Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• Contracts
• Government Contracts
• Litigation & Appeals
• Municipal Corporations
• Municipal Employment -- Employee
• Municipal Employment -- Employer
• Municipal Liability
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1973
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1972
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  
  
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1968
  Bachelor of Arts
  
  

Representative Cases

• Abramczyk v City of Southgate, 467 Mich 960 ( )
• Madriga v City of Allen Park, Case No. 01-73911 (District Court of Michigan Southern )

Representative Clients

• City of Romulus, City Attorney, 1984
• Downriver Community Conference, Special Consul
• Micro-Aid Computer Systems, Inc.

References

• Record Copy Services
• Renaissance Court Reporters Inc.
• National Bank Of Detroit

Honors and Awards

• Scholastic Achievement Awards Each Year of Law School
• Martindale-Hubbell rated A.V.
• National Registry of Who's Who, 2001
• Listed in Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 10th Edition
• Member 1 Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Verdicts of $1 million or more)
• 1999 Abramczyk v. City of Southgate et. al $33 million verdict record for year, 1999
• 2004 Madrigal v. City of Allen Park, et. al, $4,140,000, 2004
• Recognition of Scholastic merit Recipient
• Wayne State University (Gold Key Award), 1968 - 1972
• Individual Scholastic Book Awards
• Selected one of Super Lawyers in State of Michigan, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Michigan State Bar
  Grievance Panel Member
  
  
• Mediation Tribunal Association
  
  
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member
  
  
• Detroit Bar Association
  
  
• American Bar Association
  
  
• Oakland County Bar Association
  
  
• American Trial Lawyers
  
  
• Michigan Trial Lawyers
  
  
• Irish-American Lawyers
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Berry, Francis, Seifman, Salamey & Harris, PLC, Member and Managing Member in the practice of law for ten attorneys, 1972 - 1998
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Senior Claim Representative, 1970 - 1972
• Traveler's Insurance, Claim Representative, Personal Injury, 1968 - 1970

Birth Information

• October 14, 1946, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America