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Charfoos Reiter Hébert P.C.

30500 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 450
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-3179
(248) 626-7300
Founding Member of the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

Founding member of the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network
A Nationwide Network of Law Firms Specializing in Workers Compensation

Charfoos Reiter Hébert P.C.

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James A. Reiter

email: James.Reiter@micompdefense.com
direct: 248-406-0048

James A. Reiter
James.Reiter@crh-law.com

Education:
        Western Michigan University - B.S. - 1963
        Michigan State University College of Law - J.D. - 1968

Admitted to Bar:
        Michigan - 1968
        U.S. District Court, Eastern & Western Districts of Michigan - 1968

Areas of Practice:
        Workers' Compensation - Employer
        Labor & Employment Law - Management

Publications:
        "The Workers' Disability Compensation Act,"
        Michigan Public Employment and Labor Relations Law,
        1994 Edition and 2004 Edition
        Workers’ Compensation Update/Adjusters Desk Book-1996 thru 2018

Professional Activities:
        Founding Partner – Charfoos Reiter and Hebert, P.C.
        Member - Michigan Bureau of Workers' Compensation Funds Advisory
        Committee - 2001

        Founding Member & Founding Chair of the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

        Former Council Member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association

     

Honors:
        Fellow - The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

        Fellow - The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

        Chair - National Workers' Compensation Defense Network-2003 to 2006.

        Member Executive Committee-NWCDN-2006 to present.

        Board of Governors - College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers – 2007 - Present

        Listed in Best Lawyers in America under Workers' Compensation Law

        Michigan Super Lawyers 2010 – Present

        Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Workers’ Compensation by Best Lawyers in 2012

        “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubble for over 25 years (highest possible peer review rating)

        Honored by SEAK Inc.as one of the 50 most influential people in Workers’ Compensation

 

Memberships:

        Michigan Self Insurers' Associations

        MPRMA (Michigan Public Risk Management Association)
        College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
        National Workers' Compensation Defense Network

        Collage of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

Lecturer:
        American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Advocacy
        Institute
        College and University Personnel Association Michigan Chapter
        Council on Education in Management - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
                Conference Moderator - 1996, 1997, 1998
        Dept. of Occupational & Environmental
                Medicine - Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
        Michigan Auto Dealers Self Insured Fund
        MHA Service Corporation
        Michigan Plastic Processors Association
        Michigan Self Insurers' Association
        ABA-Labor and Employment Law Section-National Institute on ADA
        1997-1998
        Michigan Tooling Association
        National Association of Hospital Risk Managers
        "Workers' Compensation Update Series"
        ABA-Workers' Compensation Committee-Mid-Winter meetings-

Bar Association Memberships:
        State Bar of Michigan
                Workers' Compensation Law Section
                Labor & Employment Law Section
                Negligence Law Section
        Oakland County Bar Association
        American Bar Association
                Labor & Employment Law Section
                Member of Section Governing Council-2003 to 2011
                    Liaison to OSHA, Workers Compensation & Ethics
                    Committees
                        Employment rights & Responsibilities Committee
                                Management Chair - 1999-2002
                                Program Chair - 1994-1997
                                Trial Advocacy Sub-Committee Chair 1993-1994
                Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
                        Workers' Compensation & Employers Liability Law Committee
                        Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee

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Danial J. Hébert

email: danial.hébert@crh-law.com
direct: 248-406-0042

Danial J. Hébert, Esq.

 

Mr. Hébert is a founding Shareholder of Charfoos Reiter Hébert, P.C. and is its current President.

 

He has limited his practice for the past 23 years to the defense of Employers in Workers’ Compensation matters.

 

Dan is a member of the Michigan Bar Association and its Workers’ Compensation Section and the American Bar Association.   He is also on the Workers’ Compensation Committees of both the Labor and Employment Law Section and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.

 

He is also a founding member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN) and has acted as the Chair of the Program Advisory Committee.

 

Dan lectures frequently for the American Bar Association and NWCDN as well as various other organizations.  His “Lunch and Learn” series for various clients in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and several other states has been in continuous demand (as well as a lot of fun) over the last several years.

 

He is honored with an induction as a Fellow in the College of Workers’ Lawyers.  Dan is one of the youngest attorney honored with this fellowship.  He maintains the top peer review rating of “AV” granted by Martindale Hubble. 

 

He is an active member of the Michigan Self Insurers’ Association and the Michigan Public Risk Management Association.  He is also a proud member of the Michigan State University Alumni Association.

 

Contact Information;

Danial J. Hébert

Danial.Hebert@crh-law.com

Office-248-626-7300

Direct dial-248-406-0042

Cell- 248-943-6424

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James J. Ranta

email: james.ranta@micompdefense.com
direct: 248-406-0065 

James J. Ranta
James.Ranta@crh-law.com

Education:

        Grand Valley State University, B.A. – 2003

        Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude) – 2006

 

Bar Admissions:

        Michigan – 2006

 

Areas of Practice:

        Workers’ Compensation – Employer

 

Professional Activities/Publications:

        Law Clerk – Michigan Department of Attorney General, Workers’ Compensation

            Division – June 2004 through May 2006

Co-Author – Charfoos Reiter Hébert, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Desk Reference – an extensive

overview/summary of the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Act for claims adjusters and self-insured employers.  This manual was last updated comprehensively in 2017

        Author – Michigan Section of LexisNexis Larson Series Workers’ Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis, 2013-2018

            Edition

        Author – Measuring the Adequacy of Workers’ Compensation benefits in Michigan, 2004-2008 (Article reviewing

            the statistical study by the same name) - 2017

        National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network –www.nwcdn.com

        Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association – member

        Michigan Public Risk Management Association - member

        “Just Call Me Friend – Social Media Content in Claims Handling” – co-presenter, Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association Spring 2013 conference, Traverse City, MI

 

Bar Association Memberships:

        State Bar of Michigan – Workers’ Compensation Law Section

        American Bar Association – Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Labor and Employment Law Section, Young

            Lawyers’ Division

 

Published Decisions of Significance:

 

Smitter v Thornapple Township of Barry County/Second Injury Fund, 494 Mich 121 (2013) – The issue of benefit coordination under the WDCA and its effect on the liability of Second Injury Fund/Dual Employment Provision was argued before the Michigan Supreme Court on January 9, 2013.  I represented Thornapple Township of Barry County, Defendant-Appellee in these proceedings, on appeal through its disposition before the Michigan Supreme Court.

   

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Denise L. Clemmons

email: denise.clemmons@crh-law.com
direct: 248-406-0050

Denise L. Clemmons, Esq.

 

Ms. Clemmons is an experienced trial and appellate attorney.  She has been with Charfoos Reiter Hébert, P.C., for over 3 years with prior workers’ compensation defense experience with another prominent Metro-Detroit workers’ compensation defense firm for many years.  Denise is celebrating her 30th Anniversary as a practicing attorney.  Prior to joining the defense bar 25 years ago, Denise tried workers’ compensation cases on behalf of injured employees, so she has insight into how the plaintiff-bar operates.

 

Denise is a member of the Michigan Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section, American Bar Association and Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association.   She has been appointed to several committees including vocational rehabilitation and minority training.  She also serves as a Special Assistant Attorney General.

 

She frequently lectures on workers’ compensation issues.  Denise has been involved in litigation involving complicated legal issues including those involving catastrophic claims and unusual legal issues.

 

Contact Information:

Denise L. Clemmons

Denise.Clemmons@crh-law.com

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