Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that ten of our colleagues have been named to the 2024 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine: David C. Anderson Legal Malpractice Law Joshua I. Arnkoff  Professional Malpractice Law Theresa M. Asoklis Legal Malpractice Law Donald D. Campbell Legal Malpractice Law Michael J. Cook  Appellate Law…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including three receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Eleven of the 27 lawyers have been included in the Ones to Watch edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers…

  Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 22 of our firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2023 editions of Super Lawyers.  Seven of the 22 recognized lawyers have been included in the Rising Stars edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including four receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Eleven of the 27 lawyers have been included in the Ones to Watch edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that David C. Anderson, Donald D. Campbell, Brian D. Einhorn, and Deborah A. Lujan, have been named 2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Detroit Area in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each practice area within a designated metropolitan area is…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 22 of our firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2022 editions of Super Lawyers.  Four of the 22 recognized lawyers have been included in the Rising Stars edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice….

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that twelve attorneys have been named to the 2022 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine: David C. Anderson Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Joshua I. Arnkoff  Legal Malpractice Law Theresa M. Asoklis Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Donald D. Campbell Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 28 lawyers have been included in the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including four receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Eleven of the 28 lawyers have been included in the Ones to Watch edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that sixteen attorneys have been named to the 2021 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine: David C. Anderson Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Product Liability Joshua I. Arnkoff  Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Theresa M. Asoklis Legal Malpractice Law  Professional Malpractice Law Donald D. Campbell…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been named Michigan Leading Lawyers, including one attorney receiving the distinction of 2020 Top 10 Leading Women Business Lawyers. Leading Lawyers recognitions are peer-recommended through survey and approved by an advisory board. The organization limits the total number of Leading Lawyers…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 19 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including 5 receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Four additional lawyers have also been included in the “Ones to Watch” edition, which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in…

Ordinarily, a Michigan attorney who is disciplined in another state or federal jurisdiction will face discipline in Michigan, too. Michigan attorneys also have a duty to report discipline in other state or federal jurisdictions. But what happens when the other jurisdiction imposing discipline is a tribal court—a judicial body of one of America’s sovereign tribes?…

We are proud to announce that 22 attorneys have been named to either the 2021 Super Lawyers list, or the 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Congratulations! Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers list, and an additional 8 attorneys were named to the 2020 Michigan Rising Stars list. Additionally, Melissa Graves was named to the Top 50: 2020 Women Michigan Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, a…

At the APRL’s 7th International Professional Responsibility Conference held in Paris, France, Donald Campbell spoke on a panel session entitled “Bar Regulation (Discipline and Admissions) in the EU (and Elsewhere).” Don is currently the President Elect of APRL.

Attorney Donald D. Campbell has been selected by State Bar of Michigan President Lori Buiteweg to serve on an Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Billing Structures. The committee will be considering alternative fee arrangements and ways to clarify obligations required by MRPC 1.5, including proposed amendments to the rule and the comments, a possible definitional section, and other constructive ways to provide further ethics guidance to SBM members regarding fee arrangements. Don was counsel for Patricia Cooper in the Michigan Supreme Court case that authorized non-refundable retainers, GA v Cooper, 482 Mich 1079 (2008).

Attorney Donald D. Campbell has been invited by the Washtenaw Bar Association to be the featured guest at their local event on Thursday, November 12 at Conor O’Neil’s in Ann Arbor. He will be available to discuss various topics that range from ethical pitfalls, Judicial tenure matters, grievance defense and more. The event is open to…

Donald D. Campbell will be serving on a panel addressing the 41st ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility on a topic entitled “Off the Beaten Path in Lawyer Discipline Prosecution and Defense.” The conference will be held in Denver, Colorado, on May 28th and 29th of this year.

Donald D. Campbell has been appointed to serve on the State Bar of Michigan’s 21st Century Practice Committee. The committee will focus on developing and maintaining professional excellence in a dynamic marketplace. Mr. Campbell also serves as a liaison on the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility for the American Bar Association, and the…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorney Donald D. Campbell will be a featured panelist at the upcoming National Organization of Bar Council (NOBC) Mid-Year Meeting, held in Houston, TX from February 4 through February 7. The topic of discussion will focus on the application of the ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Discipline, and address the decision-making…

Nine Collins Einhorn Farrell attorneys were named 2015 “Top Lawyers” DBusiness: David C. Anderson was listed for Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Theresa M. Asoklis was listed for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Donald D. Campbell was listed for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Timothy F. Casey was listed…

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America©. For over three decades, Best Lawyers® has been considered the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has since partnered with U.S. News®, the leading rankings publication in the U.S., to rank…

