Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Telecommunications
• Insurance
• Commercial & Business Litigation
• Appellate Litigation

Representative Clients

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
• AT&T Inc.
• Square D Company
• BCN Services, Inc.
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Prominent Assignments

• Experienced in telecommunications litigation, insurance coverage litigation, professional liability litigation, commercial litigation, asbestos litigation, and trial and appellate cases in state and federal court
• Represents Goodyear in asbestos litigation in Michigan
• Represents AT&T Inc. in telecommunications and commercial litigation in Michigan
• Firm Risk Manager regarding various Firm insurance policies
• Member of Firm's Professional Responsibility Committee
• Trial and appellate counsel for various insurers in environmental coverage litigation, including SMDA v International Ins. Co.
• Principal counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in a Michigan class action regarding coverage for experimental cancer treatments
• Counseled insureds and handled coverage litigation on numerous issues regarding insolvency, drop down coverage, personal injury and advertising injury coverage for business torts, interpretation of reinsurance agreements, pollution exclusion issues, trigger of coverage and allocation issues
• Trial and appellate counsel in Roney v Federal Ins. Co., 674 F. 2d 587 (6th Cir. 1982)

Education

• J.D., Cum Laude University of Michigan Law School, 1973
• B.A., University of Michigan, 1970

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1973

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Hearing panelist for Michigan Attorney Discipline Board
• Mediator, Wayne County Mediation Tribunal

Publications and Presentations

• Attorney Fee Agreements in Michigan, Co-Editor and Contributing Author

Acknowledgements

• Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006 - Insurance Coverage