Catherine Niedermaier

Richard E. Rassel, III focuses his practice primarily on the areas of business, real estate, and land use litigation as well as business and real estate transactions. Richard’s clients include public and private companies across a wide spectrum of industries such as real estate, engineering, telecom, manufacturing, automotive, insurance, health care , retail, technology, staffing, investment funds and trusts. In 2016, Richard assisted in closing three significant M&A deals and recov...

Christopher C. Hunter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Christopher C., who practices law in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Specializing in family law, my sole focus is to understand the complexities of your individual case and bring it to a quick, private and peaceful resolution. Family court judges are overloaded and often don’t have the time to take a deep dive into each family’s unique situation; this is often to the detriment of the family members, who suffer through courtroom conflicts that are dragged out — and which lead to steep bills. For that reason, I frequently work with our clients ...

Robert Lantzy is a graduate of the Central Michigan University and graduated cum laude from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University in 1997. Robert is an experienced trial attorney and concentrates his practice in many areas of civil litigation, including truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, motor vehicle accidents, dog attacks, lead paint exposure and child lead poisoning, mold exposure and cases involving other general environmental contamination. He is a member of the Ame...

Mr. Cole represents a broad array of corporate and individual clients, serving all facets of their diverse business and personal legal needs.He focuses his practice on the acquisition and development of real estate, leasing, like-kind exchanges, mortgage financing, entity formations, conversions and dissolutions, partnership, LLC and joint venture structuring, purchase and sale of businesses, buy/sell and business succession planning, sophisticated trusts and estate planning, and charitable g...

Mr. Zatz represents financial institutions and other clients in real estate and lending transactions.He has over 30 years of in-house and law firm experience providing lending and real estate related legal services. He is skilled in drafting, negotiation, risk identification, management, and process development and implementation. Before joining Bodman, Mr. Zatz served as a senior vice president and associate general counsel for Comerica Bank. At Comerica Bank, Mr. Zatz managed the legal depa...

Jared Trust is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Jared, who practices law in Troy, Michigan, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jared is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A $2 million offer became $102.6 million. That is what Michigan Auto Law won after the insurance company only offered $2 million to settle. It is not a one-time number. It is a pattern. $102.6 Million verdict. Insurance offer: $2 Million. $40 Million wrongful death verdict. Insurance offer: $0. $34.5 Million trucking crash settlement. Final offer (in trial): $14 Million. 15 separate trial verdicts of between $1 million and almost $15 million, on final offers of between $0 and $30,000. That is...

Jennifer Goulah represents financial institutions, corporations, and individual clients in connection with complex real estate purchases, sales, and leases, and in connection with negotiating and documenting real estate finance transactions. She has extensive experience examining and assessing legal documents pertaining to interests in commercial land and access to natural resources and in advising clients as to legal procedures required to convey and establish legal interests in real estate....

Jack A. Gibson, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Jack A., who practices law in Clinton Township, Michigan, has been recognized since 2003. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jack A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.