(Main Office) Year Established: 1924Firm Profile: Hooper Hathaway is a full service law firm featuring a broad based commercial and litigation practice. The firm is a successor to one of the oldest law practices in Ann Arbor and has grown steadily in recent years to accommodate the expanded needs of its client base. In addition to providing its corporate clients with a range of transactional, employment, tort law, environmental, tax, banking, real estate, and related commercial advice and services, the firm maintains specialized practices in non-profit corporation matters, pension and profit-sharing, construction, and insurance law to meet the varied requirements of its clients.
Hooper Hathaway lawyers have actively litigated on behalf of Michigan and out-of-state clients in the state and federal courts of more than 40 states. They have an extensive appellate practice, including experience in the intermediate and highest appellate courts of many states and of the United States.
Individual attorneys at Hooper Hathaway also specialize in estate planning, domestic relations, criminal defense, real estate development, and other specialty areas. While the firm maintains relationships with larger firms in Washington, D.C., New York, and other major metropolitan areas for assistance in securities, antitrust, international and regulatory areas, the principal practice of the firm is to provide the client with direct representation by a Hooper Hathaway attorney who has many years of active, practical experience in the specific area of the law in which the client requires advice or service.
Hooper Hathaway's regular clients encompass virtually every class of individual and entity from this community, from municipalities, educational institutions, charitable foundations, commercial lending institutions, and manufacturing concerns of local to international prominence, to individual entrepreneurs and professionals, advertising, computer hardware and software, environmental engineering, religious, medical, scientific, architectural, and academic professionals and institutions. Hooper Hathaway partners, associates, and staff are active in community affairs, participants in state and national professional organizations, and heavily involved in professional legal writing and teaching at all levels.
The firm's philosophy is to provide excellent legal service at agreed upon published rates satisfactory to the firm's clients, performed in the most expeditious and economic manner consistent with achieving the client's stated objectives.Firm Size: 12Representative Clients:Avfuel Corporation; Bank of Ann Arbor; Chem-Trend Limited Partnership; City of Ann Arbor; Detroit Salt Company; Domtar, Inc.; Ervin Industries, Inc.; First Martin Corporation; General Electric; Glacier Hills, Inc.; Prestolite Electric Incorporated; Microwave Sensors, Inc.; O'Neal Construction Company; Phoenix Contractors.Office Hours:Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMTuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMWednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMThursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMFriday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PMRate Information:Fixed Hourly RatesFixed Fees AvailableJoseph C. Hooper (1899-1980).John R. Hathaway (1929-2001).Alan E. Price (Member) (Retired).James R. Beuche (Member) born February 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Michigan; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Corporation, Finance and Business Law; Taxation). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate (Corporation) Law; Finance Law; Business Law; General Practice; Real Estate. Email: James R. BeucheBruce T. Wallace (Member) born December 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1967); University of Michigan (J.D., 1974). Lecturer, University of Michigan ICLE, Advocacy Institute. Visiting Lecturer: University of Michigan Law School; Wayne State University Law School. Author: Environmental Litigation, Wiley Law Publications. Editor and Co-author: Discovery Practice, University of Michigan, Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Author: "Premises Liability," Trial Lawyers Guide. Co-Author: "Mediation Practice," ICLE; "Legal Considerations in Managing Problem Employees in Michigan," NBI. Author: "Demonstrative Evidence: Some Practical Pointers," 12 Trial No. 10, reprinted in Civil Advocates Manual, Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy and in The Successful Approach: Evaluating and Proving Damages, Institute of Continuing Legal Education; "Trial Preparation," 16 MTLA 5; "Deposition Preparation," 17 MTLA 3; "Toxic Torts," Chapter, "Michigan Torts," ICLE. Member: University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1973-1974; Federal Task Force on Civil Justice Reform, 1991-1994. Member: Washtenaw County, (Chairman, Environmental Section, 1991-1993), Federal and American (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Natural Resources; Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Labor Relations; Negligence Law; Environmental Law). [U.S. Navy, 1967-1970]. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Employment Law; Environmental Law; Trade Secrets. Email: Bruce T. WallaceCharles W. Borgsdorf (Member) born July 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1975, Michigan; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1969). Co-Author, "Michigan Business Laws Annotated," Thomson-West, 2003. Co-Editor and author, "Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan," 2nd Edition, ICLE, 2003. Author: Michigan Corporate Forms - Practice, Lexis Law Publishing, 1990—; "Closely Held Corporations," Michigan Supplement, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978, 2nd ed., 2003; "Impact of Regulation on Public Utility Investment," 77 Public Utilities Fortnightly 39, April, 1966; Book Review, "Business and Securities Valuation," in Cost and Management, p. 59 March-April, 1972; "The Virtually Unconstrained Legal Environment for Mergers in Canada," 18 Antitrust Bulletin 809, 1973; "How Stock Redemptions Can Be Used As An Effective Business and Tax Planning Tool," 8 Taxation for Lawyers 230, January-February, 1980. Revision Editor, Schmidt, Cavitch and Borgsdorf, Michigan Corporation Law, Matthew Bender, 1984—. Assistant Professor, Business Law, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1971-1973. Assistant Dean, University of Michigan Law School, 1973-1976. Adjunct Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan Graduate School of Business, 1986-1989. Adjunct Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School, 1989-1997. