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Council Information

Officers

    Chair: Diane L. Akers
    Bodman LLP
    1901 Saint Antoine St Fl 6,
    Ford Field
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 393-7516
    Fax (313) 393-7579
    e-mail dakers@bodmanllp.com

    Secretary: Robert T. Wilson
    Butzel Long, PC
    Stoneridge West
    41000 Woodward Ave.
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    Phone (248) 258-7851
    Fax (248) 258-1439
    e-mail wilsonr@butzel.com

    Vice Chair: Tania E. Fuller
    Fuller Law & Counseling PC
    700 W Randall St Ste B
    Coopersville, MI  49404
    Phone (616) 837-0022
    Fax (616) 588-6373
    e-mail fullerd@fullerlaw.biz


    Treasurer: Edwin J. Lukas

    Bodman LLP
    1901 Saint Antoine St Fl 6, Ford Field
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 393-7516
    Fax (313) 393-7579
    e-mail elukas@bodmanllp.com

Council Members

    Term Expires 2009
    Judy B. Calton
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    660 Woodward Ave Ste 2290
    Detroit, MI  48226
    Phone (313) 465-7344
    Fax (313) 465-7345
    e-mail jcalton@honigman.com


    Term Expires 2010
    Marguerite M. Donahue

    Seyburn, Kahn, Ginn, Bess & Serlin, P.C.
    2000 Town Center, Suite 1500
    Southfield, MI  48075
    Phone (248) 353-7620
    Fax (248) 353-3727
    e-mail mdonahue@seyburn.com

    Term Expires 2008
    Christopher C. Maeso
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    38525 Woodward Avenue, Suite 200
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    Phone (248) 433-7501
    Fax (248) 433-7274
    e-mail cmaeso@dickinsonwright.com

    Term Expires 2011
    Judith Greenstone Miller

    Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
    27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
    Southfield, Michigan 48034-8214
    Phone (248) 727-1429
    Fax (248) 351-3082
    e-mail jmiller@jaffelaw.com

    Term Expires 2008
    Cynthia L. Umphrey
    Kemp Klein Law Firm
    201 W Big Beaver Rd Ste 600
    Troy, MI 48084
    Phone (248) 619-2591
    Fax (248) 528-5129
    e-mail cynthia.umphrey@kkue.com

    Term Expires 2009
    Stephen C. Waterbury

    Warner, Norcross & Judd, LLP
    111 Lyon Street N.W., Suite 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2413
    Phone (616) 752-2137
    Fax (616) 222-2137
    e-mail swaterbury@wnj.com

     

    Term Expires 2010
    Matthew A. Case

    Assistant General Counsel
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
    600 Lafayette East, MC 1924
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 225-9524
    Fax (313) 225-6702
    e-mail mcase@bcbsm.com

    Term Expires 2010
    David C.C. Eberhard

    Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
    12900 Hall Road, Ste 435
    Sterling Heights, MI 48313
    Phone (248) 784-5187
    Fax (248) 603-9787
    e-mail deberhard@wnj.com

    Term Expires 2009
    D. Richard McDonald

    Dykema Gossett, PLLC
    400 Renaissance Center
    Detroit, MI 48243-1501
    Phone (248) 203-0859
    Fax (248) 203-0763
    e-mail drmcdonald@dykema.com

    Term Expires 2011
    Douglas L. Toering

    Grassi & Toering, PLC
    888 West Big Beaver Suite 750
    Troy, MI 48084
    Phone: (248)269-2020
    Fax: (248)269-2025
    e-mail dltoering@aol.com

    Term Expires 2010
    Jeffrey J. VanWinkle

    Clark Hill PLC
    200 Ottawa St. N.W.
    Suite 500
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 608-1113
    Fax (616) 608-1199
    e-mail jvanwinkle@clarkhill.com

Immediate Past Chair

Immediate Past Chair
Michael S. Khoury

Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214
Phone (248) 351.3000
Fax (248) 351.3082
e-mail mkhoury@jaffelaw.com

Commissioner Liaison

Francine Cullari
8341 Office Park Dr Ste C
Grand Blanc, MI  48439
Phone (810) 695-7400
Fax (810) 695-7499
e-mail: cullarilaw@sbcglobal.net

