2009 Archive

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December 2008

LeRoy Wulfmeier will be a major presenter for the 2008 OMIC audio conference, “Lessons Learned from Settlements and Trials of 2008”.

Speakers will address malpractice cases, as well as risk management issues and recommendations as it relates to the cases discussed. . The audio course will feature discussions regarding three claims resulting from a "contraindicated" PRK procedure, phacoemulsification of a cataract resulting in loss of vision, and a combined glaucoma and cataract surgery procedure. This course will be offered on the OMIC website as an MP3 file and as a CD recording.

http://www.omic.com/new/seminars/CDprograms.cfm

LeRoy H. Wulfmeier, III

December 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., attorney Saulius K. Mikalonis will be a speaker in an Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Homeward Bound program entitled Green Building and Sustainable Development: The New Competitive Advantage on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth Michigan. Mr. Mikalonis will be speaking on the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, the likely evolution of the LEED standards, and its impact on building codes and real estate transactions. Mr. Mikalonis is a Member of the USGBC’s Detroit Regional Chapter, its Secretary and Vice Chair of its Public Policy Committee.

Saulius K. Mikalonis

December 2008

Many of this country’s most prominent corporate citizens have undertaken measures by which they have endorsed and embraced environmental stewardship, sustainability, and reduction of carbon emissions in the face of global warming. As our clients have invested in protecting and enhancing this country’s environment, law firms that represent them have investigated the ways in which they can support their clients’ efforts. Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., stands in the vanguard of these efforts.

Over the last two years, the Sustainable Development of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee (CCSDE) has been working on a means by which law firms can gauge their commitment to sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint. The ABA CCSDE Committee established a Model Sustainability Policy and Implementation Guideline for law firms to use to determine in what ways they can work on developing more environmentally friendly and sustainable law practices. This was done in conjunction with the ABA's Climate Challenge, which is a program developed with the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage law firms to adopt best practices to reduce their carbon footprint. The Model Sustainability Policy and Climate Challenge are currently under consideration by the ABA House of Delegates.

There are eleven law firms across the country that signed up to implement the Model Sustainability Policy. Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., is proud to be one of the eleven. We have established a policy to implement the guidelines, which will be a benchmark for law firms across the country. In addition, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton is a member of the United States Green Building Council. If you wish to review the ABA’s and Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton’s efforts further, please review the Model Sustainability policy and other efforts at the following website:

http://www.abanet.org/

December 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., attorney Saulius K. Mikalonis has been selected as the Vice Chair for Sustainable Development for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems (CCSDE) Committee. As Vice Chair, Mr. Mikalonis will be leading the charge for the CCSDE Committee on developing a workshop scheduled for Spring 2009 on best law firm practices on climate change and sustainability, and will be seeking ways of raising the visibility on the proposed ABA proposed Model Sustainability Policy and Implementation Guidelines For Law Organizations Model Policy and Climate Challenge program. Mr. Mikalonis will also be working on ushering through the proposed ABA House of Delegates resolution on both initiatives.

Saulius K. Mikalonis

November 2008

How the Wall Street Bailout Affects Lending on Main Street

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton P.C. shareholders Gregory J. Gamalski and Sean M. Walsh are participating in the State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section's Groundbreakers Breakfast Program on January 15, 2009 at the Detroit Athletic Club. The program is titled "How the Wall Street Bailout Affects Lending on Main Street". Mr. Gamalski is chairperson for the program and Mr. Walsh will be moderating a roundtable on forbearance and workout strategies.

Click here to view program and registration information

November 2008

Workers' Compensation Update, Winter 2008:
GMH Workers' Compensation Client Newsletter

GMH's workers' compensation department provides a semi-annual newsletter for clients and potential clients, updating developments in Michigan workers' compensation laws, court holdings, news, trends and general happenings. Our workers' compensation department prides itself in keeping clients and potential clients advised so that appropriate strategic decisions can be made. Our workers' compensation attorneys encourage clients and potential clients to contact them at any time regarding any Michigan workers' compensation issue. Please do not hesitate to contact our workers' compensation attorneys:
Tim Mullins, Adam Levitsky, Deborah Strain, Marsha Woods or Dan Kelly.

Click here to view the Winter 2008 Newsletter

GMH Workers' Compensation

November 2008

JOHN CLARK ADMITTED TO THE AMERCIAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION

John Clark, Partner and Member of the Board of Directors of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton was admitted to the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Clark will serve as an arbitrator in Michigan while continuing his practice in Labor & Employment Law, Municipal & Government Law. Mr. Clark will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm.

Click here to read the entire press release.

John C. Clark

November 2008

(Nov 18, 2008)

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to announce

The Michigan Board of Law Examiners has reported that John L. Miller received the highest score on the 2008 Bar Exam in the State of Michigan. Congratulations John.

