$ 250-325 per hour
Steve Tomkowiak
About Steve
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
33%-33%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
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Licensed in Michigan for 39 years
State: Michigan
Acquired: 1986
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 1997
Location
Law Office of Steve Tomkowiak
30300 Northwestern Hwy Ste 160, Farmington Hills, MI, 48334-3215
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Steve Tomkowiak's Lawyer Endorsements
"Steve is an articulate advocate for Fair Housing Enforcement, his practical experience, along with an innate ability to communicate his position to a diverse audience is profound. I highly recommend this attorney in the capacity as advocate, educator, or consultant."
Albert Stanton
Guardianship lawyer
Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 1997.
Reprimand issued in MI, 1997
updated on 01/04/2017Reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.
Steve’s comment:
“The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board’s final order noted 'the hearing panel's conclusion that respondent, who enjoys a prior unblemished record, "is an ethical, professional man" (HP Report 8/28/96, p. 7)'”
Honors
2011
Fair Housing Attorney Appreciation Award, Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Instructor, National Fair Housing Training Academy
1990 - Present
Attorney, Law Office of Steve Tomkowiak
1988 - 1990
Attorney, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
1986 - 1988
Judicial Clerkship, Hon. George E. Woods, U.S. Dist. Ct. E..D. Mich.
1985 - 1986
Managing Editor, Wayne Law Review, Wayne State University Law School
1979 - 1985
Teacher, Detroit Public Schools and Archdiocese of Detroit
Sample of Legal Cases
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Woodiwiss & Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 07-083119-CZ (Oakland Cty Cir. Ct. Apr. 28, 2008)
Successful reinstatement of mistakenly discharged mortgage, with lien priority.
Sibby v. Ownit Mortgage Solutions, Inc. & Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 240 Fed. Appx. 713 (6th Cir. 2007)
Successful summary judgment motion obtaining dismissal of case. Affirmed on appeal.
Edwards v. Flagstar Bank, FSB, 295 F.3d 565 & 297 F.3d 431 (6th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1227 (2003)
Successful attorney fee enhancement.
Williams v. Mortgage Plus, Inc., Case No. 2:99-cv-76241 (E.D. Mich. 2001)
$75,000 consent judgment under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Edwards v. Flagstar Bank, FSB, 109 F. Supp. 2d 691 (E.D. Mich. 2000)
$700,000 federal jury verdict in residential mortgage lending discrimination case under the Fair Housing Act and 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981 & 1982. Afff'd in part, rev'd in part on other grounds, 295 F.3d 565 & 297 F.3d 431 (6th Cir. 2002).
Stevenson v. Towne Mortgage Company, Fair Housing – Fair Lending Reporter Rptr. (PH) ¶16,129 (E.D. Mich. 1996)
$130,000 federal jury verdict in mortgage lending discrimination case under the Fair Housing Act.
Education
1986
Wayne State University
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
Wayne State University
MA - Masters
1977
Central Michigan University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2016
2016 Indiana Fair Housing Conference
Investigating Lending Discrimination Cases
2016
2016 FHAP Training Conference
Tips and Techniques for Effective Intake and Conciliation
2014
Michigan Poverty Law Program "Roadshow"
Fair Housing Claims in Summary Proceedings
2014
11th Annual Fair Housing Symposium
Factors for Identifying Mortgage Lending Discrimination
2012
National Fair Lending Training Program, Detroit, MI
Michigan Foreclosure Laws & Procedures
2008
Charter School Board Leadership Summit
Ensuring Save, Adequate Facilities
2008
2008 National Fair Housing Policy Conference
Fair Lending: How to Investigate Lending Complaints
2007
Lawrence, Kansas Seminar for Landlords, Owners, and Property Managers
The Violence Against Women Act, in Seminar for Landlords, Owners, and Property Managers
Publications
2009
The Urban Lawyer
Using Testing Evidence in Mortgage Lending Discrimination Cases
Languages
English