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Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman LLP
Celebrating its 20th year
1985-2005
GRANT J. GRUEL
1932-2004
Members in the News
- William F. Mills -- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America
- Norman "Skip" Pylman - More than 25 years of success in Medical Malpractice cases
- Scott Melton and William Mills, establish jurisdiction over French jet manufacturer in a ground breaking product liability action in Arkansas
- Tom Behm -- Community Involvement is a hallmark at GMN&P
- J. Paul Janes -- City pays $800,000 to settle case involving city snow plow
Attorneys Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
...William F. Mills of Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman, LLP [has] become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only, and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one per cent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately only 5,200 members in the United States and Canada. The induction ceremony took place before an audience of 1,150 persons during the recent 2003 Annual Meeting of the College in Montreal, Canada. *** Mr. Mills is a founding partner in the Grand Rapids firm of Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman, LLP. A trial lawyer since 1974, Mr. Mills and the law firm maintain a diverse litigation practice including medical malpractice, product’s liability, commercial litigation, premise liability, and construction law.
William F. Mills, already a member of the the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, was elected into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is identified as one of the best lawyers in America in the newest edition of Woodward White's Best Lawyers in America. In October of this year, in Montreal, Ontario, he was also honored with his induction into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Norman "Skip" Pylman has been serving clients in the area of medical malpractice and general personal injury for more than 25 years. Over those years he has had many successful settlements and verdicts. Recently, Mr. Pylman received a verdict in the Kent County Circuit Court in the amount of $750,000 in a case in which the defense made no reasonable offer to resolve the case. He also achieved a settlement with a major medical facility on behalf of another client in the amount of $2,800,000.
Personal Jurisdiction Established over French Jet Manufacturer In Arkansas
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in St. Louis, Missouri, in a ground breaking product liability action, held that GMN&P partners, William F. Mills and Scott R. Melton, successfully proved personal jurisdiction over French Jet Manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, in Arkansas. Melton convincingly argued before the court in St. Louis that the French manufacturer had more than sufficient contacts with the State of Arkansas to require Dassault to defend its product, a Dassault Falcon business jet, in the action that had been filed on behalf of his client in the United States District Court in Little Rock, Arkansas. The published 8th Circuit opinion can be found at Anderson v. Dassault Aviation, 361 F.3d 449 (8th Cir. 2004).
GMN&P is proud of its members' commitment to the community in which we live. On Saturday, May 22, 2005, Tom Behm worked as a volunteer with the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association handing out bicycles and safety helmets, including the 10,000th helmet since MTLA started its program.
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