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Our Location
We are
located in downtown
Grand Rapids in the historic
Waters Building
161 Ottawa Ave NW, Suite 404
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Phone: (616) 356-1770
Fax: (616) 356-1772
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Downtown Grand Rapids
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Visitors since
January 1, 2007:
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Paul J. Denenfeld
Professional
Experience
▪ Partner, Yates, LaGrand & Denenfeld,
2007-Present
▪ Partner, LaGrand & Denenfeld,
2006
▪ American Bar Association/Central European
and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI), Ukraine and Uzbekistan, 2005-06
▪ Senior Litigation Counsel, Federal Public Defender
Office,
Western District of Michigan, 1997-2002 & 2003-05
▪ Chief of the Special Litigation Division, Federal Public Defender
Service for the District of Columbia,
Washington, D.C., 2002-03
▪ Legal Director, American Civil Liberties
Union of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, 1988-97
▪ Associate, Lewis, Reed & Allen, P.C.,
Attorneys at Law, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1986-88
▪ Associate, Halpert & Koning, P.C.,
Attorneys at Law, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1984-86
Honors and Offices
▪ Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell©
Peer Rating System, 2007
▪ International Election Observer, Ukraine
Parliamentary and Local Elections, 2006
▪ Board of Directors, Michigan Migrant Legal
Assistance Program, 1998-2005
President, 2001-2002
▪ Board of Directors, Western Michigan
Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, 1998-2002
▪ President, Board of Directors,
Southwestern Michigan Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union,
1997-2001
▪ Michigan State Senate Candidate, 1986
▪ Recipient, Student Bar Association's Award
for Outstanding Service by a Senior, University of Cincinnati School of Law,
1984
▪ President, Law School Chapter of the
American Civil Liberties Union, 1982-84
▪ Presidential Scholar, Department of
Humanities, Western Michigan University, 1981
▪ Recipient, College of General Studies
Award for Meritorious Achievement, Western Michigan University, 1981
▪ Recipient, Board of Trustees Academic
Scholarship, Western Michigan University, 1981
Education
▪ University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1984
Top 15% of
Class
▪ West Michigan University, B.A.
(cum laude), 1981
Honors
College Graduate
Bar Admissions
▪ U.S. Supreme Court
▪ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
▪ U.S. District Court for the Western &
Eastern Districts of Michigan
▪ Member, Michigan Bar Association,
1984-Present
▪ Member, Ohio State Bar Association,
1985-Present
▪ Member, District of Columbia Bar,
2002-Present
Teaching Experience
▪ Adjunct Professor, Advanced Criminal Procedure,
Thomas M. Cooley Law School,1998-2005
▪ Presenter, Federal Public Defender
Seminars, Grand Rapids and Marquette, Michigan, 1997-2002 & 2003-2005
▪ Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law
Center, 2002-03
▪ Adjunct Professor, Advanced Criminal Procedure,
Michigan State University/Detroit College of Law, 1999-2001
▪ Faculty Member, Institute for Legal
Education, 1997
▪ Faculty Member, Nevada Bar Association
Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1995
▪ Presenter, Institute for Advanced Legal
Studies, Elder Law Institute, 1994
▪ Lecturer, Michigan State Bar Labor &
Employment Law Section Winter Meeting, 1993
▪ Speaker, Drug Policy Foundation Seminar,
The Drug War in the Courts, 1991
▪ Adjunct Professor, Department of Political
Science, Wayne State University, 1989-93
▪ Faculty Member, Michigan Trial Lawyers
Association Seminar, Recent Michigan and U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in
Employment Related Cases, 1989
▪ Adjunct Professor, Political Science,
Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 1985-88
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Paul Denenfeld
