Steven James Kustra

Steven J. Kustra is an innovative problem solver and counselor who practices in a variety of areas including civil/commercial litigation, business law, municipal law, real estate law, agricultural law, civil rights, and criminal defense.

In addition to his private practice, Steven serves as the Township Attorney for Columbus Township, Michigan, providing advice to Township officials and assisting the Township with legal matters including ordinance violations.

No stranger to the courtroom, Steven represents clients in both federal and state courts primarily across the State of Michigan and in the Province of Ontario. Steven's extensive civil/commercial litigation experience includes complex commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, real estate disputes, product liability defense, warranty/consumer law, class action defense, contract disputes, and other types of civil/commercial claims, as well as enforcement of judgments and collections. Steven's clients range from individuals to candidates and public officials, to small businesses, to major automotive manufacturers, which has given Steven litigation experience in most jurisdictions across the United States.

Steven's criminal defense experience is also broad-ranged, including, RICO violations, health care fraud, wire fraud, CSC, controlled substance crimes, official misconduct, and state of Michigan Attorney General investigations. Steven has also participated in conducting internal investigations and audits for both public and private organizations.

Steven has a significant amount of experience in discovery matters, including discovery management and e-discovery, which included managing discovery matters for a large automotive manufacturer for cases across the United States. Due to his experience and proficiency, Steven was tapped by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to assist with electronic discovery and litigation technology in a large RICO trial.