Firm News

DSH attorney Mark Mueller has authored an article entitled "Property and Transfer Tax Considerations for Business Entities" in the Summer 2010 issue of The Michigan Business Law Journal.


DSH attorneys Mark Mueller and Dan Boynton have published Defending the Bankruptcy Preference Claim -- a Quick Primer, in the Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall 2009.


Eight DSH Attorneys Named Among Metro Detroit's Top Lawyers
DSH is proud to announce that eight of our attorneys have been named among Metro Detroit's 2010 Top Lawyers. The November/December 2009 issue of DBusiness Magazine lists Metro area attorneys who have achieved the highest available ranking, the "AV Preeminent" designation, in the 2010 Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.

Our "Top Lawyers" and their areas of practice are:

  • Daniel R. Boynton - Corporate Law
  • Jay A. Herbst - Corporate Law
  • Mark E. Mueller - Business Law
  • William C. Schaefer - Labor and Employment Law
  • Laurence S. Schultz - Securities
  • Joseph W. Thomas - Corporate Law
  • Richard B. Tomlinson - Labor and Employment Law
  • Edward S. Toth - Business Law

The Indiana Civil Rights Commission recently issued favorable findings concerning a DSH client accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ICRC found that the employer did not violate the ADA when it terminated the employment of a woman after she had used all available FMLA and personal leave for a variety of medical conditions.