This past weekend, attorney Myisha Howard helped bring the vision of Gold Link Summit 2025 to life. As Senior Director and Board Member of Golden Girls Group, she served as Host and Facilitator, working alongside fellow board members to lead thoughtful, vulnerable conversations with the women in attendance. Together, they explored how to define power, […]
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We are excited to welcome Nayeli Diaz to the firm as a Law Clerk! Nayeli is a rising 3L at Michigan State University College of Law, where she serves as President of the Board of Advocates and Communications Chair for the Intellectual Property Law Society. Her background in theatre and passion for advocacy make her […]
Attorney Myisha Howard was a featured panelist at the Student Empowerment Experience Conference on May 2, hosted by the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) and held at Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) in Detroit. A passionate advocate for youth leadership and community engagement, Myisha shared her journey in law and leadership, answering questions […]
Attorney Rachelle Miller recently attended ICLE’s 12th Annual No-Fault Summit, which brought together attorneys, judges, and insurance professionals managing Michigan’s complex no-fault system. She spent the day gaining valuable insights into the state’s new fee schedule caps and their applicability within third-party cases. Rachelle was also selected to attend the “future leaders’ luncheon” during the […]
We are proud to share that our colleague, Abigail Wasil, has been nominated for the 2025 ATHENA Leadership Award by the Macomb County Chamber! Since 1999, the Macomb Foundation has presented the ATHENA Leadership Award® annually to an exemplary leader who has achieved excellence in their profession, served the community in a meaningful way, and […]
Our clients, an owner and operator of a manufactured home community, were sued under the landlord-tenant statute (MCL 554.139) for injuries that allegedly occurred during Plaintiff’s trip and fall inside a manufactured home. Smith and Shawver filed a motion for summary disposition in lieu of responsive pleadings explaining that the landlord-tenant statute did not apply […]
A team effort at Cardelli Lanfear on this one! Carl Lanfear, Michael Smith, Anthony Caffrey and Myisha Howard all had a hand in achieving this excellent result. Our client, a snow removal contractor, that was sued by a Plaintiff and a commercial premises owner for damages resulting from a slip and fall on ice in […]
Jason Newman and Justin Gonzales win another Motion for Summary Disposition. They obtained a dismissal with prejudice for the Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the discovery rules. Justin Gonzales wrote and argued the Motion for Summary Disposition. Congratulations!
Attorneys Justin Gonzales and Jason Newman obtained summary disposition for their client on a premises liability claim. The court held, among other things, that the client (a parent company four times removed) had no ownership, possession, or control of the premises, and amendment of the pleadings would be futile because the statute of limitation date […]
