Labor and Employment Law Attorney Joins Smith Haughey

Traverse City, Mich., March 15, 2011 — The law firm of Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is pleased to announce that Janis L. Adams has joined the firm’s Traverse City office as a shareholder practicing in the areas of labor and employment law.

For over 10 years, Janis has defended employers in state and federal courts on a wide range of litigation cases including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference with business relationships, and non-competition and non-solicitation actions. In addition, Janis serves as an employment law counselor for her clients. In this role, she works closely with employers on all types of employment and labor law issues and assists them with the development and implementation of management practices to avoid employee-related liability.

Janis joins the firm after previously practicing in Detroit, Michigan and Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Central Michigan University and a Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Denver College of Law. She is licensed to practice in Michigan and Colorado.