Posted 05/08/08
Todd A. Holleman, ’99, a principal in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield, recently authored "Settlement of Cases on Appeal," published in the winter edition of Appellate Practice Journal of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Holleman focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters. He specializes in securities litigation and arbitration, commercial contract disputes, state and federal court appeals, construction litigation and equipment leasing litigation.
Posted 05/08/08
Sheryl L. Toby, ’86, co-leader of the Dykema’s Bankruptcy and corporate restructuring practice group, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). An ABI member since 1986, Toby is a program chair of ABI’s Central States Bankruptcy Workshop and has served as a co-chair on ABI-s Commercial Fraud Task Force Committee. She will serve a term of three years on the 60-member Board of Directors.
Posted 05/08/08
James L. Allen, ’88, a principal in the Troy office of Miller Canfield, recently authored "Michigan Foreclosure Practice," a chapter of The Law of Distressed Real Estate, published by Thompson West, December 2007. Allen practices in Capital Markets Lending, a part of the firm’s Real Estate Group. He concentrates his practice in representing lenders in all phases of commercial real estate workouts and foreclosures, primarily in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
Posted 05/08/08
David M. Thoms, ’88, a principal in the Troy office of Miller Canfield, was recently re-elected as secretary of the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse Association of Michigan. Thoms is a principal in the Personal Services Group and co-leader of the Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Group. He concentrates his practice in estate planning and tax, non-profit organizations, business entity planning and tax, succession planning, and real estate.
Posted 05/08/08
United States Attorney Stephen J. Murphy announced restructuring of the office’s Criminal Division and the accompanying appointment of several Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) to management positions within the office. Jennifer Gorland, '85, was formally appointed to serve as the chief of the Criminal Division, effective June 2, 2008. Gorland has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for more than 20 years. As chief, Gorland will supervise an associate chief, along with the office’s efforts in the areas of General Crimes, Economic Crimes and Controlled Substances.
Posted 05/08/08
Kuryakin C. Rucker, ’06, has joined The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, as a Field Negotiator. He is responsible for negotiating labor agreements for all of the company's unionized retail locations and commerical tire centers. Before joining Goodyear, Kuryakin was a Labor Relations Specialist in the Cleveland, Ohio, office of The Dominion East Ohio Gas Company, where he provided labor relations support for over 1,200 bargaining unit employees throughout the state of Ohio.
Posted 05/08/08
Emily A. Minns, ’89, has joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s (Honigman) Oakland County office as a Partner in the Real Estate Department. Minns joins Honigman from Butzel Long, where she practiced real estate law as a senior attorney.
Posted 05/08/08
Heather Joy Thompson, '05, was sworn in as a member of the 138th Class of the Department of State's Foreign Service. Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, conducted the ceremony. The ceremony was held on April 18, 2008 at the Harry S. Truman State Department Building in Washington, D.C. . In July, she will begin a two year assignment in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Posted 05/08/08
Robert A. Berlow, ’71, has joined the law firm of Taubman Nadis & Neuman, P.C. as of counsel to the firm. Berlow concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial real estate law with a particular focus on commercial real estate development and leasing. Berlow is a former partner of Dykema Gossett where he practiced for nine years. At Dykema, he served as chairperson of the firm’s Retail Practice Group. Prior to that, Berlow was executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of Perry Drug Stores, Inc., a publicly traded retail drug store chain which was later acquired by Rite Aid. In 2008, Berlow earned a listing in The Best Lawyers in America and, for more than 15 years, has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in America.
Posted 05/08/08
Sheldon Winkelman, ’63, a partner in the Real Estate Department of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP (Honigman), has been elected President of the Michigan Housing Council for a one-year term. Winkelman has more than four decades experience working on a wide variety of commercial real estate and financing transactions with an emphasis on government-assisted housing. His other areas of practice include: Gaming and Hospitality; Tribal Sovereignty and Development; Affordable Housing; and Government Assisted Financing. Listed in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, as well as 2007 Michigan Super Lawyers, Winkelman has authored several articles on market rate and affordable housing that have been published in the Michigan Bar Journal and the Journal of the Real Estate Section of the Michigan Bar Association.
Posted 05/08/08
Kathleen Gatti, ’91, an attorney with Detroit employment law firm Nemeth Burwell, P.C., recently made a presentation entitled, Hiring and Firing Within the Law, to human resource professionals at a seminar sponsored by the American Society of Employers in Southfield. The presentation provided an overview of the laws applicable to hiring and firing, practical advice on what employers can and cannot do before and after extending an offer of employment, do’s and don’ts for discharging employees, and guidance on how employers can best protect themselves from lawsuits. While in Law School, Gatti served as an Assistant Editor and Associate Editor for The Wayne Law Review.
