Posted 06/13/08
Stanley H. Pitts, ’81, a partner in the Labor and Employment practice at Detroit-based business law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, has been re-elected to an additional one-year term as a member of the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association Board of Directors for 2008 – 2009. This will be Pitts’ second term as a member of Straker’s board of directors. At Honigman, Pitts’ practice focuses on defending corporations and other employers in family and medical leave disputes, discrimination and other employment matters.
Posted 06/11/08
Brian Pappas, ’05, recently completed his master of laws (LL.M.) in dispute resolution at the University of Missouri. He is starting a job as the Associate Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program at Michigan State University's College of Law and is getting married in August in Kansas City to Deborah Gutovitz. They will reside in Ann Arbor.
Posted 05/22/08
Antoinette Pilzner, ’95, shareholder and attorney with Butzel Long of Ann Arbor, was recently recognized in Crain’s Detroit Business for being an exceptional woman of law by doing such things as running programs for the Society for Human Resources Management, for both the Ann Arbor and Detroit chapters, and being appointed to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, the Labor Department's highest level nongovernment advisory panel on employee benefits.
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
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 04/07/08
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 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 02/13/08
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 02/05/08
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 01/14/08
James W. Proscia, ’97, of Brooks Kushman, was recently appointed as a shareholder of the firm. Proscia has an active practice focusing on chemistry, biotechnology and computer science. His extensive technical background enables him to understand and effectively communicate with inventors, enabling him to draw out the kind of information required to successfully prosecute patents. Currently, he is pursuing Master of Science degrees in biotechnology and computer science to expand his knowledge and further his understanding of these two ever-evolving fields.
Posted 01/08/08
Stanley H. Pitts, ’81, has been named apartner in Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Labor and Employment Department. Pitts’ practice involves employer defense litigation, employer representation before state and federal administrative agencies, and consultation services on general employment law matters for national, regional and local clients. He has substantial litigation experience gained from over 25 years of practice. Pitts’ litigation practice areas include complex individual and class discrimination claims, family and medical leave act claims, premises liability actions, business tort claims, whistleblower, retaliation, privacy and other employment-related actions. He resides in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Posted 12/14/07
Michael B. Perlman, ’72, a shareholder at Southfield-based Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller P.C., has been named in the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2008.
Posted 11/15/07
Mark W. Peters, ’93, was elected to serve as secretary of World Services Group for 2007-2008.
