Education lawyers in Michigan Dana L. to J. Kingsley

Firm: Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell and Tayler, P.C.

31700 Middlebelt Road   150  4833 , Farmington Hills , Michigan 48334

Practice Areas: Civil ,Civil Rights,Education ,Labor ,Professional Malpractice

Firm: Vercruysse Murray and Calzone, A Professional Corporation

31780 Telegraph Road   200 , Bingham Farms , Michigan 48025

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Education ,Labor

Firm: Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, PC

24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48105

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Education , Employment & Labor , Labor , Employment & Labor

Firm: Thrun Law Firm

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

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

Firm: Thrun Law Firm, P.C.

2900 West Road Suite 400 , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Education , Employment & Labor

Firm: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

12900 Hall Rd Ste 440 , Sterling Heights , Michigan 48313

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Education , Estate Planning, Franchise , Probate , Real Estate , Business

Firm: Butler, Durham & Toweson, P.L.L.C.

202 N Riverview Drive , Parchment , Michigan 49004

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy,Education ,Employment & Labor ,Estate Planning,Family ,Probate

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.

100   150 West Jefferson , Detroit , Michigan 48226

Practice Areas: Civil ,Discrimination,Education ,Employment & Labor ,Labor

Firm: Dinning & Greve PLC

43409 Schoenherr Rd , Sterling Heights , Michigan 48313

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Abdnour Weiker LLP

325 E. Grand River Ave., Ste. 250 , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Education

Liz Abdnour is an experienced and client-centered attorney and advocate who has committed her career to working towards justice and equality for students. Liz's legal expertise includes a vast array of education-focused cases, with claims asserted against schools and institutions in the areas of Title IX, educator rights and employment, special education, school discipline, college code of conduct, disability rights, and childhood sexual assault.. For the first eight years of her career, Liz worked as a legal services attorney, representing low-income individuals in Ohio in a variety of civil legal matters. Liz spent two years as the supervising attorney of a domestic violence and protection order clinic jointly operated by a legal aid organization and a law school. Liz then transitioned to working as an institutional equity coordinator and senior investigator at Michigan State University, handling investigations and providing training to the campus community on civil rights and Title IX matters.. In 2018, Liz launched an education-focused law firm in Lansing, Michigan, Elizabeth Abdnour Law, to fight for justice on behalf of student and educator clients. During this time, Liz assisted hundreds of clients seek justice for violations of their rights by their school, their university or their employer. In 2023, Liz joined Abdnour Weiker as partner to expand the impact of her experience and advocacy, now leading the firm’s Title IX and Education Litigation teams in Ohio and Michigan, and in federal courts nationwide.. Liz also provides investigative, consulting, and training services and is an experienced trainer, writer, and public speaker. The combination of Liz's legal experience and her years as an internal university investigator and administrator at Michigan State University during the height of the Larry Nassar investigation give her unparalleled expertise regarding educational institutions' obligations with respect to civil rights and Title IX response.

Firm: Clark Hill PLC

255 S Old Woodward Avenue   Third Floor Michiga , Birmingham , Michigan 48009

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Computers and Software,Construction ,Education ,Municipal ,Real Estate ,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Potter & Girodat, LLP

404 South Street   PO Box 764 , Jackson , Michigan 49204

Practice Areas: Education

2900 West Road 400 , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Education ,Municipal

Firm: Miller Johnson

Calder Plaza Building   250 Monroe Avenue Northwes , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation,Corporate ,Discrimination,Education ,Labor ,Wages/Commissions/Overtime

Firm: Thrun Law Firm, P.C.

2900 West Road Suite 400 , East Lansing , Michigan 48823

Practice Areas: Education , Labor , Employment & Labor

Firm: Miller Johnson

303 North Rose Street 600 , Kalamazoo , Michigan 49007

Practice Areas: Discrimination,Education ,Employment & Labor ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Labor ,Wages/Commissions/Overtime

Firm: Rhoades McKee

600 Waters Building   161 Ottawa Avenue Northwest , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Criminal Defense ,Education ,Entertainment & Sports

Firm: Tanoury Corbet Shaw & PLLC

535 Griswold Street , Detroit , Michigan 48226

Practice Areas: Civil , Contracts, Corporate , Education , Gaming , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

Firm: Freeman, Cotton & Norris, P.C.

33 Parkway   100 , Bloomfield Hills , Michigan 48304

Practice Areas: Education