Posted 04/29/08
Suzanne M. Miller, ’05, has joined Butzel Long as an associate attorney based in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Miller practices in the area of tax planning and controversy and general corporate law.
Posted 04/16/08
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Calvin J. Sterk, ’86, of Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Grand Rapids office. He will focus his practice on appellate litigation, primarily in the area of workers’ compensation.
Posted 04/16/08
Adam Kutinsky, ’00, was promoted to principal at Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook. He concentrates his practice in the areas of title litigation, liability and property insurance, creditor’s rights, and commercial litigation.
Posted 04/16/08
Linda Burwell, ’85, a partner with Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell, P.C., led a national webinar entitled, Employee Handbooks: Spotting Mistakes and Omissions Your Employees Can Use Against You, on March 12, 2008.The webinar was hosted by a national publisher of newsletters, booklets, and manuals targeted to top management, human resource directors, personnel managers, front-line managers, and supervisors at small-to-medium sized firms. Webinar participants included human resource executives and those with HR responsibilities and hailed from throughout the United States.
Posted 04/16/08
Justin R. Peruski, ’03, has joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP in its Detroit office as an attorney in the Insurance Department. Peruski joins Honigman from Butzel Long, where he began his career in corporate law and represented both national and international clients.
Posted 04/16/08
Howard Hertz, ’76, of Bloomfield Hills-based Hertz Schram, PC, was among the selections of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of Law & Politics. This is the second consecutive year that he has been received this honor. Hertz, who formed the law firm of Hertz Schram PC with Bradley Schram in 1979, specializes in entertainment law and is the lead attorney of the firm’s Entertainment Practice Group.
Posted 04/16/08
Kenneth F. Silver, ’83, of Bloomfield Hills-based Hertz Schram, PC, was among the selections of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of Law & Politics. This is the second consecutive year that he has been received this honor. Silver is primarily responsible for the firm’s Real Estate and Probate Administration Practice.
Posted 04/16/08
Walter J. Piszczatowski, ’76, of Bloomfield Hills-based Hertz Schram, PC, was among the selections of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of Law & Politics. This is the second consecutive year that he has been received this honor. Piszczatowski is a highly experienced and well-known litigator, specializing in white collar criminal defense and forfeiture law in both state and federal court. He has a particular expertise in representing high profile individuals, including members of the entertainment and sports industries in both criminal and civil matters.
Posted 04/16/08
Patricia A. Stamler, ’83, of Bloomfield Hills-based Hertz Schram, PC, was among the selections of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of Law & Politics. This is the second consecutive year that she has been received this honor. Stamler specializes in employment matters, whistleblower claims, police and governmental misconduct, sexual abuse cases and special education.
Posted 04/16/08
Robert McWhorter, ’93, was recently elected a partner at Nossaman. He is Co-Chair of the firm's Financial Services Practice Group and is based in Sacramento. He has more than 14 years of experience handling complex contested civil litigation, bankruptcy matters, and healthcare law. He represents troubled companies, individuals, and secured creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy proceedings and litigates matters involving contracts, business torts, lender liability, commercial transactions, and real estate litigation. As a healthcare attorney, he represents hospitals, physicians and other licensed health care professionals in administrative proceedings involving medical staff credentialing, licensing and regulatory disputes. He currently serves as the President of the Administrative Law Section for the Sacramento County Bar Association.
Posted 04/16/08
Gurinder J. Singh, ’07, an associate in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield, was recently elected to the executive committee of The Indus Entrepreneurs Organization (TiE) Detroit Chapter. She practices in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Group.
Posted 04/07/08
Howard Hertz, ’76, of Hertz, Schram P.C., is among the selection of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of “Law & Politics.”
Posted 04/07/08
Kenneth F. Silver, ’83, of Hertz, Schram P.C., is among the selection of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of “Law & Politics.”
Posted 04/07/08
Walter J. Piszczatowski, ’76, of Hertz, Schram P.C., is among the selection of Michigan Super Lawyers in the 2007 issue of “Law & Politics.”
Posted 04/07/08
David W. Williams, ’96, has been named partner at the firm Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss P.C.
Posted 04/07/08
Gerald Lievois, ’86, will lead the 2008 Dykema Automotive Industry Team.
Posted 04/07/08
Laurel F. McGiffert, ’80, was recently elected to her first term as a member of the Board of Directors of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms. She was elected to serve a three-year term.
Posted 03/28/08
Barry Goldman, '80, arbitrator, mediator and adjunct professor at WSU Law School, has just had a book published by ALI-ABA. It is titled "The Science of Settlement: Ideas for Negotiators." The book deals with the psychology of negotiation.
