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| Benjamin Herbert, Partner at Willis Law |
| Address: 648 Monroe NW, Suite 106, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Practice(5%); Corporate Law(5%); Corporate Formation(15%); Probate(30%); Probate Administration(25%); Probate Litigation; Real Estate(5%); Boundary Disputes; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Sales; Environmental Law; Clean Water Act; Contracts(5%); Business Law(5%); Civil Litigation(5%); Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation |
| Admitted:2006, Michigan |
| Law School:Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. |
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| Shaun Patrick Willis, J.D., Managing Partner at Willis Law |
| Address: 648 Monroe NW, Suite 106, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Aged and Aging; Civil Litigation(10%); Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Liens; Estate Planning; Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Corporate Law; Corporate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Weapons Charges; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Airplane Crash Litigation; Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated; Juvenile Criminal Law; Parole and Probation; Traffic Violations; White Collar Crime; Entertainment Law; Buy-Sell Agreements; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Adoption Law; Aviation Law; Construction Law; Criminal Law; Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Social Security; Social Security Disability; Trust Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Admitted:2002, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; Michigan Supreme Court |
| Law School:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2002 |
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| Jeriamiah L. Joseph, J.D., Associate at Willis Law |
| Address: 648 Monroe NW, Suite 106, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law |
| Admitted:Michigan; Indiana |
| Law School:University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude |
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| Jason N. Machnik, Attorney at Willis Law |
| Address: 648 Monroe NW, Suite 106, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Construction Litigation; Non-Compete Litigation |
| Admitted:2013, Michigan |
| Law School:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., Cum Laude, Class Representative for the Student Bar Association, Chapter President of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Certificate of Merit in Property Law |
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| Michael J. TerBeek, Senior Attorney at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Business Law; Civil Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Small Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Sale of Goods; Uniform Commercial Code; Construction Contracts; Construction Liens; Construction Litigation; Mechanics Liens; Materialmens Liens; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Covenants Not To Compete; Confidentiality Agreements; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Leasing; Retail Leasing; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Easements; Land Sales; Quiet Title; Real Estate Contracts; Real Property; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Special Needs Trusts; Wills; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Private Foundations; Public Charities |
| Admitted:2005, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan |
| Law School:University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2005 |
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| Glenn L. Smith, Shareholder at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Labor and Employment; Federal Sector Employment Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Arbitration; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Federal Practice; Postal Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Family and Medical Leave Act; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Personnel Policies; Title VII Discrimination; Uniformed Services Employment; Employment Defense; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Civil Rights Section 1983; Federal Workers Compensation; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Business Formation; Business Transactions; Business Litigation; Postal Contracts; False Claims Act Defense; Postal Revenue Deficiencies Defense; Government Contracts; Federal Contracts; Federal Tort Claims |
| Admitted:1989, Michigan; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2009, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Law School:University of Michigan, J.D., 1989 |
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| Robert H. Gillette, Of Counsel at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Condemnation Law |
| Admitted:1966, Michigan |
| Law School:University of Michigan, J.D., 1966 |
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| Geoffrey L. Gillis, Of Counsel at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Railroad rights of way; Rails to trails; Railroad Law |
| Admitted:1969, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Law School:University of Michigan, J.D., 1969 |
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| Gary A. Maximiuk, Shareholder at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Litigation; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Casualty Insurance; Commercial Insurance; Excess and Reinsurance; Excess Coverage; First and Third Party Insurance; First Party Insurance; General Liability; Indemnity; Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Insurance Agents and Brokers; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Mediation; No Fault Automobile Insurance; Personal Liability; Reinsurance; Self Insured Law; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Reinsurance Defense; Self Insured Defense; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Mo |
| Admitted:1976, Michigan; U.S. District Courts for Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Law School:Wayne State University, J.D., 1976 |
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| Kenneth E. Tiews, Senior Attorney at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Estate Planning; Living Trusts; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Special Needs Trusts; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Domestic Partnerships; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Applications for Tax Exempt Status; Church Law; Ecclesiastical Law; Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law; Elder Law; Wills; Contested Trusts and Estates; Contested Wills; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Inheritance; Living Wills; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Taxation; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Probate Taxation; Adoptions; Adoption Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Elder Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Mental Disability Law; Medicaid Planning; Social Security Appeals; Social Security Disability; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Conveyancing; Easements; Quiet Title; Residential Real Estate Sales; Appellate Practice; Independent School Law; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Trust Litigation; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals |
| Admitted:1976, Michigan; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan |
| Law School:University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973 |
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| Nicholas S. Ayoub, Associate at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law |
