Carol Smith is a partner in our Livonia office where she focuses her practice on insurance defense matters. She has considerable litigation and trial experience representing clients in third-party auto claims, as well as first-party no-fault and uninsured motorist claims. Additionally, she advises clients on numerous areas of law, including insurance coverage, general liability, personal injury protection (PIP) and bodily injury claims. She is a member of the State Bar […]

John D. Gwyn is an attorney in our Livonia office where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation, real estate law, community association law, and municipal law. He has broad and extensive experience of over 25 years in matters involving commercial and consumer litigation primarily focused on the representation of community associations and financial institutions. Mr. Gwyn currently represents developers, condominium and HOA associations regarding matters involving real estate, contract, […]

Margaret A. Lourdes (Maggie) is an Of Counsel attorney in our Livonia office where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation and corporate and business law. She represents corporate clients throughout Michigan and has a detailed knowledge of construction law and commercial and residential real property. Ms. Lourdes is an adjunct professor at Cleary University where she teaches business law. Further, she has extensively published articles on a variety of legal […]

Jesse Vivian is an Of Counsel attorney in our Livonia office where he concentrates his practice on health care, regulatory and administrative law, business law, employment and labor law, insurance defense, and litigation.

Christopher G. Schultz is an equity partner, the managing partner of the Firm, and a member of the Executive Committee.  He works out of our Livonia office and concentrates his practice on business law, real estate law, and estate planning.  He maintains an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest possible rating an attorney can achieve for both ethical standards and legal ability. In 2022, he was selected […]

Gregory A. Roberts is an attorney in our Livonia office where he concentrates his practice on municipal law, employment and labor law, and law enforcement defense and litigation. Mr. Roberts assist clients with matters involving civil rights defense, whistleblower’s protection, employee termination, personal injury defense, class action litigation defense, and business consultation.

Norman E. (Gene) Richards is a partner in our Livonia office where he focuses his practice on estate planning and elder law. His mission is to provide practical legal solutions for the distressing events of life. He assists clients with the development of customized estate plans to address their specific needs, including family owned businesses, senior adults concerned about long term care needs, and special needs trusts for children with […]

Shane Nolan is a partner in the Firm’s Livonia office. An experienced litigator at both the trial court and appellate levels, he maintains a primary focus on the defense of liability lawsuits on behalf of insurance companies, self-insured corporations, businesses and municipal entities in a wide variety of civil litigation, including Michigan No-Fault claims (PIP, automobile negligence, uninsured/ underinsured motorist), as well as premises liability, general liability and insurance coverage […]

Robert J. Hahn is a partner in our Livonia office where he focuses his practice on business law, utility law, and litigation. Mr. Hahn assists business clients with matters relating to corporate and commercial litigation, collection strategies, entity election, start-up issues, shareholder and owner relationships, mergers and acquisitions, and business succession planning.  Further, he is experienced in workouts involving loan structures, payment restructuring, securitization of loans, and documentation of secured […]

Linda Davis Friedland is an attorney in our Livonia office where she concentrates her practice on elder law, guardianships, conservatorships, wills, trusts, estate planning, probate administration, trust administration, and litigation in probate court. She also handles matters involving business law, business succession planning, commercial litigation (UCC), contract disputes, shareholder disputes, employment and labor law. As part of her business law practice, she defends creditors against lawsuits filed by aggressive bankruptcy […]