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Melissa A. Alcantara Associate Experience in complex federal and state court litigation, from discovery, motion practice and other pre- and post- trial work, to arbitration, trial and appellate motion practice and...	John E. Anderson, Sr. Member John Anderson is a Member of Dickinson Wright's Insurance Practice Group.
Antitrust & Trade Regulation Group Dickinson Wright’s cross-disciplinary team has decades of experience representing national and international clients in antitrust, franchise, dealer/distribution and “white-...	John S. Artz Member PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Representing patent holder in infringement action relating to fiber optic lasers with damage claim in excess of tens of millions of dollars; discovery completed and...
Michael N. Atlas Associate Michael Atlas is an associate in our Corporate Finance Group.

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Brian R. Balow Member Brian Balow is a member of Dickinson Wright's IP, Business Technology, Telecommunications, and Energy Practice.	Sarah M. Barrios Associate PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT State Bar of Arizona Los Abogados, Hispanic Section of the Maricopa County Bar Maricopa County Bar, Family Law Section Young Lawyers Division of the Bar...
Karolyn Bignotti Associate Karolyn Bignotti counsels school districts and public school academies on state and federal regulatory compliance, bidding procedures, constitutional issues, student discipline, real estate...	James M. Burns Member Jim Burns is Co-Leader of the firm's Antitrust Practice Group. Mr. Burns has focused his practice on antitrust law for over 25 years. During that time, he has litigated antitrust and...
Rodney D. Butler Associate Rodney Butler is an Associate with Dickinson Wright's Gaming Law Department.

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Lisa S. Corne

Partner

Lisa Corne is a Commercial insolvency lawyer, with extensive experience litigating complex, sophisticated matters and particular expertise in restructuring and insolvency law, including...

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Keith C. Dennen

Member

Keith C. Dennen concentrates his practice in the areas of health care law, intellectual property law, estate and probate, employment law, corporate and transactional law and litigation.

Terence M. Donnelly

Member

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Counsel to City of Detroit Downtown Development in connection with the development of Comerica Park and Ford Field. Bond counsel to Michigan State Housing Development...

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M. Reid Estes, Jr.

Member and Practice Department Manager

Successfully represented a Fortune 500 company in federal court by developing an innovative defense strategy which effectively decertified an FLSA class/collective action and prevented...

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Gaming Department The gaming industry faces a myriad of complex issues. Therefore, casinos, casino developers and others involved in the gaming industry require a legal team with the knowledge and experience...	Autumn L. Gentry Member Autumn Gentry is a member of our Litigation department.
Steven A. Gibson Member Steven Gibson is a member of Dickinson Wright's Intellectual Property Practice Group.	Daniel F. Gosch Member and Practice Department Manager Counsel for Fifth Third Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in loan restructurings, banking and bankruptcy related matters throughout Michigan. Counsel to numerous secured...
Deborah L. Grace Member Deborah Grace is a member in our Labor & Employment Benefits Group.	Henry M. Grix Member Henry Grix is a member of our Estate Planning Department.

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Kelley M. Haladyna

Member

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Member of trial team for Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership in Federal class actions alleging claims of property damage and in multiple state court actions alleging...

David J. Houston

Member

Handled employment aspects of mergers from $1.5 million to $2.3 billion. Won elections or obtained election petition withdrawals in the automotive (Tier I and Tier II), forging, telephone,...

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Eric Kay

Partner

Practices commercial litigation with emphasis on the areas of banking, business disputes, construction law, creditors’ and debtors’ rights and remedies, insolvency and mortgage...

Peter J. Kulick

Member

Peter J. Kulick is a member of our Tax Practice Group.

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John K. Lawrence Member John Lawrence works with Financial Institutions including: International and domestic financial services Government regulation of financial institutions Mergers and acquisitions...	Judith Fertel Layne Member PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Advising high net worth individuals with regards to estate planning and estate tax avoidance. Advising individuals about tax savings strategies and probate avoidance....
Ralph Levy, Jr. Of Counsel PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Assisted owners of dialysis clinics in dispositions to national dialysis providers (straight sales and joint venture dispositions). Negotiated medical director service...	Leslee M. Lewis Member and Practice Department Manager Member and Practice Department Manager: Real Estate, Environmental and Energy & Sustainability
Michael D. Lipton, Q.C. Partner Michael Lipton is a partner in our Gaming Regulation Practice Group.

