Martha J. Olijnyk
partner
Wayne State University, B.A., 1996
Wayne State University Law School, JD, 1999
Phone: (248) 841-2200
Fax: (248) 652-2852
mjo@millerlawpc.com
biography
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Martha J. Olijnyk focuses her efforts in the areas of business and commercial litigation of all types, including complex litigation, contract cases, automotive supplier issues, non-competition agreements, and shareholder and partnership disputes. She also practices in the areas of class action litigation and bankruptcy on both the creditor and debtor sides. Ms. Olijnyk has achieved excellent results in court and in negotiating settlements for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small local businesses and individuals.
She practices in the State and Federal trial courts throughout Michigan and has argued before the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. Ms. Olijnyk is admitted to practice in Michigan, the Eastern and Western District Courts of Michigan, including the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ms. Olijnyk graduated, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 1999 where she received an Arthur F. Lederle Scholarship. She graduated, summa cum laude, from Wayne State University with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics. As an undergraduate, Ms. Olijnyk was inducted into the David Mackenzie Honor Society as well as Phi Beta Kappa and Golden Key Honor Societies. She also competed in NCAA Division-I Fencing as an undergraduate and as a law student.
Ms. Olijnyk was a co-editor of theme issues of the Michigan Bar Journal in 2000 and 2002. She is active in the Metropolitan Detroit Alumni Senate of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity International and she also serves on the Paint Creek Trailways Commission. Ms. Olijnyk regularly volunteers as a mock trial judge for the Michigan Center for Civic Education. In the 2009 edition of Michigan SuperLawyers magazine, Ms. Olijnyk was recognized as a Michigan Rising Star in the area of Business Litigation.