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Making a Difference for Good:
Robert Z. Feldstein on the Good That Comes from the Practice of Matrimonial Law See page 13
Where a Love of Baseball Meets a Passion for the Law
E. Powell Miller on Building a Leading Litigation Practice See page 11
Who are the 2013 Lawyers of the Year? See page 9
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obert Z. Feldstein maintains the kind of credentials that only the best matrimonial lawyers could amass over the course of a career. He has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1984, maintains an AV®-rating from Martindale-Hubbell—its highest mark—and has been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 consecutive years. But it’s his day-to-day experience expertly shepherding high-networth individuals through the emotional and legal maze of divorce proceedings that is his true legacy and is what has defined his career virtually from the start. “My practice has included major sports figures, executives of large corporations, leading professionals in many fields, and their wives,” says Feldstein. “I’ve also been proud of having been selected by so many other attorneys, and wives of attorneys, in their divorce proceedings as well.” As a solo practitioner, Feldstein handles every aspect of every client’s case by himself, with the help of an extremely skilled legal assistant who has been at his side for years. And that’s true whether a case settles or ends up in the courtroom. But that’s exactly the way Feldstein and his clients—who come to him for help in unraveling complex business and personal relationships— like it. “When you hire me, you get me. It personalizes every matter I’m working on,” says Feldstein, a skilled mediator as well as trial lawyer who cut his teeth as a criminal defense attorney. “The real benefit to my clients is that I’m involved in every stage of the proceeding.” It’s this type of personalized service that has defined Feldstein’s practice since its inception—and has instilled in him the kind of intensity the pressure-cooker of family law demands. “The ability to negotiate, and to mediate, as well as the resolve to litigate in the courtroom when necessary, are among the most critical aspects of my job and require a delicate balancing act,” he says. “Being able to accomplish that in a manner which benefits the client is what I strive for every day.”
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t’s inevitable—at some point in your life, you’re going to need a lawyer, and you won’t always be able to forecast when that need will arise. Whether you’re getting married or divorced, patenting your invention, starting a business or selling one, litigating a contract, or buying a home—there is a talented and competent attorney listed in Best Lawyers who would be available to help. Perhaps you or a family member is involved in an accident or accused of a crime. These are all serious matters for which you need first-rate legal representation. Detroit’s Best Lawyers helps take the mystery out of locating a platinum standard advocate to protect you, your family, your business and all other assets. The exceptional attorneys listed in this guide are listed in The Best Lawyers in America. These attorneys were nominated by and voted in by their peers. Lawyers cannot buy their way into this guide. Attorneys must earn a spot in Best Lawyers through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. To remain in the guide, they must be at the top of their game, year after year. Best Lawyers, the leading referral guide in the legal profession, is once again self-publishing this invaluable resource for readers, whatever your legal needs may be. We hope this publication is easier to use and more valuable than ever. Lawyers in this guide are arranged by their legal specialty—from Administrative/Regulatory Law to Workers’ Compensation Law—which makes it easy to find the professional advice you need. Keep this comprehensive guide available for those times when you need a first-rate advocate to assist you. The lawyers listed in Detroit’s Best Lawyers are eager to help. n
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his list is excerpted from the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 124 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2013 edition of Best Lawyers is based on more than 3.9 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition was compiled more than 25 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on the vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. The nomination pool for the 2013 edition consisted of all lawyers whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey, and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own specialty in their own jurisdiction. Lawyers in closely related specialties were asked to vote across specialties, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions. Where specialties are national or international in nature, lawyers were asked to vote nationally as well as locally. Voting lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. Each year, half of the voting pool receives fax or email ballots; the other half is polled by phone.
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rom the outset of his career, E. Powell Miller knew that he wanted to become a trial lawyer, and by starting at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, one of Michigan’s top law firms, he soon found his way: “They taught me how to be a trial lawyer,” says Miller of his experience at the firm. “At a very young age, they gave me the opportunity to try major cases with outstanding attorneys who helped shape me into the lawyer I am today.” By 1990, Miller had made partner at the firm, and three years later he set out on his own, forming The Miller Law Firm. “I wanted to be entrepreneurial and try building my own practice,” he says. “In the early 1990s, there were very few lawyers in Michigan prosecuting class actions, so I wanted to be one of the first to have a meaningful presence in that area.” Miller has continued to focus on complex commercial litigation, and his firm is now a recognized leader in the area, having been ranked Tier 1 in Detroit by U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for commercial litigation. Miller was
