January 2010 - Paul W. Hines has joined the Firm. Mr. Hines brings 37-years of litigation and trial experience, particularly in the areas of serious personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. Mr. Hines has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, Michigan SuperLawyers, DBusiness Top Lawyers, and Crain's Detroit Business' Best Lawyers in Detroit.

December 2009 -David Greco recovered a $2.1 million judgment in Wayne County Circuit Court for the City of River Rouge. The judgment was entered against an insurance agent and its principals, who were found liable for misappropriating and wrongfully converting money paid by the City to fund and manage its employee prescription drug program.

November 2009 - Donald J. Gasiorek, Sam Morgan and David F. Greco were each recognized by DBusiness and Crain's Detroit Business as beging among Detroit's Top Lawyers.  Donald J. Gasiorek recovered a $200,000 settlement against a Detroit area manufacturer in a sex discrimination case.  Sam Morgan also recovered a $110,000 settlement against an auto supplier in a retaliatory discharge case.

October 2009 - Donald J. Gasiorek and Sam Morgan were again selected as Michigan SuperLawyers for 2010, for excellence in representing Plaintiff's in Employment Litigation. This is the fifth consecutive year that Mssrs. Gasiorek and Morgan received this recognition.

September 2009 - Sam Morgan won a dismissal of a breach of contract agreement lawsuit for a California resident, sued by his former employer in Michigan. Mr. Morgan's client did not learn of the litigation until after the former employer had secured a default judgment against him for nearly $140,000, and was garnishing his bank accounts. Mr. Morgan was successful in convincing the court to set the default aside, and then winning a dismissal of the case after an evidentiary hearing.

August 2009 - Congratulations to Donald J. Gasiorek, Sam Morgan and David F. Greco on being selected for inclusion in the prestigious "The Best Lawyers in America" referral guide for 2010. "Best Lawyers" is a Woodward/White, Inc. publication, and is one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. "Best Lawyers" compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. "The Best Lawyers in America" referral guide is published annually, and includes 29,575 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is Mr. Gasiorek's eighteenth consecutive year in "Best Lawyers" for Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Morgan has now been included in "Best Lawyers" for five consecutive years, also in Labor and Employment Law. This is Mr. Greco's first year in "Best Lawyers," recognized in the area of Personal Injury Litigation.

July 2009 - Sam Morgan recovered a $125,000 settlement for a professional employee who was initially fired and sued by his former employer on claims of conversion, misappropriation of company assets, and breach of fiduciary duty.

June 2009 - Sam Morgan was a featured panelist/speaker at the State Bar of Michigan, Labor and Employment Section Spring Program. The topic was "Tales From The Courtroom: Big Cases and the Stories Behind Them." Mr. Morgan was invited to speak on his experiences representing the individual defendant in the landmark sexual harassment case of Lula Elezovic v. Ford Motor Company and Daniel Bennett.

April 2009 - Sam Morgan's article on "Employee Performance Documentation" was published in "Xology," the quarterly publication of Automation Alley.

March 2009 - Sam Morgan recovered a unanimous jury verdict in favor his client in Wayne County Circuit Court, in the case of Lula Elezovic v. Daniel Bennett. This sexual harassment case was litigated for nearly a decade, including two jury trials. The first trial took place over four weeks in August 2001, in which Ford Motor Company was also a defendant, and resulted in a directed verdict for the defendants. The case made its way through Michigan appellate courts for eight years, and resulted in two decisions by the Michigan Supreme Court. This litigation is an example of when the representation of an employee's rights sometimes involves defending the employee against claims fabricated by subordinate employees intent on trying to get their supervisor fired.

February 2009 - Sam Morgan recovered settlements of $265,000 and $190,000 for two terminated bank employees who were wrongfully denied severance benefits under an established severance pay plan.