L. Kent Walton
Member
Email: lkwalton@wspdlaw.com

Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce Law; Personal Injury Law; Probate Law; Domestic Relations; Mediation.

Admitted: 1971, Massachusetts; 1975, Michigan; 1977, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Law School: Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., 1970

College: University of Michigan, A.B., 1967

Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Negligence Law); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Military: LT, Law Spec., USCGR, 1970-1974; CDR, USCGR (Ret)

Born: Niles, Michigan, September 10, 1945

ISLN: 902968149

Geoff G. Smith
Member
Email: ggsmith@wspdlaw.com

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Product Liability Law; Personal Injury Law; Social Security Law.

Admitted: 1974, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan

Law School: Wayne State University, J.D., 1974

College: Michigan State University, B.S., 1971

Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim and American (Member: Section on Tort and Insurance Practice; Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law; Workers' Compensation Law; Administrative Law); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Reported Cases: Wright v. Wright, 134 Mich. App. 800; State Farm v. Huyghi, 144 Mich. App. 341; Townsend v. M-R Products, 436 Mich. 496

Born: Alma, Michigan, November 23, 1948

ISLN: 903623139

Jeffrey J. Noorman
Email: jjnoorman@wspdlaw.com

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation

Admitted: 1997, Michigan; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Law School: Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, J.D., 1997

College: Hope College, B.A., 1991

Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association

Reported Cases: MacDonald v Village of Northport, Mich. 164 F3d 964, C.A.6 (Mich), 1999; McCormick v Go Forward Operating Ltd Partnership, 235 Mich App 531, 599 NW2d 513 (1999).

Born: Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 30, 1969

Thomas L. Phillips, retired
Member

Practice Areas: Retired.

Admitted: 1973, Michigan

Law School: Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1973

College: Michigan State University, B.S., 1969

Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Negligence Section); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Executive Board of Directors, 1982-1983; No-Fault Task Force, 1982-); National Board of Trial Advocacy (Diplomate).

Biography: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Wills and Trusts. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1994. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. (Retired)

Born: Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 22, 1947

ISLN: 904438671