CMDA has changed quite a bit over the past 25 years as well. Sue recalls that 12 attorneys worked at CMDA when she first started. The Firm occupied the main level of the building and the upper and lower levels were rented out to other companies. Currently, nearly 40 attorneys work for the Firm, 25 of them working out of our Livonia office alone, and we occupy the entire three-story building. Although the Firm has gone through a considerable amount of growth over the past 25 years, Sue is quick to point out that the core values of the Firm have not changed. "CMDA is a second family to me. I love working at CMDA and truly enjoy coming to work everyday," Sue explains.

One of the things Sue enjoys most about her job is interacting with clients and employees. Anyone that has met Sue will agree that she is definitely a people person. She laughs about the time when she was at the grocery store with her husband George, a retired Detroit police officer. They were walking down the aisle when a man approached her and, recognizing her voice, asked if she worked at CMDA. Although she had never met the client in person, he recognized her voice from talking with her on the phone.

Sue has seen the once-young children of the Firm’s owners grow up right before her eyes to become attorneys themselves. Currently, Bernard McClorey’s daughter, Gerald Davis’ two daughters and Ron Acho’s son are all attorneys at the Firm. "I remember when the children were so young. They would visit their dads at work and then when they got a little older, many of the children worked at the Firm during the summer months. It’s been really fun to see them grow up."

"We have been very fortunate to have Sue as our receptionist for the past 25 years. She is a great person and is a wonderful asset to the Firm. We thank Sue for her dedication to the Firm," said Joe Seward, the Firm’s managing partner.

Sue is just one example of the wonderful, hard-working and dedicated group of people we have at CMDA. Congratulations, Sue!