Speaking Engagements
Guest speaker, “Ask the Lawyer” radio show, underinsured and uninsured motorist coverages
Moderator, Michigan Association for Justice Jury Bias Seminar, 2001
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar, 2003, “Litigating ERISA Governed Disability Policy Cases”
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice Seminar in the Snow, 2004, “Litigating ERISA Governed Long Term Disability Claims”
Lecturer and Instructor, Hillman Advocacy Program, 2005, 2006
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice, Liens Evening Forum, November 15, 2006, “ERISA Plans May Seek Contractual Reimbursement through the ‘Equitable’ ERISA Statutory Remedy
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice Seminar in the Snow, 2007, “ERISA Reimbursement and COB AFTER Sereboff v Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 126 SC 1869 [2006]”
Speaker, American Association for Justice, April 2007, Teleseminar, “ERISA Plans May Seek ‘Equitable’ Reimbursement Depending on the Terms of the Plan”
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Seminar, 2007, ‘Appropriate Relief,’ Plan & Plaintiff”
Speaker, American Association for Justice On-Line National Webinar and Teleconference, September 2007, “ERISA Plan Reimbursement After Sereboff v Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.”
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice, Liens Forum, December 2007, “ERISA Liens”
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice, Seminar in the Snow, January 2008, “ERISA Liens”
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice, No-Fault Institute VI, “Issues Relevant to Defense of ERISA Reimbursement Claims in the No-Fault Context,” June 19, 2009.
Speaker, ERISA Lien vs. No-Fault and ERISA Lien vs. Attorney Fee, Michigan Association for Justice Lien Seminar, March 2010.
Featured, Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly, “On the Stand,” July 2010.
Speaker, MAJ Seminar in the Snow, 2011, “Concerning trend with ERISA claims currently in your office unbeknownst to you: Avoiding legal malpractice and retaining your attorney fee when the ERISA Plan comes calling”.
Speaker, MAJ Liens Evening Forum, November 29, 2011, “Navigating ERISA Liens: A Simple Decision Tree”
Speaker, MAJ Workers Compensation and Social Security Annual Seminar, January 13, 2012: “Sick and Accident and Extended Disability Claims”
Speaker, ICLE Third Party No-Fault Update Seminar, January 22, 2014
Speaker, MAJ Seminar in the Snow, February 7, 2014, "ERISA Health Insurance Liens Asserted Against Third-Party Auto Tort Recoveries: How to Make Sure Your Clients Don't Get Stuck Paying Their Own Medical Bills"
Speaker, National Disability Insurance Day May 5, 2016 Troy Michigan: Long Term Disability Insurance Litigation Issues
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice Seminar in the Snow 2017, February 3-5, 2017, "Managing ERISA Plan Reimbursement in a Personal Injury Context"
Speaker, Michigan Association for Justice Annual Convention 2017, May 12, 2017, "How ERISA Can Muck Up Your Personal Injury Case"
Speaker, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Lien Seminar, October 12, 2017, "How ERISA Can Muck Up Your Personal Injury Case"
Speaker, Grand Rapids Bar Association, Employment Law Section Seminar, November 20, 2018, "Employee Severance Agreements and Release Agreements Have Unintended Consequences for ERISA Benefits"
Speaker, Michigan Association of Justice Annual Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Seminar, January 25, 2019, Novi, MI, "Handling Individual and Group Long Term Disability Claims"
Published Articles
Article, Grand Rapids Bar Association Newsletter, September 2006, “ERISA Disability Litigation Basics”
Article, Michigan Association for Justice Quarterly, “ERISA Plan Reimbursement After Sereboff v Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.”
Article, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section, February 2008, “ERISA Disability Law: A Shifting Battleground of Competing Fictions”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, June 30, 2008, “Tech Saavy: Lawyer embraces technology to provide better, cheaper services to clients”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, June 30, 2008, “The Road Less Traveled: Grand Rapids attorney finds success with ERISA despite complicated regulatory scheme”
Article, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section, Winter 2009, “ERISA Update: The Battleground Remains Fluid”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, May 18, 2009, “ERISA pension law and divorce: new case sets trap for the unwary”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, November 16, 2009, “Beneficiary can’t take pension without spousal consent”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, November 30, 2009, “ERISA fund lien trumps fee: IOLTA becomes trust upon deposit of funds”
Article, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, December 21, 2009, “Check, Please? Court decides who pays the medical bills when ERISA records its expenses”
Article, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section Quarterly, Winter 2010, “Attorneys Beware: Placing a settlement in your attorney trust account may perfect an ERISA lien on the entire amount.”
