Kalamazoo, MI

Barry Conybeare

Barry Conybeare is an attorney licensed in Michigan and Illinois, focusing on personal injury law. He joined the firm in 1994, following his father Bruce Conybeare, and has led the firm since 2005. He is recognized for his community service and trial work, including securing a $1.9 million jury verdict. He is active in the Michigan Association for Justice and has received multiple 'Lawyer of the Year' and 'Super Lawyers' awards.

George T. Sinas

George T. Sinas is a Senior Partner and President at Sinas Dramis Law Firm, specializing in personal injury litigation and Michigan Auto No-Fault Law. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America since 1989, named 2013 Lawyer of the Year by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, and received the 2014 Champion of Justice Award from the Michigan Association for Justice. He is a past President of the Michigan Association for Justice and General Counsel for the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault (CPAN). Mr. Sinas is admitted to practice law in Michigan and has authored texts and articles on Michigan Auto No-Fault Law, also serving as an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University College of Law.

Shaun P. Willis

Shaun Willis, along with his brother Michael, is a Co-Founder and Director of Willis Law. For more than 14 years, Mr. Willis has focused on assisting clients in litigation, with emphasis on business, real estate, and construction litigation. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Michigan, Federal Courts in the Eastern and Western District of Michigan, and the Michigan State Supreme Court. Before the formation of Willis Law, he was sole practitioner of The Law Office of Shaun Patrick Willis, worked in the Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney and at Howard & Howard Attorneys, PC. Shaun received a J.D. from Thomas Cooley Law School. He graduated with a B.S. in Aviation Flight Science from Western Michigan University. He is a licensed commercial pilot with a multi-engine rating, avid hunter, and teaches the legal portion of CCW classes. He and his wife, Corrina Maria Willis, are involved in the Kalamazoo community, attend Valley Family Church, and Corrina is Past President of the Lawyers Auxiliary Board. They have three daughters, Maria, Francesca, and Lucy and four sons, Patrick, Christopher, Walter and Matthew. In 2007, Mr. Willis was honored to be named as only one of six Michigan attorneys listed as "Up and Coming Lawyers" by Lawyers Weekly. In 2012-2016 the National Trial Lawyers Association named him one of the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers. Mr. Willis is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. His firm, Willis Law has been recognized as a Best Law Firm by US News, and has been selected as one of the National Best & Brightest Companies to Work For. Mr. Willis is also dedicated to serving his community. He founded pro bono clinics at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission and the Kalamazoo Public Library to ensure that even those who cannot afford an attorney receive necessary, dedicated legal assistance. Mr. Willis volunteers for the Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation where their mission is to provide college scholarships for kids whose parent has been killed or 100% disabled in a combat zone. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ducks Unlimited, the Park Club of Kalamazoo and other organizations. He previously served as a member of the board of directors for the Kalamazoo County Bar Association. Mr. Willis also teaches seminars on real estate law, business litigation, and construction law, and has published multiple articles on these subjects. Willis Law dedicates its practice to God, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the founders' fallen brother, Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis.

Michael Marrs

Michael Marrs, licensed in Michigan and Illinois, graduated from law school in 1970. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney before becoming a sole practitioner focusing on medical malpractice, auto negligence, and product liability. He joined Conybeare Injury and Accident Lawyers in 2011 and is now retired, sharing his 45 years of expertise.

Bruce Conybeare

Bruce Conybeare is the founder of Conybeare Injury and Accident Lawyers, establishing the firm in 1984. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1964 and served as an associate municipal judge. Although retired, he continues to share his extensive experience with the firm.

Tim Kragt

Tim Kragt, admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1973, specialized in worker’s compensation and Social Security Disability claims. He co-founded Smit & Kragt and merged his firm with Conybeare Injury and Accident Lawyers in 2009. He was named a Michigan Super Lawyer and received an 'AV' peer review rating.

