Brendon Basiga

US-Canada Border Crossing/Immigration Lawyer & Lansing Criminal Defense Attorney

Bar and Court Admissions

• Law Society of Upper Canada
• State Bar of Michigan
• United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan
• State Bar of Illinois

Professional Associations

• State Bar of Michigan
• Middlesex Law Association
  • Criminal Lawyers Association
• Ingham County Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Section President (2009-2010)
• American Inns of Court, Michigan State University Chapter (2007-2008)

Education

• Law Society of Upper Canada – National Committee on Accreditation Challenge Exams (January 2013)
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School (now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School), Juris Doctorate (August 2005)
• University of Alberta School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce (August 2001)
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Student Exchange Program (Winter 2000)
• Harvard University, Summer School Program (Summer 1996)

Other Professional Experience

• Kendon Consulting (2012–Present)
  • Owner and President
  • Located in Michigan and Ontario
• Bodwin & Associates, P.C. (2010-2011)
  • Associate Attorney
  • Meridian Township Prosecuting Attorney
    • Developed and implemented first offender programs
  • The Nichols Law Firm (2009-2010)
    • Associate Attorney
  • Brendon Basiga, Esq. (2008-2009)
  • The Reynolds Law Firm, P.C. (2007-2008)
    • Associate Attorney
  • The Law Offices of Basiga & Phillips, Esqs. (2006-2007)
    • Managing Partner
    • Court Appointed Attorney for Ingham County Felony list, Juvenile/Delinquency list, 55^th District Court
  • Washtenaw County Public Defender’s Office (2005)
    • Student Lawyer

Distinctions and Certifications

• Editor in Chief, Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical and Clinical Law (2003-2005)

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Canadian Studies Program, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (2014 – Present)
• Tutor international students through Kendon Consulting for the National Committee on Accreditation Challenge Exams in the topics of Canadian Administrative Law, Canadian Criminal Law and Procedure, Canadian Constitutional Law, and Foundations of Canadian Public Law

Publications and Presentations

• Author of From a U.S. Juris Doctorate to an Ontario Bar License – Things I Wish I Knew Beforehand (2013)
• “Do’s and Don’ts” Seminar for Ingham County Court Appointed Attorneys (January 2009)

Community Involvement

• People’s Recovery Empowerment, Development, Assistance, Foundation (aka P.R.E.D.A.), 2003-Present
• Michigan Youth in Government Judge (2014)
• WKAR Radio – Radio Reading Service (2009-2010)
• EVE, Inc. Board Member (2008-2009)
• Kodokwai Judo Club – YMCA (1983-2003)

Andrew Rockafellow, BS, JD

 Social Security Disability Attorney

Andrew Rockafellow, BS, JD

Andrew Rockafellow is a long time resident of the greater Lansing area. Mr. Rockafellow graduated from Waverly High School in 1991 and graduated from Central Michigan University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. Looking for a position that would allow him to assist those in need Mr. Rockafellow began working for the State of Michigan as a Social Security Disability Examiner in 2000 shortly thereafter he began classes at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and graduated with honors in 2005. After graduation, Andrew opened the doors of his first office where he further developed his ability to assist Social Security Disability applicants with their ongoing fight for needed benefits.

Over the years Mr. Rockafellow has developed a passion for working with individuals who have applied for and been denied Social Security Disability benefits. Closely related to the area of disability is another area of practice workers compensation. Further, Mr. Rockafellow has extensive experience representing civil actions involving landlord and tenant disputes, other areas of practice include criminal defense, worker’s compensation, divorce and child issues.

Bar and Court Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan

Professional Associations

• State Bar of Michigan
• Ingham County Bar Association

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School (now Western Michigan University Cooley Law School), Juris Doctorate, Litigation concentration (2005)
• Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Science, Psychology (May 1997)
  • Psi Chi Golden Key National Honor Society

Other Professional Experience

• Crowley, Cornish, Rockafellow & Sartz, PLLC (2014-2019)
  • Partner
• State of Michigan
  • Social Security Disability Examiner