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Roger J. Thon joined Mizerowski Thon & Parker, P.C. in March 2011. He focuses a majority of his practice in insurance defense litigation, representing insurers and their insureds in personal injury defense, coverage disputes, and subrogation matters.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Thon worked with several large companies in the transportation and logistics industry, learning the “ins and outs” of federal regulations affecting interstate motor carriers. Mr. Thon began his legal career practicing in a prominent plaintiff’s auto negligence litigation firm, becoming well versed in Michigan’s first- and third party auto laws while assisting in litigation involving catastrophic truck accidents. This experience offers our clients a unique perspective in handling and defending no fault, uninsured motorist, and bodily injury claims. It has also given Mr. Thon the opportunity to serve as a frequent guest speaker at truck safety seminars and conventions, while he develops Mizerowski Thon & Parker transportation and logistics law department, which provides services to both large and small interstate motor carriers.

A native ‘Hoosier’ from Indiana, he received his Bachelor’s Degree from Valparaiso University, majoring in History and Political Science. Mr. Thon graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, serving as an associate editor of the UDM Law Review and as a national competitor for the law school’s Moot Court Board of Advocates. He also received honors for the best examination response in Tort Law. Mr. Thon is also a frequent guest lecturer at Detroit Mercy School of Law lecturing students on Michigan No Fault law.

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William L. Parker joined Mizerowski, Thon & Parker P.C. in 2013. Mr. Parker has been defending first- and third party auto claims for more than 20 years in both trial courts and appellate courts. In addition to automobile actions, he has litigated a broad range of personal injury and wrongful death claims including premises liability, marine/boating, off road vehicle, and dog bite claims. He regularly assists clients by providing opinions on and litigating coverage disputes. Mr. Parker also handles fraudulent insurance claims on behalf of insurance carriers’ special investigation units.

Mr. Parker has extensive litigation experience defending municipal entities throughout the State of Michigan in a variety of actions, including advising and litigating employment claims, zoning disputes, Freedom of Information Act claims, personal injury claims as well as a myriad of other claims unique to municipalities.

Mr. Parker litigates employment claims for both municipalities and businesses, including claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower/retaliation, disability, wage and hour and a variety of Constitutional and Title VII based claims. Mr. Parker has been a lecturer at Municipal Claims Conferences on various subjects including First Amendment employment litigation, whistleblower claims, zoning litigation and has presented case overviews involving complex employment litigation matters.

A 1991 graduate of Albion College, Mr. Parker earned his juris doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1994. He was judicial clerk in the 50th District Court in Pontiac, Michigan in the summer of 1993 and was a judicial clerk in the 52-1st District Court in Novi, Michigan from 1993 to 1994. He has practiced in both State and Federal Courts throughout the State of Michigan, including the Michigan Court of Appeals. He also has successfully litigated appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Kristin D. Lefere is Michigan State University graduate who attended the University of Detroit Mercy Law School, graduating with Honors in 2012. While a law student, Ms. Lefere clerked in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the Cook County State Attorney’s Office, and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. She also worked a research assistant for her Applied Legal Theory and Analysis professor where she actively edited and source checked the legal textbook, Michigan Legal Research, 2d edition.

Upon graduating from law school, Ms. Lefere worked for a large corporation with a focus in corporate compliance before working as an associate attorney for a Chicago-area plaintiff’s personal injury law firm. Now Ms. Lefere focuses on insurance defense litigation, including special investigation unit cases, as well as insurance coverage disputes and probate matters. She is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Michigan.

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Curtiss D. Flexter is a 2010 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 2013 graduate of the University of Miami Law School. He is licensed to practice law in both Michigan and Florida. In addition to handling no fault automobile and premises liability insurance defense litigation, Mr. Flexter provides subrogation services for multiple corporate clients.

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Before joining Mizerowski Thon & Parker in 2015, Alison F. Khorey spent several years in no fault litigation on the plaintiff side, largely representing medical providers pursuing reimbursement from no-fault insurers. She litigated a wide range of issues including coverage disputes and reasonable charge issues, took numerous adjuster and expert depositions, and prepared multiple cases for trial.

Now Ms. Khorey focuses on insurance defense litigation, including first- and third-party no-fault claims, with an emphasis on defense of suspected fraudulent PIP claims, as well as coverage disputes. In addition, Ms. Khorey lends her time and talents to various volunteer projects through membership at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids.

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After graduating from the University of Michigan, Maureen L. O’Sullivan attended Wayne State University Law School where she received the Dean’s Scholar Award, the Bronze Key Certificate, and the Wayne Law’s Public Interest Law Fellowship. While a law student at Wayne, Ms. O’Sullivan was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Law in Society, theVice President of Environmental Law Society, and a Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Team Member.

Before joining the team at Mizerowski Thon & Parker, Ms. O’Sullivan was a legal intern at the United States Environmental Protection Agency in New York, the United States Office of Special Counsel in Detroit, and the Michigan State Appellate Defender’s Office in Detroit. She also worked as an attorney at another insurance defense firm in southeast Michigan. Ms. O’Sullivan continues to handle insurance defense litigation, focusing on first-party no-fault and third-party auto negligence cases.

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