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DETROIT, Mich. – Attorneys Laura Mazor and Alan Seagrave have joined Butzel Long law firm. Mazor, an associate who specializes in White Collar Criminal Defense, is based in the firm’s Detroit office. Seagrave, a shareholder, is an Immigration, Nationality and Consular attorney, based in Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alan Seagrave, a Florida Bar Board Certified Expert in Immigration and Nationality Law, has joined Butzel Long as a Shareholder in the firm’s growing Washington, D.C. office.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Bernard (Bernie) J. Fuhs was a featured panelist during the 33rd Annual National CEL Conference in Vail, Colo. on January 9, 2016.

DETROIT, Mich. – Daniel B. Tukel, a labor and employment attorney with Butzel Long, will conduct a training session during a Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce program on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Baker College in Flint.

Cases more difficult, rare as child support offers ‘different arsenal’

By: Lee Dryden in News Stories January 13, 2016

Attorneys say there are avenues to pursue spousal support but there is little dispute that it’s much more rare and much more difficult than in cases involving children.

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DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Laura E. Johnson and Roxana Zaha have been elected shareholders. Previously, they were associates with the firm.

The United Auto Workers union filed an unfair labor practices charge on Monday against Volkswagen AG, saying the auto maker declined to negotiate on a labor contract with a newly formed bargaining unit. 

Asked and Answered... Angela Shapiro on Electronic Discovery

Digital, as opposed to printed, information plays an increasingly important role in legal evidence. Electronic discovery, usually shortened to e-discovery, deals with electronic information needed for litigation or governmental investigations. Angela Emmerling Shapiro of Butzel Long has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation with a strong focus on electronic discovery.

Global reach: Attorney active in firm's trans-national practice

With family roots in Italy and Germany, attorney James Bruno has always had an interest in events beyond U.S. borders. So it is no surprise that his career has had a focus on international business law.

The United Auto Workers union is trying to get its foot in the door at Volkswagen AG’s auto factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., where a critical organizing vote wraps up Friday.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney Roxana Zaha has been selected to participate in Leadership Oakland’s LOXXVI Class. It is a premier leadership and networking organization serving southeast Michigan.

DETROIT, Mich. – James S. Rosenfeld, labor and employment attorney, Butzel Long, will discuss “Hot Topics in HR” during a program presented by Automation Alley on December 8, 2015 in Troy.

About 160 skilled trades workers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. will vote Thursday and Friday on whether they want the UAW to represent them.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Angela Emmerling Shapiro recently passed the Certified E-Discovery Specialists certification examination, earning the right to use the prestigious CEDS designation.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder David F. DuMouchel, who Chairs the firm’s Internal Investigation and White Collar Practice Group, has been named one of the Top 10 Lawyers in the state of Michigan by DBusiness magazine.

DETROIT, Mich. – Fifty-six Butzel Long attorneys have been named Top Lawyers in metro Detroit 2016 by DBusiness magazine. The list appears in the November/December 2015 edition.

Butzel Long senior attorney Brett J. Miller is one of 30 attorneys named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2015 Class of “Up & Coming Lawyers.” Attorneys recognized for this honor have distinguished themselves in the practice of law.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long has received national recognition in the 2016 “Best Law Firms,” rankings by U.S. News & World Report and
Best Lawyers®.

Butzel Long is ranked in multiple legal specialties in the Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Lansing and Washington, D.C. offices.

Butzel Long attorney R. Peter Prokop, has been invited to serve as a judge of the University of Michigan Law School’s inaugural live transaction competition on October 30, 2015. The Competition will select the team that will represent the Law School in the LawMeets competition in the next semester.

Ira E. Hoffman discusses strategies for mitigating cyber risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ira E. Hoffman, an attorney based in Butzel Long’s Washington, D.C. office, will be a featured speaker during the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Annual Professional Development Conference on October 28, 2015 in Tysons Corner, VA.