CMDA Law partner Jim Acho is continuing his representation of former University of Michigan football players after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit accepted their appeal on…
Overview
Suzanne P. Bartos is a partner in our Livonia office where she focuses her practice on employment and labor law, insurance defense, municipal law, education law, and litigation.
She successfully defends civil rights, wrongful discharge, and discrimination claims in state and federal courts. She has defended municipal entities at both the grievance and arbitration level and has worked with several administrative agencies and tribunals including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Michigan Employment Security Commission, Michigan Wage and Hour Division, National Labor Relations Board and the Internal Revenue Service.
She has also achieved outstanding results for clients in premise liability, breach of contract, collections, warranty disputes, and consumer protection. Further, she is a trusted legal advisor to school districts and community colleges on a variety of educational and governance issues.
Education
Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1983
Wayne State University, M.A.I.R., 1993
Wayne State University, B.A., 1980
Published Articles
CMDA Law partner and sports law attorney Jim Acho recently appeared on WJR’s nationally-acclaimed radio show Focus with Paul W. Smith to discuss the U.S. Senate’s passage of the bipartisan…
CMDA Law Managing Partner Chris Schultz and Partner Joel Ashton attended the MCHS Light the Way Gala VIP Experience on September 24th at the Detroit Pistons Performance Center, representing the…
CMDA Law is pleased to announce that Gary D. Klein and Paul Leonidas Lin have been named partners of the Firm. Their promotions recognize their legal abilities, commitment to client…
CMDA Law is proud to announce that several attorneys from our Firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. The following attorneys…
CMDA Law is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ronald Acho, a co-founder of the firm and one of the most respected members of the metro Detroit and Michigan…
CMDA Law is proud to recognize Partner Carol A. Smith and her trial team for securing a significant result in a complex admitted-liability automobile negligence trial involving extensive injury claims,…
CMDA Law is pleased to recognize Partner Matt Cross for recently obtaining dismissal of a substantive due process claim filed in the federal court for the Western District of Michigan…
CMDA Law Partner Matthew Cross recently obtained dismissal of a negligence claim against a northern Michigan county drain commission in Roscommon County Circuit Court, reinforcing the importance of Michigan governmental…
In the past five years, the landscape of community association law in southeast Michigan has shifted dramatically. For attorneys representing condominium associations and co-owners in Oakland County, it has become…
Jurisdiction and Court Admissions
Michigan State Courts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Education
Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1983
Wayne State University, M.A.I.R., 1993
Wayne State University, B.A., 1980