Our PREMi Professionals

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Laura  A. Athens

248.426.8800

Laura A. Athens is an attorney, mediator, facilitator and arbitrator in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Ms. Athens provides alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in a variety of matters, including elementary and secondary special and general education… SEE FULL BIO

Earlene R. Baggett-Hayes

248.454.9660

Earlene Baggett-Hayes has utilized alternative dispute resolution throughout her career. As an attorney, she has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various aspects of employment and labor law, approaching litigation vociferously and zealously…    SEE FULL BIO

Joseph C. Basta

313.378.8625

Joseph Basta uniquely combines wide-ranging experience in trial and litigation work with a deep background in mediation.Beginning his career as a federal judicial law clerk in the Eastern District of Michigan, Joe moved to Dykema Gossett PLLC where, for over 34 years, he tried jury and non-jury cases… SEE FULL BIO

Richard A. Bone

248.593.2400

Richard Bone, one of PREMI’S founders, has more than forty years of experience in various fields of litigation.  He has worked on both the plaintiff and defense sides, and has served not only as a lawyer, but also as a mediator, arbitrator, and private facilitator… SEE FULL BIO

Gene Esshaki 

313.566.2500

Regarded as one of the top mediators and arbitrators in the State of Michigan, Gene Esshaki has been called upon by numerous State and Federal Judges to assist in solving some of their most complex commercial cases … SEE FULL BIO

William D. Gilbride, Jr.

313.234.6212

Bill has represented a variety of clients in the boardroom and the courtroom, providing a collection of perspectives and insights that now inform his role as a neutral. Throughout his career, he has represented a variety of clients in state and federal courts and administrative tribunals… SEE FULL BIO

Lee Hornberger

231.941.0746

Lee Hornberger is a former Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan, former Editor of The Michigan Dispute Resolution Journal, former Chair of the ADR Committee of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar
Association, former member of the…
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Richard L. Hurford

248-825-3770

Richard L. Hurford is the President of Richard Hurford Dispute Resolution Services, P.C and a principal in ADRoit Dispute Resolution Services and Strongbridge Negotiation Strategists, P.C.  With over 40 years of litigation experience and service as a neutral in ADR processes he was recently inducted into… SEE FULL BIO

Paul F. Monicatti

248.641.0060

Paul Monicatti has been an arbitrator since 1983, pioneered the use of mediation in Michigan in the mid-1980s, and since 1990 has been a full-time professional mediator and arbitrator in Michigan and other venues.

Paul has extensive training and experience in all phases of … SEE FULL BIO

Antoinette R. Raheem

248.972.5550

Toni Raheem has more than 30 years of experience in the practice of law, more than a decade of which she has served exclusively as a mediator, arbitrator or other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral… SEE FULL BIO

Jerome F. Rock

313.999.0173

Jerome F. Rock is an attorney, engineer, and former business executive who maintains a full-time practice as a mediator and arbitrator for general civil, insurance and indemnity, business, technology, and construction industry disputes. Jerry is the author of the chapter on Settlement and Negotiation for Michigan Civil Procedure, the comprehensive treatise published by… SEE FULL BIO

Phillip A. Schaedler

517.263.2832

Phillip Schaedler began his legal career with the defense litigation law firm of Janes & Hall P.C. in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, representing local health care facilities, physicians, and financial institutions. In 1984, Phill began a 20-year career in the health care and insurance industry representing some of the nation’s leading community hospitals and health care systems as well as… SEE FULL BIO

Sheldon J. Stark

734.417.0287

Sheldon J. Stark has been offering mediation and arbitration services for approximately 30 years.  Shel was a distinguished and successful trial lawyer, focusing his practice on employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, police misconduct and commercial litigation. He was frequently retained as an expert witness and organized numerous amicus efforts to address cutting-edge issues in… SEE FULL BIO

Lisa Taylor

248.909.0631

Lisa Taylor brings three decades of legal experience and almost two decades of alternative dispute resolution experience to Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan, focusing exclusively on the use of mediation to resolve domestic disputes since 2008. After earning both her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan, she represented clients in a… SEE FULL BIO

William L. Weber, Jr.

248.644.0077

William Weber possesses a rich background of litigation, commercial, and government relations experience that not only informs his mediation, arbitration, and private facilitation practice, but which has also helped him to place PREMi at the forefront of ADR services in Michigan​… SEE FULL BIO

Martin C. Weisman

248.258.2700

One of PREMi’s original founders, Martin Weisman offers a wealth of experience in alternative dispute resolution approaches, formats, and successes. Marty is an accomplished advocate in his own right, having focused his practice on commercial litigation for more than 40 years, representing plaintiffs and​… SEE FULL BIO

Robert E. L. Wright

616-682-7000

Robert Wright has a wealth of experience in ADR as a seasoned and respected litigator, arbitrator, and mediator for more than 30 years. Recognized as a statewide leader of mediation, Bob has participated as either a neutral or a representative in ADR proceedings involving more than a thousand individuals and businesses in both business and personal disputes…
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