Berton K. May
Associate
Areas of Practice
- Motor Vehicle
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
- Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1989
- Ohio, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1989
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1994
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. - 1988
- Law Review: Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 1985 - 1988
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
- B.P.A. - 1985
- Major: Public Administration
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Michigan Association for Justice, Member, 1989 - Present
- Oakland County Bar Association, Member, 1989 - Present
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Michigan Character & Fitness, Hearing Panel Member, 2004 - 2010
- State Bar of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board, Hearing Panel Member, 2008 - Present
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Member, 2008 - Present
- Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan/SADO, Member, 2001 - 2009
- Muskegon County Bar Association, Member, 2009 - Present
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member, 2008 - Present
- Michigan Bar Association, Member, 1989 - Present
- Fresh Air Society/Tamarack Camps, Board Committee Member, 2006 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- May & Sucher, PLLC, Partner, 2001 - 2009
- Berton K. May, P.C., Sole Practitioner, 1998 - 2001
- Portnoy, Pidgeon & Roth, P.C., Attorney, 1994 - 1998
- Meklir, Nolish, Friedman & Saperstein, P.C., Attorney, 1992 - 1994
- Lakin, Worsham & Victor, P.C., Attorney, 1989 - 1992
- Bleakley & McKeen, P.C., Law Clerk, 1987 - 1989
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Epsilon Pi
