Faupel, Marian L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Marian Faupel has practiced law for 27 years in Southeastern Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1965, and later graduated from Wayne State Law School in 1983. She was a senior editor of the Wayne Law Review which has published approximately 15 articles written by her. Ms. Faupel represented the birth parents in the famous “Baby Jessica” case and taught Family Law as an adjunct professor at Wayne State’s Law School for many years. She was named a 1993 Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit News in recognition of “activity pursued with excellence, zest, and dedication, thereby making Michigan a more habitable place for all its citizens.” In 2008 Ms. Faupel received the Richard J. Barber Wayne Law Review Alumni Achievement Award. Currently, Ms. Faupel is the senior partner of Faupel, Fraser & Fessler, a law firm located at 2452 E. Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI - www.faupel.com. Throughout her career, Ms. Faupel has always represented “David” in David vs. Goliath cases and is passionate about people’s civil rights. With her partners James Fraser and Paul Fessler, Ms. Faupel continues to provide quality legal services to clients from all walks of life.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Labor Law
• Construction Law
• Real Estate Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Civil Rights
• Litigation & Appeals
• Civil Mediation

Representative Cases

• Coster v. Booras
• Davison v. Van Wert, 837 F. Supp. 235
• IN re Clausen, 442 Mich. 648
• Johnson v. City of Saline, 151 F.3d 564
• Jotham Clement Johnson v. City of Saline, 151 F.3d 564 (6th Cir. 1998)

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Civil Rights, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Family Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Industrial Business & Development Commission, 1977 - 1978 (Chairman)
• Washtenaw County Bar (Member)
• Washtenaw County Circuit Court, 2007 (Approved Mediator)
• Saline Board of Education, 1978 - 1990 (Trustee)
• Tax Board of Review, Saline MI, 1978 (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Family Law, Wayne State Law School

Past Employment Positions

• Schussel, Lifton, Simon, Rands, Galvin & Jackier, P.C., Of Counsel, 1988 - 1990
• Rose, Schmidt, Chapman, Duff & Hasley, Burnham, Connolly, Oesterle & Henry, Associate Attorney, 1986 - May 1988
• Hill, Lewis, Adams, Goodrich & Tait, Associate Attorney, 1984 - 1986
• Smith, Hirsch, Brody & Weingarden, Associate Attorney, 1983 - 1984
• Judge Kenneth Bronson, 14th Judicial District Court, Law Clerk, Summer 1981
• Judges William Beasley, Michael Kelly and Jerome Bronson, Michigan Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1981 - 1982

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  J.D.
  Law Review: Wayne Law Review, 1981 - 1983
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965
  B.A.
  Major: English
  Minor: Latin, Psychology
• Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Tau Alpha

References

• Ann Arbor Commerce Bank

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Family Law, 1995 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 42 Wayne L. Rev. 897 (1996)
• Family Law, 1994 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 41 Wayne L. Rev. 939 (1995)
• The "Baby Jessica Case" and the Claimed Conflict Between Children's and Parents' Rights, 40 Wayne L. Rev. 285 (1994)
• Family Law, 1993 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 40 Wayne L. Rev. 793 (1994)
• Real Property, 1991 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 38 Wayne L. Rev. 1185 (1992)
• Family Law, 1990 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 37 Wayne L. Rev. 857 (1991)
• Family Law, 1989 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 36 Wayne L. Rev. 611 (1990)
• Commercial Contracts and Contracts, 1988 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 35 Wayne L. Rev., 361 (1989)
• Taxation, 1987 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 34 Wayne L. Rev. 1075, (1988)
• Real Property Law, 1986 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 33 Wayne L. Rev. 767 (1987)
• Real Property Law, 1985 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 32 Wayne L. Rev. 805 (1986)
• Trusts, 1985 Ann. Survey of Mich. Law, 32 Wayne L. Rev. 943 (1986)
• Seven-part Series on Foreclosure by Advertisement in Res Ipsa Loquitur, the Washtenaw County Bar Magazine, Published Monthly
• History of the Annual Survey of Michigan Law and a Statistical Analysis of the Supreme Court of Michigan During the Survey Period, 29 Wayne L. Rev.
• Casenote, Right of Contribution - Equal Pay Act - Title VII - Collective Bargaining Agreement - Liability of Union to Employer for Contribution to Backpay Award, 28 Wayne L. Rev. 1521 (1982)

Address

2452 E. Stadium Boulevard
Suite 301
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4813

Phones

734-418-0958
888-423-9526 (Toll Free)

Faxes

734-677-0760

Emails

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Websites

http://www.faupel.com