With almost 25 years of experience as a licensed attorney, I have a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and disputes, real estate cases, and trust and probate litigation.
My practice is based in the Detroit, Michigan suburb of Bloomfield Hills. Given my location, I currently work with clients mostly in the Metro Detroit area (Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties).
In addition to my representation of clients in Metro Detroit, Michigan, I have represented clients in many locations throughout the State of Michigan, as well as in a number of other jurisdictions such as California, Delaware, Florida, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and even the Caribbean.
My unique background and business and practical experiences allow me to bring a fresh perspective to my clients’ cases.
I belong to the State Bar of Michigan and am licensed to practice in all of Michigan’s state and federal courts. I am also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio.
I received my law degree from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan. While in law school, I was a published member of the Wayne Law Review, and also served as that journal’s Executive Articles Editor.
Publications and Presentations
Moderator, Freelance/Of Counsel Work, Webinar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September, 2019).
Panelist, Life in the Fast Lane: Franchise Law, Its Owners, Operators, and Attorneys, Cooley Law School Business Law Society, Auburn Hills, Michigan (June, 2015).
Co-Captain, Oakland County Bench/Bar Conference, Civil Section (April, 2015)
Presenter, Advising on Non-Profit Operational Issues, National Business Institute, Toledo, Ohio (December, 2014).
Presenter, Form 990: Key Compliance Points and Disclosure Considerations, National Business Institute, Toledo, Ohio (December, 2014).
Co-Presenter, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Oakland County Bar Association, Inns of Court, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (November, 2014).
Featured Source, Use Medical Content to Attract Traffic to Your Website, Patients to Your Practice, Part B News (June, 2014).
Co-Presenter, Electronic Discovery Issues, Oakland County Bar Association, Inns of Court, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (March, 2014).
Panelist, You Have a Law Degree, Now What?, Oakland County Bar Association, OCBABC’s of Practice Seminar Series, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (February, 2014).
Presenter, Top 10 Ways to Lose Your Tax Exempt Status, ASI National Convention, Orlando, Florida (August, 2013).
Presenter, Advising on Operational Issues, National Business Institute, Southfield, Michigan (June, 2013).
Presenter, Form 990: Key Compliance Points and Disclosure Considerations, National Business Institute, Southfield, Michigan (June, 2013).
Featured Source, Protect Your Practice – Carefully – Against Negative Online Reviews, Part B News (February, 2013).
Panelist, You Have a Law Degree, Now What?, Oakland County Bar Association, OCBABC’s of Practice Seminar Series, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (February, 2013).
Co-Presenter, TROs and Show Cause Orders, Oakland County Bar Association, Inns of Court, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (January, 2013).
Presenter, How to Create an Effective, Enforceable Social Media Policy, 15th Annual Private Duty National Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada (November, 2012).
Presenter, 10 Ways to Lose Your Tax Exempt Status, 7th Annual Non-Profit Management Conference, Walsh College, Troy, Michigan (April 2012).
Author, Non-Compete Agreements 101: What Physicians Should Know About Agreements that Limit Their Right to Work, Michigan Medical Law Report (January 2011).
Presenter, Taxability of Attendant Care and Other PI Claims, Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute VII, Southfield, Michigan (September, 2010).
Author, Recent Amendments to the Federal False Claim Act May Provide Whistleblowing Physicians with Greater Protection from Retaliatory Peer Review Proceedings, ABA Health eSource (December, 2009).
Author, The Medicare Limitation of Liability Provision: What Providers Can Do So They Don’t Get Stuck with the Bill, Michigan Medical Law Report (March, 2009).
Author, Michigan’s New Judgment Lien Law: A Controversial New Tool for Judgment Creditors to Secure and Enforce Their Judgments, Laches (February 2005).
Author, The Attorney Judgment Rule Clarified: Kinney v. Geil, Laches (September, 2004).
Author, Southworth v Griebe: Why the Seventh Circuit’s Decision Was the Correct Response to Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Wayne Law Review (2000).