Posted 03/11/08
David Adler, ’07, has joined Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss P.C. as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.
Posted 03/11/08
David F. DuMouchel, ’75, attorney and shareholder of Butzel Long, was featured in a panel discussion during the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section’s 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, March 5-7, in Miami.
Posted 03/11/08
Eugene Driker, ’61, was unanimously elected by the Wayne State University Board of Governors, to a one-year term as the board’s chair.
Posted 03/11/08
Alicia M. Siefer, ’07, was hired as an associate attorney of Garan, Lucow, Miller P.C., in the Troy office.
Posted 02/28/08
G. Christopher Bernard, ’00, was recently promoted to partner at the Bodman LLP law firm in Ann Arbor. Bernard represents businesses and municipal governments in complex commercial litigation and routinely advises clients regarding contract and statutory issues. He was previously an associate attorney with Bodman.
Posted 02/28/08
Mark Frankel, ’88, a trial attorney for more than 20 years, is a candidate for the Oakland County Probate Court. Frankel was elected to the State Bar Representative Assembly. He is a member of the Probate Alliance, has acted as a probate receiver, as a probate facilitator, and as an Oakland County approved facilitator and discovery master. He also serves as a special fiduciary and trustee. Frankel has published articles in professional legal journals as well as being a moderator on cable television. He has acted as a city prosecuting attorney for several municipalities. Presently, he is a member of the Inns of the Court and actively participates in county and federal pro bono programs.
Posted 02/22/08
Lynn A. Gandhi, ’86, has joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP in the firm’s Detroit office as a partner in the state and local tax practice group. Gandhi has extensive background in multi-state tax structuring and transactional planning.
Posted 02/22/08
Monica M. Moore, ’00, has joined Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell, P.C. She is well known in Detroit-area legal circles and has a strong background in employment law. Immediately prior to joining Nemeth Burwell, Moore had been a partner in the Detroit office of Bodman, LLP. Moore joins Nemeth Burwell as a senior attorney, focusing her practice on employment counseling and litigation. In addition to client representation, Moore presents seminars on topics such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, the American with Disabilities Act, protecting confidential and electronic data, and religion in the workplace.
Posted 02/22/08
Anne Bagno Widlak, ’83, has joined Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell, P.C. She is well known in Detroit-area legal circles and has a strong background in employment law. Immediately prior to joining Nemeth Burwell, Widlak had been a partner in the Detroit office of Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. She joins Nemeth Burwell as a Partner, focusing on a variety of employment law issues on the management side. She has substantial experience representing employers in employment litigation in both state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies.
Posted 02/22/08
Chris E. Rossman, ’75, a member of Foley & Lardner L.L.P. has been named in the 14th edition of “The Best Lawyers in America 2008”
Posted 02/22/08
D. Jennifer Andreou, ’82, shareholder of Plunkett Cooney was recently named Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Medical Liability Practice Group.
Posted 02/22/08
Sean H. Cook, ’95, has been elected a shareholder of the law firm Butzel Long.
Posted 02/22/08
Cristina M. Walters, ’07, has joined the corporate and securities group in the Detroit law offices of Miller Canfield.
Posted 02/20/08
Daniel C. Watson, ’77, has joined the Dykema Real Estate Department as a Member in the firm’s Detroit office. Watson's practice focuses on commercial finance, specializing in the representation of financial institutions in commercial, real estate and construction lending transactions. Before joining Dykema, Watson managed the commercial section of the legal department of LaSalle Bank Midwest, a Bank of America company.
Posted 02/20/08
Alfredo Casab, ’96, of Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC, concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, business and corporate law. Casab advises clients in all aspects of transactional real estate matters, including the acquisition, use, leasing, operation and disposition of real estate. Casab also advices companies and individuals on a broad range of business and corporate issues, including entity formation, acquisitions, operations, disputes, dispositions and other general corporate matters.
Posted 02/19/08
Corbett Edge O'Meara, '95, has begun campaigning to be elected a Wayne County Circuit Court Judge. O'Meara has been a lawyer in private practice in Detroit since graduating. Emphasizing criminal defense, O'Meara has practiced all over the state and in state and federal courts across the country.
Posted 02/19/08
Rachel (Coe) Bissett, ’07, was chosen by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of Michigan's Up and Coming Lawyers. For more information, click here. http://www.milawyersweekly.com/Up_Coming2007.cfm
Posted 02/19/08
Samuel H. Pietsch,’79, is proud to announce that his son Jeffrey is enrolled as a first-year Wayne Law student.
