Educational Background
Wayne State University
Detroit College of Law, J.D. - 1970
Admitted to Practice
Michigan State Courts (P18743), 1970
Eastern District of MI Federal Court, 1970
Western District of MI Federal Court, 1987
Professional
History
Private Practice, 1970 - 1977
Southfield, Michigan
Provizer, Lichtenstein, Pearlman & Phillips, P. C. ,
1977 - 1992
Southfield, Michigan
Pearlman & Pianin, PLLC
24725 W. Twelve Mile Rd
Suite 220
Southfield, MI 48034
Memberships/Professional
Organizations
State Bar of Michigan
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Bar Association
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Oakland County Bar Association
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
Positions
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association:
Executive Board (1990 - 2000)
Mediator - Mediation Tribunal Association
Wayne County and Oakland County, Michigan
Speaker/Lecturer
Steps to Successful Litigation
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Annual Meeting 1992
Trial Experience
Lead Counsel in numerous Jury
Trials throughout the United States over a
30 year period. These cases include multiple million
dollar awards. Cases tried in State and Federal Courts in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Railroad - F.E.L.A. - Labor Experience
Has been involved in railroad litigation since 1979. While a partner in
the firm of Provizer, Lichtenstein, Pearlman & Phillips, handled
all F.E.L.A. cases from approximately 1980 through 1992. Since the
opening of Pearlman & Pianin, PLLC with Michael Pianin, has continued to represent
railroad workers in Michigan and Ohio as well as several other states.
Aside from the many personal injury cases handled under the F.E.L.A. Statute, processed hundreds of occupational injuries as well.
Designated Legal Counsel
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen - Michigan
Transport Workers Union of America - Michigan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - System Council U-7
Michael Pianin Profile
Elaine Livingway Profile
Verdicts and Settlements
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