Experienced business and cannabis attorney Robert A. Hendricks has joined Warner Norcross + Judd LLP.

Hendricks brings 35 years of legal experience to the firm, including six years focusing on Michigan’s fledgling medical and recreational cannabis industries. He has taken a leadership role at the state level, reviewing, analyzing and advising on the development of marijuana laws and regulations. In his practice, Hendricks represents growers, provisioning centers, processors, staffing providers, secure transporters and other cannabis-focused businesses on matters such as Michigan marijuana facility license applications, legal and regulatory compliance, entity formation, real estate, tax planning, commercial contracting and other areas. More >>

Brett Liefbroer joined Miller Johnson as an Associate in the Grand Rapids office.  His areas of practice are business counsel and employee benefits and executive compensation.

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Christopher Hoffmann joined Miller Johnson as an Associate in the Grand Rapids office.  He advises clients on matters related to employment practices, labor relations and litigation.

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Warner Norcross + Judd welcomes Charlie Quigg as a new associate.

Quigg will concentrate his practice on litigation.  He has seven years of experience representing corporate and individual clients in complex civil and criminal matters. He will be based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
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Experienced intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur Mary C. Bonnema has joined Warner Norcross + Judd as a partner.

Bonnema brings more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law with an emphasis on trademarks, trade dress, infringement, defense and IP litigation to Warner. She also has a background in human resources and employment law. She will practice in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
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Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that experienced Intellectual Property attorney Kelley N. Goldberg has joined the firm as a member in the Grand Rapids office.
Goldberg manages international IP portfolios for corporate clients and negotiates and documents significant transactions involving IP and other commercial assets. Her clients have included global leaders in the technology, hospitality, gaming, and sports and entertainment industries, and individual performers, artists, and athletes.

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Thomas J. Hillegonds has joined the Varnum Estate Planning Team. He is based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.

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Aaron Lindstrom, the former solicitor general for the state of Michigan, has joined Barnes & Thornburg in Grand Rapids.

Lindstrom, who is of counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department, served as Michigan’s solicitor general for five years, where he represented the state and its agencies and oversaw appellate matters for the Michigan Department of Attorney General. He represented the state before the Michigan Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court and before other state and federal courts.

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Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Brent R. Scott has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the Workplace Law Practice Group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
Scott concentrates his practice on advising and representing companies in all aspects of employment, labor, and general business law matters across multiple industries. Scott has litigated an array of employment matters in state and federal courts throughout Michigan at both the trial and appellate levels in areas involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act, and wrongful discharge. This representation has resulted in dispositive relief and favorable settlements for many clients.

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