Posted 02/19/08
Bradley Raymond, ’77, has been privileged to serve as General Counsel to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters since January 2006. His predecessor in that position, Patrick J. Szymanski, ’76, has since roughly the same time frame been serving as General Counsel to the Change to Win federation, the group that was formed by the Teamsters, Service Employees, UFCW, UNITE HERE, Carpenters, Laborers and Farmworkers when they withdrew from the AFL-CIO in 2005.
Posted 02/14/08
Jeffrey T. Rogg, ’93, a senior attorney in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield, was re-appointed to a third term on the State Bar of Michigan's Standing Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions. Rogg was first appointed to a one-year term in 2003, and a three-year term in 2004.
Posted 02/14/08
Joseph F. Galvin, ’71, of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., recently spoke at the Michigan Township Association (MTA) Legal Institute for Township Attorney’s 55th Annual Educational Conference held at the Renaissance Center Detroit Marriott on "Current Issues in Zoning." Galvin is a principal in the firm’s Detroit office. He handles a wide range of commercial lawsuits including those involving real estate and environmental matters. He also specializes in obtaining zoning and land use approvals and is experienced in dealing with landfill site disputes, cost-recovery actions, and wetlands litigation. Galvin is also an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School.
Posted 02/14/08
Noreen L. Slank, ’80, attorney at Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, P.C. (CEF&U), was recently named as one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2007 “Lawyers of the Year.”
Posted 02/14/08
Anna M. Maiuri, ’92, was reelected by Miller Canfield to serve a two-year term as managing director, effective Jan. 1, 2008. She is part of a five-person management administration that works with the CEO to oversee the firm’s offices in the United States, Canada and Poland. Maiuri has been with the firm for nearly 16 years and is a principal and environmental and regulatory lawyer in the Troy office. She also serves as deputy leader of the firm’s Environmental and Regulatory Group.
Posted 02/14/08
Stephen J. Ott, ’79, was elected by Miller Canfield to serve a two-year term as managing director, effective Jan. 1, 2008. He is part of a five-person management administration that works with the CEO to oversee the firm’s offices in the United States, Canada and Poland. Stephen J. Ott has been with the firm for 27 years. He is a principal in the Troy office, practicing in the areas of product safety regulation, product liability and personal injury litigation defense. Also a member of the Automotive Group, he currently heads a national legal project for a major automotive manufacturer.
Posted 02/13/08
Michael T. Cone, ’94, been selected by the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade to serve a five-year appointment on its Advisory Committee on Rules.
Posted 02/13/08
Joseph Richert, ’83, president and CEO of Special Tree Rehabilitation System in Romulus, has been named chairman of the board of directors of the Vienna, Va.-based Brain Injury Association of America. Richert has served on the board of directors of the national association since 2003.
Posted 02/13/08
Jennifer Van Horn, ’95, a senior attorney in Miller Canfield’s Grand Rapids and Lansing offices, was recently elected to the advisory board of the Jane Hibbard Idema Women’s Studies Center at Aquinas College. Van Horn practices domestic relations, personal injury and tort litigation, employment, product liability, and commercial litigation.
Posted 02/13/08
Lawrence C. Mann, ’80, was elected Managing Partner of the Detroit office of Bowman and Brooke LLP.
Posted 02/13/08
Paul T. O’Neill, ’97, was promoted from Associate to Partner at Bowman and Brooke LLP.
Posted 02/13/08
Magistrate Charles Pope, ’75, announced he will seek the 14B District Court judgeship held by Judge John B. Collins, who is retiring at the end of this year.
Posted 02/13/08
Ryan Lee Perry, ’96, has been named partner in the Business Litigation Section by Giamarco, Mullins, & Horton.
Posted 02/13/08
Justin S. Cohen, ’07, has joined the Bloomfield Hills office of Rader, Fishman, & Grauer P.L.L.C., a national intellectual property law firm, as an associate.
Posted 02/11/08
Robert E.L. Wright, ’80, an attorney-mediator in the Grand Rapids office of Miller Canfield, was recently published in the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution newsletter, Just Resolutions. On building your mediation practice, the article is titled “Should I Quit My Day Job to Become a Full-Time Mediator?”
Posted 02/11/08
Amy L. Glenn, ’85, of Butzel Long, was recently elected a shareholder of the firm.
Posted 02/11/08
Susan L. Johnson,’84, of Butzel Long, was recently elected a shareholder of the firm.
Posted 02/11/08
Thomas A. Kabel, ’99, of Butzel Long, was recently elected a shareholder of the firm.
