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    January 19, 2012 - E. Powell Miller is the featured speaker at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School's Annual Alumni Lawyers Dinner. He is a 1979 graduate of the High School. click here for more information

    January 3, 2012 –     The Miller Law Firm is thrilled to announce that Sharon S. Almonrode has joined the firm as a Partner.  Ms. Almonrode has 29 years of experience as a litigator focusing on commercial, class action, and ERISA law.

    December 8, 2011 - E. Powell Miller was a featured panelist at an event presented by the In House Counsel Committee of the State Bar of Michigan’s Business Law Section entitled “Controlling Outside Legal Costs,” a panel discussion for in-house counsel, that took place at The Community House in Birmingham. click here for more information.

    November, 2011 - Marc Newman was listed as one of the top Commercial Litigation attorneys in Michigan by dbusiness for 2012.

    October 24, 2011 - E. Powell Miller presented at Continuing Legal Education seminar in Chicago, IL on securities fraud class action litigation.

    October 18, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm achieves a $2 million Arbitration award for violation of non-solicitation and exclusive sales territory agreement. Click here for more details.

    September 22, 2011 - E. Powell Miller was named In Best Lawyers Of America for Bet-The-Company litigation.

    September 21, 2011 – Several lawyers at The Miller Law Firm have been recognized as Michigan SuperLawyers for 2011-2012.  E. Powell Miller has been named as one of the Top 10 lawyers in Michigan and Marc Newman has been named as one of the Top 100 lawyers for the third consecutive year.  Also Jayson Blake has been named a SuperLawyer. 

    The following attorneys have been named as Rising Stars:  Brian Etzel, Martha Olijnyk, Lauren Northrop, Emily Hughes, Christopher Kaye, Adele Ice-King, Devon Allard, Evan Chall, Casey Fry, and Adam Schnatz.  click here

    July 27, 2011 - DuPont admits herbicide Imprelis is damaging trees. click here for more information

    July 18, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Miller Law Firm Wins Substantial Victory For First Mercury Shareholders

    July 18, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Appellate Court Overturns Trial Court By Ordering That Automotive Supplier Must Continue To Supply OEM

    July 18, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Supreme Court Resolves Uncertainty: Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Need Not Prove Loss Causation At Class Certification

    July 14, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers and users of DuPont's Imprelis® Herbicide. Click here for the Press Release.

    July 11, 2011 - Kevin O'Shea has been appointed to a three-year term on the Oakland County Friend of the Court Advisory Committee by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. The FOC Advisory Committee was established to identify the needs of citizens seeking Friend of the Court services while they are in the process of a divorce, to review grievances filed against the Friend of the Court, and to advise the Court and the Board of Commissioners regarding operation of the Friend of the Court in exercising its duties and responsibilities under the law. The Committee meets monthly at the Oakland County Courthouse Complex.

    June 30, 2011 - In a shareholder action against UBS Securities on behalf of the Detroit pension funds, the US District Court sustained the complaint filed by The Miller Law Firm in many material respects.

    March 24, 2011 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Perfecting A Lien Under The Michigan Molders Lien Act

    February 21, 2011 - A settlement obtained by The Miller Law Firm, P.C. was featured as the biggest case in metro Detroit in 2010 by Crain's Detroit Business. Click here for the article

    February 15, 2011 - The Court sustained the complaint filed by The Miller Law Firm for breach of fiduciary duty against Comerica Bank on behalf of several public and private pension funds.

    January 24, 2011 - Kevin O'Shea has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. O'Shea specializes in complex commercial litigation

    January 2011 - Two of Miller Law Firm’s cases were featured as top settlements in Michigan for 2010.
    Click here to read about the $12.26 million dollar securities fraud class action settlement
    Click here to read about the $2.4 million dollar RICO, breach of contract and fraud action settlement

    November 30, 2010 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Supreme Court Decision: Who Determines The Enforceability Of Agreements To Arbitrate?

    November 30, 2010 - The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Miller Law Firm Attorneys Selected For Inclusion In Michigan 2010 Super Lawyers

    November 30, 2010 – The Miller Law Firm adds a new blog post: Michigan Court of Appeals: No Exceptions To “Non-Modifiable”

    November 19, 2010 - The Miller Law Firm served as counsel for the lead plaintiff in an action challenging the acquisition of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) by a buyout group led by KMI's largest stockholder and Chairman, Richard Kinder. This buyout was one of the largest management-led buyouts in corporate history. The District Court for Shawnee County Kansas approved the settlement for $200 million

    Nov. 1, 2010 - Richard L. (Tony) Braun has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Braun focuses in business and personal injury litigation.

    October 18, 2010 - One of The Miller Law Firm's cases was featured on the cover page of The Michigan Lawyers Weekly for achieving a $12.26 million settlement. Click here for the story.

    September 27, 2010 - Hon. Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York denied Defendants' motions to dismiss and sustained all claims filed on behalf of Plaintiffs in In re American International Group, Inc. 2008 Securities Litigation – referred to as the "Granddaddy" of "subprime securities litigation" – in which The Miller Law Firm, P.C. serves as co-Lead Counsel. click here for the opinion

    September 10, 2010 - E. Powell Miller has been named as one of the Top 10 lawyers in Michigan by SuperLawyers Magazine. In addition, Marc L. Newman has been named to the Top 100. It is the 2nd year that Mr. Miller has been named to the Top 10 and the 3rd year Mr. Newman has been named to the Top 100.

    March 1, 2010 - E. Powell Miller is featured in Michigan Lawyers Weekly as a Leader in the Law. read more



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