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Abood law Firm obtain ex parte TRO against Defendant for unlawfully locking out ALF's client.

Products Liability Case

Abood Law Firm prepares to attend Rule 16 Scheduling Conference in Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan today. The case involves a defect in a muzzle loader shotgun that results in several fingers of my client being blown off. A rule 16 scheduling conference is a meeting to set the dates upon which the case will proceed and the extent to which discovery will progress.

Okemos High School mourns the death of 3 high school graduates

Okemos High School mourns the death of 3 high school graduates who were part of the 2010 graduating class with a candle lit vigil and amazing grace.

Abood Law: Case Studies

Abood Law: Case Studies: "Do you think should be able to walk in your neighborhood without being arrested?"

Andrew Abood Comments on Drew Peterson Trial that Begins July 8, 2010

Read more in the Chicago Tribune at:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-0706-drew-peterson-news-focus-20100706,0,2597323.story

Abood Law Firm Wins the Ingham County Bar Association Memorial Golf Tournament

Andrew Abood, Jerome Abood, Clinton Van Nocker and Carrie Cousino combined efforts to win the Ingham County Bar Association Memorial Golf Tournament with a score of 60. The event was held at the Country Club of Lansing. A wonderful time was had by all.

Jerome Abood was credited with the longest drive from all the participants. Clinton Van Nocker made the longest putt from all the participants.

A special thank you goes to the Ingham County Bar Association for an event that was well planned.

Andrew Abood to Deliver a Presentation at Cooley Law School, Ann Arbor

Cooley Law School announces that Andrew P. Abood has been asked to return to its Ann Arbor campus to speak in regards to the Ethics, Service and Professionalism Program. The subject will be a lawyer's obligation to the client and the rules of professional responsibility in high profile cases. For more info: http://www.cooley.edu/ethics/
Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism | Thomas M. Cooley Law School
www.cooley.edu
Cooley intends to foster the highest caliber of relationships between the Cooley community and the legal and local communities.

Andrew Abood Speaks on Chicago Radio Station WGN About His Withdraw from the Drew Peterson Case.

Part I. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7_fw4noRzI

Part II. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMIWD87dYR0

Developer Suing Over Newspaper Article

The Lansing State Journal Reports:

Local Developer Paul Vlahakis is suing the company that owns the Lansing City Pulse and one of its reporters for a December report accusing Vlahakis of owing $327,288 in delinquent taxes.
The lawsuit was filed Monday against To the Max, LLC, which owns the weekly publication, and reporter Neal McNamara.
Attorney Andrew Abood said the story caused Vlahakis, “Humiliation, mortification, and embarrassment”, because it falsely claimed Vlahakis owed delinquent taxes on 101 S. Washington Square property. A limited liability company, 101 S. Washington Development, is responsible for the taxes, not Vlahakis, Abood said.
Abood and Vlahakis requested a front-page retraction before filing suit. “The way they published this article, it was published as a most wanted ad,” Abood said. “We asked them to publish a retraction. Ultimately, they never did.”
Berl Schwartz, Lansing City Pulse’s editor and publisher, said he was expecting a meeting to negotiate a clarification when he learned that his publication was sued.
“I don’t think a retraction is in order,” Schwartz said. “What we printed was substantially true.”
---From Staff and Wire Reports

Andrew Abood Speaks on Using Social Media to Build a Law Practice

Read the article at:

http://www.legalnews.com/ingham/670974/

Joe Abood Defends Members of the Friendship Baptist Church

Frederic Joseph Abood Defends Members of the Friendship Baptist Church over a division among the church's members. Please read more in the Lansing City Pulse at:

http://npaper-wehaa.com/citypulse/2010/02/24/s1/#?page=6&article=772518

Mock Trial Held at Abood Law Firm

The Abood Law Firm conducted a Mock Trial on behalf of its client. The outcome was very beneficial to our client. Several Abood Law Firm employees participated in the event. Carrie Cousino acted as the prosecuting attorney. Andrew Abood acted as council for the defense. Clinton Van Nocker acted as the Judge. Mark Gabrielse acted as the police offer on the scene of the alleged crime. Chas Van Nocker was one of the 12 jurors.

We would like to thank the jurors who deliberated the case. A special thanks also goes to those who prepared for their part as witnesses.

Abood Law Firm Law Clerk Mark Gabrielse

The Abood Law Firm would like to congratulate Mark Gabrielse, Law Clerk, for receiving all As on his Fall Semester Report Card!!!

