Leadership

Officers

Chair
Hon. Christopher P. Yates
Court of Appeals - District 3 
350 Ottawa Ave NW Unit 4
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2316
cyates@courts.mi.gov

Vice Chair: Ian M. Williamson, Troy iwilliamson@manteselaw.com 
Secretary: Carrie Leahy, Ann Arbor cleahy@bodmanlaw.com
Treasurer: Michael K. Molitor, Lansing molitorm@cooley.edu 
 

Council Members

Term Expires 2024 Amber D. Beebe, Grand Rapids amber@beebelawgroup.com
Carrie Leahy, Ann Arbor cleahy@bodmanlaw.com
Michael K. Molitor, Grand Rapids molitorm@cooley.edum
Ryan Opel, Lansing ropel@honigman.comm
Hon. Victoria Valentine, Pontiac valentinev@oakgov.com
Term Expires 2025

Patrick J. Haddad, Detroit phaddad@kerr-russell.com
Alexis Lupo, Lansing lupoa1@michigan.gov
Ian M. Williamson, Troy iwilliamson@manteselaw.com
Hon. Christopher P. Yates, Grand Rapids cyates@courts.mich.gov                                                                                        Eric E. Zacks, Detroit  ezacks@wayne.edu

Term Expires 2026 Laura Johnson, Detroit johnson@butzel.com
Shanna M. Kaminski, Detroit lskaminski@kaminskilawpllc.comv
Loukas P. Kalliantasis, Birmingham lkalliantasis@clarkhill.com
Sharan Lee Levine, Kalamazoo  slevine@levine-levine.com 
Bruce A. Courtade, Grand Rapids bcourtade@rhoadesmckee.com

Immediate Past Chair

Mark E. Kellogg, Lansing mkellogg@fraserlawfirm.com

Commissioner Liaison

Aaron Vaughn Burrell, Detroit

Section Administrator

Terri A. Shoop
businesslawsection@gmail.com


Committee Chairs

Business Courts:

Douglas L. Toering
Mantese Honigman PC
1361 E Big Beaver Rd
Troy, MI 48083-1956
Phone: (248) 457-9200
Fax: (248) 457-9201
dtoering@manteselaw.com

Commercial Litigation:

Douglas L. Toering
Mantese Honigman PC
1361 E Big Beaver Rd
Troy, MI 48083-1956
Phone: (248) 457-9200
Fax: (248) 457-9201
dtoering@manteselaw.com

Corporate Laws:

Justin G. Klimko
Butzel Long
150 W Jefferson Ste 900
Detroit, MI 48226-4430
Phone: (313) 225-7037
klimkojg@butzel.com

Michael K. Molitor
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
111 Commerce Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4105
(616) 301-6800
molitorm@cooley.edu

Debtor/Creditor Rights:

Judith Greenstone Miller
Taft Law
27777 Franklin Rd, Ste 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214
(248) 727-1429
jgmiller@taftlaw.com

Marc N. Swanson
Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone
150 W Jefferson Ave, Ste 2500
Detroit, MI 48226-4415
(313) 496-7591
swansonm@millercanfield.com

Co-Vice Chairs:

Paul Hage
Taft Law
27777 Franklin Rd, Ste 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8222
(248) 351-3000
phage@taftlaw.com

Elliot Crowder
Stevenson & Bullock, P.L.C.
26100 American Drive, Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48034
(248)354-7906 ext. 2254
ecrowder@sbplclaw.com

Financial Institutions:

Melissa Bridges
Bodman PLC
P.O. Box 405
229 Court Street
Cheboygan, MI 49721
(231) 627-8001
mbridges@bodmanlaw.com

Thomas M. Schehr
Dykema
400 Renaissance Center, FL 37
Detroit, MI 48243-1601
(313) 568-6659
TSchehr@dykema.com

In-House Counsel:

Joseph Yamin
Lambert Leser
755 W Big Beaver Rd Ste 410
Troy, MI 48084-4903
(248) 251-1001
jyamin@lambertleser.com

Law Schools:

Mark E. Kellogg
Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap PC
124 W Allegan St Ste 1000
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 482-5800
mkellogg@fraserlawfirm.com

LLC & Partnerships:

Loukas P. Kalliantasis
Clark Hill PLC
220 Park Street, Ste 200
Birmingham, MI  48009
(248) 988-5859
lkalliantasis@clarkhill.com

Gerard V. Mantese
Mantese Honigman PC
1361 E Big Beaver Rd
Troy, MI  48083
(248) 457-9200
gmantese@manteselaw.com

Nonprofit Corporations:

