Police Misconduct

Matthew S. Erard

Civil Rights • Criminal Defense · Labor & Employment • Landlord & Tenant • Police Misconduct • Family Law • LGBTQI+ • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Juvenile • Workers' Compensation • Personal Injury • Divorce • Civil

Law Office of Matthew S. Erard, PLLC
Phone: (248) 765-1605
Email: mserard@gmail.com
Website: https://www.erardlaw.net

  • The Law Office of Matthew S. Erard is a progressive law practice dedicated to protecting the rights and legal interests of civil rights plaintiffs, criminal defendants, workers, tenants, and personal injury victims throughout and beyond the state of Michigan.

Cary McGehee

Civil Rights • Labor & Employment • Disability Rights • Police Misconduct • LGBTQI+ • Juvenile • Personal Injury • Prisoner Rights

Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
Phone: 248-321-0565
Email: cmcgehee@pittlawpc.com
Website: pittlawpc.com
Pronouns: she/her/hers

  • I have been a member of the NLG since law school and support and admire its commitment to progressive advocacy.

John Philo

Civil Rights • Labor & Employment • Police Misconduct • Personal Injury • Civil • Other (Economic & Social Rights • Wage Theft • Constitutional Law • Worksite Closings • Health & Safety • Workplace Discrimination)

Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
Phone: 313-993-4505
Email: jphilo@sugarlaw.org
Website: www.sugarlaw.org
Pronouns: he/him

  • Guild member since 1992. Former President of the Detroit & Michigan Chapter of the NLG (2002-2004). Member of the Executive Committee of the NLG Labor & Employment Law Committee. He has litigated cases in dozens of states representing low-wage workers, communities, and injured persons on matters of employment, constitutional, and tort law He is a contributing author to the National Lawyers Guild’s Employee and Union Member Guide to Labor Law and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Torts: Michigan Law and Practice.

Wendy Richardson (legal worker)

Police Misconduct

Phone: 586-216-5799
Email: bluestatewendy@gmail.com
Pronouns: She/Her

  • I am a Legal Observer out of the Michigan office.

David A. Robinson

Civil Rights • Police Misconduct • Personal Injury • Civil

Robinson and Associates
Phone: 248-470-3590
Email: davidrobinsonlaw@gmail.com
Website: davidarobinsonlaw.com

  • I am a lawyer on the side of people, the victims of government oppression and civil wrong. In practice for 37 years, my connection to the NLG is of fundamental importance. My history in being born in the era of civil rights struggle makes my appreciation for the NLG a natural fit.

Michael J. Steinberg

Civil Rights • Disability Rights • Police Misconduct • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Religious Liberty • Reproductive Rights • Free Speech

Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, University of Michigan Law School
Phone: 734-615-2407
Email: mjsteinb@umich.edu
Website:michigan.law.umich.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics/civil-rights-litigation-initiative
Pronouns: he/him/his

  • - Guild member since first day of law school in 1985

    - Former legal director of the ACLU of Michigan (1997-2019)

    - Former President of the Ann Arbor Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (1993-1997)

    Bio: https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/michael-j-steinberg