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Myron B. Charfoos
Myron.Charfoos@micompdefense.com

Education:
        Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. – 1966

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1967
        U.S. District Court, Eastern district of Michigan - 1967
        U.S. Supreme Court - 1973

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer

Publications:
        Co-author:
        "1996-1997-2000-2002-2003 Workers' Compensation Update"

Professional Activities:
        Founding Partner - Charfoos & Reiter, P.C.
        Medical/Legal Workshops
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Honors:
        Fellow - The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

        Listed in Best Lawyers in America under Workers' Compensation Law

Lecturer:
        Workers' Compensation Update Series
        Regular speaker to insurance companies
        and self insured employers and groups
        on all areas related to workers' compensation

Bar Association Memberships:
        Michigan Self Insurers' Association
        State Bar of Michigan
        Workers' Compensation Law Section
        Law Practice Management Section
        Labor & Employment Law Section
        Oakland County Bar Association
        Detroit Bar Association
        American Bar Association
        Law Practice Management Section
        Tort & Insurance Practice Section






James A. Reiter
James.Reiter@micompdefense.com

Education:
        Western Michigan University, B.S. - 1963
        Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. - 1968

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1968
        U.S. District Court, Eastern & Western Districts of Michigan - 1968

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer
        Labor & Employment Law - Management

Publications:
        "The Workers' Disability Compensation Act,"
        Michigan Public Employment and Labor Relations Law,
        1994 Edition and 2004 Edition
        "1996-1997-2000-2002-2003-2005-2006 Workers' Compensation Update"

Professional Activities:
        Founding Partner - Charfoos, Reiter, P.C.
        Member - Michigan Bureau of Workers' Compensation Funds Advisory
            Committee - 2001
        Member - Michigan Bureau of Workers' & Unemployment
            Compensation - Ad hoc Advisory Committee on Medicare
        Founding Member of the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Honors:
        Fellow - The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

        Fellow - The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

        Chair - National Workers' Compensation Defense Network-2003 to
        2006.

        Member Executive Committee-NWCDN-2006 to present.

        Listed in Best Lawyers in America under Workers' Compensation Law

Memberships:
        Michigan Self Insurers' Associations
        The Defense Research Institute
        The Michigan Public Risk Management Association
        College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network
        Board of Governors - College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Lecturer:
        American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Advocacy
        Institute
        College and University Personnel Association Michigan Chapter
        Council on Education in Management - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
                Conference Moderator - 1996, 1997, 1998
        Dept. of Occupational & Environmental
                Medicine - Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
        Michigan Auto Dealers Self Insured Fund
        MHA Service Corporation
        Michigan Plastic Processors Association
        Michigan Self Insurers' Association
        ABA-Labor and Employment Law Section-National Institute on ADA
        1997-1998
        Michigan tooling Association
        National Association of Hospital Risk Managers
        "Workers' Compensation Update Series"
        ABA-Workers' Compensation Committee-Mid-Winter meetings-2005/2006

Bar Association Memberships:
        State Bar of Michigan
                Workers' Compensation Law Section
                Labor & Employment Law Section
                Negligence Law Section
        Oakland County Bar Association
        American Bar Association
                Labor & Employment Law Section
                Member of Section Governing Council-2003 to present
                    Liaison to OSHA, Workers Compensation & Ethics
                    Committees
                        Employment rights & Responsibilities Committee
                                Management Chair - 1999-2002
                                Program Chair - 1994-1997
                                Trial Advocacy Sub-Committee Chair 1993-1994
                Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
                        Workers' Compensation & Employers Liability Law Committee
                        Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee






Danial J. Hébert
Danial.Hebert@micompdefense.com

Education:
        Michigan State University, B.S. - 1987
        Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. - 1990

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1991

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer

Professional Activities:
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Lecturer:
        Council on Education and Management
        North Oakland Medical Centers EmployMED", March 1999
        Lorman Educational Services
        Various in-house client seminars
        Michigan in Chicago Workers' Compensation Lecture Series

Publications:
        "1996-1997 Workers' Compensation Update"
        "1996-1997-2000-2002-2003 Workers' Compensation Update"

Bar Association Memberships:
        State Bar of Michigan
        Workers' Compensation Law Section
        Oakland County Bar Association

Memberships:
        Michigan State Alumni Association






James J. Ranta
James.Ranta@micompdefense.com

Born:
        Lansing, Michigan, March 13, 1981

Education:
        Grand Valley State University, B.A. - 2003
        Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude) - 2006

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 2006

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer

Law School Activities:
        Moot Court & Advocacy Board
                Association of Trial Lawyers of America Civil Rights Trial
                        Competition -- Spring 2005 & Spring 2006
                Class Competition Committee -- Fall 2005
        Law Clerk -- Michigan Department of Attorney General, Workers'
                Compensation Division -- June 2004 -- May 2006
        Jurisprudence Award -- Torts I, Fall 2003
        Jurisprudence Award -- Research, Writing, & Advocacy II, Spring 2004
        Dean's List -- All Semesters

Professional Activities:
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Bar Association Memberships:
        State Bar of Michigan
                Workers' Compensation Law Section
                Law Practice Management Section
                Consumer Law Section
        American Bar Association
               Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
                       Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability
                        Law Committee
                Labor and Employment Law Section
                        Workers' Compensation Committee
                Young Lawyers' Division






James J. Ranta -- Picture coming soon.
Daniel Peterson Of Counsel
Daniel.Peterson@crpjdh.com

Education:
        Western Michigan University, B.B.A. - 1969
        Wayne State University, J.D. - 1975

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan, Florida, United States District Court,
        United States Supreme Court

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer

Professional Activities
        Founding Partner - Charfoos, Reiter & Peterson, P.C.
        Workers' Compensation Law Section State of Michigan
        Law Practice Management State of Michigan
        Workers' Compensation Section - State of Florida
        Out of State Practitioner's Division - State of Florida
        The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
        The Oakland County Bar Association
        The Livingston County Bar Association
        The Michigan Self-Insurer's Association
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Lecturer:
        'MPERLA"
        "MPRIMA"
        Citizens Claims Management Seminar
        of Charfoos, Reiter, Peterson, Jones,
        Dorland & Hebert, P.C.
        "Michigan in Chicago" Workers' Compensation Lecture Series
        Michigan Plastic Processors Association
        Various in-house seminars

Publications:
        "1996-1997 Workers' Compensation Update"
        "1996-1997-2000-2002-2003 Workers' Compensation Update"






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