- Child AbuseAs a former prosecuting attorney, trained in the fiery courtrooms of Macomb County, Michigan, Irit worked as a Principal Trial Attorney, serving (at various times) as the Office’s Chief of Senior Crimes, Chief of the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Unit, Chief of District Court, and Chief of Auto Crimes. Irit has prosecuted thousands of cases ranging from personal crimes (domestic violence, child abuse, criminal sexual conduct, and murder) to crimes against the public (fraud and breach of public trust). Irit is also an experienced appellate attorney, having argued before the Michigan Court of Appeals numerous times.
- Sex CrimesYour Contributions do not violate any federal or state law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors;
- FraudLisa is a partner at Saretsky Hart Michaels + Gould PC. In the areas of financial services and securities litigation, she has defended securities fraud cases and customer complaints alleging fraud, breach of contract, negligent supervision, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, unauthorized trading and suitability claims (among others). Lisa has also represented clients in connection with investigations, disciplinary actions and enforcement proceedings initiated by FINRA and state securities commissioners. She also regularly pursues expungements of false and misleading claims from brokers’ records with the Central Registration Depository.
- Theft
- EmbezzlementWe handle claims which trigger fidelity bond coverage, Usually in one of two ways. First, we defend claims arising out of an employee’s embezzlement, theft, or other act of fraud. Second, we defend claims against ERISA fiduciaries for fraud, theft or other deliberate misconduct that results in financial losses to an employee benefit plan.
- MurderJonathan is a partner at Saretsky Hart Michaels + Gould PC. Jonathan is a Southern California native and dedicated UCLA Bruin at heart. After losing a coin toss to the beautiful Michigan native who would later become his wife and mother of his two strikingly handsome sons, Jonathan traded the sunny skies of Los Angeles for the beautiful seasons of the Midwest, graduating from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. While in law school, Jonathan interned for the Honorable Bernard Friedman, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Honorable Steven Rhodes, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan and the presiding Judge for the City of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy. Notably, Jonathan is likely the only attorney in America to have let a Federal Court Judge’s dog run into a crowded courtroom and yelp like bloody murder who lives to tell about it.
- Business DisputesSam has a broad practice ranging from representing clients from the financial services industry throughout the country to general liability business disputes.
- Business TransactionsJanine M. Lucas is a partner at Saretsky Hart Michaels + Gould PC. While at MSU, Janine was a Charles H. King Scholar and earned Jurisprudence Achievement Awards in Research & Writing I and II, Property, Tax, Commercial Transactions, State and Local Government Law, and Business Enterprises. She was also a recipient of the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Award, the Rodney M. Lockwood Memorial Award, the Clarence M. Burton Real Property Award and the Distinguished Alumni and Memorial Scholarship Award. Janine’s bounty of academic awards earned her yet another award – the prestigious but fictional MALS Award (Most Awarded Law Student). While in law school, Janine participated in two externships with the Michigan Court of Appeals and was a summer associate with Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair CompetitionUnless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions.
- Antitrust
- Wrongful TerminationSam is a partner at Saretsky Hart Michaels + Gould PC. His financial services practice includes representing securities broker-dealers, registered representatives and registered investment advisers in connection with all aspects of their business. Sam routinely defends claims brought against clients alleging sales practice violations, including claims of negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, failure to supervise and violations of federal and state securities laws. Further, Sam represents both firms and individuals in employment cases. His experience is vast and ranges from defense of wrongful termination and Form U5 defamation claims to pursing collection of promissory note debt. Sam also regularly handles employment disputes involving enforcement of employment agreements containing restrictive covenants and, in that context, often appears before courts and arbitration panels in connection with efforts to obtain injunctive relief. Additionally, Sam represents clients in compliance and regulatory-related matters before various governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations.
- Employment ContractWe also assist clients in the formation of business entities, relationships and employment agreements, and the resolution of related disputes.
- Employment LitigationColin focuses his practice on financial services, securities and employment litigation in arbitration and court matters throughout the country.
- Premises LiabilityBrian is a partner at Saretsky Hart Michael + Gould PC. Over the past 25 years, Brian has developed broad expertise litigating complex business disputes, including contract, restrictive covenant, trade secret, tortious interference, fraud and other commercial matters. Many of these cases have involved litigation issues pertaining to errors and omissions policies and fidelity bonds. In addition to handling numerous securities arbitrations, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, Brian has conducted multiple civil and criminal jury trials, including serving as lead trial counsel in “save-the-company” litigation. Brian has also handled numerous personal injury, premises liability, and automobile negligence cases throughout his legal career. Brian has also briefed and argued cases before the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Brian is a seasoned courtroom attorney and counselor.
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