' Detroit Area Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year ' for 2010.

Sharon S. Almonrode
Partner

Oakland University, B.S., 1978
Univeristy of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D. 1981

Phone: (248) 841-2200
Fax: (248) 652-2852

ssa@millerlawpc.com

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biography

• Sharon S. Almonrode is a senior litigation attorney and a partner at The Miller Law Firm. She has a complex litigation practice with an emphasis on prosecuting large, high-risk, significant damage exposure cases on behalf of public institutional funds. Her practice includes ERISA and  pension fund litigation, financial services and commercial litigation, including professional liability and actuarial malpractice, and employment class action law.  She has also represented commercial clients in products liability and patent and trademark related litigation. She has successfully represented clients in multi-million dollar cases, including the successful resolution of an actuarial claim for $110 million dollars.

• A former Labor Relations Investigator, Personnel/Human Resources representative and Administrator for two General Motors plants, Ms. Almonrode had several years of front-line experience overseeing benefit programs and employment law issues including EEOC actions and discrimination charges. She also negotiated labor contracts, grievances and employee disputes.

• Ms. Almonrode was named a Michigan Superlawyer in 2011, and she received the special distinction of a Michigan Leader in the Law, awarded by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in 2010.  She also holds an AV ranking from Martindale-Hubbell.

• Ms. Almonrode graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1981. She is a 1978 graduate of Oakland University.

• Ms. Almonrode was admitted to practice in the State of Michigan in 1982.  She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.

• Ms. Almonrode is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association Member (Committee Member: Business Torts, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Class Actions and Derivative Suits), Federal Bar Association Member, Oakland County Bar Association Member, and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP).

• Before joining The Miller Law Firm, P.C. in 2012, Ms. Almonrode was a Partner at Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C, and General Motors Corp., Supervisor-Salaried Personnel.

  Presentations:

• MAPERS Presentation: Securities Lending Today: Post Financial Crisis
  Presentation to COGMET (Consortium for Osteopathic Medical Graduate Medical Education) Michigan State University Regarding Medical Liability Reform in Michigan
  Presentation to COGMET Regarding Depositions and Cross Examination

  Pro Bono Activities:

  Detroit Institute of Arts; Detroit Film Theatre Board