State Bar Liaison

Candace Crowley, Lansing

Section Administrator

Committee Chairpersons

    Commercial Litigation:
    Daniel N. Sharkey
    Butzel Long
    Stoneridge West
    41000 Woodward Avenue
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    Phone (248) 258-2908
    Fax (248) 258-1439
    e-mail sharkey@butzel.com

    Corporate Laws:
    Justin G. Klimko
    Butzel Long
    150 W. Jefferson, Suite 900
    Detroit, MI 48226-4430
    Phone (313) 225-7037
    Fax (313) 225-7080
    e-mail klimkojg@butzel.com

    Cyril Moscow
    Honigman Miller Schwartz
    & Cohn LLP
    2290 First National Building
    660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 465-7486
    Fax (313) 465-7487
    e-mail czm@honigman.com

    Debtor/Creditor Rights:
    Judy B. Calton
    Honigman Miller Schwartz
    & Cohn LLP
    2290 First National Building
    660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 465-7344
    Fax (313) 465-7345
    e-mail jbc@honigman.com

    Judith Greenstone Miller
    Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
    27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
    Southfield, MI 48034-8214
    Phone (248) 727-1429
    Fax (248) 351-3082
    e-mail jmiller@jaffelaw.com

    Financial Institutions:
    James H. Breay
    Warner, Norcross & Judd, L.L.P.
    111 Lyon Street N.W., Suite 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2489
    Phone (616) 752-2114
    Fax (616) 752-2500
    e-mail jbreay@wnj.com

    In-House Counsel:
    Matthew A. Case
    Assistant General Counsel
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
    600 Lafayette East, MC 1924
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 225-9524
    Fax (313) 225-6702
    e-mail mcase@bcbsm.com

    Law Schools:
    Edwin J. Lukas
    1901 Saint Antoine St Fl 6
    Ford Field
    Detroit, MI  48226
    Phone: (313) 393-7523
    Fax: (313) 393-7579
    e-Mail: elukas@bodmanllp.com

    Nonprofit Corporations:
    Jane Forbes
    Dykema Gossett, P.L.L.C.
    400 Renaissance Center
    Detroit, MI 48243-1668
    Phone (313) 568-6792
    Fax (313) 568-6832
    e-mail jforbes@dykema.com

    Agnes D. Hagerty
    Trinity Health
    27870 Cabot Drive
    Novi, MI 48377
    Phone (248) 489-6764
    Fax (248) 489-6775
    e-mail hagertya@trinity-health.org

    Regulation of Securities:
    Jerome M. Schwartz
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-5403
    Phone (313) 223-3500
    Fax (313) 223-3598
    e-mail jschwarz@dickinsonwright.com

    Uniform Commercial Code:
    Patrick E. Mears
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    300 Ottawa Avenue N.W.
    Suite 500
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 742-3930
    Fax (616) 742-3999
    e-mail patrick.mears@btlaw.com

    Unincorporated Enterprises:
    Daniel H. Minkus
    Clark Hill P.L.C.
    255 S. Woodward Avenue, 3rd Floor
    Birmingham, MI 48009-6185
    Phone (248) 642-9692
    Fax (248) 642-2174
    e-mail dminkus@clarkhill.com

Directorships

    Legislative Review:
    Eric I. Lark
    Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
    500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone (313) 961-0200
    Fax (313) 961-0388
    e-mail eil@krwlaw.com

    Nominating:
    G. Ann Baker
    Bureau of Commercial Services
    P.O. Box 30054
    Lansing, MI 48909-7554
    Phone (517) 241-3838
    Fax (517) 241-6445
    e-mail bakera4@michigan.gov

    Programs:
    Tania E. Fuller
    Fuller Law & Counseling PC
    700 W Randall St Ste B
    Coopersville, MI  49404
    Phone (616) 837-0022
    Fax (616) 588-6373
    e-mail fullerd@fullerlaw.biz

    Eric I. Lark
    Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
    500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone (313) 961-0200
    Fax (313) 961-0388
    e-mail eil@krwlaw.com

    Christopher C. Maeso
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    38525 Woodward Avenue, Suite 200
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    Phone (248) 433-7501
    Fax (248) 433-7274
    e-mail cmaeso@dickinsonwright.com

