Yasmin V. Whitmer

Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Rettig worked in the automotive industry and held various product engineering and sales positions. He joined an intellectual property law firm in 1988, and concentrated his practice on obtaining and enforcing patents, trademarks and copyrights for clients in various fields, with a particular emphasis in the automotive industry. After practicing for 11 years, he joined a Tier I automotive supplier as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secreta...

For over 25 years, Mr. Nixon has represented clients in successfully resolving a wide range of lawsuits, appeals and other disputes. Mr. Nixon is known for his technical excellence, analysis, and litigation strategy. Prominent companies and individuals have relied on Mr. Nixon’s precision and intellect to bring critical litigation and appeals to successful conclusion Mr. Nixon’s experience includes controversies involving construction, deed restrictions and other real estate matte...

Brian Jenney helps families and individuals with elder law and special needs issues as well as estate planning and administration. For those planning ahead, Mr. Jenney prepares wills, trusts and powers of attorney to ensure proper future handling of medical decisions, finances and the distribution of assets. For family members with more immediate elder care issues, Mr. Jenney can assist with guardianships and conservatorships of ailing family members. In addition, Mr. Jenney helps families wo...

Hope Shovein is a skilled trademark attorney who works hard to ensure her clients receive the best guidance on intellectual property matters. Hope Shovein focuses her practice on the procurement and enforcement of trademark rights. Hope`s work encompasses trademark clearance searches and opinions, prosecuting trademark applications, managing domestic and international trademark portfolios, drafting and negotiating agreements, preparing and responding to cease and desist letters, and represent...

Alexandra LaCombe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Alexandra, 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 Alexandra is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elise Levasseur focuses her practice on Immigration and has extensive experience with related issues including, e.g., Visa processing at U.S. Consulates, nonimmigrant visas for business professionals, permanent employment-based immigrant visas for multinational executives and managers, visas for physicians and medical professionals, employment verification and employer sanctions, applications for citizenship, intracompany transferees, investors, aliens of extraordinary ability, trainees, and ...

James McCullen is a partner at ABC Law Centers (Reiter & Walsh, P.C.) , bringing nearly two decades of birth injury experience to the firm. He joined ABC Law Centers in 2020 after a career spanning both defense and plaintiff-side birth trauma litigation. Jim began his career defending hospitals on a birth trauma team at a large firm, handling complex HIE and obstetrical malpractice cases. He later worked alongside founder Jesse Reiter at Gregory & Reiter, P.C., before opening his own ...

Mark Jotanovic, a registered patent attorney, practices out of the firm’s Troy office. He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution involving electrical, electro-mechanical, and software matters. He has worked in a wide range of electrical and computer technologies, including artificial intelligence (focusing on image recognition, machine learning, and neural networks), autonomous vehicles, cloud computing, smart home environments, and product desig...

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...

Jerome P. Pesick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law and Real Estate Law. Jerome P., who practices law in Birmingham, Michigan, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jerome P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.