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John F. Muller (1934-2007)
Born Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 1934; admitted to Bar in 1959, U.S.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; 1980, U.S.
Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Northwestern District of Ohio.
Education: University of Detroit (Ph.B., 1954; J.D.,
1958). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan, 1972.
Member: State Bar of Michigan; Ohio State Bar
Association; Commercial Law League of America. Also on the Board of
Directors of the Creditor's Right Section of the Commercial Law League of
America and on the Executive Committee for the Mid-West Region of the
Commercial Law League of America. During 1996, he and his wife Lucy
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. John was active in sports and
now directs his competitive attitude toward the practice of law and
enjoyment of his family including his beautiful grandchildren! John
practices Real Estate, Probate, Bankruptcy, and Collection law.
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Roger C. Richmond
Born in Burbank, California, August 8, 1945; admitted to Bar, 1973, Michigan.
Admitted to practice in United States District Court, December, 1983.
Admitted to United States Supreme Court, April 4, 1988.
Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1968; J.D.
1973). President, Wedgewood Commons Subdivision (Homeowners Association)
1979-1985.
Member: State Bar of Michigan; Commercial Law League of
America. Commercial Collection and Secured Lending. Roger is an avid comic
collector, his collection includes over 20,000 comics. He is also a Star
Wars buff. His eldest son, Eric, recently obtained a B.S.E. in chemical
engineering at the University of Michigan (Summa Cum Laude). Eric is now
working in microelectronics at IBM in Burlington, VT. His other son, Scott
is now starting his fourth year at MSU, preparing for a career in computers.
His daughter, Stephanie, is a freshman and Michigan State and is planning
to study veterinary medicine. He and his wife, Diana, recently celebrated
their 25th anniversary.
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Steven A. Harms
Born Detroit, Michigan, February 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975,
Michigan.
Education: Hope College (B.A., 1970); Detroit College
of Law (J.D. 1975).
Author: Various books and articles on collections
including: "Handling the Collection Case in Michigan, A Creditor's
Guide," (686 pages, updated Feb 2003, available at www.icle.org), Institute
of Continuing Legal Education. Also, author of "A Credit Manager's
Guide to Collection Law in Michigan" (282 pages, published March 2003,
and available at: www.icle.org/creditmanagers).
Co-Author: "Michigan Collection Techniques and the
Law," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1985; "Michigan
Business Form Book," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990;
"Michigan Basic Practice Handbook," Institute of Continuing Legal
Education, 1991. Also, co-author of seminar materials for various
organizations including National Business Institute. Recent materials
include "Michigan FDCPA Update." June 2000. Authored chapter in
"Attorney Fee Agreements in Michigan." ICLE, 1994.
Lecturer: Collection of Judgements, Oakland County Bar
Association and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education of the State
Bar of Michigan, Professional Education Services, American Commercial
Collectors Association, NACM, Cable Television Network of the Commercial
Law League of America, National Business Institute, and former The General
Practitioner Newsletter, of the General Practice Section, State Bar of
Michigan.
Member: Oakland County Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan; Commercial
Law League of America; State Bar of Michigan. Has appeared in each
publication of "Who's Who in American Law?" since 1985. Board
Member and past Chairman of YMCA of Oakland County. Adjunct Professor of
Business Law, Walsh College, Troy, Michigan. Mediator Oakland County
Circuit Courts. Steve, his wife Nancy, and three daughters enjoy tennis and
sailing on the Great Lakes.
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John F. Muller, Jr.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, June 22, 1958; admitted to Michigan Bar,
November 1983; admitted to Ohio Bar, June 1984.
Education: Ferris State College (B.S., 1980), Wayne
State University (J.D., 1983).
Member: Commercial Law League of America. Licensed to
practice law in Michigan and Ohio. John practices primarily in the area of
collection law. He enjoys the outdoors and hunting.
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Richard A. Muller
Richard Muller is and attorney who litigates in the areas of commercial
collection law, consumer law, retail collection law, contract law, business
law and real estate law. He primarily
advises and represents businesses and individuals who have issues related
to collection law and contracts. He
secondarily advises and represents businesses and individuals who have
issues related to real estate.
Richard graduated from Detroit Catholic Central, and received his
undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit, and his law degree
from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, (where he
received Dean’s List and Honor Roll awards). Richard spent a lot of his time at Thomas
M. Cooley Law School working with the indigent and the Cooley Outdoors Club
where he held the title of President for 3 years. This allowed Richard to help those in
need and to enjoy the many great outdoor experiences that the State of
Michigan has to offer.
Richard is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan, the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Saginaw
Chippewa Tribal Court. Richard works
hard and prides himself on developing long lasting, high quality client
relationships.
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