John L. Miller

John is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Group. John received the highest Bar Exam Score in the State of Michigan, July 2008. John graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. While in law school, John received National Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Securities Litigation, and Research, Writing, and Advocacy.

During his second year of law school, John served as a staff member on the Michigan State Law Review. John was also a recipient of the King Scholarship at MSU College of Law. Prior to law school, John received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Northern Michigan University and a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University.

Since joining the firm, John has successfully argued cases in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and various state and federal trial courts. Significant cases include:

• Fuhr v. Sch. Dist. of Hazel Park, No. 08-CV-11652, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105820 (E.D. Mich. 2011)(summary judgment granted for the school district on a multi-count employment discrimination lawsuit);
  
  
• Light Source, Inc. v. Display Dynamics, Inc., 2:09-cv-14268, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45804 (E.D. Mich. 2011)(obtained a judgment exceeding $500,000 for a local subcontractor against an Ohio general contractor);
  
  
• Pack v. Mt. Morris Consol. Sch., No. 10-cv-12125, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17149 (E.D. Mich. 2011)(motion to dismiss granted for the school district on the basis that prior administrative hearing barred any new litigation);
  
  
• Bloch v. Davison Cmty. Schs, No. 290709, 2010 Mich. App. LEXIS 1479 (Mich. App. 2010)(successfully argued in the trial court and the court of appeals that the plaintiff’s freedom of information act request was appropriately denied by the school district).
  
  
  
  

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• Northern Michigan University, B.A., cum laude
• Northern Michigan University, M.P.A., summa cum laude
• Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude

• Michigan 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 2009
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 2009