Labor and Employment Litigation

• Regularly defends employers in state and federal court on a variety of discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims under both state and federal law.
• Co-counsel for large manufacturing company obtaining summary judgment in case involving failure to hire claim.
• Co-counsel for telecommunications provider obtaining summary judgment in case involving discrimination and FMLA retaliation claims.
• Co-counsel for hotel chain obtaining favorable settlement in case involving ADA claim.
• Co-counsel for large shoe manufacturer successfully obtaining resolution in contract dispute.
• Conducts frequent internal investigations.

Commercial Litigation

• Regularly represents clients defending a wide assortment of felony and misdemeanor criminal charges, ranging from white collar federal crimes such as interstate wire fraud and health care fraud to state-level misdemeanors such as operating while intoxicated.
• Appears regularly in district and circuit courts in Kent, Ottawa, and Berrien counties to represent defendants at all stages of the criminal process.
• Appointed by United States Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan to a three-year term on its Criminal Justice Act panel, thereby defending indigent clients regularly on federal charges in front of every West Michigan federal court judge.
• Conducts frequent internal investigations.