Joseph A. Golden

Mara Letica Saad joined Bodman following a distinguished career as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Letica Corporation, a global leader in the packaging industry. At Letica Corporation, Saad was responsible for all legal matters as well as corporate administration, finance, human resources, IT, and governmental affairs for a complex manufacturing business with facilities in 13 U.S. states. Before joining Letica Corporation she practiced commercial and insurance defe...

Ms. Zelenock represents national and regional lenders, mortgage bankers and loan servicers, with emphasis on capital markets, conduit and bank financing, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily and manufactured housing lending. Ms. Zelenock has served as closing or supervising counsel for several billion dollars in commercial mortgage loans destined for securitization, including a variety of loan sizes and property types (multifamily, office, manufactured housing communities, nursing...

James P. Cunningham maintains one of the most highly regarded family law and divorce litigation practices in the state. In his over 30 years in practice, he has represented numerous men and women well-known in the Detroit metropolitan community. His career includes ten published appellate cases concerning important family law issues, three of these before the Michigan Supreme Court. A prolific author, Jay has published over twenty articles on family law topics. He lectures extensively through...

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

Mr. Young has more than 50 years’ experience in private practice in all aspects of intellectual property law. He has authored more than 2,500 patents and has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts – including numerous trials – in Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, California, Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, New York, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, as well as appellate courts such as the Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 9th Circuit, 11th Circ...

Joan Skrzyniarz, a member in Dickinson Wright’s Nashville and Troy offices, focuses her practice on Trusts, estate planning, and probate law. She has served as counsel to personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate, trust administration, and litigation and has advised individuals and families about guardianship and conservatorship matters.

Ronald S. Nixon is a commercial litigation attorney with more than 25 years of experience representing businesses and individuals in complex disputes. Based in Troy, Michigan, Mr. Nixon practices with Kemp Klein , where he assists clients with litigation, appeals, and dispute resolution in state and federal courts. His work focuses on developing practical litigation strategies and carefully analyzing legal and factual issues to help clients address challenging conflicts. Mr. Nixon’s pra...

Eric is a partner and leads the firm's Tax Planning, Compliance and Litigation Practice Team. He has extensive experience in tax law with a focus on all aspects of related civil and criminal law, as well as complex financial investigative and litigation matters. Through a collaborative and proactive process he has achieved exceptional results, including multiple discontinued or "dropped" investigations, litigation victories and, where appropriate, effective sentencing advocacy resulting in mu...

Gregory J. Gamalski is a member of Bodman’s Real Estate Practice Group. He counsels individuals and public and private businesses on real estate matters involving zoning, land use, acquisition, disposition, development, financing, and property tax issues. He also represents corporate clients in a variety of general business transactions. Mr. Gamalski has extensive experience in the real estate industry. Before joining Bodman he practiced with another Detroit-area business law firm where...

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...