Meet the Team

About

Kenneth M. Mogill has long concentrated his practice in the field of professional ethics. He represents law firms and individual attorneys in connection with all aspects of their ethical duties, from preventive consultations to representations in attorney discipline investigations and prosecutions to providing expert witness services. For many years he also maintained an active criminal defense practice in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, representing defendants in a broad range of matters, including complex white collar litigation. Since 2002, he has been an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School, where he teaches Professional Responsibility and previously taught Criminal Procedure I & II.

Mr. Mogill is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Foundation and the Michigan Bar Foundation, a past chairperson of the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, a past president of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, a former cochair of the Ethics Committee for the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and a past member of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility Committee on Continuing Legal Education. He is also a member of the Village of Lake Orion Board of Ethics.

For many years Mr. Mogill was the principal author of Examination of Witnesses (Thomson Reuters), and he remains a co-author of that publication. For over twenty years he was a co-author and criminal defense commentator for Michigan Criminal Law & Procedure (Thomson Reuters). He is also the author of numerous articles on various aspects of criminal law and procedure, legal ethics and attorney discipline and a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on these topics.

Mr. Mogill has argued three times in the U.S. Supreme Court (Michigan v. Tucker (1974); United States v. Timmreck (1979); and Metrish v. Lancaster (2013)) and has been co-counsel in two other cases (Michigan v. Chesternut (1988); and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)). He has argued many times before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals and other appellate courts.

Education

• University of Michigan, B.A. with honors in honors political science 1968
• University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 1971

Awards

• Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, Leonard R. Gilman Award (2019)
• Affirmations, Loma Utley Outstanding Ally Award (2015)
• State Bar of Michigan, Champion of Justice Award (2014)
• Detroit's Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Law (2013)
• ACLU of Michigan Civil Libertarian of the Year (2007)
• Greater Flint ACLU Civil Libertarian of the Year (2006)
• Detroit Bar Association Chairperson of the Year (1985-1986)
• Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
• Michigan Super Lawyers

About

Erica N. Lemanski concentrates the vast majority of her practice in all aspects of professional responsibility, including representing bar applicants throughout the Character and Fitness process, representing attorneys in disciplinary investigations, prosecutions and reinstatement proceedings, providing ethics guidance and advice to attorneys and law firms and representing judges before the Judicial Tenure Commission.

While in law school, Ms. Lemanski was a member of the Order of the Coif and a Senior Note Editor for the Journal of Law in Society. She began her employment at Mogill, Posner & Cohen while in law school and became an associate upon her admission to the Bar in 2014. In 2024, she became a partner, and the firm name changed to Mogill & Lemanski, PLLC. Ms. Lemanski has been a speaker at the State Bar of Michigan's Tips & Tools seminar, and since 2017, she has been a member of the State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Ethics.

Education

• University of Michigan, B.A. 2010 with distinction
• Wayne State University Law School, J.D. 2014 cum laude

About

Rhonda Spencer Pozehl has practiced in the field of professional ethics her entire career. Following admission to the Michigan Bar, she accepted a position at the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC), where for ten years she investigated and prosecuted lawyers for ethical violations before going into private practice defending lawyers in attorney discipline and malpractice matters as a partner in Moore, Vestrand and Pozehl, P.C. In 2004, Ms. Pozehl returned to the AGC where she handled investigations and prosecutions, pro hac vice admissions and receivership matters and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the trust account overdraft notification (TAON) program and in supervising AGC staff in the handling of those matters.

In 2021, Ms. Pozehl formed the Law Office of Rhonda Spencer Pozehl, PLLC, and began her current practice. She focuses on defending lawyers in attorney grievance, disciplinary and malpractice actions and representing law students and graduates in law school and bar admission matters, including Character & Fitness proceedings.

Ms. Pozehl is a past member of several State Bar of Michigan ad hoc and standing committees, including the State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, and she is currently a member of the State Bar Representative Assembly. She has also served as an expert witness regarding matters of legal ethics.

Ms. Pozehl has authored numerous published articles and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on topics related to professional ethics. She is a member of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, the Oakland County Bar Association and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.

Her goals are to demystify the attorney grievance and disciplinary process and to assist clients in obtaining the most favorable outcomes possible. She enjoys spending her free time boating and traveling with family.

Education

• Oakland University, B.A. 1981
• University of Toledo College of Law, J.D. 1985

About

James Gerometta concentrates his practice in the fields of criminal defense and professional ethics. His criminal defense practice extends to both federal and state trial and appellate courts and grows out of 25 years as a federal public defender. While at the Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Mr. Gerometta served as the office's first training director, where he redesigned both the internal and Criminal Justice Act panel attorney training programs. He is a frequent lecturer at CLE presentations and serves on the State Bar of Michigan's Criminal Jurisprudence and Practice Committee.

Education

• Michigan State University, B.A. 1996
• University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 1999

Awards

While a public defender, Mr. Gerometta received Defender of Justice Award from the Detroit/Michigan Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and the Justice for All Award from Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for his successful defense of the nation's first post-9/11 terrorism case.

About

Christina B. Hines has concentrated her practice in the field of criminal law and has worked on almost every type of case, from homicides and domestic violence cases, to sexual assault and child abuse cases. Christina has handled cases at all levels of the legal system, from district court all the way up to the Michigan Supreme Court.

In January 2021, Christina became Chief of the Special Victims Unit and Appeals at the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office. Christina has been an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School since 2024, teaching Legal Research and Writing, and she has also conducted dozens of legal trainings for local law enforcement agencies.

Christina was Chairperson of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan from 2020-2021. She is the President of the non-profit Women of Warren, which focuses on empowering women and building community in the City of Warren.

Christina lives in Warren with her husband and three children. When she is not fighting for justice, she enjoys traveling, reading and baking.

Education

• University of Michigan, B.A. 2010
• Wayne State University Law School, J.D. 2014

Awards

• DBusiness 30 in their 30s (2022)
• Crain's Notable Women in Law (2022)

About

Kathy Brunais keeps the day-to-day operations running smoothly, providing essential administrative support and helping ensure the office stays organized and efficient.

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