Posted 06/11/08
Mark J. Bennett, ’90, senior counsel at Miller Canfield and leader of the firm’s Climate Change initiative, is lead author of a new publication called, “Current Critical Issues in Environmental Law: Green Buildings and Sustainable Development,” which will be published by Lexis Nexis in June.
Posted 06/11/08
James J. Boutrous, ’95, Butzel Long attorney and shareholder, was one of the facilitators for an Alternative and e-Discovery roundtable discussion during the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section seminar entitled, “Spring” – Board on June 11, in Birmingham.
Posted 05/22/08
Cynthia Brazzil, ’84, shareholder and director of Kemp Klein Law Firm of Troy, was recently recognized in Crain’s Detroit Business as an exceptional woman of law for specializing in working with closely held, women-owned businesses for 20-plus years and working with other women in such fields as accounting and financial services to develop seminars designed to guide women business owners.
Posted 05/20/08
Kurt M. Brauer, ’98, has joined Warner, Norcross, & Judd L.L.P. as a partner. Brauer concentrates his practice in environmental law and litigation with an emphasis on environmental compliance and regulatory matters, brownfield and other economic development incentives and complex real estate.
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 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 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 02/19/08
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 02/06/08
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 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 01/14/08
C. Leslie Banas, ’76, partner in the Real Estate Department at the Detroit-based law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, has been honored with inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and in the 2007 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers.
Posted 01/14/08
Colin M. Battersby,’07, has joined the Commercial Litigation Group in the Detroit office. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Prior to joining Miller Canfield, he was a law clerk at a local law firm. He resides in Brighton, Michigan.
Posted 12/18/07
Brandon M. Blazo, ’07, has joined the Litigation Department in the Detroit office of Dykema. His practice focuses on general litigation matters.
Posted 12/06/07
Linda G. Burwell, ’85, a partner at Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell P.C., spoke in New York City last month at a conference of corporate in-house counsel attorneys on the topic of e-discovery and identity theft in the workplace.
Posted 11/28/07
Daniel Borst and Madelaine Lane, both 2007Wayne State University Law School alumni, were welcomed as associates to Warner Norcross & Judd LLP in Grand Rapids.
Posted 11/28/07
Retired Warren District Court Judge Don Binkowski, '56, was listed in Who's Who in American Law, 2007-2008.
Posted 11/20/07
Linda G. Burwell, ’85, a partner at Detroit-based employment law firm Nemeth Burwell, P.C., spoke in New York City this month at a large conference of corporate in-house counsel attorneys on the topic of e-discovery and identity theft in the workplace. Burwell continues to be sought after for her expertise in this emerging sector of the law. She also co-authored an article on identity theft in the workplace, along with Nemeth Burwell attorney Terry Bonnette, which appears in the November issue of the respected legal trade publication, In-House Counsel.
Posted 11/15/07
Esther "Lynise" Bryant-Weekes, ’91, was appointed judge of 36th District Court.
Posted 11/09/07
Robert A. Berlow, ’71, a member of Kickham Hanley P.C., has been named in the 25th anniversary edition (2008) of “The Best Lawyers in America.” A resident of West Bloomfield, Mr. Berlow, prior to joining the firm, was Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Perry Drug Stores, Inc. Mr. Berlow is also a former chairperson of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Posted 10/02/07
Henry J. Brennan, III of Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C. has been named to "Michigan Super Lawyers 2007" by a survey of Law & Politics. He was selected through a process which included peer evaluation and independent research. Only 5 percent of the attorneys in Michigan were named to the list. Brennan received his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School in 1983.
Posted 10/02/07
The law firm of Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith P.C. is pleased to announce that Dirk Beckwith and Brian Renaud have been nominated as Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Beckwith focuses his practice in the areas of Construction Law, Transportation Law, and Commercial Litigation. An undergraduate of the University of Michigan, he earned his law degree from Wayne State University School of Law in 1983. Beckwith has experience representing clients with issues involving product liability, as well as representing secured and unsecured creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He is a shareholder in the firm’s Farmington Hills office and a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group.
Posted 10/02/07
Lisa M. Berden, an associate in the Detroit office of Miller Canfield, was recently appointed to the board of directors of 555 Gallery/Studio in Detroit, a charitable organization. The core mission of 555 Gallery/Studio is to further enrich and diversify cultural life in the greater metro Detroit area. In support of this mission, 555 engage in community outreach and youth art programs. It also facilitates the development of emerging artists by offering 555 exhibition/installation space, leading and collaborating in the development of programs for the visual and performing arts, and providing workspace for practicing artists. At Miller Canfield, Berden practices federal tax law, including work with nonprofit and charitable organizations. She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Women Lawyers of Michigan, and the Urban Land Institute’s Young Leaders Group. She earned her law degree from Wayne State University Law School. She earned her B.A. from Michigan State University, where she majored in English and Political Science. She also received a provisional teaching certificate from Central Michigan University and taught high school before becoming an attorney.
Posted 10/02/07
Detroit-based business law firm Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn L.L.P. (Honigman) announced recently that C. Leslie Banas, partner in the Real Estate Department, has been elected chair-elect of the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section for its 2007-2008 term. The Real Property Law Section provides education and information about current real property issues through their Web site, meetings, seminars, pro bono service programs and a quarterly journal publication. Banas earned her law degree from Wayne State University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Detroit. She has experience in a wide variety of sophisticated commercial transactions for clients, including real estate developers, apartment owners, commercial lenders and health care providers. Additionally, Lawrence D. McLaughlin was recognized as a “Star Practitioner” in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007. McLaughlin is a Honigman board member and partner and chair of the Real Estate Department. He graduated from Wayne State University Law School.
Posted 09/28/07
Katie M. Blakley, a 2007 Wayne State University Law School alumna, has joined Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione’s Ann Arbor office. Ms. Blakley, who will serve as an associate, worked at Brinks as a law clerk before receiving her law degree. She earned a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and a B.S. in engineering mechanics from Michigan State University. She will focus her practice on patent prosecution.
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Posted 09/25/07
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Wayne State University Law School alum, Katie M. Blakley, ‘07, has joined the firm’s Ann Arbor office as an associate. Ms. Blakley worked at Brinks as a law clerk before receiving her law degree. She earned a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and a B.S. in engineering mechanics from Michigan State University. She will focus her practice on patent prosecution.
