Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Guardianship
• Spousal Support
• Child Abuse
  Child Protective Services (CPS) investigations against licensed professionals and unlicensed staff and their placement on the Michigan Central Registry for Child Abuse and Neglect

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  They have significant trial experience and skills, as well as excellent professional relationships with the federal and state prosecutorial and investigative agencies to bring your particular criminal matter to a resolution. The distinguished caliber of attorneys is demonstrated by the rankings earned from Martindale-Hubbell, The Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, and membership in the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
• DUI/DWI
  Miller Johnson attorneys have handled a wide array of federal and state criminal matters including narcotics and drug crimes, embezzlement, false claims, child pornography and criminal sexual conduct, operating while intoxicated (or OWI or DUI), assaultive and other crimes. They work closely with a variety of state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI, Michigan State Police, Michigan Attorney General’s Office, and Kent County Prosecutor’s Office among others.
• Wrongful Death
  Coordinated coverage among policies held by multiple defendants in wrongful death action to maximize coverage available and fully fund global settlement of all claims.
• Sex Crimes
• Fraud
• Theft
• Embezzlement
  Miller Johnson’s Fraud and Embezzlement Recovery practice group is the first place to turn when there is any suspicion of employee, partner or vendor theft, embezzlement, dishonesty or fraud. Our team has worked to uncover financial fraud by employees, third parties, vendors and other insiders involving Fortune 500 companies, closely held family entities and individuals, including the elderly or infirm.
• Drug Crimes
• Identity Theft
  Miller Johnson’s Privacy & Technology Transactions practice is enhanced by our strategic alliances with identity theft protection service providers, information technology and security experts, cyber-risk insurance providers, and membership in the Meritas Data Protection Group, an international team of expert privacy lawyers.  Meritas is a leading global network of independent law firms spanning over 80 countries around the world.  Miller Johnson’s membership in Meritas provides clients with unparalleled access to a global team of expert privacy attorneys who can resolve clients’ domestic and international data protection legal needs and advise on international regulatory developments.  Our strategic alliances and team approach provide clients a wide range of cybersecurity-related services, including identity theft protection and credit monitoring, managed IT cybersecurity services, and cyber-risk insurance tailored to your organization’s needs.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Package rates and not-to-exceed rates for standard projects such as incorporation, review of contract documents, shareholder agreements and limited liability company agreements, to name a few.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Miller Johnson’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team is made up of more than 20 lawyers who regularly provide legal counsel to private equity buyers, strategic buyers, sellers and management in all types of acquisition, disposition and investment transactions
• Business Disputes
  Civil litigation in all substantive areas of governmental practice, including personal injury, contract disputes, civil rights, condemnation, and land use matters
• Business Transactions
  Our Technology Transactions team combines our intellectual property expertise with our experienced commercial transactions team to support our clients in all phases of the data life cycle, from drafting and negotiating complex ERP SaaS agreements to advising on basic data hosting agreements. We advise clients across industries on how to mitigate risk in this environment. We support our Corporate and M&A deal teams where technology and/or sensitive data is a strategic component of a deal or a commercial transaction. We regularly advise clients regarding...
• Limited Liability Companies
  Ownership entities, including real estate syndications, limited liability companies, limited and general partnerships, and related tax structuring
• Construction Contracts
  Construction contracts, including work for owners, contractors, architects, engineers, subcontractors, bonding companies, and suppliers, in all forms of construction delivery mechanisms such as design-build, multi-prime, construction management, lending, and traditional design-bid-build
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Termination
  Miller Johnson prides itself on providing full-service representation on workers’ compensation matters. We have the resources to advise, counsel and defend all aspects of an injured worker’s claim which affect related issues of law, including discrimination, civil rights, wrongful discharge, employment rights, tort, and product liability law.
• Employment Discrimination
  Typically, immigration issues arise when hiring foreign nationals, or transferring foreign employees to the United States. Miller Johnson can help employers identify appropriate immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories for foreign employees and prepare persuasive documentation to gain visa approval from U.S. immigration officials. Miller Johnson also assists foreign nationals and their families to enter the United States, ensure foreign national employees maintain the appropriate status while in the United States and ensure the employer maintains the necessary documentation for all foreign employees. We are also able to assist employers with the defense of enforcement actions for charges of unlawful immigration practices and related employment discrimination.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Our experienced team of attorneys work closely with hospitals, nursing homes and other health care organizations to help anticipate employment issues, interpret and apply the law and ensure both the organization and the employee’s rights are protected.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Non-compete agreements can be used to protect against unfair competition, while Non-disclosure agreements can be used to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets. Miller Johnson has extensive experience in helping clients prevent their confidential proprietary information and customer relationships from being used by competitors.
• Severance Agreement
  Tax compliance, equalization, and dispute resolution, for U.S.-based multinational employers with foreign subsidiary or branch operations and employers with nonresident workers or U.S. citizen/resident workers stationed abroad
• Sexual Harassment
  Legal issues can arise even when you have taken all reasonable precautions.  Allegations of sexual harassment made by one employee against another; concern that an employee is engaged in inappropriate conduct on or off site; disputes between employees premised on any number of situations; complaints by students and parents.