Article, State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Journal, March 2010. “Divorce decrees and ERISA plan beneficiaries: how to make sure the right person gets the money and keeps the money following a divorce.”
Article, “When ERISA conflicts with a divorce – which prevails,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, May 17, 2010.
Article, “Question No. 1 in ERISA Analysis: Do you have a ‘Plan’ that Falls Under the Act?,” State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section, Spring 2010.
Article, Negligence Law Section E-News, April 2011, “The Murky Waters of ERISA Preemption: The Evolving Status of Public Employees”
Article, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section, July 2011, “ERISA health Insurance Liens Asserted Against Third-Party Auto Tort Recoveries: How to Make Sure Your Clients Don’t Get Stuck Paying Their Own Medical Bills”
Article, Grand Rapids Bar Association Journal, January 2015, "Do You Have An ERISA Case Hiding In Your Office?"
Federal Cases
| Case Year | Case Number | Case Title | Date Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1:1997cv00359 | Buben, et al v. Speedway Petroleum, et al | 5/2/1997 |
| 1998 | 1:1998cv00719 | Surel v. Maier, et al | 10/8/1998 |
| 2001 | 1:2001cv00452 | Kellogg Company v. Old Republic Ins Co, et al | 7/17/2001 |
| 2002 | 5:2002cv00035 | Jayasvasti v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company | 3/8/2002 |
| 2003 | 5:2003cv00033 | Kujat v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 3/26/2003 |
| 2004 | 1:2004cv00140 | Welch v. Steelcase Inc. et al | 3/3/2004 |
| 2004 | 1:2004cv00190 | Rogers v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America et al | 3/22/2004 |
| 2004 | 1:2004cv00349 | Forbes v. Steelcase Inc. et al | 5/25/2004 |
| 2004 | 1:2004cv00703 | Haveman v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Company | 10/19/2004 |
| 2005 | 1:2005cv00138 | Davis v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation | 2/23/2005 |
| 2005 | 2:2005cv71273 | Iley v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al | 3/31/2005 |
| 2005 | 2:2005cv00148 | Soltysiak v. UNUM Provident Corporation | 6/20/2005 |
| 2005 | 1:2005cv00509 | Marzean v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 7/27/2005 |
| 2005 | 1:2005cv00541 | Lynn v. GE Group Life Assurance Company | 8/12/2005 |
| 2005 | 1:2005cv00589 | Agin v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 8/31/2005 |
| 2005 | 1:2005cv00660 | Crider v. Highmark Life Insurance Company et al | 9/26/2005 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00186 | Bosin v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 3/14/2006 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00185 | Sutherlin v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 3/14/2006 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00226 | Latterner v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 4/3/2006 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00288 | Rabuck v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 4/28/2006 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00420 | Davis v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 6/16/2006 |
| 2006 | 1:2006cv00480 | Lynn v. Madison National Life Insurance Company Inc | 7/12/2006 |
| 2007 | 1:2007cv00133 | Lodenstein v. Baltimore Life Insurance Company et al | 2/9/2007 |
| 2007 | 2:2007cv00116 | Soltysiak v. UNUM Provident Corporation/The Paul Revere Company | 6/13/2007 |
| 2007 | 1:2007cv00631 | American Council of Life Insurers et al v. Watters | 7/2/2007 |
| 2007 | 1:2007cv00760 | Pfeiffer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al | 8/6/2007 |
| 2007 | 1:2007cv00758 | Rewa v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) et al | 8/6/2007 |
| 2007 | 2:2007cv13304 | Cox v. Standard Insurance Company et al | 8/8/2007 |
| 2007 | 2:2007cv13716 | Blajei v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Incorporated et al | 9/4/2007 |
| 2007 | 1:2007cv00865 | Patrick v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 9/4/2007 |
| 2008 | 1:2008cv00315 | Cortez v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The et al | 4/3/2008 |
| 2008 | 5:2008cv11895 | Worthing v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company et al | 5/5/2008 |
| 2008 | 1:2008cv00878 | Huizing v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 9/18/2008 |
| 2008 | 1:2008cv01033 | Green v. CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York et al | 11/4/2008 |
| 2008 | 1:2008cv01086 | Glover v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company et al | 11/20/2008 |
| 2009 | 1:2009cv00638 | Weinkauf v. Unicare Life & Health Insurance Company et al | 7/13/2009 |
| 2009 | 1:2009cv00636 | Kik v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 7/13/2009 |
| 2009 | 1:2009cv00642 | Grube v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 7/14/2009 |
| 2009 | 1:2009cv00851 | Bryant v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company et al | 9/15/2009 |
| 2009 | 1:2009cv00953 | Richards v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America et al | 10/15/2009 |
| 2009 | 2:2009cv14137 | Trantham v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 10/20/2009 |
| 2009 | 4:2009cv14234 | Banez v. Shenandoah Life Insurance Company et al | 10/29/2009 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv00083 | Lay v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 1/28/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv00343 | Futo v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company et al | 4/12/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv00388 | Gillespie v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al | 4/23/2010 |
| 2010 | 2:2010cv12071 | Poe v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 5/24/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv00678 | Van Volkinburg v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 7/16/2010 |
| 2010 | 2:2010cv13461 | Hannah v. Cigna Group Insurance Company et al | 8/31/2010 |
| 2010 | 5:2010cv13675 | Jenema v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America et al | 9/15/2010 |
| 2010 | 2:2010cv13781 | Houston v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 9/22/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv00939 | Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Hansen et al | 9/24/2010 |
| 2010 | 2:2010cv14044 | Morisette et al v. Citizens Insurance Company of America et al | 10/8/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv01006 | Boulter v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 10/13/2010 |
| 2010 | 2:2010cv14163 | Robinson v. Aetna Life Insurance Company et al | 10/19/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv01084 | Stokes v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 11/4/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv01128 | Hagood et al v. Barnes et al | 11/15/2010 |
