Beier Howlett • Timothy J. Currier

Practice:

Mr. Currier has practiced for over 25 years in municipal law, including representation of cities and school districts, and real estate, telecommunications, probate and construction law, and serves as a commercial arbitrator.

Education:

• University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1975
• University of Detroit, J.D., 1978

Accomplishments:

• Beier Howlett, Chief Executive Officer, 1995-present
• Best Lawyers In America
• Michigan Super Lawyer, 2006-Present
• Dbusiness Top Lawyers
• City Attorney for the City of Birmingham
• Attorney for the Dearborn Public Schools
• Attorney for the Emergency Financial Manager of the City of Pontiac
• Attorney for the Troy School District
• Attorney for the Lincoln Consolidated School District
• Attorney for the Birmingham Area Cable Board
• Attorney for the Intergovernmental Cable Communications Authority
• President of the Michigan Counsel of School Attorneys 1990-1992
• American Arbitration Association, Certified Construction Arbitrator
• Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Arbitrator
• Martindale Hubble AV Rating

Cases:

• Pure Waters, Inc v City of Birmingham, 883 F Supp 1999 (ED Mich 1995) (successful defense of the City's NPDES Permit)
• In the Matter of William F. Dart Trust, Ingham County Probate Court (Complex trust litigation issues)
• Kulak v City of Birmingham, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (No. 04-1510, June 19, 2005) (Successful defense of City's removal of a Planning Board member)
• Harbor Telegraph, 2103, LLC v City of Birmingham, Oakland County Circuit Court (Complex litigation including 425 agreement, annexation and detachment issue)
• Bloomfield Estates Improvements Association v City of Birmingham, Michigan Supreme Court (Docket no. 130990, 2007) (Deed restriction issues)
• Daisey Bickel et al v Korean Airlines, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Docket number 94-1098, 1996) (Issues regarding the applicable law of damages resulting from the Russian shoot down of KAL 007)
• Chayka v Brown, 92 Mich App 360 (1970) (Garnishment of land contract vendor's interest)

Publications:

• The Protective Order, 69 Michigan Bar Journal, 540 (1990)
• Petition for protective order by spouse for authorization to sell and buy home and protective order, Michigan Pleading and Practice §112.13 and §112.15.

Seminars:

• City of Birmingham, "The Ethics Ordinance" (2003)
• Bloomfield Community Television, "Legally Speaking," Cable Television Law (2002)
• Main Street Oakland County (MSOC), Design Workshop on "Design Review: What’s Legal" (2002)
• Michigan Municipal League, "The Michigan Telecommunications Act: From Birmingham to the MPSC Collaborative Process" (2001)
• Wayne State University Graduate Program, "Resolving and Managing Public Disputes" (2000)
• WDIV, Due Process panelist on School Law (1997)
• Panelist for WKBD/Fox 50 "Straight Talk" on "Teacher Strikes: Tough Penalties Hit an Old Law" (1994)
• Michigan Association of School Boards – Council of School Attorneys on "The Recall Election" (1990)

Bar Activities:

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan
• Oakland County Bar Association (Public Advisory Committee on the Qualifications of Judicial Candidates 1996-2005)
• Michigan Counsel of School Attorneys
• Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys
• National School Boards Association, Council of School Attorneys

Community Activities

• Notre Dame Club of Detroit (President, Vice President, Alumni Senate)
• Brother Rice Alumni Association (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Director)