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OUR TEAM
Our team of experienced attorneys are ready to provide you with excellent service.
Cline, Cline & Griffin uses the team approach in representing clients. Each attorney has special expertise. By selecting our team, your legal problem will be assigned to the attorney with the experience and educational background to provide you with appropriate representation.
Our team is ready to serve you for all your legal needs. Cline, Cline & Griffin provides a variety of legal representation in almost every area of the law. Cline, Cline & Griffin maintains Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV.
Mr. Griffin maintains a general practice, including personal injury law, mediation, business law, dispute resolution, and general litigation. He was the recipient of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Respected Advocate Award for Defense Counsel.
TIMOTHY H. KNECHT
Mr. Knecht maintains a practice involving business law, non-profit organizations, residential and commercial real estate matters, Wills, Trusts, powers of attorney for healthcare and finances, elder law, estate planning, and wealth transfer. He also maintains a general civil trial practice including business and probate litigation.
JOSÈ T. BROWN
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Mr. Brown is a Lifetime Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Mr. Brown maintains a civil litigation practice which includes personal injury law, professional liability defense, general defense, licensing and regulatory defense, dental, hospital and medical malpractice defense.
J. BRIAN MACDONALD
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Mr. MacDonald maintains a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating. He maintains a trial practice which includes personal injury law, professional licensure defense, healthcare law, hospital and medical malpractice defense and Legionella litigation.
R. PAUL VANCE
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Mr. Vance maintains a practice focused primarily on litigation, including commercial and business litigation, medical malpractice defense, real property disputes, employment and personal injury litigation. He also serves as general counsel to a wide range of corporate/business clients, including non-profit corporations, construction companies and real estate ventures.
NANCY K. CHINONIS
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Ms. Chinonis maintains a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. She maintains practice in the areas of general civil litigation, including hospital and medical practice defense, general defense, personal injury law, employment law and labor law.
MEGAN R. MULDER
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Ms. Mulder maintains a membership with the State Bar of Michigan and the Genesee County Bar Association. Her practice is focused on general civil litigation, including medical and hospital malpractice defense, personal injury law and hospital and professional licensure defense.
ERIC M. FROATS
Attorney
Mr. Froats maintains practice in the areas of estate planning, real estate, business and probate litigation and is currently serving on the Executive Committee for the American Inns of Court (Genesee County Chapter).
ELISABETH A. McILHARGIE
Attorney
Mrs. McIlhargie maintains practice in the areas of estate and trust
administration, guardianship, conservatorship, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances, elder law, estate planning, and probate litigation.