Property Law

• Construction Litigation
  Emily additionally represents clients in real estate and construction disputes. She litigates claims involving purchase agreements, development agreements, commercial leases, rights of first offer/first refusal, and easements. Her experience also includes prosecuting quiet-title and plat vacation actions in support of the redevelopment of obsolete subdivisions and arbitrating construction disputes on behalf of owners and construction managers.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Emily advises clients in all types of real estate transactions, from acquisition and construction to leasing and disposition. Her experience includes converting multiple-family rental properties to condominium projects, due diligence supporting construction financing of commercial and industrial projects, drafting and negotiation of renewable energy (wind and solar) build-transfer agreements, and assisting clients pursue project incentives under the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act, Commercial Property Rehabilitation Act, among others.
• Eminent Domain
  Real estate tax incentives, including property tax abatement, new markets tax credits, historic tax credits, renaissance zones, low income housing tax credits
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Emily is one the state’s leading land use law experts. She represents clients before planning commissions, zoning boards of appeal, historic district commissions, and administrative hearing officers, where she is adept at positioning projects for approval and laying the groundwork for legal challenges when necessary.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Property Damage
• Condominium Law

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Student Visas
• Investor Visas

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Obtained summary judgment for a chemical manufacturer which was sued for personal injury resulting from worker’s exposure at customer’s factory
• Social Security Disability
• Medicaid Planning
• Disability Discrimination
  Disabled workers present some of the most complex problems and opportunities for employers today. Employers faced with a disabled employee or applicant must comply with a web of federal and state laws including the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as state disability discrimination and workers compensation laws. These statutes have differing and sometimes conflicting objectives, definitions, procedures and requirements. Couple these legal requirements with the employer’s own policies and benefit plans and any employer is presented with a complex set of obligations and choices.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Miller Johnson’s Corporate Taxation Practice Group consists of highly-trained and well-seasoned attorneys, some who are also certified public accountants, who have earned their Legal Masters of Taxation, or who have substantial governmental experience representing the Internal Revenue Service or the United States in tax matters. Our attorneys have worked for, among others, the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of Justice, and Big 4 CPA firms. Our tax attorneys practice in virtually all relevant tax sub-specialty areas.
• Debt Collection
  In addition to appealing and litigating denied claims, our group provides training to Patient Financial Services representatives on billing and coding issues, no-fault eligibility and coverage issues, appeals to government payers, HMOs and ERISA plans on denied claims and compliance under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  We have also designed and implemented Denial Management Protocols for our hospital clients.  We provide both in-house training seminars and e-mail notifications regarding legal issues affecting reimbursement.