Litigation Advisory Board
Atnip & Associates PLLC, Rochester
Heather J. Atnip is the founder and lead trial attorney at the firm. Ms. Atnip's practice focuses on litigating negligence and catastrophic injury matters. She has more than two decades of experience representing seriously injured clients across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, with case results that include multiple seven-figure resolutions. Ms. Atnip is a frequent lecturer and has presented on...
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit
Myles Baker is a partner at the firm. He practices in the areas of regulatory cannabis, complex business litigation, and labor and employment. Mr. Baker earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law. After he began his career at the firm in 2017, Mr. Baker went in-house as the Director...
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....
Dickinson Wright PLLC, Grand Rapids
Davina A. Bridges is a seasoned litigation associate that focuses on complex commercial and business litigation. Her litigation knowledge spans a number of industries, including banking, financial institutions, real estate, and health care, and covers varied subject matters including the UCC, breach of contract, shareholder and partnership disputes, business torts, class actions, and more. Ms. Bridges represents national banks and...
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...
Butzel Long PC, Detroit
Steven R. Eatherly is a shareholder 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...
Laura J Eisele PLC, Farmington Hills
Laura J. Eisele founded the firm in 2014. Ms. Eisele represents businesses, professional service firms, and individuals in complex litigation, including business, bankruptcy, real estate, probate, commercial, and contract disputes. Her practice also encompasses business law, corporate governance, and in-house counsel support, which inform her litigation and advisory work. Ms. Eisele also counsels clients on business strategies to minimize conflict...
Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC, Birmingham
Andrew B. 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...
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...
Clark Hill, Birmingham
David Hansma specializes in business law and complex commercial litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes, fraud, noncompete litigation, business torts, and real estate litigation. Mr. Hansma represents clients before all Michigan state and federal courts and also represents clients in business transactions and counseling, with an emphasis on corporate fiduciary duties and shareholder rights. He has published and spoken at...
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...
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...
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....
Mike Morse Law Firm, Southfield
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...
Honigman LLP, Detroit
Mahja Zeon is a partner in the Labor and Employment Department at the firm. Ms. Zeon specializes in defending employers against liability for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. She has defended claims brought against employers before both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state civil rights departments. Ms. Zeon also offers legal guidance to employers concerning employment contracts and severance...
ICLE Advisory Board Liaison
Rebekah Page-Gourley works with ICLE contributors to draft, create, and edit ICLE publications and online resources in a variety of areas, including civil litigation and appellate practice. She leads contributor recruitment, communication, and recognition efforts geared toward maintaining a robust and diverse contributor base. Ms. Page-Gourley also develops new products and directs initiatives surrounding content and process improvement, customer research...