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Law Office of John G. Adam PLLC, Royal Oak
John Gabriel Adam practices in the areas of union-side labor law and employment law. He graduated with honors from Wayne State University Law School. Mr. Adam has lectured for ICLE, the Federal Bar Association, and other organizations. He is associate editor of "Labor and Employment Lawnotes" published under the auspices of the council of the Labor and Employment Law Section...
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Delta Dental of Michigan Ohio and Indiana, Okemos
Lori Keen Adamcheski serves as manager and assistant general counsel III at the company. Ms. Adamcheski has dedicated her career to the representation of employers in labor and employment matters in a combination of private practice and in-house counsel experience. She is an active litigator and also provides guidance to executives, management, and human resources at Delta Dental and its...
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International Union UAW, Detroit
Ava Barbour has been an associate general counsel with the union since 2007. Ms. Barbour represents the union in both private and public sector labor and employment matters, including union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, union security and dues-related issues, unfair labor practice charges, and other internal union advice. Prior to joining the UAW Legal Department, she was a Staff Attorney...
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Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer PC, Detroit
Terry W. Bonnette is a partner at the firm. He is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School, where he was a member of its National Moot Court Team. Before law school, he taught courses in argumentation, persuasion, and speech writing for both Bradley University and Eastern Michigan University, where he also coached their nationally ranked speech teams. Since...
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Littler Mendelson PC, Detroit
Michael A. Chichester, Jr., is a shareholder at the Detroit office of his firm, a global labor and employment law practice representing employers with more than 1,500 attorneys in 90+ offices in 22 countries, including the United States. He also serves as cochair of Littler’s Global Workplace Transformation Initiative and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the...
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University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Linda Dabrowski is currently an Associate Director, Staff HR Services at the University of Michigan. A member of the central human resources function at the university, Ms. Dabrowski has joint responsibility for HR policy management for the university’s non-bargained for staff. She also provides HR consultation for a portfolio of academic and business units on the Ann Arbor campus. Ms....
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Dykema, Bloomfield Hills
Sean F. Darke is an employment and labor litigator with experience in both union and nonunion environments resolving matters ranging from everyday workplace disagreements to high-stakes, high-exposure lawsuits. Mr. Darke provides counsel on employment contracts, instituting arbitration provisions and procedures, anticipating potential claims, and providing practical guidance to avoid liability. He has defended businesses in state and federal courts, dispute...
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Dickinson Wright PLLC, Detroit
Angelina (Lina) R. Delmastro is a member of the firm and focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, disability, unemployment insurance benefits, and Family and Medical Leave Act matters. She advises entities and individuals regarding employment matters and regulatory compliance, and has experience in negotiating complex severance and settlement agreements.
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Clark Hill, Detroit
Maria Fracassa Dwyer is the member in charge of the firm's Detroit office, a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Group concentrating in employment defense litigation and counseling, and the co-practice leader of the firm's Retail, Food, Beverage and Hospitality Team. She also currently serves as cochair of Clark Hill BOLD in Detroit and is a fellow of the...
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Fett Law, Ann Arbor
James K. Fett practices in the areas of non-union employment law, personal injury, commercial litigation, and arbitration. Mr. Fett is a member of the Washtenaw County Trial Lawyers Association, the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Labor and Employment Law Sections of the American and State Bar Associations. Mr. Fett was recognized by Michigan Lawyers...
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Epstein Becker & Green PC, Southfield
Adam S. Forman is a member of his firm's Employment, Labor, and Workforce Management practice. A frequent writer and national lecturer on issues related to technology in the workplace, such as artificial intelligence, social media, and privacy issues facing employers, he is often interviewed by newspapers, radio, and legal blogs on those topics. In addition to his technology know-how, Mr....
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Amy Grier is an associate director, Staff HR Services at the University of Michigan. With more than three decades of human resources experience in higher education, automotive, and service industries, Ms. Grier has a breadth and depth of expertise across many areas of human resources management. Her responsibilities at the University of Michigan include joint responsibility for HR policy, including...
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Corewell Health, Southfield
Ellen Hoeppner is a senior associate general counsel at Beaumont Health, where she is the lead attorney for matters related to employment law, labor, and employee benefits, including wage and hour, executive compensation, workplace accommodations, leaves of absence, Equal Employment Opportunity compliance, restructuring and reductions in force, COVID-19, and other workplace issues. In her role, Ms. Hoeppner regularly conducts training...
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Resolution Economics, Washington, DC
Rick Holt is a partner at Resolution Economics, LLC, an economics, statistics, forensic accounting, and economic damages consulting firm. Dr. Holt is a labor economist that has been involved in projects over the last 20 years covering all aspects of employment discrimination cases, including: compensation, hiring, promotion, and termination. He has worked with several Fortune 500 companies on projects involving...
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Stuart M. Israel PLLC, Farmington Hills
Stuart M. Israel’s experience includes litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, federal and state agencies, and arbitration forums, in labor, employment, and benefits cases, and general civil actions. He has represented unions and workers in 25 states and Washington DC and has served as a mediator, arbitrator, and fact-finder under the auspices of private and government alternative...