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Washtenaw County, New York State and American (Member, Sections of: Antitrust Law; Litigation; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section of Corporation, Finance and Business Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Professional Ethics. Email: Charles W. BorgsdorfMark R. Daane (Member) born September 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1973); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Lecturer, Michigan General Court Rules Discovery Practices, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1986. Author: Discovery Practice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1986; "Trial Preparation," 16 MTLA 5, December 1982; "Deposition Checklist and Adverse Witnesses," 17 MTLA 3, May 1983. Contributing Author: "Michigan Mediation Practice," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1987; "Torts, Michigan Law and Practice," ICLE, 1992; "Michigan Causes of Action Formbook," ICLE, 1997. Lecturer, Premises Liability, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1995. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence Section); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Washtenaw County Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: McDonough v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. USDC S.D.N.Y. 64 Supp. 2d 259 (SDNY 1999). Practice Areas: Automobile Negligence; Maritime Personal Injury; No-Fault Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Litigation; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; General Practice; Medical Malpractice. Email: Mark R. DaaneGregory A. Spaly (Member) born February 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1968; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Gregory A. SpalyWilliam J. Stapleton (Member) born August 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., 1985). Co-Author: "Environmental Torts: chapter of Michigan Torts," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1992; Environmental Litigation, Wiley Law Publications, 1994. Author: "Deal-Killers: Environmental Matters," chapter of, "Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1994. Member: Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; General Practice. Email: William J. StapletonAnthony P. Patti (Member) born Bethpage, New York, January 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., cum laude, 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1990). Winner, Moot Court Competition, London, 1989; Co-Recipient, A. Harold Weber Moot Court Award, 1990. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1989-1990. Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2002. Author: "Intentional Torts" (Chapter), Torts: Michigan, Law and Practice, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, ICLE, 2000 (and annual supplements); "Conversion" (Chapter), Michigan Causes of Action Formbook, ICLE, 1996. Co-Author: "Appellate Standards of Review" (Chapter), Michigan Appellate Handbook, 2nd Edition, ICLE, 2005; "Defamation" (Chapter), "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress" (Chapter), and "Invasion of Privacy" (Chapter), Michigan Causes of Action Formbook, ICLE, 1996; "Intentional Torts" (Chapter); "Premises Liability Arising Out of Criminal Assaults," Trial Lawyers Guide, Summer, 1991. Adjunct Lecturer, Eastern Michigan University. Adjunct Professor of Law, Ave Maria School of Law. Case Evaluator, 22nd Circuit Court. Member: Washtenaw County and Federal (Member, Civil Practice and Labor Employment Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Litigation and Labor-Employment Sections); National Italian-American Bar Association; Michigan Italian-American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Chem-Trend, Inc. v. McCarthy, 780 F. Supp. 458 (E.D. Mich. 1992). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Personal Injury; Torts; Employment Litigation (Defense); Securities Litigation (Defense); Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation. Email: Anthony P. PattiAngela L. Jackson (Member) born Pomona, California, June 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1990; J.D., 1995). Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Labor and Employment); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Reported Cases: Doe v. Wolowitz 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10431 (E.D. Mich. 2002); Richardson v. Quarles, 1994 U.S. Dist., Lexis 10250 (WD Mich 1994); McDonough v Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 5395 (SDNY 2000); McDonough v Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 64 F. Supp. 2d 259 (SDNY 1999) Practice Areas: Employment Law and Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Trial Practice; General Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Angela L. JacksonDaniel E. Cogan (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, December 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania, 1979, Michigan. Education: Carnegie-Mellow University (B.S., 1967); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1974). Adjunct Faculty, Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1981-1983. Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section, State Bar of Michigan; former member Council of Probate and Estate Planning Section; member, Washtenaw County Bar Association Estate Planning Section; former chair, Michigan Bankers Association Trust Counsel Committee; former president, Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council and Washtenaw Estate Planning Council; frequent lecturer for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Susan T. Cannell (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Wayne State University (B.G.S., with high distinction, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Employment Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation; General Practice; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Susan T. CannellKenneth Thomson (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 14, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan; 2007, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002; M.P.P., 2006; J.D., 2006). With U.S. Department of Education, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Washtenaw County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Torts; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; General Practice; Labor and Employment; Business Law; Civil Trial; Environmental Law. Email: Kenneth Thomson
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