Victor M. Norris | Attorney

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Victor M. Norris is a shareholder of Hertz, Schram & Saretsky, P.C. and has been practicing law since 1976.  His practice is litigation oriented, concentrating in the areas of commercial and negligence litigation, recreation law and criminal defense, including felonies, misdemeanors, and an expertise in all vehicular offenses such as negligent homicide, OWI's (alcohol related offenses), driver's licensing issues, and traffic offenses.  He has been the firm's Managing Partner since 1988 and oversees every aspect of the day-to-day operations of the firm, as well as its long-term strategic planning.

Mr. Norris has earned a reputation for taking a vested interest in his clients and their legal matters.  In his areas of expertise, Mr. Norris will handle large, complex litigation matters, as well as less complicated matters at the district court or administrative level where he feels clients are equally entitled to competent and zealous representation.  His experiences as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Assistant Attorney General, and private practitioner, have earned him a reputation as a skilled and effective litigator.  He is also well known for his competitive spirit and will to win.  The Martindale-Hubbell law directory has awarded Mr. Norris its highest legal ability and ethical standards rating (AV very high to preeminent).

After graduating from Oakland University with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1972, Mr. Norris attended the Detroit College of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1976.  He then served as an Assistant Attorney General fro the State of Michigan and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Wayne County (Detroit, Michigan) Felony Trial Section and Special Assignment Attorney in fraud and white collar crime cases.

Mr. Norris is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and has at all times remained a member in good standing.  He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  Additionally, Mr. Norris is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Criminal Defense and Negligence Sections, American Trial Lawyers Association, Michigan Association for Justice, Lawyers Association, Oakland County Bar Association, and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.  In 1994, Mr. Norris co-authored, Photofinished:  Calling into Question Michigan Roadside Driver's License Confiscation Law, Michigan Bar Journal 410, 1995.

Admission

Verified Michigan

1976

Education

Oakland University

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Adoption, Age Discrimination, Alimony & Spousal Support, Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act , Animal Bite; Antitrust; Arbitration; Criminal; Aviation Accident; Banking & Finance; Corporate; Business Organization; Business Successions; Child Support; Children's Rights; Civil Rights; Class Action; Collaborative Law; Collection; Colleges & Universities; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Banks; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Complex Litigation; Defamation & Slander; Condominiums; Constitutional Law; Construction Contracts; Construction; Construction Liens; Consumer Protection; Contract; Conveyancing; Copyright; Corporate Governance; Corporate Tax; Farms; DUI-DWI; Dental Malpractice; Directors & Officers; Discrimination; Discrimination; Dissolution; Divorce; Domestic Violence & Neglect; Education; Eminent Domain; Pension & Benefits; Employee Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment; Entertainment; Leisure; Errors & Omissions Insurance; Gift Taxation; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Law; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Federal; Federal Appellate Practice; Federal Claims Court; Federal Employees; Federal Trial Practice; Felony; Foreclosure; Franchising; Gay & Lesbian Rights; Grand Jury Proceedings; Guardianships & Conservatorships; Housing & Construction Defects; Income Tax; Insurance; Insurance Malpractice; Intellectual Property; International Tax; Joint Ventures; Juvenile Law; Landlord-Tenant; Lending; Life & Health; Limited Liability Companies; Litigation; Living Wills; Workout; Mediation; Medical Malpractice; Misdemeanor; Motor Vehicle; Car Accident; Multidistrict Litigation; Municipal; Non-profit; Occupational Safety & Health; Partnerships; Paternity; Personal Injury; Police Misconduct; Power of Attorney; Premises Liability; Prenuptial Agreements; Private Placements; Private Schools; Wills & Probate; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Property & Casualty; Property Damage; Public Schools; RICO Act; Race Discrimination; Railroad Injury; Real Estate; Reinsurance; Religious Discrimination; Residential Real Estate; Search & Seizure Protections; Securities Fraud ; Securities; Securities Regulation; Sex Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Shareholders' Rights; Slip & Fall Accident; Special Education; State Appellate Practice; State Trial Practice; Student Rights; Tax Litigation; Tax; Tenure; Title Insurance; Traffic; Transactions; Trusts; US Courts; US Supreme Court; Uniform Commercial Code; Whistleblower; White Collar Crime; Wills; Labor Law; Wrongful Death; Wrongful Termination

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