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Member of Ford Motor Company trial team, including lead Michigan attorney managing a multi-million page electronic document production, in litigation against an exclusive supplier involving claims in excess of $5 billion.
Lead appellate counsel for several corporate clients, including ExxonMobil Corporation, with responsibility for preparation of appellate briefs and oral argument in the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals.
Member of trial team for SPX Corporation in a multi-million dollar breach of merger agreement action in U.S. District Court.
Lead trial and appellate counsel for Household Finance Corporation, III in an ongoing quiet title action involving alleged mortgage fraud.
Co-lead counsel for Pulte Homes, Inc. in the successful resolution of a trespass and nuisance action involving a Detroit waterfront community development project as well as a related breach of contract claim for indemnity by a former co-developer.
Counsel for AIG/American General in several state and federal court actions involving material misrepresentations on applications for insurance resulting in summary judgment in favor of AIG/American General.
Member of trial team for The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in a multi-million dollar breach of contract case regarding the cancer center naming rights and lead appellate counsel in appeal of trial court award of attorney fees in favor of KCI.
Lead counsel for Tier 1 transmission supplier in a breach of contract action under the Uniform Commercial Code in U.S. District Court based on a sub-supplier�s failure to produce parts in conformance with the contract terms.
Counsel for various prominent local families in the successful resolution of probate litigation matters pertaining to disputes regarding family trusts and estates.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
AIG/American General
ExxonMobil Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Household Finance Corporation, III
Pulte Homes, Inc.
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Appellate Litigation
Automotive
Business Torts
ERISA Litigation
Insurance
Product Liability Litigation
Uniform Commercial Code
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Association
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan Character & Fitness Committee, District H
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
University of Michigan Alumni Association
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
State Bar of Michigan Litigation Section Newsletter,"Managing Pretrial Discovery of Electronic Data," 2002
Keynote Speaker, Britton-Macon High School Commencement, 2002
State Bar of Michigan Litigation Section Newsletter "Michigan Courts Have Yet To Determine The Effect of The Adverse Inference Spoliation Sanction on Summary Disposition," 2007
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, B.A. 1998 (with distinction)
University of Michigan, J.D. 200.
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