Background
Pilchak, William E. was born in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Pilchak, William E. was born in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Central Michigan University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Charfoos, Reiter, Peterson, Holmquist & Pilchak, P.C. (Farmington Hills, Michigan) specializing in Labor, Employment, Wrongful Discharge, Discrimination and Workers' Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Michigan. 1984, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Member: The Order of Barristers. Moot Court Board of Directors, 1977-1978.
Student Body President, Central Michigan University, 1975. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Senior Trial Attorney, Oakland County, 1978-1984. Contributing Editor, "Risk Management Advisor." Author: Column, "You be the Judge," Simon & Schuster, 1994-1996.
Lecturer, Congressional Address on Workplace Violence, Washington, D.C., 1994. Author: "Wheel of Misfortune," 340 OCBA Laches, May, 1994. "Look for Application Fraud in Wrongful Discharge Claims," Detroiter Magazine, Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, September, 1992.
"Rigid Enforcement of Medical Leave Policies May Violate the ADA," Ed Welch on Workers' Compensation, November/December, 1992. "Look Before You Lease," 1 Mich. L.W. No. 22, 1987. Co-Author: "Employee Leasing Comes of Age," 241 OCBA Laches, 1986.
Member: Oakland County (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1986-1988) and American (Member, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law Sections) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Since our founding we have represented employers in the defense of employment related actions.
Member: The Order of Barristers. Moot Court Board of Directors, 1977-1978. Student Body President, Central Michigan University, 1975.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Senior Trial Attorney, Oakland County, 1978-1984. Contributing Editor, "Risk Management Advisor.".