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United States of America v. Gerald Desean Jarrett

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.... More...

(02-13-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Samer Kammo

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a multi-million-dollar Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) fraud scheme. Samer Kammo, 46, and his co-conspirators tried to cheat the system by exploiting a federal relief program meant to help Americans in need. Let this case send a clear message: crime does not pay,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in C... More...

(02-13-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Kyle Wagner

Detroit, Michigan, Zcriminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with making Federal threats and cyberstalking following alleged murder and assault threats against ICE. Kyle Wagner escalated his opposition to ICE operations, including conspiring and threatening to assault federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis. In January 2026, Wagner repeatedly posted on Facebook and Insta... More...

(02-06-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Jabari Long

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer Steve Fishman represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. Specifically, Long received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company that Long claimed h... More...

(01-23-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Rita Shaba

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) wire and bank fraud. Rita Shaba, 40, and her co-conspirators caused fraudulent PPP applications to be submitted for several business entities. Those applications misrepresented payroll information for the business entities and falsely certified that PPP loan funds would be u... More...

(01-16-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Brandon Sims

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and committing a crime of violence with a machine gun. Brandon Sims, 35, of Detroit, Michigan, committed the carjacking on October 18, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. Sims carjacked a man who was assisting a young woman move out of Mr. Sims’s residence. Sims entered the male victim’s SUV and brandished ... More...

(01-14-2026 - MI)
United States of America v. Ceratizit USA, L.L.C. and Mark Alan Stover

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act. Ceratizit USA LLC (Ceratizit), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based distributor of tungsten carbide products, has agreed to pay $54.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly failing to pay duties owed on tungsten carbide product... More...

(12-23-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Kevin Lavon Giles

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking children by force, fraud or coercion. Kevin Lavon Giles, 59, of Detroit, was convicted of two counts of sex trafficking children and through force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of sex trafficking an adult through force, fraud, or coercion. The testimony at trial proved Giles exploited his f... More...

(12-16-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Martin Daryl Waskowski

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exploitation of children and possession of porn. On December 3, 2025, Martin Daryl Waskowski, 38, of Royal Oak. was traveling from Canada back to the United States when he was stopped by Customs and Border Protection inspections at a border crossing in Vermont. Waskowski’s digital devices, including a cell phone... More...

(12-10-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. John Allen Grayeski

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.... More...

(11-25-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Mary Smelter-Bolton

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. ... More...

(11-25-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Nabil Fakih,R.Ph.

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud.... More...

(11-25-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Darese Deandre Haile

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with car jacking. Darese Haile (and an unidentified individual) carjacked four Lyft drivers.... More...

(11-05-2025 - MI)
State of Michigan v. Terrell Epel Youngblood

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer representing Defendant charged with econd-degree murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. Terrell Epel Youngblood, 21, of Detroit, was accused for shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy. ... More...

(11-04-2025 - MI)
State of Michigan v. John Doe

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with auto theft. John Doe stole and ambulance from a crash scene with a patient inside and ran into another vehicle injuring the patient and the EMT who was in the ambulance.... More...

(10-25-2025 - MI)
Amos C. Johnson, M.D., etc. v. Rita Elizabeth Johnson, etc.

Detroit, Michigan, civil litigation lawyers represented the the parties in interpretation of a trust. In 2000, Amos G. Johnson and his wife, Marjorie Johnson, established the Johnson Family Trust, naming their son, Appellant Amos C. Johnson, M.D., as the first successor trustee. Amos G. Johnson died in 2007, and Marjorie Johnson died in 2020. This case involves the proceedings... More...

(10-24-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Avery Logan

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. Unlawful transportation of a firearm under federal law includes, but is not limited to, transporting a stolen firearm, a firearm across state lines when the person is a "prohibited person" (such as a felon), or shipping a firearm without notifying the carrier. It is also... More...

(10-24-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Carlos Pierre Butler

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant convicted and placed on probation.... More...

(10-24-2025 - MI)
Bertha Brown v. Target Corporation

Detroit, Michigan, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a premises liability claim. AI Overview Michigan premises liability law holds property owners accountable for injuries caused by a failure to maintain a safe property. To succeed in a claim, a person must prove the property owner was negligent, meaning they knew or should have known about a dangerous condition... More...

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Kristine Roth v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

Detroit, Michigan, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an E.R.I.S.A. claim. Google A.I. ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, is a federal law that sets minimum standards for employee benefit plans in private industry, such as health and retirement plans. It was created to protect the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries by requiring plans ... More...

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Marko Law, P.L.L.C. v. Alexander and Angelas, P.C.

Detroit, Michigan, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. This case was filed in the Circuit Court, Wayne County, Michigan and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. ... More...

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Danny Higgins v. Social Security Administration

Detroit, Michigan, social security disability law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.... More...

(10-24-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Edward Dale, et al.

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants with conspiracies involving both powder and crack cocaine and several homicides. The Defendant had their sentences reduced as a result of the First Step Act of 2018. ... More...

(10-24-2025 - MI)
United States of America v. Edward Dale, et al.

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants seeking reductions in sentences. Defendants were initially sentenced for a conspiracy involving both powder and crack cocaine and several homicides. The government argues that the First Step Act did not authorize the district court to reduce Defendants’ sentences for the homicide convictions because the homicide ... More...

(10-15-2025 - MI)
State of Michigan v. Micah Simone Abby-Wills

Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendanc ahrged with; 1. Murder - 2nd Degree - 2 counts 2. OWI - Causing Death - 2 counts 3. Reckless Driving - Causing Death - 2 counts 4. Operating While License Suspended, Revoked, or Denied - Causing Death - 2 counts Defendant charged in connection with the July 30, 2025 car crash that ... More...

(10-15-2025 - MI)