Attorneys

Sharon S. Almonrode
Southfield, Michigan

Partner
phone	(248) 746-2732
fax	(248) 746-2760
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Sharon S. Almonrode is a senior litigation attorney and a partner and member of the Firm's Board of Directors. She has a complex litigation practice with an emphasis on high-risk, significant damage exposure cases. Her practice includes ERISA, pension fund, commercial, employment law, class action, and professional liability litigation. She has also represented commercial clients in products liability and patent and trademark related litigation. She has successfully represented clients in arbitration and mediation proceedings in cases involving multi-million dollar claims.

Ms. Almonrode has achieved very favorable results in trial, on motion, in settlement and on appeal.

A former Labor Relations Investigator, Personnel/Human Resources Representative and Administrator for two General Motors plants, Ms. Almonrode has several years of experience in employment law, EEOC actions and the defense of discrimination charges. She has negotiated labor contracts, grievances and employee disputes, overseen EEO and affirmative action programs, salaried benefit and merit programs.

Ms. Almonrode is a member of the Michigan Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She donates her time to the Detroit Institute of Arts; Detroit Film Theatre Board and the Advisory Board of Trustees of the Gibson School for Gifted Children.

Areas of Practice:: Complex Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Pension Fund Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Patent & Trademark Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Actuarial Malpractice/Negligence Litigation; Commercial; Employment Law; Class Action; Professional Negligence Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 1982; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1982; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1981
J.D.; Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1978
B.A.; Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1976

Representative Cases:: Pipefitters Local 636 v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 213Fed. Appx. 473; 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 1307 (United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2007); Pipefitters Local 636 v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 2007 FED App. 0043N (6th Cir.) (United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2007); Pipefitters Local No. 636 Pension Fund v. Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8963 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2008); Pipefitters Local No. 636 Pension Fund v. Towers, Perrin & Crosby, Inc, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2855 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2008); Pipefitters Local No. 636 Pension Fund v. Towers, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91491 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2007); Pipefitters Local No. 636 Pension Fund v. Mercer Human Res. Consulting, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52169 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2007); Pipefitters Local No 636 Pension Fund v. Mercer Human Res. Consulting, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42033 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2007); Pipefitters Local No 636 Pension Fund v. Mercer Human Res. Magistrate Judge Va. Morgan Consulting, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42034 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2007); Iron Workers Local No. 25 Pension Fund v. Watson Wyatt & Co., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88413 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2006); Iron Workers Local No. 25 Pension Fund v. Watson Wyatt & Co., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24833 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 2006); Fishbach-Natkin, Inc. v. Shimizu Am. Corp., 854 F. Supp. 1294; 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8217 (U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of Michigan, South Div. 1994); Trentadue v. Gorton; Amicus Curiae, 2007 Mich. LEXIS 1622 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2007); In Re Honorable William J. Runco, 463 Mich. 517; 620 N.W.2d 844; 2001 Mich. LEXIS 13 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2001); Schwarze v. Dilworth, 480 Mich. 960; 741 N.W.2d 369 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2007); Schwarze v. Dilworth, 2007 Mich. LEXIS 3032 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2007); Schwarze v. Dilworth, 480 Mich. 853; 737 N.W.2d 693 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2007); Schwarze v. Dilworth, 2007 Mich. LEXIS 1973 (Supreme Court of Michigan 2007); Schwarze v. Mary Dilworth & Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 2006 Mich. App. LEXIS 2414 (Court of Appeals of Michigan 2006)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Michigan; Member; Oakland County Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Federal Bar Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: General Motors Corp., Supervisor-Salaried Personnel, 1970 - 1979

Pro Bono Activities:: Detroit Institute of Arts; Detroit Film Theatre Board; Advisory Board of Trustees, Gibson School for Gifted Children

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