    Daniel H. Minkus
    Clark Hill P.L.C.
    255 S. Woodward Avenue, 3rd Floor
    Birmingham, MI 48009-6185
    Phone (248) 642-9692
    Fax (248) 642-2174
    e-mail dminkus@clarkhill.com

    Mark W. Peters
    Bodman LLP
    201 West Big Beaver Road Suite 500
    Troy, MI 48084
    Phone 248-743-6043
    Fax 248-743-6002
    e-mail mpeters@bodmanllp.com

    Small Business Forum:
    Cynthia L. Umphrey
    Kemp Klein Law Firm
    201 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 600
    Troy, MI 48084
    Phone (248) 528-1111
    Fax (248) 528-5129
    e-mail cynthia.umphrey@kkue.com

    Publications:
    D. Richard McDonald
    Dykema
    39577 Woodward Avenue
    Suite 300
    Bloomfield Hills, 48304-2820
    Phone: (248) 203-0859
    Fax: (248) 203-0763
    drmcdonald@dykema.com

    Section Development:
    Timothy R. Damschroder
    Bodman LLP
    Suite 400
    401 East Liberty
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    Phone (734) 930-0230
    Fax (734) 930-2494
    e-mail tdamschroder@bodmanllp.com

    H. Roger Mali
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226-3506
    Phone (313) 465-7536
    Fax (313) 465-7537
    e-mail rmali@honigman.com

    Technology:
    Michael S. Khoury
    Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
    27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
    Southfield, MI  48034-8214
    248.351.3000 (Phone)
    248.351.3082 (fax)
    e-mail mkhoury@jaffelaw.com

Liaisons

ICLE Liaison

Marguerite Donahue
Seyburn Kahn Ginn Bess & Serlin, PC
2000 Town Center
Suite
1500
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone (248) 351-3567
Fax (248) 353-3727

e-mail mdonahue@seyburn.com

Probate Section Liaison

John R. Dresser
Dresser, Dresser, Haas & Caywood, P.C.
112 S Monroe Street
Sturgis, MI 49091-1729
Phone (269) 651-3281
Fax (269) 651-3261
e-mail jdresser@dresserlaw.com

Ex-Officios (Former Chairs)

    Jeffrey S. Ammon
    Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC
    250 Monroe Avenue N.W., Suite 800
    P.O. Box 306
    Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0306
    Phone (616) 831-1703
    Fax (616) 988-1703
    e-mail ammonj@millerjohnson.com
    G. Ann Baker
    Bureau of Commercial Services
    P.O. Box 30054
    Lansing, MI 48909-7554
    Phone (517) 241-3838
    Fax (517) 241-6445
    e-mail bakera4@michigan.gov

    Harvey W. Berman
    Bodman LLP
    110 Miller Avenue, Suite 300
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1387
    Phone (734) 930-2493
    Fax (734) 930-2494
    e-mail hberman@bodmanllp.com

    Bruce D. Birgbauer
    Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
    150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 496-7577
    Fax (313) 496-8451
    e-mail birgbauer@millercanfield.com

    Irving I. Boigon
    15211 Dartmouth Street
    Oak Park, MI 48237
    Phone 248-967-3240
    e-mail irvingboigon@msn.com

    Conrad A. Bradshaw
    Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
    111 Lyon Street N.W., Suite 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 752-2344
    Fax (616) 222-2344
    e-mail cbradshaw@wnj.com

    James C. Bruno
    Butzel Long, PC
    150 W. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 900
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 225-7024
    Fax (313) 225-7080
    e-mail bruno@butzel.com

    James R. Cambridge
    Kerr, Russell & Weber, PLC
    500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 961-0200
    Fax (313) 961-0388
    e-mail jc@krwplc.com

    Thomas D. Carney
    Borders Group, Inc.
    100 Phoenix Drive
    Ann Arbor, MI 48108
    Phone (734) 477-1977
    Fax (734) 477-1370
    e-mail tcarney@bordersgroupinc.com
    Timothy R. Damschroder
    Bodman LLP
    201 South Division St, Suite 400
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    Phone (734) 930-0230
    Fax (734) 930-2494
    e-mail tdamschroder@bodmanllp.com

    Alex J. DeYonker
    Spartan Stores, Inc.
    850 - 76th Street
    P.O. Box 8700-GR761225
    Grand Rapids, MI 49518
    Phone: (616) 878-2180
    Fax: (616) 878-8287
    e-mail alex_deyonker@spartanstores.com

