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 have been selected to the 2026 Michigan Super Lawyers list: Jim Acho, Top Rated Civil Litigation Defense Joel Ashton, Top Rated Personal Injury Defense Jeff Clark, Top Rated State, Local & Municipal Tim Ferrand, Top Rated State, Class Action & […]

CMDA Attorneys Matthew Cross and Neal Wilds recently obtained a dismissal for their clients in U.S. District Court. The case involved a pre-trial detainee who alleged violations of his First and Fourteenth Amendment Rights during his detention within a county jail. The detainee claimed he was retaliated against by jail officials for requesting notary services and claimed he was threatened and received inadequate treatment within the jail, in violation of […]

Please join us in welcoming Neal Wilds to the Firm. He has joined CMDA as an attorney in the Firm’s Traverse City office where he focuses his practice in the areas of law enforcement defense and litigation, municipal law, and insurance defense. Neal has significant trial and law enforcement defense experience. Previously, he served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Grand Traverse County Prosecutor’s Office and as an Assistant […]