734. 422. 5955     

14881 Farmington Road      
Livonia, MI 48154
      

 
KEY PRACTICE AREAS
 
Daniel J. Niemann, Partner

Asbestos Personal Injury Defense

 Member of Regional and National Counsel Teams for a Fortune 500 corporation. Charged with  coordinating complete case workup and evaluation.

  • Coordinated defense in over 85,000 cases in 22 states, including supervision of all field counsel in those states.
  • Developed programs to monitor and evaluate cases for settlement and trial.

 Partner in charge of representing more than nine manufacturers in approximately 2,500 cases in Michigan  asbestos litigation.

  • Meet or exceed all client/carrier reporting requirements.
  • Prepare and file all pleadings, discovery requests, motions, etc.
  • Participate in all depositions of parties, co-workers and experts.
  • Conduct settlement negotiations.
  • Conduct trial.
  Personal Injury Defense
  • Personal injury defense attorney in Michigan.
  • Represented manufacturer in breast implant litigation in Michigan.
  • Partner in charge of representing multiple manufacturers in the Michigan asbestos personal injury litigation.
  • Meet or exceed all client/carrier reporting requirements.
  • Experienced in all aspects of the litigation (pleadings, motion practice, depositions, trial).

         University of Michigan, Communications & History BA 1981
        Detroit College of Law, JD 1985
        Michigan State Bar Association, admitted 1985
        Member of the Defense Research Institute


        To request an emailed copy of Mr. Niemann’s Curriculum Vitae, please click here:         dniemann@gnmlawyer.com


[Top]




Charles E. Gallagher, Partner

Civil Litigation

  • Member of Defense Research Institute, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section and Livonia Chamber of Commerce.
  • Litigated hundreds of civil cases; including Michigan Personal injury cases, in Michigan District and Circuit Courts and in the United States District Court.
  • Supervised civil litigation attorneys for over 25 years.
  • Defended manufacturers in hundreds of product liability civil lawsuits during the past 6 years.

  Social Security Disability
  • High rate of success in appealing social security disability benefit denials.
  • You pay no attorney fees unless you are awarded social security benefits.
  • Social security disability attorney since the early 1980s.

 Estate Planning
  • Draft Wills, Trusts, Living Trusts and other Michigan Estate Planning Documents.
  • Experienced in asset protection, real estate transfers and probate avoidance.
  • Trust and Probate administration.
  Business Matters
  Commercial Matters and Litigation

         Michigan State University, Criminal Justice, BS 1973
         Detroit College of Law, JD 1976
         Michigan State Bar Association, admitted 1976
         United States District Court E.D. of Michigan, admitted 1976

         To request an emailed copy of Mr. Gallagher’s Curriculum Vitae, please click here:          cgallagher@gnmlawyer.com


[Top]




Antonio Mauti, Partner

Real Estate Attorney/Real Property

  Involved in all aspects of real estate transactions and real property litigation, including:

  • Landlord/tenant actions (non-payment of rent/possession/eviction proceedings)
  • Purchase and/or sale of real estate
  • Lease Agreements
  • Title Defect Issues
  • Land Contracts

   Construction Attorney

   Involved in all aspects of construction law, successfully representing various construction companies    with respect to the following:
  • Lien Act/Law
  • Foreclosure actions
  • Contract Law
  • Collections

  
         University of Michigan, Political Science, BS 1983
         Detroit College of Law, JD 1986
         Michigan State Bar Association, admitted 1986

         To request an emailed copy of Mr. Mauti’s Curriculum Vitae, please click here:          tmauti@gnmlawyer.com


[Top]




Pamela C. Shorter, Associate

Automobile Negligence
Homeowner's Coverage
Asbestos Personal Injury Defense

 

  University of Michigan, B.A., 1979
  Detroit College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1987
  Michigan State Bar Association, admitted 1987
  Competitor, Benton National Moot Court Competition
  Research Editor, Detroit College of Law Review, 1986
  Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procudure II


  

[Top]