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April 29, 2022
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Colleagues, The Managing Directors and I are pleased to announce that Michael Janes, Laura Selzer and Paula Schneider have joined the firm in the Detroit office and Rafael Ruiz-Ayala has joined our Chicago office. Michael and Laura are in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, Paula is in the Intellectual Property practice and Rafael is in the Corporate and Transactions Group. Rafael joins us from Duggan Bertsch in Chicago. His practice focuses on serving small and medium-sized businesses, with an emphasis on transactions and regulatory matters in the healthcare industry. Rafael is a member of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, the Chicago Bar Association and the Puerto Rico Bar Association. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and earned a Master of Laws in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Puerto Rico. Michael and Laura come to us from Janes, Moffatt & Selzer P.C., where they were shareholders. Michael's practice concentrates on medical malpractice and product liability defense. He has been active in many professional associations, including the American Board of Trial Advocates, where he is the treasurer and has served as a board member since 2020 and as membership chair in 2021. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Michael previously served as president and longtime board member of the Association of Defense Trial Counsel and has chaired the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Council. He is a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and is the recipient of the 2016 Michigan Association of Justice Respected Advocate Award. Michael earned his J.D. at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. Laura has focused her practice on litigation for Michigan hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice, premises liability and general negligence claims. She has significant experience managing high-exposure claims and proven success with pre-suit resolution and alternative dispute resolution. She is engaged in several civic and charitable organizations and currently serves as Co-Director of Career Dress, a non-profit in Pontiac, Michigan. She has received the Michigan Super Lawyers honor in Medical Malpractice Defense annually since 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law and earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Michigan State University. Paula comes to us from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, where she was a primary patent examiner, managing a docket of patent applications relating to vehicle controls and navigation systems. She was awarded the Bronze Award in 2020 in recognition of five consecutive years of the highest possible performance review ratings. In private practice, Paula authored more than 100 patent applications that were issued to patents in transportation (seating, emissions systems, compartment safety latches), aerospace, medical devices, home appliances, sporting equipment and navigation systems. She is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Law and earned her Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Welcome, Rafael, Laura, Michael and Paula! We're thrilled to have you here! Megan Norris |
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