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t first glance, E. Powell Miller’s office could easily be mistaken for a sports memorabilia museum. From the vintage game bats and autographed baseballs, to the world-class card collection featuring the rare Honus Wagner baseball card, Miller’s passion for baseball is evident throughout the room. It’s not surprising, then, that he sees a parallel between the sport he loves and the firm he founded in 1993. “Like a baseball team, I’ve tried to build a firm of lawyers with unique personalities and skill sets, who can then work together as a team to achieve great things,” Miller says. While the firm’s 25-plus attorneys bring to bear a range of expertise, Miller notes that the group has one unifying trait—all of its members are accomplished trial lawyers. “My goal is for everybody to be an outstanding trial lawyer, with real and meaningful trial experience,” he explains. “By developing a E. Powell Miller reputation as a firm of all successful trial lawyers, we not only significantly increase the odds of success when we go to trial, but we also increase the chances had been unfairly reduced. As part of the settlement, Siemens that our clients will gain favorable settlements in cases that are also paid the attorney fees, allowing the plaintiffs to receive a settled before trial.” full recovery. The firm is currently serving as co-lead counsel in Given its history of trial success, The Miller Law Firm has a putative class action against AIG for events leading up to the become known as one of Michigan’s leading business litigation U.S. government’s unprecedented $180 billion taxpayer bailout firms. Miller himself has won 11 consecutive trials, and his firm in 2008. has established a leading practice for automotive supply chain “We don’t believe in coupon-type settlements,” Miller says. disputes, contract litigation, and shareholder rights cases. “To “Instead, we believe in bringing highly meritorious cases that be a good lawyer, you can’t have obtain tangible benefits for people who are the victims of a nine-to-five mentality—you wrongdoing.” In one case, the firm forced the makers of the have to go the extra mile to be dietary supplement Metabolife 356 to change their labeling of successful,” Miller says. “And our the product, stopping them from advertising the supplement commitment to doing just that as having been independently tested for safety in a laboratory. is how we’ve become nationally Through a class action settlement valued at more than $8.5 recognized for our work.” million, the firm also compelled the company to put millions of The Miller Law Firm is also dollars toward nutrition research and the development of safe known for effectively prosecuting dietary supplements. and defending class actions. “We In all of these class actions, the firm’s work has been pride ourselves on the results characterized by a relentless determination to maximize the we have achieved in these cases,” Miller notes. For example, likelihood of achieving a significant result for its clients. Miller the firm obtained a $14.4 million settlement—representing 100 notes, “Those were cases we could have easily settled for less, percent of claimed damages—for about 1,100 employees of the but our intense commitment to obtaining the best possible medical software company Siemens Medical Solutions in a results led to those high settlements, particularly in the cases nationwide class action involving incentive-based bonuses that where we obtained 100 percent net cash recoveries.” n
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obert Z. Feldstein’s career as a matrimonial lawyer handling mainly high-asset, complex divorce cases was already well established when a client who would ultimately help propel him to the national stage approached Feldstein for assistance with the dissolution of his marriage. Feldstein’s client was the well-known chairman of a global automobile manufacturer with deep roots in Michigan, and it was obvious that the divorce would make headlines—both around the country and the world. “The case heightened the public’s awareness of my involvement in the field,” he says. “It definitely ratcheted up my profile and recognizability.” But it was all in a day’s work for the meticulous Feldstein, an old-school lawyers’ lawyer—he has represented countless attorneys and wives of attorneys in their divorce proceedings—who has been consecutively listed in Best Lawyers for well over 20 years and counting. Since then, he has represented an ever-growing stable of highnet-worth clients, from public officials and sports figures to the heads of multi-national companies. He also represented the wife of an internationally celebrated rapper in her divorce from the musician. The common thread? Feldstein’s sharply honed knowledge of the law combined with the kind of personalized attention that the most complex cases demand. “I practice in a very old-fashioned, hands-on manner which means there’s no delegation of responsibilities,” says Feldstein, who began his career at the young age of 23 as a criminal defense attorney, trying to conclusion a number of challenging capitaloffense cases, including murders. “The benefit to the client is that I’m always involved in every stage of the proceeding, whether it’s during the course of discovery and the identification and evaluation of assets or, most importantly, in the less common instance when a matter proceeds to trial.” Feldstein says that’s the value of a boutique practice in a nutshell: the attorney you hire is the attorney you get. For clients, it means they are getting someone who has seen and handled it all, from the valuation of closely held private businesses and complex real estate interests to crafting mutually beneficial support and property agreements. He is also adept at fashioning visitation and custody agreements, though the lion’s share of his work is typically for an older clientele with grown children. Feldstein’s experience doesn’t begin and end with just
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matrimonial law, however. His criminal defense work, he says, helped him learn to become resourceful and think on his feet in difficult situations, skills that are no doubt relevant to his current practice. But Feldstein is also an avid and experienced traveler (he and his wife have been to dozens of countries on nearly every continent) whose worldview also helps inform his legal style. “Spending weeks at a time in India is as thrilling as it is daunting,” he says. “Just coming back from all that and entering back into your own world…it fills you with energy and the ability to see things with different eyes.” For Feldstein, who has been noted as one of the leading family law practitioners by DBusiness magazine, year after year, and who has been recognized as one of the top 100 attorneys in Michigan by Super Lawyers, it’s his perspective that is a key differentiator—a deeply rooted empathy for the financial and emotional upheaval his clients are experiencing while they are going through the difficult unraveling of their marriages. “These are truly life-changing times for my clients, and the outcome will have a profound affect on the rest of their lives, especially if there are children or grandchildren involved,” says Feldstein. “They are going to have to live with that outcome, and it’s something that informs my practice. In fact, I think the best matrimonial lawyers always keep that in mind. That way, you never get jaded, the work never gets stale.” A big part of what keeps Feldstein going and what brings the same energy to his practice today as when he first started out is that realization that the clients will live with the results for years to come, and that he has those repeated opportunities to make a difference for good. “I thrive on the energy of a new matter,” says Feldstein, who was admitted to the elite American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers back in 1984. “While many cases have a lot of shared aspects, every one is truly different. I’m constantly being met with new challenges, from day to day, week to week, month to month. The opportunity to make a difference for good in those situations is the best part about my job.” n For more information go to www.bestlawyers.com | 1 3
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