While recognized among the Top 1% of the lawyers in Michigan as a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Saura's roots are in a humble neighborhood and the public schools. After finishing an elite college and legal education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Saura served in a prestigious federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Julian Abele Cook, Jr., worked side-by-side with nationally reknowned Los Angeles trial lawyer Barry Tarlow, and spent nearly a decade (half as a partner) in one of the nation's 200 largest business law firms, where Saura also chaired the Recruiting Committee.
In both professional and civic organizations, Saura aims to give back to the community. In legal practice, Saura aims to give you the very best in legal services.
Education
University of Michigan Law School, JD, 1999
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, AB with High Honors 1996
Awards & Accolades
American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow (Top 1% in state), (since 2014)
SuperLawyers, Listed as Rising Star (2011-2014)
Damon J. Keith Scholar, Wolverine Bar Association
National Merit Scholar, NMSC Corp
Legal Leadership
Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich. Chapter
President (2018-2019)
Officer (since 2013)
Executive Board (since 2010)
Kalamazoo County Bar Association
Board Member (2015-2018)
Beverly Hills (Calif.) Bar Association
Co-Chair, Criminal Law Section (2004-2006)
Amer. Inns of Court, U. of Detroit Mercy Law Sch. Branch
Barrister (2012-2015)
Civic and Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section - White Collar Crime Committee (since 2010)
Business Law Section – Human Trafficking Task Force (2014-2015)
Michigan Democratic Party
State Executive Board Member (since 2015)
Read and Write Kalamazoo
Board Member (2015-2018)
United States Chamber of Commerce
Labor Relations Committee (2006-2015)
ACLU of Michigan
State Board of Directors (2013-2014)
Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority
Board Member (2015-2017)
National Employment Law Council (2008, 2010, 2012)
