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Ask the

Expert

Your Cellular Superstore!

with Jennifer Babby

Wireless Toyz Manager

I see
your logo
all around
town, but I'm not
exactly sure what
services Wireless
Toyz provides?

As a
Anational,
200-store
multi-carrier wireless retailer,
Wireless Toyz has helped
customers navigate service
plans and handsets from all
the major national and local
brands for more than 10 years.
We are committed to doing
whatever it takes to provide
the best customer service,
widest variety of products
and services, and the most
competitive pricing for both
your personal and business use.

0I've heard a lot
recently
about
$99
unlimited calling plans,
what's the big attraction?

Unlimited calling plans
are attractive because
of their simplicity and
appeal to several audiences,
but not all. If you have
a tendency to go over on
your minutes or are a small
business owner that needs a
lot of cellular talk time for your
employees, than an unlimited
calling plan may be for you.
Come into our nearest location
and we can tell you if these
plans are right for you, your
family and/or your business.

A

— Jennifer Babby
Wireless Toyz Manager

Direct your questions to:
asktheexpertz @wirelesstoyz.com
and visit the nearest locations at:

SOUTHFIELD

Jennifer Babby
store109@wirelesstoyz.com
248.945.0090

SOUTHFIELD

Elizabeth Price
store103@wirelesstoyz.com
248.948.5000

PONTIAC
Sandy Maizi
store169@wirelesstoyz.com
248.253.1400

www.wirelesstoyz.com

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March 6 • 2008

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Change At The Top

Venerable law firm welcomes new leader.

W

hen a person takes over as
the CEO of a major law firm,
you wouldn't expect him to
immediately start thinking about his suc-
cessor. But at Honigman Miller Schwartz
and Cohn LLP, the Detroit firm's senior
leadership has always had one eye on the
future.
It's that vision to
prepare future leaders
that has led to David
Foltyn — who started
at Honigman as a
summer associate and
is now serving as the
firm's fourth board
David Foltyn
chairman and chief
executive officer.
Foltyn, whose stint
as a summer associate was 28 years ago,
succeeds Alan S. Schwartz, who will con-
tinue his legal practice at Honigman and
serve as vice chairman and co-business
development partner of the firm.
Foltyn is looking forward to celebrat-
ing the firm's 60th anniversary this year
while laying the groundwork for contin-
ued growth. His desire is to see the firm
thrive while positioning his younger col-
leagues to succeed.
"I am a product of this firm.
Honigman has always been home to
me. I've watched and benefited from
Honigman's exciting and rapid growth','
Foltyn said. "My real motivation is to
look closely at this firm, define what
has made us successful and impart that
lesson on our younger colleagues so
that they may experience many of the
opportunities we enjoyed over the years,
despite this being a very different mar-
ket."

During its 60 years, Honigman has
matured from a small Midwestern law
firm to a business law firm specializing
in corporate, real estate and litigation
practices. Honigman represents clients
world wide. The firm has more than 220
lawyers and a total staff of 582, from
its Detroit headquarters to offices in
Lansing, Oakland County and Ann Arbor.
Foltyn said the firm's strong industry,
financial and government relationships
— not to mention its network in the
business and Jewish communities — is
part of what helps its attorneys succeed
on behalf of their clients.
"One of the greatest strengths of the
firm is that we not only provide counsel
to family businesses of all sizes, but we
apply those same principles to our own
`family," Foltyn said.

Building On Instinct
Foltyn is a partner with the firm's
Corporate Department. He joined
Honigman in 1980 after graduating from
the University of Michigan Law School.
Honigman has a tradition of help-
ing enrich the communities it serves by
mentoring young professionals, being a
leader in philanthropy and focusing on
how to improve things for the next gen-
eration.
"The generation which preceded mine
is remarkably successful by instinct
— but it's not easy to transfer that
instinct;' Foltyn said. "Much of my lead-
ership at Honigman will be focused on
institutionalizing the wonderful talents
of prior leadership and creating mean-
ingful roles for the younger generation
to assume. Alan S. Schwartz has known
for years that change is inevitable, and he

JFS Hosts Finance Forum
Caregiver Conversations, a 10-session
educational series coordinated by
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan
Detroit, continues with "Financial
Service Products: They're not for
everyone, but one may work for you."
The event is 10-11:30 a.m., Sunday,
March 16, at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield.
Bradley K. Feldman, vice president,
and Christopher Hale, director of
retirement services, Schechter Wealth
Strategies, will lead the discussion.
Topics include long term care insurance,

reverse mortgages, life settlements and
other financial service products.
Feldman has significant expertise in
the area of life insurance settlements
(selling existing policies), actively man-
ages life insurance portfolios and assists
in the design of wealth transfer strate-
gies.
Hale manages 401(k) programs for
Schechter clients as well as for Schechter
firm members. His focus is on creating
custom solutions to meet clients' post-
retirement needs and individual goals.
Jewish Family Service is working to
increase awareness and resource acces-

put into place the professional develop-
ment necessary for his successor to put it
to good use
Schwartz has every confidence that
Foltyn will deliver. "David is an outstand-
ing attorney with proven leadership abil-
ity, exquisite judgment and unwavering
commitment to our team, our commu-
nity and our clients:' Schwartz said.
"Our greatest strength and singular
most important asset is our people and
we can never lose sight of that," Foltyn
said. "In this market, the greatest oppor-
tunity which lies ahead of us is in devel-
oping our youth. Keeping young people
in Michigan is a challenge for all of us
and I'm looking forward to working with
other business leaders across the city and
state to make this happen.
"With seven children, and as CEO
of this great firm, this has become
both a professional and personal goal
of mine."

Community Service
David Foltyn and his wife, Elyse,
have seven children. He is immedi-
ate past chairman of Southfield-
based JVS, where Elyse is on the
board of trustees. Both are on
the Board of Governors of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. David also is on the board
of Temple Beth El, Bloomfield
Township. Elyse is a charter mem-
ber and former associate chair
and treasurer of the local Jewish
Women's Foundation as well as
a former president of the Child
Abuse and Neglect Council of

Oakland County.

sibility for caregivers and older adults
needing assistance.
The goal of Caregiver Connections
is to improve the emotional health and
well-being of family caregivers and to
increase their ability to sustain caregiv-
ing in a positive way.
Grant funding for this program
comes from the Jewish Women's
Foundation.
There is no charge for the event.
For registration, contact Stephanie
Appel at Jewish Family Service, (248)
592-2667, or e-mail her at
sappel@jfsdetroit.org .

