Attorney and Staff Profiles

WILLIAM D. JOHNSON

Founder and Managing Attorney of the Ann Arbor office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 223
Fax: 248.443.7055
Email: Admin@acclaimlegalservices.com

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in Finance, Walsh College
  • Graduated with honors
• Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law (1994)
• Post Graduate, Wayne State University. Additional studies towards Master’s degree in Law with a concentration in Bankruptcy and Finance.

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Consumer Bar Association
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
• Founding Member, Detroit Debtor Bar Association (Past Treasurer)
• Member of United Way’s Michigan Foreclosure Task Force: Foreclosure Prevention & Stabilization Collaborative
• Member, Legal Shield (formally known as Pre-Paid Legal)

Published Words:

• Aspatore Special Report (2010): “Michigan Foreclosure Defense and Modification Strategies” published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters Business.
• “Inside the Minds: Chapter 7 Consumer Bankruptcy Strategies” (2011 ed.: published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business.

CHRISTOPHER W. JONES

Managing Attorney for Acclaim Legal Services

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 224
Fax: 248.286.7129
Email: Chris@acclaimlegalservices.com

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Pre-Law, Michigan State University (2000)
  • Honors: Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society member
• Juris Doctor from Ave Maria School of Law (2004)
  • Honors: Graduated 10th in his class, Editorial Board Member for the Ave Maria Law Review, Best Student Performance in Fall 2002.

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist certified by the American Board of Certification.
• 2013 Super Lawyers Rising Star
• 2014 Super Lawyers Rising Star
• 2015 Super Lawyers 
• 2021 Super Lawyers
• 2022 Super Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
• Member, Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• Member, Legal Shield (formally known as Pre-Paid Legal)
• Advisory Member of the Eastern District of Michigan Bankruptcy Court’s Loss Mitigation and Loan Modification Program Committee;

Recent Speaking Engagements:

• 5/2012: The Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) 3rd Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Institute.
  • Topic: Real Property Issues
• 1/2012, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
  • Topic: The Basics of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
• 10/2011, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Presenter.
  • Topic: Surrendering Property in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.
• 2/2011, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Panel Speaker.
  • Topic:  Bankruptcy Boot Camp
• 10/2012, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Presenter.
  • Topic:  Retirement Planning and Bankruptcy
• 11/2013, American Bankruptcy Institute’s Consumer Bankruptcy Conference in Detroit, Michigan, Attorney Moderator.
  • Topic:  The Chapter 13 Model Plan – One Year Later

STEPHEN J. BEARD

Managing Attorney for Lansing and Flint Offices

Phone: 517.210.9431
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: Stephen@acclaimlegalservices.com

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law, Michigan State University (2004)
• Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2012); Dean’s List

Associations:

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Court Admission, U.S. District Court of the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)

BRIAN D. RODRIGUEZ

Managing Attorney for Dearborn Office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 243
E-mail:  Brian@acclaimlegalservices.com
Fax: 248.443.7055

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Wayne State University (1989)
• Juris Doctor from Wayne State University (1994)

Associations:

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Association

MICHAEL T. BROWN

Managing Attorney for Warren Office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 226
E-mail:  Michael@acclaimlegalservices.com
Fax: 248.443.7055

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law and Philosophy, Michigan State University (2004) 
• Juris Doctor from Michigan State University (2007)
  • Graduated Cum Laude

Associations:

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Eastern District of Michigan
• Member, Western District of Michigan
• Member, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Member, Federal Bar Association

CINDY MILLNS

Chapter 13 pre-confirmation matters for cases assigned Judge Gretchko & Judge Randon

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 232
Fax: 248.286.7129
E-mail: Cindy@acclaimlegalservices.com

GIOVANNA MOGIELSKI

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy matters
Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 235
Fax: 248.286.7164
E-mail: Giovanna@acclaimlegalservices.com

ALICIA PAREE

Chapter 13 pre-confirmation matters for cases assigned Judge Oxholm, Judge Tucker, Judge Opperman for Flint and Bay City and Western and Northern Districts

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 223
Fax: 248.286.7128
E-mail: Alicia@acclaimlegalservices.com

DEANNA RUNDE

Chapter 13 Post Confirmation matters

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext. 230
Fax: 248.286.7165
E-mail: Deanna@acclaimlegalservices.com

Sarah Friant

Law Clerk

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext 267
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: Sarah@AcclaimLegalServices.com

Amanda Kuhns

Post-Discharge Law Clerk

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext 233
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: AmandaK@AcclaimLegalServices.com

Ashley Miron

Law Clerk

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext 221
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: Ashley@AcclaimLegalServices.com

JULIE SLY

Dearborn Office

Phone: 248.443.7033 ext 201
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: JSly@acclaimlegalservices.com

Julie Johnson

Manager
Phone: 248.443.7033 ext 260
Fax: 248.443.7055
E-mail: Julie@AcclaimLegalServices.com