Business I coming home

Russian Roots

Jewish community a lure for returning attorney.

Robert A. Sklar
Editor

L

enny Feller's parents wanted
their two sons to be raised in a
place where they openly could be
Jewish and practice Judaism. So they left
the Soviet Union in January 1980. Lenny
was 31/2.
Arriving in Detroit from Kiev, Ukraine,
the family enjoyed the kinds of Jewish
experiences that were unimaginable
in their native land — hosting a seder,
attending religious services, participating
in youth activities.
"Having a bar mitzvah in Kiev — which
nowadays is too often considered a burden
or, at best, an excuse for a party —was a
privilege and a blessing," said Feller, now
31.
Today, Feller is an assistant U.S. attorney
for the U.S. Department of Justice for the
Eastern District of Michigan. He pros-

ecutes violent crime, child exploitation,
white-collar offenses and immigration
violations.
In 2000, Feller earned a law degree from
Harvard University, where he edited the
Journal of Law and Public Policy. He then
spent a year in Cincinnati clerking for
Judge David A. Nelson on the U.S. Sixth
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Later, he joined the Chicago law firm
Kirkland & Ellis while his wife, Lisa,
worked toward a master's degree in clini-
cal psychology. He represented General
Motors in the Oldsmobile phase-out
litigation. Other clients included 3M, BP,
ExxonMobil, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and
United Airlines. Feller also was named
special assistant attorney general to rep-
resent Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in
death-penalty litigation.
"The opportunity to serve in the U.S.
Attorney's Office in Detroit and the need
to be closer to family after my wife and I

had children brought us
back to Detroit:' said the
father of two.
Detroit-based U.S.
Attorney Stephen J.
Murphy hired Feller.
"Hiring terrific lawyers
like Lenny contributes
to the development and
shepherding of our office's
most importance resources
— our human resources:'
Murphy said. "I am sin-
cerely delighted to think
that lawyers of Lenny's
caliber would want to join
the highly proficient staff
of attorneys and legal pro-
fessionals already here in
Detroit!'
The Detroit Jewish corn-

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Lisa and Lenny Feller at home with Lucas, 3, and Logan, 21 months

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