Celeste E. Arduino
Bodman PLC
201 W Big Beaver Rd Ste 500
Troy, MI 48084-4160
Phone: (248) 743-6002
carduino@bodmanlaw.com

Jennifer M. Oertel
Bodman PLC
201 S Division St Ste 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: (734) 930-6898
joertel@bodmanlaw.com

Regulation of Securities:

Patrick J. Haddad
Kerr, Russell & Weber, PLC
Detroit Center, Ste 2500
500 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226-3427
Phone: (313) 961-0200
phaddad@kerr-russell.com

Privately Held Business Forum:

Sharan Lee Levine
Levine & Levine
136 E Michigan Ave Ste 1400
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3920
(269) 382-0464
slevine@levine-levine.com

Mark C. Rossman
Rossman PC
2145 Crooks Rd Ste 220
Troy, MI 48084-5539
(248) 385-5481
mark@rossmansaxe.com

Uniform Commercial Code:

Michael S. Khoury
FisherBroyles, LLP
31350 Telegraph Rd Ste 201
Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4366
(248) 590-2910
michael.khoury@fisherbroyles.com

Kimberly R. Clayson
Taft Law
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214
(248) 727-1635
kclayson@taftlaw.com



    Directorships

     

     

    Communication and Development:

    Kevin T. Block
    Kerr, Russell, and Weber PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone: (313) 961-0200
    kblock@kerr-russell.com

    Jennifer E. Consiglio
    Butzel Long PC
    41000 Woodward Ave
    Stoneridge West
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    Phone: (248) 593-3023
    Fax: (248) 258-1439
    consiglio@butzel.com

    Mark R. High
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-5403
    Phone: (313) 223-3500
    mhigh@dickinsonwright.com

    Michael S. Khoury
    FisherBroyles LLP
    31350 Telegraph Rd Ste 201
    Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4366
    Phone: (248) 590-2910
    michael.khoury@fisherbroyles.com

    John T. Schuring
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    200 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2427
    (616) 336-1023
    jschuring@dickinsonwright.com

    Diversity & Inclusion:

    Amber D. Beebe
    Beebe Law Group
    940 Monroe NW, 405A
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-1456
    amber@beebelawgroup.com

    Legislative Review:

    Eric I. Lark
    Kerr, Russell and Weber PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone: (313) 961-0200
    elark@kerr-russell.com  

    Nominating:

    James L. Carey

    Carey Law Offices PC

    23781 Pointe O Woods Ct

    South Lyon, MI 48178-9069

    Phone: (248) 605-1103

    jcarey@careylaw.us

    Programs:

    Catherine Ferguson
    Wayne State University Law School

    Eric I. Lark 
    Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    (313) 961-0200
    elark@kerr-russell.com  

    Laura Johnson

    Butzel Long PC

    201 W Big Beaver, Suite 1200

    Troy, MI 48084

    (248) 258-1439

    johnson@butzel.com

    Daniel H. Minkus

    Clark Hill PLC
    151 South Old Woodward Ave
    Suite 200
    Birmingham, MI 48009
    (248) 988-1813
    dminkus@clarkhill.com

    Mark W. Peters
    Bodman PLC
    201 W Big Beaver Rd Ste 500
    Troy, MI 48084
    (248) 743-6043
    mpeters@bodmanlaw.com

    John T. Schuring
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    200 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2405
    (616) 336-1023
    jschuring@dickinsonwright.com

    Sarah Williams
    Bodman PLC
    201 S Division St, Ste 400
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2259
    (734) 930-2485
    swilliams@bodmanlaw.com

    Publications:

    Brendan J. Cahill
    Dykema Gossett PLLC
    39577 Woodward Ave Ste 300
    Bloomfield Hills, 48304-5086
    Phone: (248) 203-0721
    bcahill@dykema.com

    Liaisons

    ICLE Liaison

    Marguerite Donahue
    Taft Law
    27777 Franklin Rd Ste 2500
    Southfield, MI 48034
    (248) 727-1432
    mdonahue@taftlaw.com

    Ex-Officios (Former Chairs)

    Diane L. Akers
    Bodman LLP
    1901 Saint Antoine St Fl 6
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 393-7516

    Jeffrey S. Ammon
    Miller Johnson
    45 Ottawa Ave SW Ste 1100
    PO Box 306
    Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0306

    G. Ann Baker
    5740 N Osborn Rd
    Riverdale, MI 48877-9794

    Harvey W. Berman
    Bodman LLP
    201 S Division St Ste 400
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    Phone: (734) 930-2493

    Bruce D. Birgbauer
    Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone PLC
    150 W Jefferson Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 496-7577

    Kevin T. Block
    Kerr, Russell, and Weber PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone: (313) 961-0200

