1. Richard C. Bruder
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981; LL.M., Taxation, 1985)
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1978
Admitted: Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981; LL.M., Taxation, 1985)
Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Family Business Law, Business Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Federal Bar Association (Member, Debtor-Creditor Committee); Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises; Family Business Council; Family Firm Institute and Association for Corporate Growth; Michigan Venture’ Capital Association.

2. Ralph A. Castelli, Jr.
Title: Managing Partner
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
College: Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1974
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Law, Business Law, Real Property Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association.

3. Jeremy R. Cnudde
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law, JD, cum laude, 2003
College: Michigan State University, BA, 1999
Admitted: Michigan State University College of Law, JD, cum laude, 2003
Practice Area: Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Property Law, State and Local Taxation, Taxation
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation and Business Sections; Unincorporated Enterprises Committee State and Local Tax Committee; Nonprofit Corporation Committee); Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation and Business Sections); Lakeshore Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors)

4. Brian R. Jenney
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1999
College: Michigan State University, B.S., 1995
Admitted: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Elder Law; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Probate; Probate Administration
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Elder Law & Disability Rights Section, Probate & Estate Planning Section); Oakland County Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Brother Rice Warrior Bar Association (member & co-founder)

5. Michael J. Weikert
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1997
College: University of Michigan, B.A. (History), 1994
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Litigation; Auto Dealership Practice; Construction Law; Franchise Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; National Association of Dealer Counsel.

6. Thomas V. Trainer
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1979
College: Grand Valley State University, B.S., 1975
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Health Law, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Probate & Estate Planning
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member and former Chairperson, Elder Law and Disability Rights Section; Committee Member and former Chairperson, Senior Justice Committee (1995); Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section; Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1993—).

7. Kevin John McGiness
Title: Associate
Law School: Wayne State University, Class of 2009, J.D.
College: Wayne State University, Class of 2005, B.A.
Admitted: Wayne State University, Class of 2009, J.D.
Practice Area: Business Litigation, Family Law, LGBTQA Law, Civil Rights
Membership:

8. Jay Howard Brody
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1976
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1974
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Litigation; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning
Membership: American Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Michigan Association of CPA's.

9. Christopher Richard Martella
Title: Associate
Law School: Michigan State University Law School, J.D., 2006
College:
Admitted: Michigan State University Law School, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Information Technology Law Section; Real Property Law Section; Young Lawyers Section
Membership:

10. William B. Acker
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1975
College: University of Michigan, B.B.A., with high distinction, 1972
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Federal Income Tax, Estate and Gift Taxation, Tax Litigation, Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Business Planning, Business Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Probate & Estate Planning, Real Property Law, Taxation, Business Law
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations.

11. Irwin M. Alterman
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Columbia University, LL.B., cum laude, 1965
College: Princeton University, A.B., 1962
Admitted: Columbia University, LL.B., cum laude, 1965
Practice Area: Antitrust; Business Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Past Chair, Antitrust Section); American Law Institute.

12. Thomas L. Boyer
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1975
College: University of Notre Dame, B.A., cum laude, 1972
Admitted: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Labor and Employment, Discrimination
Membership: Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association.

13. Cynthia E. Brazzil
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1984
College: University of Michigan, B.A., with distinction, 1981
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Exit Planning, Estate Planning, Corporate Law, Business Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Business Law, Mediation
Membership: Bar Fellowship: 2003—); Oakland County Bar Association (Sustaining Member, 2003—); Oakland County Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).

14. Joseph P. Buttiglieri
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1976
College: Utica College of Syracuse University, B.A., 1971
Admitted: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Probate Litigation, Probate Administration, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Probate & Estate Planning, Probate, Administrative Law
Membership: Detroit Bar Association; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Italian-American Bar Association of Michigan.

15. James P. Davey
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1971
College: Michigan State University, B.S., 1968
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Antitrust, Business Law, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Environmental Law, Franchise Law, Franchising & Trade Regulation, Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law, Business Law, Franchise and Litigation Sections); Oakland County Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law and Litigation Sections)

16. Earle E. Endelman
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1964
College: Wayne State University, B.S., 1961
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1964
Practice Area: Business Planning, Business Transactions, ERISA, Taxation, Probate & Estate Planning, Business Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation and Probate Sections); Oakland County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation and Real Property Law Sections); The Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metro Detroit, Inc.

17. Mark R. Filipp
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1981
College: Eastern Michigan University; Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1978
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators, Administrative Law
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations.

18. John B. Kemp
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1963
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1960
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1963
Practice Area: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Creditors Rights
Membership: Chicago, Detroit Metropolitan, Oakland County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

19. Raymond L. Morrow
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1969
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1966
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Business Torts, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Negligence Law, Real Estate, Real Property Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association.

20. Norman D. Orr
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1975
College: University of Pennsylvania, B.S., cum laude, 1972
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Practice Area: Aviation Law, Bank Workouts, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Business Purchase & Sale, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Debtor & Creditor, Real Property Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute.

21. Thomas C. Rauch
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1971
College: University of Detroit, B.Arch., 1967
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Public Finance; Private Finance
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar.

22. Stuart Sinai
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1965
College: Ferris State College, B.S. (Accounting), 1963
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1965
Practice Area: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Insider Trading; Corporate Law; Directors and Officers Liability
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law and Tax Sections); Detroit Bar Association (Former chair of the Securities and Commodities Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee; has served in the past on both the Subcommittee on Proxy Solicitations and Tender Offers and on the Committee on (writing model agreements for) “Negotiated Acquisitions”).