Click here to view the complete list of all the successful applicants of the July 2008 Michigan Bar Examination

John L. Miller

November 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to welcome

John L. Miller

Mr. Miller joins the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Group. John graduated summa cum laude from the Michigan State College of Law. Prior to law school, Mr. Miller received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Northern Michigan University and a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University.

Prior to becoming an associate with GMH, John was a summer associate with the firm. While in law school, John worked as Torts Teaching Assistant at the Michigan State University College of Law.

John L. Miller

November 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to welcome

Paul A. Thursam

Mr. Thursam is an Associate in the firm’s Business Practice Group and Real Estate Group. Paul earned his Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University Law School. Prior to law school, Mr. Thursam attended the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and graduated with distinction.

Prior to becoming an associate with GMH, Paul was a summer associate with the firm. During law school, Paul clerked for the Honorable James R. Chylinski, in the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan.

Paul A. Thursam

October 2008

(Oct 21, 2008)

A Wayne County jury returned with a verdict of $4.5 Million in favor of the Estate of John Spolsky. The award was the jury's determination that the Defendant Doyle's Tavern, of Plymouth, Michigan, was 95% responsible for the death of 26 year old John Spolsky. The driver of the vehicle was found 5% responsible, and the jury assessed no responsibility to the decedent Plaintiff John Spolsky.

Plaintiff's counsel, Daniel J. Kelly of the law firm Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., stated "The jury enforced the rule of law as it relates to the sale of alcohol to ‘visibly intoxicated’ patrons...

Click here to read the entire article.

Daniel J. Kelly

October 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to welcome

JOHN A. ANDERSON

Mr. Anderson joins the firm specializing in business transactional and litigation matters, with an emphasis on Health Care Law and the full spectrum of Health Care Provider issues including compliance matters, fraud & abuse, third-party audits, medical billing & reimbursement, entity formation, contract negotiations, mergers & acquisitions, self-referral, Anti-kickback, licensing & staff privilege matters, and litigation.

Mr. Anderson is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Michigan including the Health Law Section-Health Providers Subcommittee and the Business Law Section. He also sits on the Audit Committee of a major regional Michigan hospital. He is admitted to practice in the state of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

John A. Anderson

October 2008

Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C. is pleased to announce that Gregory J. Gamalski has been appointed as Co-Chairperson of the Michigan Bar Association Real Property 2009 Winter Conference.

Mr. Gamalski is a partner and senior member of the Real Estate Practice Group of Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C.

Click here for further information.

Click here to view the Winter Conference 2009 ad.

Gregory J. Gamalski

October 2008

(Oct 17, 2008)

An all new episode of "Due Process" will focus on estate planning on Friday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 pm on PBS station, channel 56 - WTVS. With the financial market in turmoil, this timely episode educates viewers about growing and protecting assets for the optimal benefit of themselves and their heirs.

Host Henry Baskin interviews attorney Randall A. Denha of Giarmarco, Mullins, & Horton P.C. and attorney Dustin S. Foster of Bernick, Omer, Radner, & Ouellette P.C.

Click here to visit the Due Process website.

Randall A. Denha

September 2008

Attorneys Thomas P. Cavanaugh, William H. Heritage III, Salvatore J. LaMendola and Ryan L. Perry, from Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., Have all been selected for Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine as Michigan Rising Stars.

Cavanaugh, Heritage, LaMendola and Perry were selected based on a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent research on candidates.

Click here to read the entire announcement.

Super Lawyers

July 2008

(July 25, 2008)

On July 25, 2008, Joseph F. Page and Alexander Lebedinski, together with James C. Epolito and Martina Schlagwein of Michigan Economic Development Corporation, attended a launch ceremony of Volga Siber at Automobile Plant GAZ in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Alexander Lebedinski lead a team of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. attorneys in assisting GAZ with negotiating parts supply contracts with U.S. based automotive suppliers.

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Jeff Page

Alexander Lebedinski

July 2008

Lansing, Mich.

(July 31, 2008)

When can a homeowner - the 'third party' in the contract relationship between the builder and the builder's subcontractors - sue the subcontractor for negligent performance of the contract with the builder? That question was answered recently in a published opinion from the Court of Appeals.

Dave Binkley, a partner in the litigation section at Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, brought an action in Wayne County Circuit Court on behalf of a client whose home was severely damaged by water intrusion against the remediation company and one of its subcontractors. The subcontractor denied any relationship with the homeowner and the trial court agreed dismissing the action against the subcontractor. On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed noting that the third party beneficiary statute had been incorrectly applied. With its opinion, the Court of Appeals reversed a trend in appellate decisions limiting the scope of available remedies to homeowners against subcontractors.

Click here for a link to Vanerian v Pugh

David Binkley