HEWSON AND VAN HELLEMONT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Attorney Name
- Elder, Russell
CharlesH.PletscherattendedMichiganStateUniversityandgraduatedcumlaudewithaB.S.inPoliticalTheoryandConstitutionalDemocracyin2008.Mr.PletscherthenattendedThomasM.CooleyLawSchoolandgraduatedcumlaudewithaJurisDoctoratein2011.HeservedasanAssociateEditoronLawReviewandparticipatedinMootCourtandMockTrialcompetitions.
HereceivedCertificatesofMeritinScholarlyWritingandPretrialSkills.Additionally,hisarticle"ObamaCare:UnconstitutionalorUnrepublican"wasrecentlypublishedby"TheStudentAppeal".Mr.Pletscherwasadmittedin2011andisamemberoftheStateBarofMichiganandOaklandCountyBarAssociation.
CharlesjoinedHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.in2012andprimarilyfocuseshisareaofpracticeondealingwithinsurancedefense,specificallyforfirstandthirdpartybenefitsundertheMichiganNo-FaultAct.Priortojoiningthefirm,CharlesclerkedfortheHonorableWilliamCraneatthe10thCircuitCourtinSaginaw,Michigan.
CurtisNolesgraduatedfromWayneStateUniversitywithaBachelor'sDegreeinPoliticalScienceandPeaceandConflictStudies.HeobtainedhisJurisDoctorfromtheUniversityofDetroitMercySchoolofLawin2021.
HehasjoinedtheInsuranceDefenseteamatHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.
EdwardF.KardelisgraduatedfromMichiganStateUniversityin2001withaB.A.inCriminalJustice.HethenattendedTheJohnMarshallLawSchoolinChicago,IllinoisandreceivedhisJurisDoctorateinJune2004.
Mr.KardeliswasadmittedtotheStateBarofIllinoisin2004andtheStateBarofMichiganin2013.EdwardjoinedHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.in2013.PriortojoiningHVH,hewasanassociateattorneyataChicagoinsurancedefensefirm.Healsohaspreviousexperiencewithplaintiffpersonalinjurylaw.
Edwardhastakenmultipleautomobilepersonalinjurycasestojuryverdict,arguingonbehalfofbothinsurancecompaniesandplaintiffs.
In2011,Mr.Kardeliswasrecognizedbyhispeersbybeingselectedasa"RisingStar"inSuperLawyersMagazine.
Edwardcontinuestospecializehispracticeintheareaofpersonalinjurylaw.Hispracticefocusesintheareasofinsurancefrauddefense,firstpartycivilcases,uninsuredmotoristandthirdpartycivilcases.
J.T.BowdenattendedtheUniversityofWindsorandgraduatedin2000.HethenattendedDetroitMercySchoolofLawandgraduatedwithhisJurisDoctoratein2004.PriortojoiningHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.,Mr.BowdenwasanassociateattheFemminineoLawfirmlocatedinMountClemens,Michigan.J.T.focuseshisattentionongeneralpracticeandinsurancedefensematters.Hesuccessfullyhashandledmultiplecasesrangingfrommisdemeanoroffensestocapitaloffensesandhasachievednotguiltyverdictsforhisclients.
HeisamemberoftheMacombCountyBarAssociationwasaformeryounglawyerssectiondirectorandamemberoftheCDAM(CriminalDefenseAttorneysofMichigan).HealsohasbeenadmittedtotheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtEasternDivision.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Managing Partner and President at Hewson & Van Hellemont
MichaelJ.JoletisaCo-ManagingPartnerandPresidentatHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.Mr.JoletgraduatedfromWayneStateUniversitywithaB.A.in2001.HeattendedlawschoolatTheUniversityofDetroitMercySchoolofLawandgraduatedcumlaudewithaJurisDoctorin2004.Mr.JoletwasadmittedtotheStateBarofMichiganin2004.
PracticeAreas
AlternativeDisputeResolution
MichaelFaustgraduatedfromMichiganStateUniversityin1997withaB.A.inPoliticalSciencePre-Law.HethenattendedTheJohnMarshallLawSchool,Chicago,IllinoisandreceivedhisJurisDoctorateinJanuary2003.Mr.FaustwasadmittedtotheStateBarofIllinoisin2003andtheStateBarofMichiganin2004.In2005,MichaelwasadmittedtotheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtEasternDivision.
Michaelhasspecializedininsurancefrauddefenseandhashandledmultiplecasesinvolvingcomplexissuesinfirstparty,uninsuredmotoristandthirdpartycivilcases.MichaeljoinedHewson&VanHellemont,P.C.inMayof2011.Priortojoiningourfirm,heworkedasanassociateataninsurancedefenselawfirm.
Mr.Fausthasahandsonapproachwithallofhisfilesandareputationoftakinganaggressiveapproachwithlitigatingandhelpingourclients.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Partner at Hewson & Van
ShawnLewisisapartneratHewson&VanHellemontwithextensivelitigationandtrialexperiencedefendinginsurersinfirstpartyMichiganno-faultclaims,aswellasthirdpartyanduninsuredmotoristclaims.Additionally,Mr.Lewisadvisesclientsonnumerousareasoflaw,includinginsurancecoverage,rescissionandsubrogationrights.Mr.Lewisalsosuccessfullyhasdefendedclientsingeneralnegligenceclaimsandhasexperienceadvisingbusinessesonissuesregardingformation,dissolution,generalliabilityandcontractdisputes.
Mr.Lewisearnedhisbachelor'sdegreefromtheEliBroadCollegeofBusinessatMichiganStateUniversityin2008.Mr.LewislaterattendedlawschoolatLoyolaUniversityChicagoSchoolofLawwhereheearnedhisJurisDoctordegreein2011.Whileinlawschool,Mr.Lewisconcentratedhisstudiesintrialandappellateadvocacy,earningacertificatefromLoyola'sCenterforAdvocacy.Duringlawschool,Mr.LewisalsoclerkedatadefensefirminChicagogainingvaluableexperienceinmultipleareasofpractice.
PriortojoiningHewson&VanHellemontin2011,Mr.LewisworkedasapersonalinjuryattorneyinMichigan.SincejoiningHVH,Mr.Lewissuccessfullyhasrepresentedclientsinhighexposurecasesinvolvingcomplexmedicalclaimsandissuesoffraudattrial,arbitrationandmediation.Mr.Lewishasobtainedno-causeverdictsandjudgmentsforhisclientsagainstfraudulentclaimants.
Mr.LewisisanactivememberoftheMichiganDefenseTrialCounselandin2017wasaskedtospeakinapanelistdiscussionattheMDTC'sannualmeetingtoaddressissuesfacingyoungattorneys.
PracticeAreas
AlternativeDisputeResolution
StephanieFallgraduatedfromWesternMichiganUniversitywithaBachelor'sDegreesinInternationalandComparativePoliticsandFrenchin2011.ShethenattendedMichiganStateUniversityCollegeofLawwheresheearnedherJurisDoctoratein2017.Whileattendinglawschool,StephanieservedontheSeniorEditorialBoardoftheMichiganStateLawReviewandprovidedcounselforinmatesintheMichiganDepartmentofCorrectionsthroughtheCivilRightsClinic.BeforejoiningHewsonandVanHellemont,P.C.,StephanieservedasalawclerkattheVanBurenCounty36thCircuitCourt.