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Sommers Schwartz PC, Southfield
Alana A. Karbal is an associate in the firm’s Class Action & Commercial Litigation and Unpaid Wages & Overtime practice groups, representing clients in workplace disputes and fair compensation matters. Ms. Karbal served as a clerk for the firm prior to joining in 2020. Previously, she interned with the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Oakland County Circuit Court. Ms....
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Bogas & Koncius PC, Bingham Farms
A partner in the firm, Brian E. Koncius practices in the area of employment law, representing individuals as well as corporations. He started his practice as a defense attorney at a large international law firm's Chicago, Illinois, office. Mr. Koncius is a past chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Labor and Employment Law Section Council and a member of...
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Fisher & Phillips LLP, Birmingham
Michelle LeBeau is a partner in the firm’s Detroit office, where she represents employers in complex workplace litigation, class and collective actions, and high-stakes C-suite investigations. Ms. LeBeau also collaborates with clients to design and implement forward-looking, scalable, and achievable compliance programs and strategic workplace initiatives which reduce risk while advancing business goals. She has over 25 years of experience...
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Meridian Compensation Partners LLC, Bloomfield Hills
Jeff Miller advises clients on a broad range of executive compensation and corporate governance matters, including executive and director compensation benchmarking, short- and long-term incentive plan designs, performance measurement and alignment, and disclosure issues. Mr. Miller is an experienced business law lawyer. Prior to joining Meridian, he practiced law at Carson Fischer PLC, where he represented public and private companies...
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Ellis Porter PLC, Troy
Anthony Mosko is a partner at the firm, leading its Automotive/Engineering Industry practice group. Mr. Mosko works primarily with clients in the automotive, engineering, and manufacturing fields, including start-up companies, Fortune 500 companies, and every size company in between. He has advised companies of various sizes through complex corporate restructuring issues impacting their foreign national labor force and employment immigration...
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Miller Canfield, Detroit
Megan P. Norris practices in the area of employment litigation defense. She is a principal with the firm and is former chair of both the firm's managing directors and labor and employment law group. Ms. Norris is the author of several articles on employment law and has been a frequent speaker on employment issues, such as the Americans with Disabilities...
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Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter PLLC, Northville
Sarah S. Prescott’s practice concentrates on employment law and civil rights violations. Her experience includes claims involving whistleblowing and qui tam actions; wage and hour laws; sex, race, disability, national origin, pregnancy, or age discrimination and harassment; contract violations; and severance negotiations. Ms. Prescott’s cases can be found in coverage by the "Detroit Free Press," "Detroit News," "Oakland Press," "National...
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Jackson Lewis PC, Southfield
Marlo Johnson Roebuck is an experienced litigator and adviser on race, gender, age, and disability discrimination claims. She is a partner at the firm, where she represents management on the myriad of laws governing the workplace. Ms. Roebuck has successfully represented employers in the health care, financial and professional services, automotive, retail, real estate, education, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries up...
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Fagan McManus PC, Royal Oak
Ryan Olivia Rosenberg Kobernick joined the firm as an associate attorney and focuses her practice exclusively on plaintiff's employment law matters. Ms. Kobernick is a council member for the State Bar of Michigan’s Labor and Employment Law Section, and a member of the Michigan Association of Justice. Ms. Kobernick graduated from Wayne State University Law School, where she was a...
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Sommers Schwartz PC, Southfield
Tad T. Roumayah represents employees who face discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. Mr. Roumayah regularly litigates claims on behalf of his clients under federal and state employment laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, and the Michigan...
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Miller Johnson, Kalamazoo
Leigh M. Schultz is a principal and a member of the firm's Employment and Labor Group. She provides advice and counsel to employers every day about issues related to hiring; firing; discipline; harassment; discrimination; retaliation; accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Michigan Payment of Wages and...
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The Sharp Firm PLLC, Clinton Township
Heidi T. Sharp’s practice concentrates on representing individuals in employment law and civil rights violations. Her experience includes claims involving whistleblowing, wage and hour laws, FMLA violations, equal pay violations, sex, race, disability, accommodations, national origin, pregnancy, age discrimination and harassment, contract violations, severance negotiations, and the gamut of employment laws in state and federal court. Much of her work...
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Lewis & Munday PC, Detroit
Ronda Tate Truvillion is a shareholder and cochair of the Litigation Group at the firm, where she counsels management on labor and employment matters and practices commercial litigation along with insurance defense. She represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to local nonprofits, starting at the investigation phase though litigation and appeal, as well as during arbitration and administrative proceedings....
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Ogletree Deakins, Nashville, TN
Luther Wright, Jr. has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation, and complex litigation, including class-action and collective-action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment discrimination litigation, including litigation based on federal anti-discrimination statutes, state statutes and common law, violence in the workplace, Fair Labor Standards Act claims, and independent contractor...
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