Joseph L. Hardig, III
Member
JHardig@hppslaw.com

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Family Law; Divorce.

Admitted: All state courts in Michigan; United States Federal District Court, Eastern and Western Divisions; United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1983.

College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1980.

Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan.

Biography: Associate Member Ethics Committee, State Bar of Michigan. Author of Ethics Opinions 2000-1 and 2003-5. Appointed Receiver and Mediator, Oakland County, Michigan. Approved Employment Law Lecturer for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Detroit Branch.

Personal: Born Pontiac, Michigan, December 4, 1957. Wife, Sara, and three children, Sophie, Anna, and Luke. Instructor Blizzard Ski School. Soccer Coach, Birmingham-Bloomfield Soccer Commission. Member, United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Michigan. Director and Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Ann Arbor, Michigan.


Joseph L. Hardig Jr.

Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Family Law.

Admitted: 1953

Law School: University of Michigan, J.D. 1953 - Phi Delta Phi

Member: State Bar of Michigan (President, 1977-1978); American Bar Association (Delegate to House of Delegates, 1977-1989; Member, Drafting Committee, House of Delegates)

Biography: Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Mediator in complex civil litigation. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1993-1994). Former Director of People Bank, Port Huron, Michigan, and Brimingham-Bloomfield Bank, Birmingham, Michigan. Past President, Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

Born: Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1927.


Edward C. Pedersen
Member
EPedersen@hppslaw.com

 

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Premise Liability; Professional Liability; Automobile Liability Litigation; Commercial Liability; Insurance Law; Declaratory Judgment Actions.

Admitted: 1985, Michigan

Law School: University of Detroit, J.D., 1985.

College: University of Wales, United Kingdom, Albion College, B.A., 1982.

Member: Oakland County Bar Association (Negligence Law Committee); State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Law Section).

Biography: Arbitrator and Facilitator in Personal Injury Tort Claims and Broker-Dealer Litigation Negligence Claims. American Inn of Court Member, 1984-1985. Former Director of The Fair Housing Center, Detroit, Michigan. Volunteer Member of the Young Mens Christian Associations Risk Management Committee.

Born: Royal Oak, Michigan, June 24, 1960.


Bradley S. Stout
Member
BStout@hppslaw.com

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Divorce; Family Law.

Admitted: 1987, Michigan; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1987.

College: Michigan State University, B.A., 1983.

Member: Oakland County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence; Family Law; Criminal Law).

Biography: Litigation Instructor, Oakland University. Court Appointed Receiver, Mediator and Arbitrator.

Born: Pontiac, Michigan, October 4, 1961.


Donald H. Parsons
Member

Practice Areas: Business Acquisitions; Complex Financial Transactions; Corporate Law.

Admitted: 1956, Michigan

Law School: University of Michigan, LL.B., 1955.

College: Phillips Academy Andover; Yale University, B.A., 1952; University of Michigan, M.B.A., with high distinction, 1956.

Member: Oakland County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan.

Biography: Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Finance: Former Chairman of the Board: Bank of Commonwealth, Detroit, Michigan; Birmingham-Bloomfield Bank, Birmingham, Michigan; Industrial State Bank & Trust Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Bank of Lansing, Michigan; Muskegon Bank & Trust Company, Michigan. Former Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee: Union Commerce Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Professional Sports: Former Owner, Pittsburgh Penguins; Former Governor, Board of Governors, National Hockey League, Chairman Finance Committee of NHL. Airline: Former Chairman and President Mid Western Airlines. Industry: Former Director American Metal Products Company (NYSE). Former principal shareholder Lear Siegler, Inc. (NYSE). Founder and Chairman Resources Planning Corporation (venture capital firm), 1971— (current major shareholder Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, NYSE). (Also Member of Hardig Parsons & Van Treese, West Palm Beach, Florida) (Resident)

Born: Detroit, Michigan, June 17, 1930.


John W. Henke
jwhenke@aol.com

 

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Admitted: 1986

Law School: University of Michigan, B.G.S.; Wayne State University, J.D.

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Born: 1961


Thomas P. McKenney

Practice Areas: Probate administration, Probate litigation, Estate Planning, Small business organization and consulting, Elder law, and Municipal law.

Admitted: 1978

Law School: Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, J.D.

College: University of Notre Dame, B.A.

Member: Michigan Bar Association, Oakland County Bar Association, Probate Section State Bar of Michigan, Public Corporation Section State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section State Bar of Michigan, Municipal Law Committee Oakland County Bar Association (Past Chairman), Fentura Financial Inc. Board of Directors (1991 to present, Vice Chairman 2003), Board of Directors of State Bank (1991-2003), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Bank (2001-2003), Michigan State University Detroit College of Law Alumni Board of Directors (1990-1993), Holly Area Chamber of Commerce, (President, 2003), Village of Holly Planning Commission (1993-2003), Chairman of Holly Planning Commission (1995-2003), Member Village of Holly Zoning Board of Appeals (1995-Present), Holly Kiwanis Club (Past President), Adjunct faculty member, Baker College (1989-1991).

Seminars and Publications: Presentation at the 1990 Winter Program sponsored by the Public Corporation Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Author of "Case Note: Bevan v. Brandon Township - The case Against Private Road Ordinance Regulation for Pre-existing Lots", Public Corporation Law Quarterly (January 1990), Author of "Polling of Members of a Public Body Under the Open Meetings Act", Public Corporation Law Quarterly (June 1993), Author of "Legislation Seeks to Arrest Domestic Violence", Public Corporation Law Quarterly (October 1994), and Author of "Handing Off Public Policy to a Sub-quorum Committee is Illegal Procedure" and Co-editor of Public Corporation Law Quarterly (June 1999).

Born: 1952


Edward K. Pedersen, Jr.

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Admitted: 1958

Law School: Michigan State University; Wayne State University, LL.B.

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Born: 1931


Gordon A. Snavely
GSnavely@hppslaw.com

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Admitted: 1968

Law School: University of Detroit - Mercy

College: University of Detroit - Mercy

Member: County Executive Appointee to the claims review committee. Member of Central Michigan University Development Board.

Biography: Has lectured on probate and estate planning. Has taught real estate law at Oakland University.

Born: 1942; Admitted 1968; University of Detroit Mercy, B.S.; University of Detroit Mercy, J.D.