Huntington Woods Lawyers

Ms. Simmons earned her bachelor’s degree in political science at Central Michigan University, where she attended on a CMU Honors Scholarship. She earned her juris doctor from Cooley Law School, where she was on the Cooley Law Review, the Honor Roll and the Dean’s List. She also received the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in Advocacy and Products Liability. Throughout her legal career, Ms. Simmons has played an active role in both the State Bar Association and the Oakland County Bar Association, where she served as chairperson of the Criminal Law Committee. She was appointed by the mayor of...

Brian A. McKenna joined Sachs Waldman in 1993 and became a shareholder in 2000. He is a member of the firm's Board of Directors. Mr. McKenna's practice is devoted to representing injury victims, and claimants who are being denied insurance benefits to which they are entitled. Mr. McKenna is a graduate of Ferris State University (BS, 1989, High Distinction) and the Wayne State University Law School (J.D. 1993). Mr. McKenna is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and Illinois and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United...

Steven Kaplan, a 1981 honors graduate of Detroit College of Law, served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Macomb County for 24 years, and for Wayne County for two years. He has been a member of the M.S.U. College of Law faculty since 1998, teaching trial advocacy and advance evidence courses. Kaplan has been a local elected official for 22 years, including eight years as a school board trustee (Southfield Public Schools), twelve years as a township trustee (West Bloomfield), and 5 years as a township supervisor (West Bloomfield). He has authored more that 50 published articles...

Mr. Shaw has been serving the legal needs of Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne County families and businesses for over 25 years. After leading an investment banking firm, Charles R. Shaw established his private practice to focus specifically on his client's legal needs. His premiere estate planning practice has established Mr. Shaw as a highly sought after guest speaker and lecturer, with his legal writing appearing in the Michigan State Bar Journal, the Macomb Daily News, the Detroit Free Press, and the Detroit News. The LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES REGAN SHAW PLC has grown to...