    Irving I. Boigon
    Deceased

    Conrad A. Bradshaw
    Deceased

    James C. Bruno
    Butzel Long PC
    150 W Jefferson Ave Ste 900
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 225-7024

    Judy B. Calton
    2321 Chestnut Dr
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
    (248) 496-6377

    James R. Cambridge
    Kerr, Russell & Weber PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 961-0200

    James L. Carey
    Carey Law Offices, PC
    23781 Pointe O'Woods Court
    South Lyon, MI 48178
    (248) 605-1103

    Thomas D. Carney
    820 Angelica Cir
    Cary, NC 27518
    Phone: (734) 477-1977

    Jennifer E. Consiglio
    Butzel Long PC
    41000 Woodward Ave Ste, Stoneridge West
    Bloomfield Hills MI 48304
    (248) 593-3023

    Julia A. Dale
    Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
    105  W. Allegan St.
    Lansing, MI 48922-1711
    Phone: (517) 242-16463

    Timothy R. Damschroder
    Bodman LLP
    201 S Division St Ste 400
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104
    Phone: (734) 930-0230

    Alex J. DeYonker
    150 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 1500
    1500 Warner Bldg.
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2832

    Marguerite Donahue
    Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, PC
    27777 Franklin Rd Ste 2500
    Southfield, MI 48034
    (248) 727-1432

    Lee B. Durham Jr.
    4220 Lower Roswell Rd Unit 6200
    Marietta, GA 30068-9069

    David Foltyn
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    660 Woodward Ave Ste 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226-3506
    Phone: (313) 465-7380

    Richard B. Foster Jr.
    11355 Trinkle Rd.
    Dexter, MI 48130-9444

    Tania E. (Dee Dee) Fuller
    Fuller Law & Counseling PC
    751 Kenmoor, SE, Ste C
    Grand Rapids 49546
    Phone: (616) 454-0022

    Connie R. Gale
    PO Box 327
    Addison, MI 49220

    Paul K. Gaston
    Deceased

    Verne C. Hampton II
    Deceased

    Mark R. High
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 4000
    Detroit, MI 48226-5403
    Phone: (313) 223-3500

    Michael S. Khoury
    FisherBroyles LLP
    31350 Telegraph Rd Ste 201
    Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4366
    Phone: (248) 590-2910

    Justin G. Klimko
    Butzel Long
    150 W Jefferson Ste 900
    Detroit, MI 48226-4430
    Phone: (313) 225-7037

    Eric I. Lark
    Kerr, Russell and Weber PLC
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2500
    Detroit, MI 48226-5499
    Phone: (313) 961-0200

    Tracy T. Larsen
    Honigman LLP
    300 Ottawa Ave NW Ste. 400
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2308

    Edwin J. Lukas
    Vistula PLC
    100 Maple Park Blvd Ste 110
    Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081-2250

    Hugh H. Makens
    7555 Aspenwood Dr SE
    Grand Rapids, MI 49546-9100

    Charles E. McCallum
    150 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 1500
    1500 Warner Building
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2832

    Daniel H. Minkus

    Clark Hill PLC
    151 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 200
    Birmingham, MI 48009
    Phone: (248) 988-1813

    Aleksandra A. Miziolek
    Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc
    311 Cloverly Rd
    Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3305

    Cyril Moscow
    Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
    2290 First National Bldg
    660 Woodward Ave Ste 2290
    Detroit, MI 48226
    Phone: (313) 465-7486

    Martin C. Oetting
    Deceased

    Ronald R. Pentecost
    Deceased

    Donald F. Ryman
    313 W. Front St
    Buchanan, MI 49107
    Phone: (616) 695-6552

    Robert E. W. Schnoor
    Deceased

    Laurence S. Schultz
    Driggers Schultz & Herbst
    5805 Delano
    Metamora, MI 48455

    John T. Schuring
    Dickinson Wright PLLC
    200 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 900
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2405
    (616) 336-1023

    Lawrence K. Snider
    410 S Michigan Ave Ste 712
    Chicago, IL 60605-1387
    Phone: (312) 588-1938

    Douglas L. Toering
    Mantese Honigman PC
    1361 E Big Beaver Rd
    Troy, MI 48083-1956
    Phone: (248) 457-9200

    John R. Trentacosta
    Foley & Lardner
    500 Woodward Ave Ste 2700
    Detroit, MI 48226-3489
    Phone: (313) 963-9548

    Jeffrey J. VanWinkle
    McDonald Hopkins LLC
    300 N La Salle Dr Ste 1400
    Chicago, IL 60654-3474

    Robert T. Wilson
    PO Box 998
    Birmingham, MI 48012-0998