Dickinson Wright PLLC

Member

ltheros(at)dickinsonwright.com

Phone: 313.223.3486

Fax: 313.223.3598

Areas of Practice Emphasis

First chair trial and appellate responsibility for employment discrimination and harassment matters throughout Michigan and Midwest, including large class actions
Counsel to several mid-sized entrepreneurial and institutional clients on day-to-day human resource and employment-related issues
Counsel on various union issues, including organizing campaigns and collective bargaining agreement negotiation and interpretation
First chair responsibility for arbitrations arising from collective bargaining disputes and unfair labor practice complaints
Employment dispute resolution, including resolution of claims filed with state or federal Departments of Labor and Civil Rights

Grosse Pointe Farms
- Mayor Pro Tem (2005-2007)
- City Council (2001-present)
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, President (2005-2006)
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Foundation, Trustee (2006-present)
Member, Diversity Committee, Dickinson Wright PLLC (2005-2007)
Chair, Recruitment Committee, Dickinson Wright PLLC (2004-2006)
Member responsible for Attorney Training, Dickinson Wright PLLC (2002-2003)
Pro bono coordinator, Dickinson Wright PLLC (2000-2001)
U of M Club of Greater Detroit, Board of Governors (1999-2003)
Grosse Pointe Hockey Association, Board of Directors (2007-present)
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), treasurer, senior citizen housing development committee

Frequent Speaker on FMLA and ADA at Council on Education in Management Seminars, 2005-present
Orgpro Conference of Michigan Society of Association Executives, Employment issues facing association executives, 2001
Risk Management Magazine, co-author, "The Arbitration Alternative," June 1998
Dickinson Wright Viewpoint, author and co-author of articles on Illinois Employment Law, the ADA, and OSHA