Christine A. Yared's Legal Cases (2)

Family

Phillips v Berndt

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OUTCOME: We obtained a postive decision from the Kent County Circuit Court. The case was overturned because of precedent with the Michigan Court of Appeals.

I represented a lesbian mother seeking custody and parenting time of her non-biological children. The Michigan Lawyers Weekly wrote an article describing my case as groundbreaking. You can read the ... December 12, 2014 article at: http://milawyersweekly.com/news/2014/12/12/lesbian-is-equitable-parent-of-her-non-biological-child/#ixzz3dzWNmVbW

Discrimination

Denhoff, LeClear v City of Grand Rapids

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OUTCOME: I obtained a $2.5 million dollar jury verdict. The case was upheld on appeal

I represented a female police officer in a sex discrimination case against her employer, the City of Grand Rapids. I obtained a 2.5 million dollar jury verdict for my client in the US Federal District ... Court for the Western District of Michigan. The City appealed to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and I won the appeal. The case was covered by legal and general media and publications. It was listed as one of the top ten verdicts of the year by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

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