Media Coverage

The Sharp Firm’s Heidi Sharp is representing Hazel Park Schools Superintendent Amy Wilcox following a lawsuit filed against the district’s school board. A Detroit News article by Jennifer Pignolet details allegations that four board members violated Michigan’s Open Meetings Act by privately coordinating their votes to authorize contract buyout negotiations with Wilcox — who has led the district for 11 years. The suit, filed in Oakland County Circuit Court, seeks a temporary restraining order to rescind the board’s March 16 vote. Sharp confirmed that while Wilcox is aware of the suit, she had no role in the decision to file it, and remains focused on her students. Read the full story on The Detroit News.

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Heidi Sharp has been featured in a Fox 2 Detroit article. Read more about that here.

In 1992, Burgess Sharp & Golden PLLC senior counsel Joseph A. Golden learned that he would be representing famed Michigan sports coach Bo Schembechler off of the field in a suit against the Detroit Tigers. Looking back on the case 25 years later, he recalled the details in a recent conversation with Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
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Burgess Sharp & Golden attorney Peter Camps represented Ira Township Fire Chief Jason Keller following his suspension due to what some officials cited as potential liability issues at an incident on May 4th. See the full story on TheTimesHerald.com and read a republished excerpt here.

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Burgess Sharp & Golden partner Heidi Sharp is representing former Clay Township Fire Chief Daryl DuPage in a whistleblower lawsuit against the township. See the full story on Freep.com and read a republished excerpt here.

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Following the governmental requirement for businesses with 15+ employees to provide maternity leave for female employees, attorney Heidi Sharp was featured on Detroit’s WWJ Newsradio 950 with morning anchor Tom Jordan. She explained that she’ll continue fighting for at least 9 months of paid leave for working mothers. Listen to the audio clip here:

Burgess Sharp & Golden assisted former Genesee County Animal Control Deputy Director Karen Dombrowski with her whistleblower lawsuit against the shelter. See the news report on WXYZ Channel 7.

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