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Janis L. Blough
Law Office of Janis L. Blough, Lansing
Janis L. Blough has twice served as a research attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals. Before that, she served as an assistant prosecutor, first briefly in Eaton County and then in Ingham County for over 11 years. In addition to doing felony and misdemeanor trial work, Ms. Blough was appellate specialist and chief of the Appellate and Family Support...View Full Bio
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Kathleen L. Bogas
Bogas & Koncius PC, Bingham Farms
Kathleen L. Bogas practices in the area of employment law. An active member of the State Bar of Michigan, she served as cochair of the Judicial Qualifications Committee and as a past chair of the Negligence Law Section Council. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" since 1989, Ms. Bogas is a past president of the National Employment Lawyers Association...View Full Bio
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Hon. Mark T. Boonstra
Michigan Court of Appeals, Lansing
Judge Mark T. Boonstra was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals by Governor Rick Snyder in March 2012. From 2015 to 2017, he concurrently served as a trial judge on the Michigan Court of Claims. Before his appointment to the Court of Appeals, he was a senior principal in a large law firm, where he practiced law for nearly...View Full Bio
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Carole D. Bos
Bos & Glazier PLC, Grand Rapids
Carole D. Bos practices in the areas of product liability, medical malpractice, and complex commercial litigation. Ms. Bos frequently lectures on trial topics throughout the country. She has coauthored a legal text on videotape evidence and was a contributing author for "Women Trial Attorneys: How They Succeed in Practice and the Courtroom." Currently, Ms. Bos is cochair of the Insurance...View Full Bio
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Thomas R. Bowen
Bowen Radabaugh & Milton PC, Troy
Thomas R. Bowen practices in the areas of employment law, personal injury defense, insurance defense, general tort defense, products liability, and credit union matters. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan's Negligence Law Section, the Association of Defense and Trial Counsel, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association.View Full Bio
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Catherine A. Brainerd
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland
Catherine A. Brainerd is an experienced litigator, with particular expertise in real estate, employment law, probate, and complex commercial litigation, practicing extensively in all Michigan and federal courts. Ms. Brainerd is an active member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, having served as chair of the Labor and Employment Section from 2016 to 2018, and she is on the board...View Full Bio
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Ronald J. Bretz
Lansing
A professor emeritus at Cooley Law School, Ronald J. Bretz was chair of the Criminal Law and Procedure Department, from 2001 to 2012. He taught criminal law, criminal procedure, and forensic evidence and was a six-time winner of the Stanley E. Beatty Teaching Award. Prof. Bretz formerly practiced criminal law with the State Appellate Defender Office. In 1987, the Criminal...View Full Bio
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Tiffany A. Buckley-Norwood
Trinity Health, Livonia
Tiffany A. Buckley-Norwood is an associate counsel for a national health system, providing practical advice to human resources and executive leadership on employee relations, medical providers, diversity and inclusion, public accommodations, and other legal natters. She is also a frequent author and public speaker, with more than 30 presentations and more than 20 published works. Her speaking engagements include freelance...View Full Bio
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Trent B. Collier
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, Southfield
Trent B. Collier's practice focuses on the defense of legal and other professional malpractice claims at the appellate level and at summary judgment. In addition, he represents clients in defending insurance, commercial, and general liability claims at both the appellate and trial level. Before beginning private practice, Mr. Collier served as a judicial clerk for Hon. Robert P. Young, Jr.,...View Full Bio
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Christopher A. Cornwall
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
Christopher A. Cornwall is a member of the firm and practices in the areas of commercial and business litigation, construction law, and real estate. He represents owners, general contractors, construction managers, joint ventures, developers, and subcontractors in construction matters and brokers, agents, owners, and developers in real estate matters. Mr. Cornwall is a member of the State Bar of Michigan...View Full Bio
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Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC, Troy
Michelle Thurber Czapski practices in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance matters. She specializes in the defense of complex cases, including class actions, as well as financial services litigation, business torts, and life, health, and disability insurance/ERISA disputes. Ms. Czapski is the chairperson of Bodman's Insurance Industry Team and serves as regional counsel for a large insurance company, thus...View Full Bio
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Michael J. Ferency
Saint Johns
