Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Matt devotes the majority of his practice to helping individuals and families who have catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims. Matt’s experience includes vehicular, airplane, premises, and construction accidents. He also has extensive products liability experience.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Jaron J. Nyhof | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Business Disputes
  Smith Haughey attorneys are entrusted to thoroughly analyze the risks, costs, and benefits of a potential lawsuit versus alternative dispute resolutions. The ideal solution for a specific client may not be litigation, but prevention and settlement prior to a lawsuit. Thus, we provide clients with methods of avoiding litigation, and advice on using non-litigation alternatives to resolve business disputes. If negotiation fails to achieve our clients’ desired results, our premier litigation attorneys are ready to respond rapidly and efficiently. Our attorneys effectively and efficiently handle all phases of the litigation process, based on sound strategy jointly developed with the client. When cases go to trial our attorneys prioritize risks, design prudent options and formulate adaptable courtroom approaches. This is never more evident than during complex, fluid and high-risk situations. Our attorneys have earned the respect of judges as aggressive attorneys who adeptly meet our clients’ needs.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  In addition to negligence law, the “Go To Lawyers” program identifies top lawyers in real estate and condo law, medical malpractice, business law, employment law, and intellectual property law.

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  Additionally, Matt serves a variety of businesses and individuals in commercial disputes, including ADA accessibility litigation, employment discrimination, trade secret, wrongful advertising, and other unfair trade practice claims. He also has experience handling class action matters.
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Smith Haughey attorneys are ready to address your legal questions. Whether it’s business litigation or real estate law, we use our experience and skills to deliver the results you need.
• Premises Liability
  Drew specializes in defending complex civil litigation cases, including those involving general negligence, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, and insurance coverage disputes.
• Construction Litigation
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  *Because of our firm’s traditional client base, we will not accept personal injury or professional malpractice cases against health care providers or attorneys.
• Medical Malpractice
  Our medical malpractice defense team is second to none, made up of highly experienced and award-winning attorneys, legal assistants, and registered nurse consultants. Smith Haughey has over four decades of unparalleled success, ranking our firm “#1 in Michigan in Medical Malpractice Law” by
• Medicaid Planning
  €‹Focus on Medicaid planning, and other long-term care planning for the elderly and disabled, including Medicaid appeals, housing, and veteran’s benefits.
• Dog Bites

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The estate planning, trust and probate attorneys of Smith Haughey are driven by a simple acknowledgment: we know you work hard to reach your financial goals and provide for your loved ones, so we work just as hard to ensure your estate plans effectively transfer your property to your beneficiaries – with the least amount of tax and turmoil.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Nicholas A. Reister | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and EstatesÂ
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Employing a team of industry experts to guide clients through the complex laws, rules and regulations that govern the construction industry, our attorneys can assist clients in all phases of the construction process, from zoning and tax matters, to financing and bonding, to contract negotiation and construction liens, and beyond. We frequently draft or evaluate construction documents for our clients in order to avoid potential future litigation.