Litigation

We have an extensive litigation practice in state and federal courts, not only in Michigan, but throughout the country.  Our litigators are experts at every phase of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, case evaluation, trial, and appeals.  Although our lawyers do not hesitate to try cases, we also represent our clients in the full range of alternate dispute resolution methods, including arbitrations, court-ordered facilitations, and voluntary facilitations.
 
We have the resources, skills, and experience to handle virtually any litigation matter in the manner appropriate to the particular case, from the most complex business lawsuit to a simple breach of contract case.  We have substantial expertise in litigating cases for clients in the automotive, construction, manufacturing, banking, insurance, and real estate industries.
 
These are examples of the kinds of cases we handle:

• contract and commercial disputes
• real estate and development suits
• corporate and partnership break-ups
• products liability and personal injury
• employment and labor
• lease and landlord/tenant
• building and construction
• securities lawsuits
• unfair competition and antitrust
• will contests
• banking and financing
• health care claims
• ERISA matters
• defense of business, professional, health care and tax-related criminal claims
• class actions

In every instance, our litigators work closely with our clients to reach the best possible result in the most efficient and least costly manner.

        William D. Adams                         Michael F. Jacobson

        Christopher A. Andreoff                Mark L. Kowalsky

        Patrice S. Arend  *                      Eric A. Linden

        Erika L. Butler-Akinyemi                Elizabeth Luckenbach Brown

        R. Christopher Cataldo  *              Benjamin John McCracken

        Michelle L. Coakley                      James J. Parks  

        Mark G. Cooper                           Julia Perkins   

        Peter M. Falkenstein                    Harold D. Pope

        Nicole R. Foley                            James W. Rose

        Larry K. Griffis                             Brian G. Shannon

        Jeffrey G. Heuer                          George A. Sumnik 

        Kevin Bradley Hirsch                     Scott R. Torpey

                                David W. Williams 

       * Practice Group Coordinators