Find Lawyers in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Raymond J. Carey was a highly respected and skilled advisor, trial lawyer, negotiator, and retired partner in the Labor and Employment Practice of Foley & Lardner LLP. He has over 30 years of experience wisely counseling employer representatives within all industries concerning the diversity of human resource and labor relations issues that affect the workplace. During his more than 30 years of practice, Mr. Carey has successfully defended employers and their management representatives ag...

Margaret T. Debler is a firm shareholder, working out of the Farmington Hills office. She concentrates her practice in the areas of civil rights defense litigation, and the defense of state law claims against municipalities including police misconduct, defective sidewalks, roads, and public buildings, as well as suits filed alleging negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Margaret specializes in defending the actions taken by police officers and other law enforcement officials in pursuit of t...

Lawrence E. Gursten 's legal career as one of the top car accident lawyers in the country spans more than 40 years. He is founding partner of Michigan Auto Law and continues to passionately advocate for victims of car and truck accidents throughout Michigan. Larry has lectured extensively at legal seminars for nearly 40 years, helping Michigan lawyers on the subjects of traumatic brain injury, neck and back injury cases, the Michigan No-Fault law and strategies for litigating automobile accid...

As head of Michigan Auto Law, Steven M. Gursten focuses his practice on serious motor vehicle accident injury and wrongful death cases. Steve frequently lectures at legal seminars throughout the country on trial advocacy, trucking litigation, and traumatic brain injury cases. He is the annual moderator and speaker at the “Advanced Motor Vehicle Litigation Seminar,” offered through 360 Advocacy. He is the current President of the Distracted Driving Litigation Group and past-Preside...

Lisa J. Hamameh practices primarily municipal law, land use and zoning, Condominium and Homeowners’ Association law. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Wayne State University in 1995 and is a 2000 graduate of Wayne State University Law School. Lisa has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers for eleven consecutive years – in 2011 and 2012 she was recognized as a “Rising Star” and from 2013-2022 she was included as a “Super Lawyer...

Tom has been a trial attorney at Michigan Auto Law for 15 years, focusing his entire practice on serious truck and car accident cases. He handles all types of car accident cases, helping families who are dealing with traumatic brain injury recovery as well as wrongful death from a Michigan car or truck crash. Tom was recognized as an Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly and received the Pacesetter distinction by the Michigan Association for Justice for his work representing peopl...

Steven P. Joppich has devoted his legal career to representing the interests of governmental entities. Since 1994, he has assisted local governments throughout Michigan with a variety of legal issues both in and out of the courtroom. As a result, Steve has gained substantial experience in a diverse and broad cross section of municipal law, with the following being a sampling of his municipal law practice: General and special counsel to cities, townships, villages and counties Zoning, land use...

David A. Kotzian is the managing member of David A. Kotzian, PLLC in Farmington Hills, Michigan. For the past 24 years, his practice has been concentrated in employment rights litigation, counseling, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Kotzian is a 1984 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, and also earned his Ph.D. in Labor Economics from the University of Michigan. He is the Past Chair of the Oakland County Employment Law Committee, and a past Council Member of the State Bar of Mich...

Stephen G. Meads is a shareholder in the firm and has specialized in municipal law and prosecution for over 25 years. He spent the first five years of his legal career at the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. While there, he handled all aspects of state law prosecutions and attended and graduated from the intensive National College of District Attorneys Career Prosecutor Program. He ascended to the level of Senior Felony Trial Attorney before deciding to enter private practice in 1992. Sinc...

Sam Morgan advises and represents both individual employees and some employers in employment rights disputes, both in the private and public sector. His law practice includes the litigation of a wide variety of disputes ranging from non-payment of wages, sales commissions or overtime pay, breach of employment contract, illegal employment discrimination, sexual harassment, racial harassment, illegal retaliation, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA violations, non-compete and other restrictive cove...

Carol A. Rosati is a founding and managing shareholder of the firm, in charge of its day-to-day operations. She is considered one of the top attorneys in the State of Michigan in the area of zoning and land use defense for municipalities. Carol is admitted to all state and federal courts in the State of Michigan, as well as the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the primary defense counsel for the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority in this area ...

Elizabeth Kudla Saarela is a Shareholder with the firm specializing in municipal law. For the past 21 years she has focused her practice in providing legal services to local governmental agency clients. She is the Township Attorney for Hamburg Township and an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Novi and the Cities of Farmington and Farmington Hills. Ms. Saarela also advises several other Oakland County communities on specialized governmental public works issues including water, sewer, and...

Thomas R. Schultz is a shareholder in the firm and has concentrated his practice in municipal law for over 25 years. He is currently the City Attorney for the City of Novi, the City of Farmington, and the City of Sylvan Lake. He provides general counsel services to several other Oakland County communities including the City of Farmington Hills. Tom assists these communities and others with day-to-day legal work: reviewing and administering contracts, handling land use and development issues, ...

Kevin has been a Michigan car accident attorney for nearly 25 years. He specializes in litigation involving large commercial vehicles and semi-trucks, No-Fault matters, insurance coverage disputes, municipal vehicles and construction accidents. Kevin has argued complex legal issues before the Michigan Court of Appeals on several occasions and achieved victories for his clients every time. Kevin has obtained millions of dollars for clients injured in a car accident and is a tenacious fighter b...

Carlito H. Young is a Shareholder practicing in the Municipal and Employment Practice Groups of the firm. He specializes in representing government clients in employment cases, constitutional issues, police matters, insurance coverage, and wrongful death cases. Carlito is also general or assistant general counsel for several local governments and entities serving governmental interests. Carlito has also conducted several pre-lawsuit investigations on behalf of the firm's public and private cl...

Jordan is a tenacious advocate for his clients, fighting passionately to provide each one with the benefits they deserve. As a litigation attorney, he is dedicated to representing those who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents. Jordan helps his clients understand their insurance claims and makes sure important legal rights and auto No-Fault benefits are protected. Jordan has extensive experience representing hundreds of auto accident victims for first-party and third-party c...

As a Michigan truck accident attorney , Jordan is dedicated to helping victims of serious truck accidents throughout the state. He prides himself on helping people after their lives have been shattered by unsafe truck companies and helping clients understand what to do after a car accident . Jordan has a strong belief that the only way to make dangerous truck and bus companies safer is to hold them accountable for every injury and safety violation they’ve caused. Jordan also handles aut...