Robert H. Schwartz

Education: J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Michigan State University College of LawB.A., Economics, Michigan State University Experience: Miller Canfield, Senior Principal/Information Technology & Cyberlaw Section Chair, 1986-2013University of Phoenix, Advanced Certified Faculty Member, 2001-presentLaw Clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert E. DeMascio, 1984-1986 Professional Activities:American Bar Association, 1986-presentState Bar of Michigan, 1984-preentArmenian Bar Association, Board of Governor...

Daniel P. Aleksynas represents clients in patent law matters involving chemical, electrical, medical device, and mechanical technologies. Based in Troy, Michigan, he works with startups, established businesses, and innovators on intellectual property strategy, patent prosecution, and related litigation support. His practice includes Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, and Patent Law at Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane PC . Mr. Aleksynas is responsible for drafting and...

Erin Pawlowski focuses her practice on complex corporate transactions. She has a diverse M&A practice and serves as outside general counsel for businesses in a variety of industries and stages of growth. Erin represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, venture capital funds, strategic buyers and sellers, and other privately held businesses. As a part of her M&A practice, Erin advises both buyers and sellers in complex domestic and cross-border transactions of all types an...

C. Kim Shierk possesses more than thirty years of experience and maintains one of the most highly regarded real estate law practices in Michigan. Ms. Shierk’s practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate development, with an emphasis on condominium law and a wide range of community property development. She also has extensive experience in telecommunications law. Ms. Shierk is a frequent lecturer on a variety of real estate-related topics for the Institute of Continuing Le...

Daniel L. Buckfire earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Michigan Business School in 1989.Mr. Buckfire was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He graduated cum laude from the prestigious University of Michigan Law School in 1991 and has been engaged in the private practice of law since his successful completion of the bar exam. Daniel L. Buckfire specializes in Michigan car accident cases, no-fault insurance claims, dram shop liability, and...

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...

Jesse Reiter is the founder, owner, and managing partner of ABC Law Centers (Reiter & Walsh, P.C.) . Practicing law since 1987, he is widely recognized as a national leader in birth trauma litigation and has secured multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for children with injuries such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and cerebral palsy. After beginning his career at a large Detroit law firm, Jesse founded ABC Law Centers in 1997 to focus exclusively on birth injury cases. ...

James B. Cunningham is a resident in our Nashville, Tennessee and Troy, Michigan offices and focuses his national practice in four primary areas: 1. Commercial real estate acquisition, divestiture and development matters, 2. Real estate finance and capital markets transactions, 3. Commercial loan workouts, resolutions and enforcement actions, specifically in the CMBS industry and 4. Corporate matters, with an emphasis on corporate mergers and acquisitions. James' commercial real estate practi...

Joshua R. Terebelo is a trial lawyer in Michigan Auto Law’s litigation division. He specializes in No-Fault auto insurance lawsuits, fighting to ensure that auto accident victims receive the medical treatment and wage loss reimbursements they are legally entitled to. Recent multi-million-dollar victories for Josh’s clients include a $7 million wrongful death settlement in a fatal motorcycle-truck accident, a $2 million truck accident settlement, and $1.8 million car accident settl...

Bill Rosin, a Member of Dickinson Wright, practices out of the firm’s Troy office. Mr. Rosin is a trusted advisor to multi-national, national and local businesses, with an extensive and robust corporate practice, focused principally on mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs, international transactions, joint ventures, buy-sell agreements, supply and service contracts and general corporate law. Mr. Rosin’s client experience and expertise spans many industries including autom...