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Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to announce that Alexander Lebedinski published an article titled Health Care Regulatory Compliance: Personal Services Arrangements with Referring Physicians. The article discusses the legal framework and related considerations under Stark self-referral prohibitions and the Anti-Kickback Statute in structuring compliant personal services compensation arrangements between physicians and hospitals or other entities to which they refer patients. Click here to view the article.

Mr. Lebedinski concentrates his practice in the areas of Health Care Law and Business Transactions. He represents health care providers, including physicians, large and small primary and specialty physician group practices, physician organizations, outpatient ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic centers, laboratories and a specialty hospital in the areas of Federal and State regulatory compliance, as well as in a wide variety of business, corporate and employment law matters.

Alexander Lebedinski

Annabel joined GMH’s School Law / Litigation group in May 2018. Annabel graduated from the James Madison College at Michigan State University in 2016, and she will receive her juris doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law in May 2019. Annabel assists in all aspects of the litigation process—including discovery, research, motion practice, and appeals. She has experience working on complex, evolving legal issues impacting school districts, such as: Title IX, governmental immunity, FERPA, employment law, Child Protection Law, civil rights, and constitutional law.

Annabel Shea

Karie Miller has joined Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton in the Municipal Section.

Karie worked as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office. She has litigated numerous criminal and civil cases on behalf of the People of the State of Michigan with extensive trial, motion, preliminary examination and research. Karie serves as an Instructor Oakland Police Academy, teaching basic and advanced training of law enforcement officers in the areas of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Contraband, Civil Procedure, Juvenile Law, Testimony and Court Structure. Karie also worked as a Clerk to the Honorable Edward Sosnick in the 6th Circuit Court, Pontiac, MI. She performed a wide range of tasks, including legal research, drafting of memoranda and court opinions, proof reading and cite checking. Karie began her career as a Social Worker for Oakland Family Services, regarding adoption, termination and family progress. She testified in court regularly as well as Developed plans for family reunification or found suitable adoptive homes. Supervised children in foster care setting.

Karie Miller

Congratulations William H. Heritage, III

Mr. Heritage was Recognized by DBusiness for inclusion in Detroit 500 Business Leaders in Metro Detroit.

DBusiness magazine, presents Detroit 500, a comprehensive list of the most powerful executives in more than 30 industries across metro Detroit and Michigan. The most highly selective biographical database of business leaders in our region and state, the resource list of individuals was compiled based on a number of factors including the size of a given company or organization, growth rate, geographical reach, and extensive personal contacts.

William H. Heritage, III

Mr. Palgut joins the firm with over 35 years of experience working with cases involving workers compensation. Paul J. Palgut grew up in the Detroit Corktown area and sustained a rewarding career lasting more than 35 years. However, even after retiring, he couldn’t tear himself away from the people who needed him most: his clients. He continues to practice his skills on workers compensation cases through assisting other attorneys with medical depositions, mediations, and facilitations for injured workers.

Paul Palgut

Sal Amodeo joins the firm as an attorney in the firm’s Municipal and Education Practice group. Mr. Amodeo represents public school districts, municipalities, and employers in claims of wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, wage and hour laws, and family medical leave laws. Additionally, Mr. Amodeo assists public and intermediate school districts with civil rights suits and constitutional law claims, Title IX claims, peer-on-peer harassment claims, and personal injury claims.

Before joining Giarmarco, Mullins, & Horton, P.C., Mr. Amodeo practiced in the area of Plaintiff and Defense Medical Malpractice, litigating cases in all aspects of civil litigation, from initial investigation through trial.

Salvatore A. Amodeo

Ms. Jill Duffy is a member of the firm’s Family Law Group, joining the firm with eight years of practicing exclusively in family law and litigation.

Ms. Duffy has always had a passion for family law. She was the president of the Family Law Society while attending Michigan State University College of Law. Additionally, she was the treasurer of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and competed on Michigan State University College of Law’s Negotiation Competition Team for the American Bar Association Law Student Division Regional Negotiation Competition, with a focus on family law issues.

During law school, Ms. Duffy clerked for the Honorable Joseph J. Farah at the Genesee County Circuit Court, and assisted with the Michigan Pension Rights Project at Elder law of Michigan. As a student intern, Ms. Duffy assisted with prosecuting misdemeanors in the 68th District Court in Flint, Michigan. Her first years of practice also included working for a small firm as a summer associate, and criminal, civil and divorce litigation.

The last eight years of Ms. Duffy’s practice have been dedicated to family law litigation and mediation. Ms. Duffy has handled simple and complex divorce case through the State of Michigan.

Best Lawyers has named LeRoy H. Wulfmeier, III as the “Detroit Best Lawyers Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Lawyer of the Year” for 2018

Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities.  Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.  The lawyers honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in the surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Mr. Wulfmeier is a partner in our Litigation Group with over 35 years of experience defending health care providers in complex medical malpractice cases.  Mr. Wulfmeier has acted as chief trial counsel in over 400 medical malpractice cases, and has represented physicians in all specialties as well as dentists, nurses, and hospitals in a variety of malpractice and disciplinary proceedings.

With more than 75 successful defense jury verdicts under his supervision, Mr. Wulfmeier has served as a special mediator and arbitrator in serious injury malpractice and personal injury cases.

Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers, says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for more than 25 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession. We would like to congratulate LeRoy H. Wulfmeier, III on being selected as the ‘Detroit Best Lawyers Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Lawyer of the Year’ for 2018.”

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is ranked as the 12^th largest law firm in Michigan.  Founded 40 years ago, located in Troy, Michigan, it is a full service law firm with 66 attorneys.  Areas of practice include family law, corporate and business law, health care law, business transactions, estate planning, commercial litigation, governmental law, real estate, creditors’ rights, criminal law, employment and labor law, and workers’ compensation.  Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is named in Best Law Firms in America 2018, Tier 1.  Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America is based on peer review in the legal profession.

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.   Troy, Michigan

R. Gilchrist (248-457-7190) rgilchrist@gmhlaw.com

April 12, 2018

LeRoy H. Wulfmeier, III

Justin Morgan has joined Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. as an Associate in the firm’s Business Litigation Group. His primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, employment and real estate matters.

Prior to joining our firm, Justin litigated in Washington state in real estate, probate and commercial litigation with a Seattle firm. He began his career as a corporate attorney at Honeywell International where he negotiated both international and domestic multi-million dollar sale and procurement contracts.

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Justin graduated magna cum laude from Central Michigan University in 2005 with a degree in Public Relations, and then graduated magna cum laude from the Seattle University School of Law in 2012.

Justin is admitted to all Michigan and Washington state courts and Federal Court in Washington.

Justin Morgan

Attorney Alexis Gipson-Goodnough recently joined Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., as a member of its Medical Malpractice Group.

Ms. Gipson-Goodnough focuses her practice primarily in the area of medical malpractice defense. She also has experience resolving premises liability and general negligence claims.

Ms. Gipson-Goodnough graduated from The University of Toledo College of Law, where she served as Head Chair for the Trial Advocacy Team. She currently sits on the board for the Public Interest Law Association, where she assists and volunteers in many community based initiatives. In this capacity, she advocates for human trafficking victims and assists in lectures speaking on the of modern day risk throughout undergraduate facilities. Ms. Gipson-Goodnough was also the 2017-2018 recipient of the Order of the Barrister for her success in the practice of trial advocacy and mock trial.

Alexis Gipson-Goodnough