High Profile Clients

LANSING ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTS HIGH-PROFILE CLIENTS
SPEAKS ABOUT JURY TRIALS AND THE MEDIA AT COOLEY ON JAN. 14

Lansing attorney and Cooley alumnus Andrew P. Abood, who has represented high-profile clients in cases drawing national media coverage, will discuss Jury Trials and the Media at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2009 at 5 p.m. in the Cooley Center, 300 S. Capitol Ave., room 911. Cooley students, faculty and staff as well as members of the legal community and the public are invited to attend this free event.

The event is part of the Integrity in Our Communities speaker series offered by Cooley’s Center for Ethics, Service and Professionalism, and features attorneys and judges sharing their experiences as legal professionals.

Abood, who works with his brother, Frederic “Joe” Abood, at the Abood Law Firm in Lansing, will share his experiences leading high-profile cases, the importance of clients’ representation in the media and offer advice on the best ways to work with media during jury trials. Abood will discuss some of the high-profile clients he has represented, including Drew Peterson of Will County, Ill., a former police sergeant who was accused of killing his third wife, and Lisa Holland of Williamston, Mich., who was accused along with her husband, Tim Holland, of murdering their 7-year-old adopted son, Ricky Holland, who was at first reported as a missing child.

For event information, contact Heather Spielmaker, director of Cooley's Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism at (517) 371-5140, ext. 4112 or by email at spielmah@cooley.edu.

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September. Additional information about Cooley can be found at cooley.edu.

Criminal Sexual Conduct Mock Trial

The Abood Law Firm conducted a Mock Trial on behalf of their client. The client was charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree. Recently the client plead guilty to the charge. The Abood Law Firm conducted the Mock Trial in order to assist the client in determining whether he should withdraw his guilty plea.

Anthony Flores, Former Ingham County Prosecutor and Cooley Law Professor, acted as lead council for the Prosecution. Andrew Abood acted as lead council for the Defense. Carrie Cousino and Clinton Van Nocker both of the Abood Law Firm played the parts of two key witnesses in the case.

The Abood Law Firm conducts Mock Trials on behalf of their clients on nearly a monthly basis. This is a tool that proves extremely valuable in determining the potential outcome of a trial.

Should any readers care to participate in these proceedings please e-mail your request to clint@aboodlaw.com

Abood Law Firm Congratulates Officer Lisa Kirby

While on patrol, Officer Kirby spotted a van that met the description of one stolen by five prisoners from the Michigan Department of Corrections. The prisoners escaped from a work detail near Carson City after assaulting a corrections officer.

See the full article at:
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091208/NEWS01/312080026

Congratulations Lisa!!

Molly Greenwalt Admitted to Michigan Bar

Andrew Abood moved for Molly Grenwalt to be admitted to the Michigan Bar before Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman in the Michigan Supreme Court on December 7, 2009.

The event was attended by many of Molly’s friends and family including her parents who flew in from Minnesota. Also participating in the Motion was her father, Robert Hennessy who is a licensed attorney in Minnesota. Mr. Hennessy practice is focused on complex class action litigation.

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated

F. Joseph Abood prevailed yesterday on behalf of an Abood Law Firm Client. The Livingston County Court reversed its decision upon a motion and remanded the case for an entirely new trial.

The Judge originally surpressed the testimony of the Abood Law Firm experts at trial. F. Joseph Abood was very satisfied with the result.

"This is simply not something you see often"

Congratulations are extended to both the Abood Law Firm client and F. Joseph Abood.

Not Guilty Verdict for client charged with failing to perform order of a police officer.

A jury returned a verdict of not guilty Friday, September 25, 2009, for a 15 year old client of the Abood Law Firm. The trial began on Monday, September 21, 2009 in Eaton County. It continued Wednesday, Thurdsay of the same week. On Friday the jury began deliberations. The issue for the jury was whether the Police Officer gave a lawful order to the 15 year old student of Waverly High School.

The case was set in the Waverly High School administration office, where the client, a 15 year old student at the high school was suspected of possessing marijuana. An allegation he denied. He was subsequently searched by a Sheriff's deputy and no drugs were found. After the search, we pack up his personal property and was leaving when he was told by a security guard that he had to remain in the office. He attempted to leave and some pushing and shoving ensued with the security guard. The Deputy came back into the room and ordered him to put down a comb that was the Defendants. As a result, the Deputy grabbed the student, eventually took him to the ground and handcuffed him. As a result of this conduct the client was charged witha 2 year felony.

Former Ingham judge in court today for drunken driving hearing

Nettles-Nickerson's attorney, Andrew Abood, says in court documents that a Meridian Township police officer “deliberately provided false information"...

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