23. Michael D. Umphrey
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1967
College: Albion College, B.A., 1964
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1967
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Probate; Tax Planning; Business Planning
Membership: Detroit, Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Oakland County Estate Planning Council; Federal Estate Planning Council of Detroit; National Association of Estate Planning Councils.

24. Cynthia L. Umphrey
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1995
College: Oakland University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1995
Practice Area: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Business Law; Business Planning; Exit Planning
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Council Member, Business Law Section; Co-Founder and Acting Chairperson, The Small Business Forum); Oakland County Bar Association

25. David D. Marsh
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1986
College: University of Michigan, B.S., 1978; Eastern Michigan University, M.B.A., 1983
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Real Estate, Corporate Law, Real Property Law
Membership: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law; Environmental Law).

26. Ronald S. Nixon
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1997
College: University of Michigan, A.B., 1987
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Litigation; Civil Appeals; Commercial Law; Trade Secrets; Noncompete Agreements; Copyright and Trademark; Agency and Distributorship; Labor and Employment; Franchise Law; Computer Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County and American Bar Associations.

27. Patricia Paruch
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1992
College: University of Detroit, B.A., summa cum laude, 1972
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Environmental Law; Municipal Law; Real Property; Zoning, Planning and Land Use
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations.

28. Donald H. Gillis
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: New York University, LL.B., 1955
College: Kenyon College, A.B., summa cum laude, 1951 Phi Beta Kappa
Admitted: New York University, LL.B., 1955
Practice Area: Cable Communications; Telecommunications Law; Business Entities; Estate Planning; Municipal Law
Membership: State Bar of Michigan.

29. Sanford A. Klein
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Michigan Law School, J.D., 1966
College: Wayne State University, B.A., with distinction, 1963
Admitted: Michigan Law School, J.D., 1966
Practice Area: Estate Planning; Business Planning; Tax Planning
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

30. Robert Z. Feldstein
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1963
College: Wayne State University, B.A., 1960
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1963
Practice Area: Family Law
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

31. Alan A. May
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1966
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1963
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1966
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates, Wills, Estate Administration, Probate Litigation, Probate & Estate Planning
Membership: Wayne County Probate Bar Association; Detroit Metropolitan and Oakland County Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The District of Columbia Bar.

32. Lawrence G. Snyder
Title: Associate
Law School: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1979
College: Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1971
Admitted: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Probate; Workers Compensation; Litigation; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Mediation
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Wayne County Probate Bar Association; Advocates Bar Association.

33. Andrew J. Goldberg
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1988
College: Indiana University, B.S., Accounting, 1985
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Contracts; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Advertising and Marketing
Membership: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.

34. Faith M. Gaudaen
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1996
College: University of Michigan, B.S., 1993
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Litigation; Probate; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Dealership Law
Membership: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association.

35. Robert S. Zawideh
Title: Associate
Law School: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1990
College: Michigan State University, B.A. (Justice, Morality & Constitutional Democracy), 1987
Admitted: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Appellate Practice, Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Law, Commercial Transactions, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Franchises & Dealerships, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate & Estate, Probate & Estate Planning, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Wrongful Death, Probate
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Arab American Bar Association.

36. Allen Zemmol
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1954
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1952
Admitted: University of Michigan, J.D., 1954
Practice Area: Probate; Trusts and Estates
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Chairman, Tri-County Hearing Panel 17); Oakland County Bar Association.

37. Richard D. Bisio
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., magna cum laude (3rd in class), 1979
College: University of Michigan, B.A., with honors, 1970
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., magna cum laude (3rd in class), 1979
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals
Membership: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Appellate Delay Task Force, 2002; Member, State Bar Committee on the U.S. Courts, 1988-2007 and Chair 2001-2002; Member, State Bar Committee on Civil Procedure and Courts, 1986-1993, 1997— and Chair 2002-2003); Oakland County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Member, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter executive board from 1996 to 1999; Member of the planning committees for two federal bench-bar conferences)

38. Bonnie L. Beutler
Title: Associate
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 2003
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1999
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association (Member, New Lawyers Committee); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan; Commercial Real Estate Women.

39. Gloria M. Chon
Title: Associate
Law School: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 2008
College: Cornell University, B.S., Communications, 1999
Admitted: Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Business Transactions
Membership: Oakland County Bar Association (Chair, Tax Law Committee, 2010-2011); Asia Pacific American Chamber of Commerce.

40. Amy A. Stawski
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., cum laude, 1986
College: Wayne State University, B.A., 1974
Admitted: University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Practice Area: Family Law; Matrimonial Law
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

41. Barbara P. Andruccioli
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1995
College: University of Pittsburgh, B.S., cum laude, 1981
Admitted: University of Detroit, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Litigation; Mediation
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County and American Bar Associations; Wayne County and Macomb County Probate Bar Associations.

42. Brian H. Rolfe
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1994
College: Central Michigan University, B.S., 1989
Admitted: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Employment; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law
Membership: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

43. Debra Nance
Title: Associate
Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1999
College: University of Detroit, B.A., 1978
Admitted: Wayne State University, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Elder Law; Elder Abuse; Adoption Law; Assisted Reproductive Technology
Membership: State Bar of Michigan; Oakland County Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.