- Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
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Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone 
Headquarters Detroit, Michigan
United StatesNo. of offices 18 offices total (7 international) No. of attorneys approximately 400 No. of employees over 400 support staff Key people Michael Hartmann, CEO Date founded 1852 Founder Sidney Davy Miller Company type Professional Limited Liability Company Website www.millercanfield.com 
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (founded in 1852) is the largest law firm in Detroit, Michigan, and one of the oldest law firms in the American Midwest.[1] It is an international firm with offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, and one of the few American law firms to have international offices in Poland.[2] In 2010, the firm was ranked 126th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal.
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Practice areas
The firm has a sizable automotive and bankruptcy practice, and also represents businesses in labor and employment and immigration matters, including helping businesses to secure visas for foreign employees. The firm also has practice groups for litigation, international law and Canadian law, taxation, corporate, and securities work, real estate, environmental law, intellectual property, criminal defense, and a number of other areas.[3]
Notable clients
- Comerica Inc. - one of the firm's earliest clients[4]
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Valassis Communications, Inc.
- ArvinMeritor
- DTE Energy
- Ford Motor Co. and affiliates
- La-Z-Boy Inc.
- NCAA
- Tecumseh Products Co.
- Tesco Polska Sp.z.o.o.
- University of Michigan
- City of Detroit
Notable lawyers and alumni
- Stephen Markman - current Michigan Supreme Court Justice
- Eddie Francis - current Mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Ella Bully-Cummings - first female Chief of Police for the City of Detroit
- Saul Green - Deputy Mayor of Detroit and former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Spencer Abraham - former United States Senator and former United States Secretary of Energy
- Gerald Ellis Rosen - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Clifford Taylor - former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Offices
United States
- Detroit, Michigan (1852)
- Troy, Michigan (1956) (moved from Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills)
- Lansing, Michigan (1980)
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (1983)
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (1984)
- Kalamazoo, Michigan (1984)
- Saginaw, Michigan (2005)
- New York City (1996)
- Naples, Florida (2005) (moved from Boca Raton and Gulf Breeze)
- Chicago, Illinois (2007)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (2006)
International
Shanghai, China (2008)
Monterrey, Mexico (2009)
Windsor, Ontario (2002)- Toronto, Ontario (2008)
Gdynia, Poland (1991)- Warsaw, Poland (1993)
- Wroclaw, Poland (1997) (moved from Katowice)
References
External links
- Miller Canfield U.S. Homepage
- Miller Canfield Poland Homepage
- LawPeriscope profile
- Chambers USA profile
- See this firm's profile on Martindale.com
- Martindale.com augmented information with third-party sourced data to present a more comprehensive overview of the firm's expertise
- Vault.com profile
- Crain's Detroit Business profile
- Former Pfizer Counsel Joins Miller Canfield
- Former Pfizer Counsel Joins Miller Canfield
- Miller Canfield Expands to Mexico
- Miller Canfield obtains $300 Million Verdict for Valassis
Categories:- Law firms established in 1852
- Law firms based in Detroit, Michigan
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