Daniel J. Harris
Mr. Harris has focused his practice on representing personal injury victims and criminal defense. For the first few years of his career, he engaged in both public defense and court appointed cases. This gave him experience in the courtroom and many jury trials in these areas.
Travis J. Groat
Mr. Groat was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2003. Since that time, he has practiced law in Michigan, handling cases throughout the state. Mr. Groat concentrates his practice in the areas of divorce, custody and child support. Mr. Groat is also experienced in handling wrongful death, personal injury and dog bite cases as well as criminal defense.
Mark K. Connolly
After graduating from law school in 2012, and passing the Michigan Bar Exam in 2013, Mr. Connolly has returned to his hometown of Petoskey to begin practicing law. After working for Harris Law, while in law school, Mr. Connolly has joined the office full time as an attorney. He plans to focus his practice on criminal defense and handling general civil actions including personal injury and auto no-fault claims.
Michael T. Klagstad
In 2018, Harris Law hired Mr. Klagstad to help Social Security Disability and Worker’s Compensation clients receive benefits they have wrongly been denied and achieve the best possible resolution of their cases. In addition, he continues to practice personal injury, general civil litigation, and criminal defense.
Miranda J. Bailey-Quick
Miranda Bailey-Quick is an Upper Peninsula native that has joined Harris Law team to focus on family law, criminal law, estate planning, and personal injury. Miranda is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section, and has held section memberships in the Criminal Law Section, Medical Marijuana Section, Indigenous Law Section, and Negligence Law Section. Miranda has further held memberships with the State Appellate Defender’s Office, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, as well as having served the 46th Circuit Bar Association.
Jonathan Steffy
Mr. Steffy spent the last ten years practicing criminal defense through the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender in Chicago, and the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender. During his career as a trial lawyer, Mr. Steffy has represented hundreds of clients facing a wide range of misdemeanor and felony charges, including a various assortment of criminal defense cases such as drunk driving, assault and battery, possession of controlled substances, gun offenses, sex crimes, armed robbery, and attempted murder.
Blaise P. Ryan
Blaise comes to Harris Law, PC, with experience from the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Department of Attorney General, the Office of the Wayne County (Detroit) Prosecutor, and a large Plaintiffs’ litigation firm in the Detroit area. Blaise is excited to be back to his roots and serve the community of Northern Michigan, specializing in business and civil litigation, estate planning, property, and probate law among others.