    Lee B. Durham, Jr.
    1021 Dawson Court
    Greensboro, GA 30642

    David Foltyn
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226-3506
    Phone (313) 465-7380
    Fax (313) 465-7381
    e-mail dzf@honigman.com

    Richard B. Foster, Jr.
    4990 Country Drive
    Okemos, MI 48864
    Phone (517) 349-1574

    Connie R. Gale
    P.O. Box 327
    Addison, MI 49220
    Paul K. Gaston
    2701 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Apt. 102
    Naples, FL 34103
    Phone (941) 262-7659
    Fax (941) 649-8212
    e-mail gastonpk@wnj.com

    Verne C. Hampton, II
    Dickinson Wright, PLLC
    500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-5403
    Phone (313) 223-3500
    Fax (313) 223-3598
    e-mail vhampton@dickinson-wright.com
    Mark R. High
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-5403
    Phone (313) 223-3500
    Fax (313) 223-3598
    e-mail mhigh@dickinsonwright.com

    Michael S. Khoury

    Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
    27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
    Southfield, MI 48034-8214
    Phone (248) 351.3000
    Fax (248) 351.3082
    e-mail mkhoury@jaffelaw.com

    Justin G. Klimko
    Butzel Long
    150 W. Jefferson, Suite 900
    Detroit, MI 48226-4430
    Phone (313) 225-7037
    Fax (313) 225-7080
    e-mail klimkojg@butzel.com


    Eric I. Lark
    Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
    500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone (313) 961-0200
    Fax (313) 961-0388
    e-mail eil@krwlaw.com


    Tracy T. Larsen
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    300 Ottawa Avenue N.W.
    Suite 500
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 742-3930
    Fax (616) 742-3999
    e-mail tracy.larsen@btlaw.com


    Hugh H. Makens
    Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
    111 Lyon Street N.W.
    Suite 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 752-2117
    Fax (616) 222-2117
    e-mail hmakens@wnj.com


    Charles E. McCallum
    Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
    111 Lyon Street N.W., Suite 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
    Phone (616) 752-2104
    Fax (616) 222-2104
    e-mail cmccallum@wnj.com


    Daniel H. Minkus
    Clark Hill PLC
    255 South Old Woodward Avenue, 3rd Floor
    Birmingham, MI 48009
    Phone (248) 988-5849
    Fax (248) 642-2174
    e-mail dminkus@clarkhill.com


    Aleksandra A. Miziolek
    Dykema Gossett PLLC
    400 Renaissance Center
    Detroit, MI 48243
    Phone (313) 568-6762
    Fax (313) 568-6915
    e-mail amiziolek@dykema.com


    Cyril Moscow
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    2290 First National Building
    660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 465-7486
    Fax (313) 465-7487
    e-mail czm@honigman.com


    Martin C. Oetting
    Clark Hill PLC
    500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone (313) 965-8810
    Fax (313) 965-8252
    e-mail moetting@clarkhill.com


    Ronald R. Pentecost
    Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, PC
    124 W. Allegan Street, 1000
    Michigan National Tower
    Lansing, MI 48933
    Phone (517) 377-0859
    Fax (517) 482-0887


    Donald F. Ryman
    313 W. Front Street
    Buchanan, MI 49107
    Phone (616) 695-6552
    Fax (616) 695-2776
    e-mail dryman@qtm.net


    Robert E. W. Schnoor
    6062 Parview Drive S.E.
    Grand Rapids, MI 49546
    Phone (616) 866-4488
    Fax (616) 866-2901


    Laurence S. Schultz
    Driggers Schultz & Herbst
    2600 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 550
    Troy, MI 48084
    Phone (248) 649-6000
    Fax (248) 649-6442


    Lawrence K. Snider
    Mayer, Brown & Platt
    190 S. LaSalle Street
    Chicago, IL 60603
    Phone (312) 782-0600 ext. 7858
    Fax (312) 701-7711
    e-mail lsnider@mayerbrown.com

     


    John R. Trentacosta
    Foley & Lardner
    One Detroit Center
    500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2700
    Detroit, MI 48226-3489
    Phone (313) 963-9548
    Fax (313) 963-9308
    e-mail jtrentacosta@foleylaw.com