| 2010 | 1:2010cv01133 | Andree v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 11/16/2010 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00148 | Gothberg v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company et al | 2/10/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00166 | Risner v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company | 2/16/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00179 | Carpenter v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 2/18/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00230 | Magee v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 3/8/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00231 | Kunkel et al v. UBS Financial Services, Inc. et al | 3/8/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00433 | Schumaker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al | 4/29/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00565 | Feickert v. Aetna Life Insurance Company et al | 5/31/2011 |
| 2011 | 2:2011cv12623 | Grimmett v. Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. et al | 6/17/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00783 | Bailey et al v. Citizens Insurance Company of America et al | 7/27/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00825 | Yeck v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 8/8/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00901 | Birdsall v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 8/24/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv00981 | St. John v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The et al | 9/14/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv01279 | Katz-Crank v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, The | 12/5/2011 |
| 2011 | 1:2011cv01288 | Purucker v. Zurich American Insurance Company | 12/7/2011 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00054 | Fryar v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The et al | 1/19/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00200 | Scofield v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al | 3/2/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00342 | Markey-Shanks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al | 4/9/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00387 | Hall v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company et al | 4/23/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00431 | Glasper v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 5/2/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00432 | Phillips v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada et al | 5/2/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00459 | Roslaniec v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 5/8/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00512 | Szczukowski v. CIGNA Group Insurance Company et al | 5/18/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00675 | Schnoor v. Walgreen Income Protection Plan for Pharmacists and Registered Nurses | 6/26/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00749 | Devlin v. Walgreen Income Protection Plan for Store Managers | 7/19/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv00864 | Gomez v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Company, et al | 8/17/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01206 | Shelton v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America et al | 11/1/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01294 | Lee v. Life Insurance Company of North America et al | 11/26/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01296 | Weston v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company et al | 11/26/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01313 | England v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 11/30/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01361 | James v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al | 12/13/2012 |
| 2012 | 1:2012cv01362 | Rice v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) et al | 12/13/2012 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00063 | Koshar v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company | 1/18/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00069 | Yonker v. Life Insurance Company of North America et al | 1/22/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00078 | Gipson-Herron v. Ascension Health Long Term Disability Plan | 1/24/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00149 | Tackett v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 2/12/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00165 | Isaacs v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA | 2/13/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00263 | Merritt v. Life Insurance Company of North America et al | 3/8/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00301 | Chamness v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al | 3/20/2013 |
| 2013 | 4:2013cv00559 | Gipson-Herron v. Ascension Health Long Term Disability Plan | 3/25/2013 |
| 2013 | 2:2013cv11447 | Isaacs v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA | 3/29/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv00627 | Ledebuhr v. Life Insurance Company of North America et al | 6/10/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv01005 | Koning v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company et al | 9/12/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv01188 | Frost v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston et al | 10/30/2013 |
| 2013 | 1:2013cv01270 | Ross v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company et al | 11/21/2013 |
| 2013 | 4:2013cv02449 | Flynn v. Ascension Health Long Term Disability Plan et al | 12/5/2013 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00008 | Hall v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 1/6/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00159 | Morton v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 2/18/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00217 | Moore v. Walgreens Income Protection Plan for Pharmacists and Registered Nurses | 3/6/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00507 | Estee v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 5/7/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00547 | Page v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1 | 5/19/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00854 | Shears v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/12/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00976 | Borg McDougal v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al | 9/17/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv00994 | Morren v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 9/22/2014 |
| 2014 | 4:2014cv13787 | Williams v. MD Helicopters, Inc. et al | 10/1/2014 |
| 2014 | 1:2014cv01282 | Burns v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 12/15/2014 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00029 | Kantola v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 1/12/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00102 | Trudeau v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Inc. | 2/4/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00213 | Smith v. UNUM Group | 2/27/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00238 | Gilewski v. UNUM Group | 3/6/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00393 | Hills v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 4/14/2015 |
