taxation - State & Federal, Criminal Defense

Firm: Extraordinary Law - Gerald P. Cavellier

1760 S Telegraph Rd Ste 300 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48302

Practice Areas: Administrative , Constitutional , Criminal Defense , Health Care & Hospitalization, White Collar Crime

James W. Burdick specializes in complex criminal litigation and is widely regarded as a preeminent expert in trials, post-sentencing matters, forfeiture litigation, and in representing health care professionals in criminal licensing, disciplinary, and other administrative matters. Mr. Burdick was a member of the Michigan Board of Medicine for seven years, and has prosecuted and defended cases ranging from murder to money laundering, racketeering to Medicaid and Medicare fraud, and virtually everything in between. He has maintained a widely varied practice involving both state and federal trials and appeals since 1968, and regularly lectures to criminal defense and healthcare groups. Since 1990, Mr. Burdick has been Counsel to the nationally recognized securities, business, personal injury and criminal law litigation firm of Hertz Schram P.C. Mr. Burdick also has extensive experience in habeas corpus and other post-judgement proceedings in state and federal court, as well as appellate and interlocutory proceedings. He has been successful in obtaining freedom for a number of wrongly convicted defendants, some of whom were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.. From his representation of the chief suspect in the Jimmy Hoffa disappearance in the 1970s, to his successful defense against first-degree murder charges in the "Jenny Jones Murder Trial," Mr. Burdick is no stranger to high-profile cases, and has received wide acclaim for his efficient mastery of media relations, to the great benefit of his clients.. Because of his unique experience and insights, Mr. Burdick has been tapped as a regular legal analyst for various television stations and shows, and has been a frequent guest on Geraldo, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, HBO Undercover, Dateline NBC  and other national television shows.. Mr. Burdick has been licensed to practice in Michigan since 1968, in California since 1976, in the United States Supreme Court and in federal courts in Michigan, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Hawaii and others.. He received his Law Degree from the University of Michigan in 1968, and was immediately persuaded to join the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as an assistant prosecutor, successfully prosecuting hundreds of criminal cases, including special prosecutions and grand jury investigations.. Mr. Burdick is a frequent author and lecturer, and is currently working on an extensive compendium of police, prosecution and judicial excesses, Loss of Innocence: The American System of Injustice.

Firm: Chudnof & Eder, PLC

5820 N Lilley Rd   Ste 8 691 , Canton , Michigan 48187

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Admiralty & Maritime,Adoption,Agricultural ,Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Arbitration & Mediation,Aviation & Aerospace,Banking & Finance,Business & Commercial,Business Organizations,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Communications & Media ,Condemnation & Eminent Domain,Constitutional ,Construction ,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Debtor/Creditor,Discrimination,Divorce,Education ,Elder ,Election Campaign & Political ,Employment & Labor ,Energy ,Entertainment & Sports ,Environmental ,Estate Planning,Ethics & Professional Responsibility,Family ,Franchise ,Gaming ,Government Agencies,Government Contracts,Health Care & Hospitalization,Immigration & Naturalization ,Insurance ,Labor ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Legal Malpractice,Lemon ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Natural Resources,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Probate ,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Securities ,Sexual Harassment,Social Security Benefits & Disability,Toxic Substances,Trademarks,Traffic Violations,Transportation ,Trusts,Wills,Workers Compensation

Firm: Gregory T. Gibbs

717 S Grand Traverse St , Flint , Michigan 48502

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Employment & Labor

My 40 plus years experience in employment law exceeds all other full time practitioners in the Flint area. I tried my first employment case in 1977 and have successfully litigated numerous employment issues at trial, arbitration, hearings and on appeals since then. AV and Super lawyer rated.

Firm: Fred S. Steingold

North Main Street , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48104

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Condemnation & Eminent Domain,Constitutional ,Consumer Protection,Contracts,Insurance ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant

Firm: E. Jay Olivares Law Offices

711 E 7th Avenue 317 , Norway , Michigan 49870

Practice Areas: Adoption,Banking & Finance,Bankruptcy,Business & Commercial,Business Organizations,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Constitutional ,Contracts,Criminal Defense ,Debtor/Creditor,Divorce,Elder ,Estate Planning,Family ,Franchise ,Government Agencies,Government Contracts,Health Care & Hospitalization,Insurance ,Labor ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Probate ,Real Estate ,Social Security Benefits & Disability,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills,Workers Compensation

Firm: NachtLaw, PC

501 N Avis Dr , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48108

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Corporate , Criminal Defense , Education , Employment & Labor , ERISA, Land Use & Zoning, Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