Amy DeRouin

Amy J. DeRouin is a managing attorney with Christopher Trainor & Associates. Beginning as an associate attorney in 2007, her focus and passion have always been in civil rights and personal injury. The most rewarding work for her is to restore the voice, strength, and confidence in those individuals whom have been so wrongly abused by one in a position of authority. “Whether that abuse occurs from an employer or a police officer, my job is to hold those accountable who believe they are above the law-as they most certainly are not!” DeRouin says. Over the years, Ms. DeRouin has continued to represent employees who have been unlawfully terminated and retaliated against by their employers for federal violations under the Family Medical Leave Act, American’s with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act as well as for Title VII violations with a special concentration in sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and race discrimination. Her employment practice in state court has also included violations under Michigan’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, and Worker’s Disability Compensation Act. “Nobody should have to worry about losing their job for missing work because of a serious medical condition or for caring for a sick child, speaking out against their employer who is in clear violation of the law or for opposing their employers’ unwelcomed and grotesque sexual advances-enough is enough and I simply will not stand for it.” DeRouin says. Ms. DeRouin also shares this same passion when it comes to representing her clients who fall victim to police brutality as her federal and state practice includes a vast array of constitutional violations for excessive use of force, unlawful arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and deliberate indifference to the health, safety, and welfare of those in the custody and control of a jail or prison system. Not only has she prevailed in both the Eastern and Western United States District Courts along with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit as to these claims, she has also obtained favorable rulings for her clients and against municipalities and police departments for spoliation of evidence. “It is simply not an excuse for a police agency to no longer have video and/or audio recordings from an officers’ dash camera or body camera because it is lost or the device has allegedly malfunctioned, if the evidence supports wrongdoings of spoliation on behalf of the police agency, we will pursue it.” DeRouin says. Ms. DeRouin is also no stranger to fighting insurance companies where she has obtained several policy limits settlements for her clients only after those same cases were valued at nuisance value by the insurance adjusters. These cases not only have included damages for pain and suffering but also for significant excess wage loss that she has recovered for her clients. In addition to obtaining policy limits on cases involving general negligence, dog bites, and third party auto negligence, Ms. DeRouin has also obtained maximum recovery for her clients who were fighting with their own insurance companies for the benefits they deserved related to first party No-Fault PIP claims involving medical expenses, attendant care, wage loss, and replacement services. Not only has she obtained maximum recovery of PIP benefits for her clients, but she has also obtained judgments against the insurance company forcing them to pay attorney fees, costs, and interest for their unlawful denial to pay these rightfully owed benefits when they were first claimed by her clients. Ms. DeRouin believes there are strength in numbers and contributes most of her success to her fearless mentor Christopher Trainor, who gives relentless representation to his clients 24/7 days per week, as well as her team of associates, paralegals, and legal assistants-it is these individuals who are the foundation to our firm as they give 100% day in and day out for our clients. “The benefit to working with our firm is that our clients just don’t have one attorney working to restore their rights and to get them the compensation they deserve, they have an entire team standing behind them.” DeRouin says. It is this teamwork that has resulted in some of the following highlighted settlements for her clients: Notable Wins Auto Negligence $1,400,000 Whistleblower’s Protection Act $1,030,000 Premises Liability $460,000 Worker’s Compensation Retaliation $355,000 No-Fault PIP-Refiled $350,000 Dog Bite $300,000 Even though she now calls the metro-Detroit area home, Ms. DeRouin grew up in Western Michigan with her parents and younger brother, who is also an attorney after proudly serving our Country in the United States Army. “My parents are two of the hardest working people I know and have instilled in me from an early age that you treat others how you would want to be treated and do what is right-always.” DeRouin says. After graduating from Fruitport High School summa cum laude, Ms. DeRouin went on to Albion College where she dual majored in Economics Management and Political Science graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In the summers between her undergraduate years, Ms. DeRouin interned in the Civil Service Department for the City of Muskegon. Ms. DeRouin obtained her Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she was active in law review and graduated cum laude. After completing a law clerkship with a prestigious multi-practice law firm in Lansing, Ms. DeRouin is grateful for the opportunity to begin her career pursuing civil rights at Christopher Trainor & Associates. Ms. DeRouin was selected by Super Lawyers as a Michigan Rising Star and a Top Women Attorney in Michigan Rising Star Hour Detroit Magazine, Hour Detroit: The Top Women Attorneys in Michigan and Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. When Ms. DeRouin is not fighting the good fight, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their 5-year-old son whether that be camping in northern Michigan or visiting the farm and nature center at the local metro-park.