Taking Estate Planning; Construction; and Business cases out of Troy, Michigan and the surrounding areas.

I have spent my legal career defending the little guy against big corporations. Everyday we help regular people fight the mortgage companies, insurance companies and the big auto companies. Without proper representation, citizens do not stand a chance against these large corporations. While taking on these cases is surely challenging the reward of helping those truly in need is unmatched.

Brad is a partner and member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Team, concentrating in commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He focuses his practice on commercial contract disputes, creditor’s rights and collections, landlord/tenant matters, construction lien litigation and other real estate disputes.

For over three decades, local attorney Randall Shepard has provided legal guidance to clients through Southeastern Michigan. We provide state and federal courts representation to ensure you have dependable legal counsel throughout your case. Randall Shepard holds memberships with Michigan State Bar Association, Rochester Bar Association, and licensed to practice within the federal court system. Contact our law office today to partner with our team that looks after your best interests!

Tom Cunningham is an accomplished, hands-on attorney who takes a client-centered approach to his practice. Tom has twenty-five years of experience litigating intellectual property cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts all over the country. Tom’s cases have involved a wide range of technologies including automotive and locomotive developments, e-commerce systems, light-emitting diode applications, biotechnology, numerous consumer products, dietary supplements and computer software. Tom has also handled numerous appeals before the Federal Circuit, 5th and 6th Circuit Courts of Appeal. Tom actively advises clients on the management, enforcement and licensing of intellectual property. He has also worked closely with clients to help them avoid the intellectual property of others, including participating in designing around patents. Tom builds the trust of his clients by maintaining close contact. He believes that to adequately counsel his clients, it is necessary to develop a full understanding of the clients’ business and its goals. By doing what he promises and following up on a regular basis, Tom has been successful in building long-term relationships with his clients.

Bernie is a registered patent attorney with over ten years of experience drafting patents, freedom-to-operate opinions, responses and appeals in variety of technologies. Bernie has drafted hundreds of patents, and he has extensive experience with software patent applications related to video game software, interactive automotive software systems, digital circuits, database systems, advertisement delivery software and systems, web based applications, smart-phone applications, storage device hardware, and digital content delivery systems. Bernie works with several multi-national corporations on the management of large patent portfolios. Understanding the competitive advantage that can be obtained through application of modern computing technology to portfolio management, Bernie has developed expertise with software providing analytical portfolio analysis. These advanced tools leverage big data analysis to help clients: craft effective enforceable claims through competitive landscape analysis better identify enforcement targets better identify candidate patents for enforcement focus filing efforts on desirable technology efficiently manage and prune large portfolios cheaply and quickly identify previously cost-prohibitive targeted litigation evidence from the USPTO file wrapper records

Mr. Paskel is a founder of Paskel, Tashman & Walker, P.C., and he has practiced law for over 50 years. His many honors include recognition from the Wayne County Board of Commissioners for “outstanding advocacy for low-income people” and “community service,” “Christian man of the year” from the historic Little Rock Baptist Church of Detroit, and multiple listings as one of the “Top Michigan Lawyers” by the Detroit News and New York Times and recognition from “Super Lawyers”. Mr. Paskel acts as his firm’s senior partner and, though the firm is full service, concentrates his practice on catastrophic injury cases. He has tried cases in Michigan and around the country. Mr. Paskel is a member of the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.

Muskan B. Ali earned her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University before going on to receive her Juris Doctor degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. She joined Buckfire Law in February 2026, focusing primarily on medical malpractice cases, birth injuries, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death claims. Prior to joining the firm, Muskan worked for a national personal injury law firm, focusing on areas such as medical malpractice, birth injuries, premises liability, and wrongful death. As an experienced trial attorney, Muskan has successfully advocated for the rights of individuals injured in a wide range of medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Muskan is also fluent in Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. Call (888) 797-8787 for a free case review and speak to Muskan Ali about your case today.