| Admitted:2003, Michigan |
| Law School:Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003 |
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| Catherine M. Sullivan, Attorney at Wheeler Upham A Professional Corporation |
| Address: Calder Plaza Building 250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Family Law; Divorce; Uncontested Divorce; Contested Divorce; Child Custody; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Child Support; Alimony; Parental Rights; Termination of Parental Rights; Post Divorce Modification; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Restraining Orders; Step Parent Adoptions; Civil Litigation; Debt collection; Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents |
| Admitted:1987, Michigan; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan |
| Law School:University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1987 |
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| Robert D. VanderLaan, Member at VanderLaan and Associates PLC |
| Address: 80 Ottawa Avenue N.W., Suite 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Business Tort Litigation; Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Family Law; Criminal Defense |
| Admitted:1977, Michigan |
| Law School:University of Detroit, School of Law, J.D., 1977 |
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| Matthew G. Swartz, Attorney at The Law Offices of Matthew Swartz, PLC |
| Address: 250 Monroe N.W. Avenue, Suite 400, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Employment Discrimination; American with Disabilities Act Violations; Warn Act Violations; Wrongful Termination; Employment Contracts; Non-Competition Agreements; Consumer Protection; Unfair Debt Collection; Automobile Issues; Creditors Rights; Landlord Tenant Matters; Collateral Recovery; Debt Collection; Property Distribution Enforcement; General Civil Litigation; Local Litigation Counsel; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Child Abuse and Neglect; Collections; Contracts; Debtor and Creditor; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Assault; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Civil Forfeiture; Crime Victims Compensation; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Prosecution; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Expungements; Felonies; Hit and Run; Misdemeanors; Search and Seizure; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Criminal Law; Litigation; Personal Property; Restraining Orders; License Restoration; DAAD Appeals; License Appeals; Driver's License Appeals; Foreclosures; Workouts; Short Sales; Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Chapter 13; Family Law; Children; Adoption Law; Agency Adoptions; Assisted Reproductive Technology; Child Abduction; Child Advocacy; Child Care; Child Custody; Child Custody Mediation; Child Dependency; Child Protection; Child Sexual Abuse; Child Welfare; Child Support; Day Care; Childrens Rights; F |
| Admitted:Michigan; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
| Law School:Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude |
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| Marilyn S. Nickell Tyree, Shareholder at Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, P.C. |
| Address: 100 Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:General Civil Litigation(35%); Product Liability Litigation(25%); Insurance Coverage(20%); Class Action Defense(5%); Construction Liability(15%) |
| Admitted:1987, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan |
| Law School:Valparaiso University, J.D., 1987 |
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| Wade McConnell, Member at Schnelker, Rassi & McConnell PLC |
| Address: 44 Grandville Avenue SW, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4064 |
| Practice:Child Custody; Child Support; Civil Litigation; Civil Practice; Collections; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Family Law; General Practice; Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Separation; Litigation; Restraining Orders; Visitation Rights |
| Admitted:2001, Michigan |
| Law School:Wayne State University, J.D., cum laude, 2001 |
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| Miles J. Murphy, III, Shareholder at Plachta, Murphy & Associates, P.C. |
| Address: Loraine Professional Building 124 East Fulton, Suite 100, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Breach of Contract; Business Law; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation(50%, 40); Child Support; Collections; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; DUI/DWI; Divorce(20%, 30); Drivers License Suspension; Employment Contracts; Family Law; General Practice(10%, 10); Insurance(10%, 30); Legal Separation; Litigation; Paternity; SSA/VA(10%, 40); Securities Fraud; Social Security; Social Security Disability; Spousal Support; Visitation Rights; Wrongful Death |
| Admitted:1986, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
| Law School:University of Detroit, J.D., 1985 |
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| George E. Pawlowski, Member at Pawlowski & Reens, P.L.C. |
| Address: 300 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 650, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Transactions |
| Admitted:1969, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court |
| Law School:University of Illinois, J.D., 1969 |
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| Kimberly M. Large, Associate at Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC |
| Address: 900 Monroe Avenue, NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Practice:Civil Litigation; Employment litigation; Trademarks |
| Admitted:2003, Delaware; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2007, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan |
| Law School:Widener University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2003 |
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| Richard Ward Szymanski, Associate at McDonald Pierangeli Macfarlane, PLLC |
| Address: 3300 Eagle Run Drive, NE, Suite 201, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 |
| Practice:Assault and Battery; DUI/DWI; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; Expungements; Hit and Run; Sexual Assault; Traffic Violations; Misdemeanors; Automobile Liability Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Civil Practice; Weapons Charges; Victims Rights; Theft; Stalking; Shoplifting; Search and Seizure; Post-Conviction Remedies; Parole and Probation; Juvenile Delinquency; Juvenile Criminal Law; Habeas Corpus; Forgery; Felonies; Criminal Defense; Criminal Appeals; Civil Forfeiture; Burglary; Civil Drug Forfeiture; Controlled Substances Law; Drug Crimes; Drug Forfeiture; Drug Trafficking; Restraining Orders; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Spousal Support; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Uncontested Divorce; Visitation Rights; Premarital Agreements; Post Nuptial Agreements; Post Divorce Modification; Paternity; Parenting Time; Parental Rights; Palimony; No Fault Divorce; Military Divorce; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Agreements; Legal Separation; Juvenile Law; Juvenile Dependency; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Grandparents Custody; Foster Care; Fathers Rights; Family Mediation; Family Arbitration; Equitable Distribution; Domestic Violence; Domestic Torts; Domestic Relations; Domestic Partnerships; Divorce; Child Welfare; Child Support; Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Advocacy; Alimony; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense; Evictions; |
| Admitted:2012, Michigan |
| Law School:MSU College of Law, J.D., 2012 |