Posted 02/11/08
David M. Thoms, ’88, a principal in Miller Canfield’s Troy office, was recently elected treasurer of the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA, Inc. Thomsis a current board member of both the Federation of Alliances Françaises and Alliances Françaises of Grosse Pointe. He has been active in chapter activities for over 25 years.
Posted 02/11/08
Joseph C. Richert, ’83, was recently appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of America. Richert is president and CEO of Special Tree Rehabilitation System, which is headquartered in Romulus, Mich.
Posted 02/07/08
Kristen Isaacson Spano, ’99, has been elected a principal Miller Canfield’s Detroit office. She focuses her practice on litigation, dispute resolution and intellectual property law, including U.S. and international trademark procurement and portfolio management, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office inter-party proceedings and IP infringement litigation.
Posted 02/07/08
Michelle P. Crockett, ’00, has been elected a principal in Miller Canfield’s Detroit office. She practices employment litigation and traditional labor law.
Posted 02/06/08
Leslie Banas, '76, contributed to the newly released edition of Michigan Business Laws Annotated, 2007-2008 published by Thomson West. Banas, a partner in Honigman’s Real Estate Practice, has written the commentaries to the chapters covering entities formed under various partnership and limited liability statutes. She has significant experience assisting clients in the formation and capitalization of partnerships and LLCs, in the negotiation of joint venture arrangements, and in the formation of real estate investment funds. Banas also has been selected as one of Michigan 's Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America and is afrequent speaker on real estate development and limited liability company topics. She was recently named chair-elect of the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section.
Posted 02/05/08
Laura C. Baucus, ’00, a member of the Litigation Department in the Bloomfield Hills Dykema office, was recently elected to membership in Dykema.
Posted 02/05/08
Jeffrey L. Doyle, ’02, a member of the Intellectual Property practice group in the Bloomfield Dykema office, was recently elected to membership of Dykema.
Posted 02/05/08
Stephen R. Estey, ’97, a member of the Real Estate practice group in the Bloomfield Hills Dykema office, was recently elected to membership in Dykema.
Posted 02/05/08
Carol A. Romej, ’01, an attorney and shareholder at Butzel Long, recently discussed electronic discovery during the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Legal Research seminar at Grand Valley State University.
Posted 02/05/08
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Allison Reuter, ’98, has joined Hope Network as General Counsel. Hope Network is a Christian organization that empowers people with disabilities or disadvantages to achieve their highest level of independence. Reuter was formerly with Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, LLP.
Posted 02/05/08
Susan E. Padley, ’88, of Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C., recently spoke at the Michigan Water Legislation Update. Padley's topic was, "Release Reporting Requirements for Discharges to Water."
Posted 02/04/08
Marc Wise, ’93, was recently named ashareholder of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employee benefits, business planning and taxation. Wise has extensive experience in the design, financing, implementation and correction of pension and welfare benefit plans for large multi-state employers as well as smaller local employers. As part of his practice, he represents clients in Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation audits and investigations. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Taxation and Employee Benefits sections.
Posted 02/01/08
Gurinder J. Singh, ’07, was recently appointed to the TiE Detroit Executive Committee for 2008 as the Events Chair. TiE is an organization charted by entrepreneurs, corporate executives and senior professionals with roots or interest in the Indus region, with the explicit goal of benefiting all entrepreneurs, would be entrepreneurs and professionals with an interest in entrepreneurship.
Posted 01/31/08
Kevin H. Breck, ’89,has joined Winston & Cashatt Lawyers. He will focus on commercial litigation, contract law, land use, and business litigation. Breck was a former equity partner in the Detroit firm of Clark Hill PLC where he spent 17 years counseling clients and litigants in complex commercial litigation, zoning and land use, lender liability, and condemnation issues. He is admitted to practice law in Washington and Michigan.
Posted 01/31/08
Brendan H. Frey, ’07,has joined the law firm Bator Berlin & Gwinn, P.C., in Birmingham, Mich., as an associate attorney. Before joining the firm, Frey interned with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Frey represents non-profit corporations that provide residential and support services to persons living with disabilities throughout the state of Michigan.
Posted 01/30/08
Teresa Stanek Rea, ’80, was recently welcomed by Crowell & Moring LLP to its internationally recognized Intellectual Property Group. Rea, former co-chair of Buchanan Ingersoll's Intellectual Property Executive Committee and chair of its Biotechnology Practice Group, focuses her practice on complex patent litigation and inter partes matters, as well as patent procurement and portfolio management, including patent preparation and prosecution. Rea is a former pharmacist who has corporate experience as a patent attorney for a multinational chemical company. She has extensive experience in drafting infringement and validity opinions and licensing matters. In October of 2008, Rea will become president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); she is currently president-elect.
