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On June 24-25, 2013, Joseph A. Starr will participate in a panel discussion entitled: "The New Era of Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims: What this Means for Employers and How they Can Protect Themselves" at the 19th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco, CA.
The American Conference Institute's EPLI Conference is one of the nation’s premiere gatherings and is designed for businesses, attorneys, and insurance professionals who want to make sure they are well-positioned to take advantage of new opportunities in the EPLI market and equipped to minimize risk exposure and able to manage and defend an increased number of legal claims being filed across the country. |
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On April 11, 2013, Joseph A. Starr participated in a panel discussion entitled: "And the Beat Goes On - EPLI in President Obama's Second Term," at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society's Professional Risk Symposium: EPL, E&O and Fiduciary, held in Chicago, IL. Mr. Starr presented the topic with: Lynette M. Lyngaas, Vice President, Employment Practices, Monitor Liability Managers, LLC (Chicago, IL), David Vanalek, Claims Manager, Markel (Chicago, IL) and Elizabeth A. Roussel, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP (New Orleans, LA).
PLUS was founded in 1986 by industry professionals who recognized the need for a forum for individuals involved in the field of professional liability. For more information, see: www.plusweb.org.
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Starr, Butler, Alexopoulos & Stoner, PLLC is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers of America, 19th Edition, selected Joseph A. Starr for inclusion in its 2013 list for his work in the practice area of Litigation - Labor & Employment.
Selection for Best Lawyers in America is based upon an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising nearly four million confidentail evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. The Best Lawyers publication has been described by The American Lawyer as "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." |
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Michigan Super Lawyers magazine selected Joseph A. Starr as a 2012 Super Lawyer in Employment and Labor law. The magazine also selected Kirsten E. Gramzow and Trisha M. Benson as “Rising Stars” in Employment and Labor law.
Super Lawyers magazine annually recognizes only five percent of the lawyers in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through an independent research process which includes twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming lawyers.
Michigan Super Lawyers is published annually in September in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times. |
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On January 29-30, 2013, Joseph A. Starr participated in a panel discussion entitled: "The New Era of Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims: What this Means for Employers and How they Can Protect Themselves" at the 18th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), at the New York Marriott Downtown Hotel in New York City.
The American Conference Institute's EPLI Conference is one of the nation’s premiere gatherings and is designed for businesses, attorneys, and insurance professionals who want to make sure they are well-positioned to take advantage of new opportunities in the EPLI market and equipped to minimize risk exposure and able to manage and defend an increased number of legal claims being filed across the country. |
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On June 1, 2012, Joseph A. Starr moderated a panel discussion entitled: "Communication Methods that Minimize the Risk of Malpractice Claims: Effective Engagement, Disengagement & Fee Procedures and How to Work Through Existing, Emergent or Potential Conflicts of Interest" at the American Conference Institute's Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice Claims & Litigation, at the Flatotel Hotel in New York City.
ACI’s Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice Claims and Litigation is designed to offer insurers, brokers, attorneys and other risk management professionals valuable insight into how to prevent, manage and defend against the most current legal malpractice claims. |
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January 1, 2012 -- Starr, Butler, Alexopoulos & Stoner, PLLC named Kirsten E. Gramzow a partner with the firm. Gramzow, who spent the first seven years of her legal career as a Judicial Staff Attorney with the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Michigan, specializes in the defense of claims related to legal malpractice (including attorney professional responsibility and disciplinary proceedings and litigation), director and officer professional liability, employment practices liability, employment law, and commercial litigation.
Ms. Gramzow, a graduate of the Detroit College of Law, actively participates in both the State Bar of Michigan and the Oakland County Bar Association. Currently, she serves as a Fellow with the Michigan State Bar Foundation, the Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association Membership Committee, a Fellow with the Oakland County Bar Foundation and a Hearing Panelist for the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board. |
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Michigan Super Lawyers magazine selected Joseph A. Starr as a 2011 Super Lawyer in Employment and Labor law and Trisha M. Benson as a “Rising Star” in Employment and Labor law.
Super Lawyers magazine annually recognizes only five percent of the lawyers in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through an independent research process which includes twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming lawyers.
Michigan Super Lawyers is published annually in September in a special advertising supplement in The New York Times. |
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DBusiness Magazine, Southeast Michigan's Journal for Business, named Kirsten E. Gramzow a 2012 "Top Lawyer". Only a small percentage of lawyers in Michigan are recognized with this honor. |
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Council on Litigation Management announces its 2011-2012 State Chairs
October 3, 2011
New York, NY – (PR.COM) – 8/30/11 –The State Chair is a leadership role within the Council on Litigation Management (CLM) whose purpose is to assist in the development and growth of the Council, and foster communications locally. State Chairs also establish and monitor CLM Strategic Affiliations for state and local organizations/associations. The Council on Litigation Management (CLM) announces its State Chairs for 2011-2012.
Joseph Starr has been selected to be one of the State Chairs for Michigan.
About the Council on Litigation Management
The Council is a nonpartisan alliance of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, general counsel, risk managers, claims adjusters and attorneys. Through education and collaboration, its goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.litmgmt.org.
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