| 2015 | 2:2015cv00068 | VanBuren v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 5/6/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00489 | Wysocki v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 5/11/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00494 | Sikkema v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 5/12/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00555 | Granowicz v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 6/1/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00565 | Kahn v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The | 6/3/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv00825 | Bachaiov v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/14/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv01016 | Venier v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 10/6/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv01039 | Kerridge v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 10/13/2015 |
| 2015 | 1:2015cv01147 | Black v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 11/6/2015 |
| 2015 | 2:2015cv14357 | Chu, DDS v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company | 12/16/2015 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00042 | Laughlin v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 1/19/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00088 | Smith v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America | 1/26/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00112 | Millard v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 2/3/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00113 | Putman v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America | 2/3/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00184 | Baird v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 2/19/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00373 | denDulk v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 4/12/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00603 | Simm v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 5/24/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00669 | Harris v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 6/2/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv00677 | Schewe v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 6/3/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv01061 | O'Neill v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 8/26/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv01089 | Tiedel v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company | 9/1/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv01217 | LaFontaine v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 10/11/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv01275 | Robinson v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 10/28/2016 |
| 2016 | 1:2016cv01437 | O'Boyle v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 12/16/2016 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00051 | Greco-Bieri v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | 1/16/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00152 | Wroten v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 2/14/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00372 | Feustel v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 4/24/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00391 | Jabour v. Fifth Third Bancorp et al | 4/28/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00531 | O'Hara v. Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. | 6/13/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00535 | Di Loreto v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 6/14/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00591 | Maurer v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 6/29/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00653 | Lee v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 7/19/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00662 | Holland v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company | 7/24/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00693 | Berwer v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 8/2/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00743 | Paturalski v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 8/16/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00746 | Thelen v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/16/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00751 | Boehler v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America | 8/17/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00767 | Tetzlaff v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/23/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv00998 | Trahan v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 11/14/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv01036 | Willey v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 11/27/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv01050 | Robbins v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The | 11/30/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv01097 | Bengtson v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, The | 12/14/2017 |
| 2017 | 1:2017cv01105 | Somsel v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | 12/15/2017 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00043 | Bozek v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 1/11/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00054 | Bolden v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 1/15/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00068 | Reitz v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 1/19/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00177 | Sikkema v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 2/20/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00230 | Paseka v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 3/6/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00318 | Glavich v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America | 3/21/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00319 | Morey v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 3/21/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00335 | Vary v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 3/26/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00403 | Meyers v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 4/11/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00622 | Bennett v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 6/4/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00736 | Grady v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 7/2/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv00890 | Mast v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 8/9/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv01146 | Lang v. Hartford, The | 10/5/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv01277 | Barnum v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, The | 11/13/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv01290 | Mancinotti v. CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York | 11/16/2018 |
