Ferndale Lawyers

I began my legal career over a decade ago, and in 2018, I founded Upton Law, PLLC. At my firm, my team and I handle a variety of legal matters across several areas. In the realm of business law, we focus on contracts and intellectual property. This includes reviewing, revising, and drafting contracts, as well as handling lease agreements, trademarks, and copyright issues. We also provide services in bankruptcy law, specifically dealing with Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. This area of practice is crucial for individuals and businesses seeking financial relief and a fresh start. In addition to business and bankruptcy...

A graduate of The American University and Michigan State College of Law, Jonathan’s 20 years of private and in-house practice has centered around insurance, compliance and healthcare law with an emphasis in professional liability. Jon devotes a substantial portion of his practice to representing providers and healthcare facilities in medical malpractice lawsuits.

Since the enactment of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act in 2008, Jon has also advised and counseled dozens of caregivers, patients, real estate professionals, investors, and business owners on licensing, compliance, entity formation, municipal compliance, and landlord-tenant related matters. Since the MMFLA was enacted, Jon has been assisting prospective...

Our litigation experience covers all areas of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and related causes of action. We provide skilled, aggressive, and cost-effective advocacy on behalf of our clients.

Dean has a passion for litigating complex intellectual property (IP) cases and protecting IP assets.

He has over twenty-five years’ experience as a litigator including seventeen years as a patent attorney focused on litigating IP disputes. He also prosecutes patent and trademark applications.

Dean has been lead litigator in patent, trademark and trade secret cases in multiple jurisdictions including U.S. District Courts, the International Trade Commission, the Trademark Trial and...

Lyle has been specializing in bankruptcy law for almost 20 years. He is a University of Michigan graduate (go Blue!) with a double major in history and psychology. He received his law degree from the Detroit College of Law and was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1986. Lyle believes that it is important to be treated as an individual. He is aware of the confusion many people have of the bankruptcy law change, and will devote as much time with clients as necessary so they are aware how those changes affect their cases. Lyle knows that he can...

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1956

Attorney, Lane A. Clack, is a shareholder and member of the firm’s executive management committee at Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. Mr. Clack graduated from Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI in 1982 and from Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, MI in 1985. He is licensed to practice in Michigan and Pennsylvania. GPW maintains offices in Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia while representing Mesothelioma victims nation wide.

Thousands of asbestos victims and their families have benefited from Mr. Clack’s litigation experience. GPW is Michigans leading mesothelioma law firm. For more than 30 years Lane Clack...