McKeen & Associates, P.C.

Attorney Brian J. McKeen

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 1982

Attorney Norman H. Rosen

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1971
• Central Districts of Michigan, 1971

Education:

• Detroit College of Law (Michigan State University), Detroit, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 1971

Attorney J. Kelly Carley

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1986
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1986
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987

Education:

• Detroit College of Law (Michigan State University), Detroit, Michigan
  
  • J.D.

Attorney Richard T. Counsman

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1985

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  
  • J.D.

Attorney Andrew F. Kay

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2010

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 2010

Attorney John R. LaParl

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1986
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Education:

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 1986

Attorney Kenneth David Lee

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2012
• Florida, 2013

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  
  • J.D. cum laude – 2011

Attorney Jody L. Aaron

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2014

Education:

• Wayne State University Law School , Detroit, Michigan- 1982
  
  • J.D., cum laude

Attorney Steven C. Hurbis

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2016
• Illinois, 2017

Education:

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
  
  • J.D. - 2016
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Laura Elizabeth Jones

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2009
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2009

Education:

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  
  • J.D. - 2009

Attorney Erik L. Proulx

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  • J.D.

Attorney Todd C. Schroeder

Bar Admissions:

• Ohio
• Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Education:

• University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio
  
  • J.D. – 2002

Attorney David T. Tirella

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1989
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
• Michigan, 2015
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2015

Education:

• Cumberland College of Tennessee School of Law, Lebanon, Tennessee
  
  • J.D. - 1989

Attorney Karla Heaman

Karla Heaman is a nurse attorney at McKeen & Associates. Karla works behind the scenes at McKeen & Associates, investigating the viability of cases, with a focus on birth trauma cases.

Karla joined McKeen & Associates in 2014, after 19 years practicing as a registered nurse at a major hospital system in southeastern Michigan. Her experience as a surgical nurse for GI and organ transplant surgery, as well as in the neonatal intensive care unit, has provided her with invaluable insight that is beneficial to the firm. With her medical and legal expertise, Karla provides theories of negligence in cases presented to her for review and then works with expert witnesses. Her deep connections with medical experts has proven an instrumental element in the successful outcome of cases. 

Attorney Leon M. Walsh

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 2009
• Michigan, 2012
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2017
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2021
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2014
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2021

Education:

• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
  
  • J.D.

­­­Attorney Ariel Kellersohn

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2022

Education:                                         

• Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan
  • J.D. - 2022
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • B.A. - 2019
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Big East All-Academic Honors
  • Major: Criminology, Psychology & Neuroscience

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• American Association for Justice, Present
• Michigan Association for Justice, Present

­­­Attorney Nichole Omilion

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2022

Education:                                         

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
  • J.D. - 2022
  • Honors: cum laude
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
  • B.S. - 2018
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• Michigan Bar Association, Present
• American Association for Justice, Present
• Michigan Association for Justice, Present
• Oakland County Women’s Bar Association, Present

­­­Attorney Scott Nowling

Bar Admissions:

• Illinois, 2022

Scott Nowling is an associate trial attorney at McKeen & Associates. Prior to joining McKeen & Associates in 2022, Scott spent 27 years in sales and field sales management in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.This experience has provided Scott with deep insight into the delivery of medical care. More importantly, it gave Scott a deep respect for those who work hard to deliver proper care and resentment of those who don't.

Scott graduated from Kalamazoo College with a Bachelor of the Arts in Economics and Political Science. Scott also received an MBA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He went on to earn his law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. While in law school, Scott clerked at McKeen & Associates and interned for Justice Elizabeth Welch on the Michigan Supreme Court.In addition, he founded the Cooley "Health Law Society." Scott was ranked first in his law school class with a perfect GPA, one of 17 students in the history of the school to do so. Scott was also named the Distinguished Student of his class.

Attorney Jeffrey Leonard Bomber

Bar Admissions:

• Michigan, 2021

Education:

• Penn State Dickinson Law, PA
  
  • J.D.
• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  • B.S.
  • Major: Political Science - International Relations, Philosophy

I am an Appellate Attorney - I joined McKeen and Associates in April of 2023. Before joining McKeen, I worked at defense-side firm where I specialized in defending healthcare providers in 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims alleging deliberate indifference. I graduated from Penn State Dickinson Law in 2021 where I earned a certificate in Health Law and Policy and served as a mentor for 1Ls in the Women's Law Caucus, was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, and a Civil Procedure tutor. I earned my Bachelor's Degree at Central Michigan University with a double major in Political Science - International Relations and Philosophy. I'm originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where my parents still reside and where I like to visit to spend time out on the boat with my dad, fish, and go on hikes with our Alaskan Husky named Butter. Along with that, I love going to Lions and Red Wings games, as well as play guitar. I am admitted to practice in Michigan, as well as both the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

I was always drawn to health law because I originally wanted to be a doctor as a young kid, but quickly found I was better at reading/research and writing than science and math. As I continued to grow and learn, I began to identify several issues with the manner and quality of healthcare provided in the country and the way individuals can fall into the cracks of the system, leading to negligent medical care and poor outcomes. Working at McKeen has provided me the opportunity to fight for those neglected by our healthcare system in a way that I feel fits my strengths - appellate research and writing.  

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