Pitt McGehee Hosts Flint Water Class Action Press Conference January 19
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers' Michael Pitt, along with plaintiff representatives Melissa and Michael Mays; Keith and Jacqueline Pemberton; Elnora Carthan and their legal team, including Julie Hurwitz (Goodman & Hurwitz); Trachelle Young...
Crain's Detroit Business Discusses UIA Suit with Lord
From Crain's Detroit Business, Dec. 6 in a story by Chad Halcom
About three years ago, the state launched its Michigan Integrated Data Automated System, which is able to cross-check benefit claimants against other computer records and flag events...
Pitt Led Flint Water Meeting Draws TV Attention
More than 100 Flint residents attended a meeting Dec. 1 at the Northbank Center in Flint looking for more information on a class action law suit against Michigan Governor Snyder regarding contaminated water int he Flint water system. You can...
Lord Queried by Macomb Daily in Warren Whistleblower Case
Depositions of high-ranking Warren officials could start in early 2016 as part of a whistleblower case involving the municipality, a lawyer for a former city employee said.
The whistleblower lawsuit was filed a year ago by former assistant city...
DBusiness Announces Hiring of Two New Firm Associates
DBusiness Story
Rachael Kohl and Melissa Brown have joined the Royal Oak-based law firm Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers as associate attorneys.
Previously, Kohl clerked for Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers and interned for Chief Judge Robert...
Widespread Media Coverage of Flint Water Suit Press Conference
A group of Flint residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder, the State of Michigan, the City of Flint and numerous other state and Flint municipal employees for health and property damages resulting from their exposure...
Crain's Covers Pitt Led Flint Contaminated Water Suit vs. Gov. Snyder
A group of residents has filed a class-action lawsuit against Gov. Rick Snyder, the State of Michigan and the City of Flint, as well as state and Flint municipal employees on claims related to lead contamination of drinking water in Flint.
Royal...
WILX News 10 Talks to Bonanni About Lansing Schools Suit
From News 10 in Lansing -
The Lansing School District fired Lester Duvall in January a little more than two months after he was accused of hurting a 12-year-old student with autism.
The boy's mother, Jennifer Garza, explained, "Christian was...
Pitt, Bonanni and Kohl Join Suit Against Lansing School District by Autistic Student
A 13-year old Lansing boy and his mother have filed suit against the Lansing School District (LSD) and several of its top administrators in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The Complaint asserts former tenured LSD special...
Ex Michigan Appellate Commissioner Joins Pitt UIA Class Action Team
October 5, 2015, Royal Oak, Mich. -- Former Michigan Compensation Appellate Commissioner Neal A. Young has joined the legal...
Pitt Class Action Suit Gets Attention of Print, Radio and TV Media Outlets
Pitt McGehee's class-action suit against Michigan's Unemployment Agency for the illegal seizure of federal and state tax returns is gaining widespread attention for the firm and attorney Jennifer Lord from multiple local and national...
Detroit News Covers Pitt McGehee Class Action Tax Refund Lawsuit
The state of Michigan has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit that charges it illegally seized federal and state income tax refunds from potentially thousands of workers who had filed for unemployment claims.
The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 9 and...
Pitt Files Complaint Charging Use of Unmanned Machines Deprives Countless Workers Millions in Income Tax Refunds
September 14, 2015, Royal Oak, Mich. – Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers has participated in the filing of a class-action civil lawsuit against the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). The lawsuit, filed with the State of...
Lawyers' Weekly Features Bonanni in Independent Contractor Crackdown Story
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner, Megan Bonanni was featured in a recent Michigan Lawyers Weekly article discussing added scrutiny on companies who use independent contract worker classifications. “...more than ever, employers must...
State Bar of Michigan Recognizes PMP&R for Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers has been named to the State Bar of Michigan’s 2015 Circle of Excellence at the Leadership level. This recognition is reserved for law firms whose attorneys have each contributed at least:
*30 hours of pro bono...
Bonanni Cited in Grosse Pointe News for Women in Law Honor
From the Grosse Pointe News:
Megan Bonanni, of Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, has been selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of its “2015 Women in the Law.”
The publication makes its annual selection of 30 leading female Michigan...
Bonanni Recognized in Legal News for Women in Law Honor
Nine of the 30 Michigan attorneys on the 2015 Women in the Law list recently released by Michigan Lawyers Weekly are alumnae of Wayne State University Law School. And that includes Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers partner, Megan Bonanni.
The...
Lord Profile Featured in Detroit Legal News
The following article appeared in the July 22, 2015 edition of Detroit Legal News and featured Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers attorney Jennifer Lord.
Jennifer Lord's dream in high school and college was to become a U.S. Senator a dream that...
Carlson Speaks to WDET About History of ADA
WDET Radio program, "Detroit Today" with Stephen Henderson, talked to Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers attorney Kevin Carlson about the 25th anniversary of the signing of theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The main points of...
New York Times Publishes Morris Dees Op-Ed "White Supremacists Without Borders"
The New York Times recently published an op-ed entitled "White Supremacists Without Borders" co-authored by Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, AL. The commentary examines the global presence and messages of white...
