Posted 08/05/08
Mark D. Rubenfire, ’87, a partner with the Southfield office of Michigan-based Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer, & Weiss PC, has been named head of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.
Posted 08/05/08
William Robinson Jr., ’81, has joined Farmington Hills-based Attorneys Title Agency as president.
Posted 08/05/08
Soloman Radner, ’10, a second-year student at Wayne State University Law School was recently appointed as the student liaison to the American Bar Association’s White Collar Crimes Committee.
Posted 07/16/08
Michael A. Robbins, ’82, a Bloomfield Hills attorney who practices exclusively in Family Law, was recently elected President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Michigan Chapter. Mr. Robbins will serve as President for the 2008-2009 year.
Posted 06/20/08
Stephen O. Schultz, ’78, and Stephen J. Rhodes, ’86, announced recently the founding of Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC located at 4151 Okemos Road in Okemos, Mich. The law firm was established by William K. Fahey, Schultz, Mark J. Burzych, and Rhodes earlier this year. The firm represents a focus on private and public sector clientele centered on the use of “green technology.”
Posted 06/11/08
Carol A. Romej, ’01, 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
Steven M. Ribiat, ’91, Butzel Long attorney and shareholder, was recently inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) at the Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in Miami.
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 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 02/19/08
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 02/13/08
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 02/11/08
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 02/05/08
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 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.
Posted 01/03/08
Donald V. Orlandoni, ’07, and Joseph E. Richotte, ’07, have joined Butzel Long as associate attorneys based in the firm’s Detroit office.
Posted 12/03/07
Jodee Fishman Raines, ’92, was recognized by Crain's Detroit Business as one of 2007's Most Influential Women. Raines is the executive director of The Jewish Fund, a grant making foundation that was created from the sale of Sinai Hospital in 1997. Prior to joining The Jewish Fund, she was a Program Officer at The Skillman Foundation and an associate attorney at Bodman LLP.
Posted 11/20/07
Mark C. Rossman, ’01, of Mantese and Rossman, Troy, was selected for inclusion in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2007 "Up and Coming Lawyers" edition.
Posted 10/22/07
David R. Fernstrum and Eric S. Richards, members of Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC and Wayne State University Law School alumni, were selected to be listed in the publication of Michigan Super Lawyers 2007 Magazine. Super Lawyers is an annual listing which recognizes lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection of the Super Lawyers is performed by a blue ribbon panel and a survey of active lawyers in Michigan. Only 5 percent of Michigan attorneys were selected as Michigan Super Lawyers.
Posted 09/28/07
Eric S. Richards, a Wayne State University alumnus and member of the law firm Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC, was recently appointed to the Board of the Cascade Community Foundation. The Cascade Community Foundation builds permanent endowment funds that directly benefit the township in the areas of community development, social needs, recreation, arts and culture and education. Eric concentrates his practice on commercial litigation and securities arbitration matters.
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