An assistant Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney since 1985, Michael J. Ferency's assignments have included both district and circuit court dockets. Special assignments have included vertical prosecutions of arson, criminal sexual conduct involving child victims, embezzlement, homicide, identity theft, and violations of the Controlled Substances Act. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Ferency was unit chief of the Major Crimes Unit, an...View Full Bio
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Frank A. Hamidi
General Motors, Detroit
Frank A. Hamidi practices in the area of commercial and business litigation. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, he is a member of the Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation Section, the Business Law Section, and Litigation Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Hamidi is also a member of the Detroit and Federal Bar Associations.View Full Bio
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Michelle R. Heikka
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit
Michelle R. Heikka practices in the area of complex commercial litigation. She has been involved in the successful defense of actions involving claims for breach of contract, various business torts, violations of the Michigan Builder's Trust Fund Act, and lien foreclosures. Ms. Heikka served in the Free Legal Aid Clinic during her student years. Prior to law school, she served...View Full Bio
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Catherine D. Jasinski
Running Wise & Ford PLC, Traverse City
Catherine D. Jasinski concentrates her practice in tort litigation, insurance defense, employment law, municipal law, and probate law. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Jasinski is a member of the Litigation Section and the Employment...View Full Bio
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Matthew E. Krichbaum
Soble Rowe Krichbaum LLP, Ann Arbor
Matthew E. Krichbaum, a principal with the firm, concentrates his practice in civil litigation, including commercial, intellectual property, and First Amendment and civil rights cases. Before joining the firm in 1998, he practiced for five years with Kattan, Muchin & Zavis in Chicago. Mr. Krichbaum has had many high-profile clients throughout Michigan. He is also qualified as a civil mediator....View Full Bio
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Joel E. Krissoff
Macatawa
Joel E. Krissoff practiced in the areas of business litigation, commercial litigation, negligence, legal malpractice, and medical malpractice. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the Federal and American Bar Associations, and the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Krissoff is a former chairperson of the Bar's Standing Committee on Legal Assistant Services. In addition, he is a...View Full Bio
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John H. Macfarlane
Battle Creek
John H. Macfarlane practices in the areas of personal injury, automobile no-fault law, and civil litigation. He is a former chief assistant prosecuting attorney for Calhoun County. Mr. Macfarlane has authored articles for the "Michigan Bar Journal" and "Michigan Lawyers Weekly." He is a member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association and the Calhoun County Bar Association...View Full Bio
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Katherine L. MacPherson
Law Offices of Katherine L MacPherson PLLC, Grand Haven
Katherine MacPherson practices in the areas of products liability and appeals. Previously, she was with Dickinson Wright working in the areas of commercial litigation and appeals. A summa cum laude graduate of Michigan State University College of Law, Ms. MacPherson is a member of the Oregon State Bar as well as the State Bar of Michigan.View Full Bio
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Kenneth M. Mogill
Mogill Posner & Cohen, Lake Orion
Kenneth M. Mogill practices in the areas of professional ethics and criminal defense. He is a past president of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School (criminal procedure and professional responsibility). Mr. Mogill is a frequent lecturer on a broad range of topics...View Full Bio
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Kimberly J. Ruppel
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
Kimberly J. Ruppel practices in the areas of commercial and insurance litigation, with a focus on health care, probate, and insurance matters, including ERISA, life, health, and disability disputes. She is a member of the State Bar Standing Committee on Character and Fitness and a member of the Defense Research Institute.View Full Bio
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Lisa J. Schmidt
Speaker Law Firm, Lansing
Lisa J. Schmidt is a family law and appeals attorney. She is of counsel for the Speaker Law Firm in Lansing, Michigan, and maintains her own firm, Your Law Geek, where she provides legal research, writing, appellate briefing, and blogging support for other Michigan law firms. She is a member of the Family Law, LGBTQA, and Solo & Small Firm...View Full Bio
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William J. Vailliencourt, Jr.
United States Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit
William J. Vailliencourt, Jr. is an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Michigan. Mr. Vailliencourt served as the prosecuting attorney for Livingston County from 2013 through 2020. A prosecutor for more than 25 years, he is experienced in all phases of felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, from investigation through trial and appeal. Mr. Vailliencourt...View Full Bio
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Mark D. van der Laan
Lansing
Mark D. van der Laan left private practice at the end of 2016 after 20 years of serving clients' complex litigation needs. After enjoying retirement, an opportunity arose to work for the Michigan Court of Appeals, and he now serves as the judicial clerk for Hon. James Robert Redford.View Full Bio
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