| 2018 | 1:2018cv01389 | Griffin v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 12/17/2018 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00021 | Baron v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The | 1/10/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00057 | Snyder v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 1/23/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00103 | Zimmerman v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 2/8/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00140 | Schall v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 2/25/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00158 | Teper v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 2/28/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00216 | Lakies v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 3/20/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00351 | Wilder v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | 5/6/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00387 | Soule v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 5/15/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00590 | Hunt v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 7/22/2019 |
| 2019 | 2:2019cv12191 | Teper v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston | 7/25/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00650 | Dunn v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 8/15/2019 |
| 2019 | 1:2019cv00706 | Grandia v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/30/2019 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00042 | Kay v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 1/16/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00055 | Spectrum Health Hospitals v. Administration Systems Research Corporation International | 1/22/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00064 | Miller v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 1/27/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00065 | Thrasher v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 1/27/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00088 | Colbert v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 2/3/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00097 | Bowe v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 2/4/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00111 | Rupprecht v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company | 2/7/2020 |
| 2020 | 2:2020cv10603 | Embry v. Prudential Insurance Company of America | 3/6/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00501 | Babas v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 6/3/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00506 | Carpenter v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 6/5/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00536 | Collins v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 6/11/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00586 | Thunder v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 6/29/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00611 | Alvesteffer v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 7/7/20 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00685 | Kopinsky v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The | 7/27/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00703 | Alvesteffer v. Howmet Aerospace | 7/30/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00801 | Wright v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/24/2020 |
| 2020 | 2:2020cv12362 | Kopinsky v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, The | 8/31/2020 |
| 2020 | 2:2020cv12599 | Carney v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America | 9/22/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv00987 | Neuville v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 10/15/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv01009 | Storch v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company | 10/22/2020 |
| 2020 | 1:2020cv01164 | Goddard v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, The | 12/3/20 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00019 | Murray v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 1/7/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00032 | DeVries v. Tenneco, Inc. | 1/12/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00314 | Cannon, Township of v. McKinsey & Company, Inc. et al | 4/13/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00327 | Sherlock v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 4/16/2021 |
| 2021 | 2:2021cv00077 | Traczyk v. Aspirus, Inc. et al | 4/20/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00339 | Lakel v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 4/22/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00379 | Gleason et al v. Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. et al | 5/6/21 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00417 | Miller v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 5/19/2021 |
| 2021 | 3:2021md02996 | In re: McKinsey & Co., Inc. National Prescription Opiate Consultant Litigation | 6/8/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00511 | Colbert v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company | 6/17/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00537 | Bantien et al v. Zurich American Insurance Company | 6/23/2021 |
| 2021 | 3:2021cv04971 | Cannon, Township of v. McKinsey & Company, Inc. et al | 6/28/21 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00592 | Prein v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Company | 7/12/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00638 | Smigiel v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 7/27/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00668 | Smith v. Life Insurance Company of North America | 8/5/2021 |
| 2021 | 5:2021cv11917 | Hampton v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston | 8/18/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00837 | Franke v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company | 9/27/2021 |
| 2021 | 1:2021cv00859 | Osterman v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | 10/4/2021 |
| 2021 | 4:2021cv12687 | Walter v. Aetna Life Insurance Company | 11/17/2021 |
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Employee Benefits / ERISA
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance Claims / Accidental Death
Affiliations & Certifications
State Bar of Michigan
American Bar Association
Grand Rapids Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Board Member, Federal Bar Association for Western District of Michigan
Served on the State Bar Electronic Filing Task Force
Executive Board, Liens Committee, Michigan Association for Justice
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
Member, Representative Assembly, State Bar of Michigan
Featured in the Best Lawyers in America, 12th Edition
Martindale Hubbell AV rated
Featured in Michigan SuperLawyers
Received, Michigan Lawyers Weekly 21st Century Innovators Award
