Litigation Advisory Board
Myles Baker
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
Myles Baker is director of legal and regulatory compliance. He began his legal career with Dickinson Wright PLLC as a summer associate in back-to-back years during 2015 and 2016 and stayed with the firm through May 2021. Mr. Baker is a member of the Wolverine Bar Association and the Cannabis Law, Labor & Employment Law, and Young Lawyers Sections of...View Full Bio
Fatima M. Bolyea
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Southfield
Fatima M. Bolyea is an attorney with the firm in Southfield, Michigan, where she practices complex commercial litigation. Ms. Bolyea represents a wide range of business clientele with a focus on small businesses and family-owned companies. She handles shareholder, member, and partnership disputes; drafts and negotiates contracts and governing corporate documents; and counsels clients on sophisticated business and employment issues....View Full Bio
Nicholas Draugelis
Draugelis & Draugelis PLLC, St Clair Shores
Nicholas Draugelis is a partner at the firm. Mr. Draugelis focuses primarily on personal injury, criminal defense, and employment and labor cases and is admitted to practice in the Eastern District of Michigan. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and Rotary International. Before graduating from law school, Mr. Draguelis served in the U.S. Marine Corps from...View Full Bio
Steven R. Eatherly
Butzel Long, Detroit
Steven R. Eatherly is an associate practicing in the firm's Detroit office. Mr. Eatherly focuses his practice in the firm's business and commercial litigation group, serving businesses, municipalities, and individuals. Before joining the firm, he was a law clerk to Justice Brian K. Zahra of the Michigan Supreme Court. During law school, Mr. Eatherly worked as a judicial intern to...View Full Bio
Andrew Blair Fromm
Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC, Birmingham
Andrew Blair Fromm is a litigation partner and commercial counselor who specializes in business contracts, litigation, supply chain agreements, negotiations, disputes, warranty and recall litigation, and state and federal compliance issues including the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Mr. Fromm has successfully represented and counseled clients in a significant number of state and federal lawsuits, arbitrations, and multiple-consumer class...View Full Bio
Nick Hadous
Hadous|Co PLLC, Dearborn
Nick Hadous is in private practice concentrating on federal civil litigation, primarily in the areas of consumer protection, appellate law, and civil rights law, mostly concerning prisoner medical care. His litigation record includes several appellate victories in state and federal courts, multiple seven-figure trial verdicts and settlements, and numerous preliminary injunctions for prisoners requiring immediate medical care. Mr. Hadous has...View Full Bio
Frances J. Hollander
Miller Johnson, Grand Rapids
Frances J. Hollander practices in the area of employment law, concentrating on management-side litigation. She has extensive experience with harassment, discrimination, and wage-and-hour cases. Before joining her current firm, Ms. Hollander practiced on the plaintiff side of employment law. She was selected as a Higginbotham Fellow in 2023. Ms. Hollander is an active member of the Washtenaw County Bar Association...View Full Bio
Alexis F. Johnson
AFJ Law Group PLLC, Farmington Hills
Alexis F. Johnson specializes in business litigation and real estate transactions, including complex commercial litigation, contract claims, real property sales and acquisitions, title disputes, leasing, and commercial development. Ms. Johnson is a member of the Litigation and Young Lawyers Sections of the State Bar of Michigan. Before law school, she worked in marketing and public relations for the public and...View Full Bio
Adam Troy Ratliff
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Detroit
Adam Troy Ratliff is a partner at the firm. As a trial and appellate litigator, Mr. Ratliff focuses on complex and high-stakes matters, advising clients at all stages of business and contractual disputes from pre-litigation planning through trial or arbitration and on appeal. He has particular experience in the automotive supply chain counseling automotive clients on a variety of supply...View Full Bio
Jack Warren Schulz
Schulz Law PLC, Detroit
Jack W. Schulz's practice focuses primarily on employment and civil rights law. Mr. Schulz seeks to use the courts as a tool to both assist individual clients as well as combat institutional workplace and racial injustice. Before law school, he worked as an organizer and project manager lobbying various progressive issues and ballot initiatives in 13 states. Mr. Schulz...View Full Bio
Darryl K. Segars
The Segars Law Firm, Southfield
Darryl K. Segars is in private practice specializing in commercial and civil litigation, providing counsel in a wide array of areas, including, but not limited to, healthcare litigation, school law, automobile negligence, and civil rights as well as labor and employment matters. He represents institutions, professionals, and individuals in litigation in both state and federal courts. After law school, Mr....View Full Bio
Boyd White, III
Dykema, Detroit
Boyd White III is a member of his firm's products and professional liability litigation group, with experience in all areas of commercial litigation, including discovery, trial pleadings, depositions, preparation of witnesses for trial, and conducting trials. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...View Full Bio
Katy P. Sanchez
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Katy P. Sanchez works with ICLE contributors to update and edit ICLE publications and online resources. Before joining ICLE in February 2023, Ms. Sanchez practiced medical malpractice defense law as an associate in Southfield, MI, and before that as part of the University of Michigan Health System. She is a certified mediator and member of the State Bar of Michigan....View Full Bio