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Clifford A. Knaggs |
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Law School |
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Cum
Laude) |
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Undergraduate Graduate |
Lansing Community College
Spring Arbor College |
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State
of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Environmental Law
Petroleum Marketing Law
Association and Municipal Law
Military Law
Business Transactions
Commercial Litigation |
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Professional
Experience |
Michigan Department of Attorney General (paralegal)
Hill Lewis, Lansing, Michigan
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider,
P.C. (founder, President) |
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Courts |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Bar
Associations |
State Bar of Michigan
Ingham County Bar Association |
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Professional
Associations |
Michigan Petroleum Association
Michigan Association of Convenience Stores
Central Michigan Oilman’s Club
Detroit Oilman’s Club |
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Speeches/
Publications |
Mr. Knaggs is a frequent speaker on
environmental law and petroleum industry issues
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Awards/
Achievements |
Retired Army Judge Advocate General
FAA Instrument Rated (roto craft) |
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Jay A.
Harter |
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Law School |
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Cum
Laude) |
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Undergraduate Graduate |
Concordia College (BA, Business
Administration and History/Political Science - Cum
Laude) |
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State of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Environmental Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law |
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Professional Experience |
Warren, Price, Cameron & Faust, P.C.
Hill Lewis, P.C.
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider,
P.C. (shareholder) |
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Courts |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals |
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Bar Associations |
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Ingham County Bar Association |
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Professional Associations |
Michigan Petroleum Association
Michigan Association of Convenience
Stores |
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Speeches/
Publications |
Mr. Harter is a frequent speaker on
environmental law topics and has authored numerous
articles on various commercial law
matters. |
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Awards/
Achievements |
Chairman, Ingham County Bar
Association Environmental Law Section. |
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David
R. Brake |
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Law School |
University of Toledo School of Law (Cum Laude)
Note and Comment Editor, University
of Toledo Law Review |
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Undergraduate Graduate |
Michigan State University |
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State of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Business Planning and Transactions
Real Property Law and Transactions
Estate Planning
Probate Law |
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Professional Experience |
Sinas, Dramis, Brake, Boughton & McIntyre, P.C.
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider,
P.C. (shareholder) |
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Courts |
US District Court for the Western District of
Michigan
US District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan
US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court |
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Bar Associations |
State Bar of Michigan (elected to Litigation Section
Executive Council)
Ingham County Bar Association (2006 President)
American Bar Association |
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Professional Associations
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Beekman Production Services (past President)
A non-profit agency providing
vocational training to developmentally-challenged
children |
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Speeches/
Publications |
Sinas and Brake,
Highway Defect Claims After Supreme Court Ruling in
Nawrocki/Evans, Is Something Wrong With the Actual
Roadbed?, Negligence Law Section Quarterly
(Winter, 2002).
Brake and Giffels,
The Policy that Covers You, Your Home and More:
Homeowner’s Insurance Update, 71 Mich Bar J 1162
(1992).
Note, Putney v
Haskins, A Strict Construction of the Michigan
Dramshop Act’s Name and Retain Provision, 15 U
Tol L Rev 1631 (1984), reprinted in Wade, Proving
Damages, beginning at page 29 (ICLE Course
Handbook, 1985). |
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Awards/
Achievements |
Martindale-Hubbell, “AV” peer review
rating |
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Lawrence
P. Schneider |
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Law School |
Thomas M Cooley Law School (Cum Laude) |
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Undergraduate - Graduate |
University of Notre Dame
Michigan Sate University (BA Sociology with
honors) |
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State of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Labor
and Employment Law
Eminent Domain (condemnation) Law
Covenants Not to Compete
Civil
Mediator (certified) |
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Professional Experience |
Law
Clerk for Ingham County Circuit Judge Thomas L
Brown
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ingham County
Sinas,
Dramis, Brake, Boughton, McIntyre & Reisign,
P.C. (Shareholder)
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C.
(shareholder) |
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Courts |
U.S.
District Court for the Western District of
Michigan
U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan
U.S.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S.
Supreme Court |
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Bar Associations |
State
Bar of Michigan (former member of Representative
Assembly)
Ingham County Bar Association (former member,
Board of Directors) |
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Professional Associations |
Michigan Public Employers Labor Relations
Association
National Troopers Coalition (legal advisor)
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of
Michigan |
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Speeches/
Publications |
Mr. Schneider is a frequent speaker on
employment and eminent domain topics. |
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Awards/
Achievements |
Martindale-Hubbell, "AV" peer review rating
Attorney Grievance Commission (volunteer
investigator/fee dispute arbitrator)
Former
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards
(ad hoc hearing officer) |
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Rhonda
R. Ames |
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Law School |
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Cum
Laude) |
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Undergraduate Graduate |
Michigan State University (BA
Criminal Justice with High Honors) |
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State of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Family Law
Collections
Probate Law
General Civil Litigation |
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Professional Experience |
Nolan, Thomsen & Villas, P.C., Eaton Rapids,
Michigan
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider,
P.C. |
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Courts |
U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Michigan |
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Bar Associations |
State Bar of Michigan
Ingham County Bar Association
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Brian
W. Coyer |
Law School |
Wayne State University
Moot
Court, Winner, International and Law School Competitions |
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Undergraduate Graduate |
Macalester College (BA Political Science)
Michigan State University (MA Political Science)
Michigan State University (Ph D Political Science) |
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State of Admission |
Michigan |
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Practice Areas |
Administrative Law
Public Utility Law (Regulated/Deregulated Industries, Litigation
and Contracts)
Local Government Law (Economic Development)
Environmental Law
Association Law |
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Professional Experience |
Knaggs, Harter, Brake & Schneider, P.C., Of Counsel
Hill Lewis (now Clark Hill)
Assistant Professor, Oakland University
Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University |
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Courts |
U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
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Bar Associations |
State
Bar of Michigan (former Chair, Public Utility Section) |
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Professional Associations |
Michigan Conference of Political Scientists
Michigan Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Bar Association |
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Speeches/
Publications |
1989 Survey of Administrative
Law, Wayne Law Review Mr. Coyer frequently gives papers to
professional associations and has published in peer-reviewed and
other academic and legal publications |
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Awards/
Achievements |
US National Defense Education Fellowships
Fulbright Hays Scholarship
Developed Masters of Public Administration program
at Oakland University
National Science Foundation (NSF) Science Curriculum Grants
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