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Myron B. Charfoos
Myron.Charfoos@crpjdh.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@crpjdh.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






Daniel Peterson
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"






Kenneth E. Jones
Kenneth.Jones@crpjdh.com

Education:
        Wayne State University, B.A. - 1975
        University of Detroit, J.D. - 1980

Judicial Internship
        Honorable Julian a. Cook, Jr., Chief Judge,
        U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan - 1980

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1980

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer

Professional Activities
        Special Assistant Attorney General - 1990 to present
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Lecturer:
        "Advanced Trial Techniques", Lecturer/panel discussion,
        Special Assistance Attorney General Seminar, October, 1997
        Lecturer/panel discussion regarding overview of dual
        employment provision, Special Assistant Attorney General
        Seminar, October, 1997
        "Trial Practice," Special Assistant Attorney
        General Seminar, October 1993
        "The Michigan Workers' Compensation Act and the Americans
        with Disabilities Act," State Farm Insurance Companies
        Profession Sales institute, Albion College, Albion Michigan - June, 1992
        "Workers' Compensation Update Series"
        Various in-house client seminars

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





Deborah S. Dorland
Deborah.Dorland@crpjdh.com

Education:
        Oakland University, B.A. (cum laude) - 1983
        Wayne State University, J.D. - 1990

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1991

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer
        Specialty Areas:
        Trial Practice
        Appellate Practice
        Subrogation

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

Professional Activities:
        Michigan Self Insurers' Association
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Lecturer:
        Lorman Education Services
        Michigan Plastic Processors Association
        College and University Personnel Association, Michigan Chapter
        "Workers' Compensation Update Series"
        National Business Institute
        Council On Education in Management
        American Public Works Association
        Various in-house and client seminars

Bar Association Memberships:
        State Bar of Michigan
        Workers' Compensation Law Section
        Labor & Employment Law Section
        American Bar Association
        Tort & Insurance Practice Section






Danial J. Hébert
Danial.Hebert@crpjdh.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@crpjdh.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






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