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Christina K. McDonald Associate PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Assisted Fortune 150 company obtain zoning approvals, tax incentives, and ordinance compliance for development of new world headquarters. Assisted major manufacturing...	Nicole M. Meyer Member PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Expertise in trademark, trade dress, unfair competition and copyright litigation. Expertise in domestic and foreign trademark counseling prosecution, and portfolio...
Christopher A. Mitchell Member Mr. Mitchell focuses his practice on intellectual property procurement, licensing and enforcement in the areas of consumer products, automotive products, life sciences and medical devices....	Cynthia A. Moore Member and Practice Department Manager: Employee Benefits, Esta Cynthia A. Moore is a Member and Practice Department Manager: Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Gaming, Health Care, Immigration, and Tax

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Peter C. Pang Of Counsel Mr. Pang specializes in helping multi-national companies in establishing a foothold and making an investment in China. He has substantial corporate and transactional experience, including M...	Steven M. Parks, Ph.D. Of Counsel Dr. Steven Parks is patent attorney located in Dickinson Wright’s Lansing office. His practice focuses on various, aspects of patent preparation, prosecution, and counseling,...
James B. Perry Member James Perry is a member of our Labor & Employment Practice.	Randolph F. Pistor Associate Randolph F. Pistor is an associate in our Corporate Law Group.
David P. Preger Partner David's primary focus is acting in complex Court-supervised real estate workouts, primarily for Court-appointed receivers and senior mortgage-lenders.	Mary Neil Price Member Mary Neil Price serves as counsel for mergers and acquisitions of publicly-traded banks and bank holding companies.

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H. Jonathan Redway

Member

Jon Redway is co-chair of Dickinson Wright’s 40+ lawyer Intellectual Property Litigation group and a member of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Redway focuses on patent,...

Kimberly J. Ruppel

Member and Practice Department Manager

Co-lead discovery counsel for Ford Motor Company in a multi-billion dollar ERISA stock drop putative class action brought by 401k plan participants. Lead counsel for IndyMac Bank in...

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W. Stuart Scott Member W. Stuart Scott is a member of Dickinson Wright's Gaming Law Department.	Ryan M. Shannon Associate REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS City of Lansing City of Grosse Pointe Farms Michigan's Largest Health Care Company and Insurance Subsidiaries MSU Foundation PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT Member, Society...
Andrew J. Skinner Partner PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS High profile matters with Government clients Major development projects in Toronto Strategic Counsel re Gomery Commission Representing Ontario Jr....	M. Kimberly Stagg Of Counsel Counsel to numerous manufacturing companies in addressing and finding practical solutions to legal and business issues, from corporate, commercial, real property, troubled customer and...
Robert W. Stocker II Member & Gaming Practice Leader Robert W. Stocker, II is the Gaming Practice Group Leader.	Kathleen A. Strachan Associate Substantial experience with drafting Wills and Powers. Extensive experience in the drafting of inter vivos and testamentary trust instruments. Counseled numerous clients on the...
Larry J. Stringer Member and Practice Department Manager All aspects of the international movement of personnel, including inbound and outbound work-authorized visas in nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent or green card) status....	Patrick Sullivan Associate Advises clients on matters involving Indian gaming, tribal jurisdiction, and Indian sovereign immunity. Law school internships at Department of the Interior Indian Trust Litigation Office...

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Jack I. Tadman

Associate

Jack Tadman is an Associate in Dickinson Wright's Gaming Law Department.

Kelly M. Telfeyan

Associate

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Served as lead counsel in multiple bench trials with successful results. Drafted Motion for Summary Judgment for trucking client in a wrongful death case filed in the...

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Kevin J. Weber Partner Kevin Weber is a partner in our Gaming Regulations Practice Group.	Michael A. Weinczok Partner Mike is a Partner in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency and Banking Groups. His practice focuses on all aspects of business restructuring, distress investing and commercial lending, with a...
Adam M. Wenner Associate Adam Wenner is an Associate in Dickinson Wright's Labor and Employment Litigation Group.	Dennis J. Whittlesey Member PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Expertise in development of economic projects, including casinos, for Indian tribes in America and Canada Served as legal counsel to both unrecognized and federally...
Richard A. Wilhelm Member Richard Wilhelm is a Member with Dickinson Wright.	Rosanna J. Willis Of Counsel Rose Willis advises clients on their compliance with the Federal Stark Law, Federal Anti Kickback Statute, and other healthcare fraud and abuse laws. She assists healthcare clients...
Kathryn S. Wood Member PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS Employment Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation/Whistleblower Claims: -Represented Clients in single and multi-plaintiff actions alleging violations of federal...	Bradley J. Wyatt Member Brad Wyatt is a member in the firm's Corporate practice group. Mr. Wyatt regularly advises companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance matters and general...

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