David Nacht has tried numerous cases and his most recent victories include:. Successfully defending the accused in multiple investigations of executives, physicians, professors, employees, and students resulting in findings of no wrongdoing or slap on the wrist punishment. These cases include Title IX, fraud, embezzlement, academic integrity.. Obtaining financial settlements for dozens of executives, physicians, health care professionals, and employees in the past two years who were wrongfully terminated for a variety of reasons such discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, FMLA violations.. Prevailing in two felony criminal cases that resulted in dismissals in 2019.. Making new law for the rights of students who are accused of misconduct in Michigan in a federal lawsuit.. Making new law in federal court expanding the right to go to trial on a mixed motive theory of discrimination in a case of national origin and religious discrimination in 2018.. Winning a property dispute in the middle of trial in Washtenaw County circuit court in 2018.. Obtaining a settlement after trial for a woman mistreated at the Canadian border and also negotiating a settlement for a client for over six million dollars in 2017.. In June 2012, in Muskegon County, Michigan in the case of Crosby v. Michigan Department of Corrections a civil jury awarded a judgment of $390,000.. In criminal cases, Mr. Nacht has obtained multiple not guilty verdicts and several settlements of no incarceration for guilty pleas in felony matters in the past several years.. Mr. Nacht routinely negotiates non-compete agreements, executive compensation packages, physician and medical group contracts, settlement, and severance agreements.. Mr. Nacht obtains dozens of five-figure settlements and many six-figure settlements for his clients in negotiation and litigation each year.. Mr. Nacht, the firm founder, holds degrees from Harvard College ('87) and The University of Michigan Law School ('92), where he served as an editor of the Law Review. Mr. Nacht is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating for lawyers by lawyers, has been named a "Million Dollar Advocate" and also has been named to the 2011 thru 2018 editions of Michigan Super Lawyers. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Nacht served as a staff member to former U.S. Senator John Glenn on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, where he organized committee hearings and assisted the Senator in negotiating the passage of multiple pieces of legislation.. Mr. Nacht founded the firm in January 1996 in Ann Arbor, after practicing law at Miller Canfield - Michigan's largest law firm. Nacht also clerked for a federal district judge, Hon. Stewart Newblatt, in the Eastern District of Michigan. He has served as faculty for the American Bar Association Health Law section and formerly chaired the Washtenaw County Bar Association Employment Law section.. Mr. Nacht has published articles on employment law, criminal law and a book chapter on ethics in government. He often speaks on legal issues and has appeared on several occasions as a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School and spoken to professional associations.. Nacht is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before federal district courts in Michigan, the Northern District of Ohio, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court and numerous other Federal Courts. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Michigan Bar Association, and the National and Michigan Employment Lawyers' Associations.. Nacht has an extensive background in public service and non-profit leadership. He previously held local elective office where among his accomplishments was reforming the pension and retiree health care system for township employees and ensuring fiscal soundness. He served for 10 years on the board of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, where he successfully expanded service to poorer neighborhoods, focused his attention on adequate service for the elderly and disabled, and was primarily responsible for initiating regional service to the airport and suburban communities. Nacht also played a leadership role in reforming the pension and retiree healthcare plan for AATA. Nacht has served on the board or otherwise played leadership roles in two organizations that serve homeless children and families in Washtenaw County: Ozone House and Alpha House.

Firm: Thrun Law Firm

3260 Eagle Park Dr NE Ste 121 , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49525

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Education , Labor , Municipal , Education

Firm: Penzien & McBride, PLLC

32901 23 Mile Road , Chesterfield , Michigan 48047

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional , Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Probate , Real Estate , Securities , Trusts, Wills, Business

I have been practicing law in the Macomb County Michigan area for more than 15 years.  I have extensive business and securities law experience in Southeastern Michigan and throughout the Michigan.. I also have extensive zoning and municipal law experience.  I have been a member of the New Baltimore Zoning Board of Appeals for many years and have served in the capacity of Chairman for several years.  In addition to my ZBA experience I have also previously served as an assistant city attorney for the City of Mt. Clemens and an assistant village attorney for New Haven in Macomb County.. As for Court experience I have been admitted before numerous federal courts including the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.  I have also been admitted to and submitted matters to the United States Supreme Court.

Firm: Schwartz Law Firm

37887 West Twelve Mile Road   A   , Farmington Hills , Michigan 48331

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Consumer Protection,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Employment & Labor ,Family ,Sexual Harassment,Traffic Violations

3060 Penobscot Building   645 Griswold Street Mi , Detroit , Michigan 48226

Practice Areas: Constitutional ,Criminal Defense ,Drug Crimes,Immigration & Naturalization