Craig H. LubbenMiller Johnson, Kalamazoo, USAAreas of Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Energy Law, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation - Product Liability, Products Liability Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation, Litigation - Corporate Commercial Contact Information:
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| Craig H. Lubben is a Member of Miller Johnson and currently serves on the firm's Management Committee. He has been practicing law since 1981. Mr. Lubben's practice is focused on representing business entities, executives, medical professionals, and other individuals in commercial disputes in state and federal court and in various alternative dispute forums. Employment and Workplace DisputesMr. Lubben possesses extensive experience representing employers in complex workforce controversies, including harassment, discrimination, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference claims. He has represented employers in these types of cases, including one matter involving a wrongful discharge claim from a physician who suffered from depression and another involving a claim of sexual harassment by a female production employee in a steel manufacturing plant. Business DisputesIn addition to employment related disputes, Mr. Lubben represents business owners and principals in a wide range of commercial disputes. He has significant experience handling complex contractual, shareholder, medical practice, and environmental related matters. In one case, he represented the majority shareholder in a dispute over the acquisition of minority shareholder interests in a radio station. In another case, his counsel was sought by a golf course owner when state and county officials filed suit alleging environmental contamination after soil eroded into Lake Michigan during construction of the golf course. In addition to trial work, Mr. Lubben has an extensive alternative dispute resolution practice. He has represented a number of clients in commercial arbitrations, including a majority shareholder's acquisition of a minority shareholder's interests, and a software developer's defense of a breach of contract dispute. Professional Affiliations, Activities and HonorsMr. Lubben is involved in several professional associations, including the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and Kalamazoo County Bar Association. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. He currently serves on the State Bar of Michigan's Board of Commissioners, and is a former member of the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly. In addition, he is a member of the Federal Bar Association, where he served as a trial advocacy instructor as well as a member of the Hillman Advocacy Program Steering Committee. He also served on the Civil Justice Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Additionally, he is a Past President of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. Mr. Lubben has been named in The Best Lawyers in America for business litigation and personal injury litigation. EducationMr. Lubben received his law degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law in 1981, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. He received his undergraduate degree from Calvin College, where he was on the Dean's List, in 1978. Mr. Lubben is admitted to practice in all Michigan state, federal, and appellate courts. Bar Admissions Michigan, 1981 Education Northwestern University School of Law (1981, J.D.) cum laude Calvin College (1978, B.A.) Professional Associations and Memberships American Bar Association State Bar of Michigan Kalamazoo County Bar Association Miller Johnson Management Committee State Bar of Michigan, Access to Justice Committee State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Civil Justice Advisory Committee (past) Kalamazoo County Bar Association; President, Vice President, President-Elect and Secretary (past) State Bar of Michigan, Representative Assembly Person (past) "The Best Lawyers in America" for business litigation and personal injury litigation |
