Experience

Steve Afendoulis is a partner and past chairman of the trial practice group. He is a trial and appellate advocate with a focus in the areas of complex commercial; partnership, shareholder and LLC disputes; personal injury; real estate; and trademark and unfair competition. He is a certified facilitative mediator and is trained in advanced alternative dispute resolution.

Education

• University of Toledo School of Law
  Toledo, Ohio
  J.D., magna cum laude, 1982
  Editor, University of Toledo Law Review
  Class Valedictorian
• Kalamazoo College
  Kalamazoo, Michigan
  B.A., Political Science, 1978

Bar Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Recognition & Rankings

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV®
• Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® since 2007

Professional Activities

• Life Member of the Sixth Circuit
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Hellenic Bar Association of Michigan
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association: Litigation Section
• State Bar of Michigan
• Grand Rapids Bar Association

Community Activities

Steve is active in the community in a variety of ways. He is a member and former officer of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church; a former member of Archbishop Spyridon's Archdiocesan Council, Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America; a current member of Bishop Nicholas' Legal Advisory Counsel; the Executive Director of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church's Endowment Fund; and a volunteer for various youth hockey associations.