Collins Einhorn’s appellate department has had a number of significant victories in the past week. Noreen Slank and Geoff Brown obtained an opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals that reversed a $1.2m judgment and remanded for entry of summary disposition in the client’s favor. Noreen also secured a win in favor of an attorney-client…

Three Collins Einhorn attorneys were honored by 2014 Best Lawyers as “Detroit Lawyers of the Year” in their practice areas. Attorneys listed in Best Lawyers are selected based on peer reviews. Those lawyers honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received especially high ratings from their peers for their skill, professionalism, and integrity. Michael Sullivan,…

Ten Collins Einhorn attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in 2014’s Best Lawyers in America: David C. Anderson (legal malpractice law and professional malpractice law) Theresa M. Asoklis(professional malpractice law) Donald D. Campbell (ethics and professional responsibility law) Timothy F. Casey(insurance law) Brian D. Einhorn(legal malpractice law, professional malpractice law, product injury litigation,…

Collins Einhorn attorney Donald Campbell is quoted in Are ‘Value-Based Fees’ Ethical?’ in the June 17, 2013 issue of Michigan Lawyers Weekly. The article discusses Don’s take on “value-based” billing: It is good for clients and lawyers to be able to freely contract for the performance of legal services in return for a fee that…

Collins Einhorn attorney Donald Campbell is featured in the June 2013 issue of Law Practice Today. His interview with Carol Ann Martinelli ranges from his inspiration to practice law to ways in which technology has affected legal ethics. He discuss the serious impact that the Internet has had on adherence to rules of professional conduct…

Donald Campbell was appointed to the ABA’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Professionalism at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL in August. His term runs through 2013.

Donald Campbell will address the Michigan Creditors Bar Association at their upcoming membership meeting on September 19, 2012. The topic of his presentation is “Demystifying TAON and the Attorney Grievance Process.”

Donald Campbell has been re-appointed to the State Bar Professional Ethics Committee by Bruce Courtade, the President-Elect of the State Bar of Michigan. His current term runs through 2013.

Congratulations to the following Collins Einhorn Farrell Ulanoff attorneys who were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America; 2013: Noreen L. Slank: Chosen both for Appellate Practice as well as Insurance Law. Donald D. Campbell: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law. David C. Anderson: Chosen both for Legal Malpractice Law –…

Collins Einhorn congratulates our colleagues listed in the 2012 edition of Detroit’s Best Lawyers: Noreen L. Slank – Appellate Practice, Donald D. Campbell – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Brian D. Einhorn and Michael J. Sullivan – Legal Malpractice Law, Clayton F. Farrell – Product Liability Litigation, and Theresa M. Asoklis and Michael J. Sullivan…

Donald Campbell has been invited to address the ABA’s 37th National Conference on Professional Responsibility which will be held in Memphis, TN in June. His topic will be Retainers and Fee Advances. Don will survey and critique the widely varied state ethics regulation in the area of nonrefundable/earned upon receipt retainers and prepaid fees. He…

CEFU attorney, Don Campbell will moderate a Panel discussion at the 1st ever joint meeting of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the National Organization of Bar Counsel and the National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on February 11, 2011. The Panel will discuss the ABA Standards for Imposing…

Donald Campbell recently presented a talk before the paralegal program at ITT on paralegal ethics and the State Bar of Michigan’s Informal Ethics Opinion RI-349 issued July 26, 2010. The new opinion supersedes RI -128 and opines that when an assistant is adequately trained and properly supervised by the lawyer communications with a client regarding…

Donald Campbell participated in a program with Doug Richmond, Senior VP at Aon Insurance, addressing the propriety of non-refundable retainers. The issue was whether the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision in GA v Cooper and the recent rules changes in Illinois represent a trend in allowing non-refundable retainers. Donald Campbell represented Patricia Cooper in her successful…

CEFU attorney Donald Campbell has been re-appointed by the President of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers to serve a third one-year term as liaison the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

CEFU attorney Donald Campbell recently served as an expert witness in a attorney fee dispute in Oakland County Circuit Court. He testified on behalf of an attorney claiming a right to be compensated under quantum meruit where the attorney was constructively discharged by the client. Originally, the client had a 1/3 contingency fee agreement. The…

At its 2010 annual meeting in San Francisco, the ABA House of Delegates voted unanimously to adopt “Report 113” which is an overhaul of the Application Section of the Model Code of Judicial Conduct. These revisions were co-authored by CEFU attorney Donald Campbell, who sits as a liaison to the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics…

Collins Einhorn attorneys Clay Farrell, Michael Sullivan, Theresa Asoklis, Donald Campbell and Noreen Slank have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®.” Selection to “Best Lawyers” is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.8 million confidential evaluations by the top…

CEFU attorney, Donald Campbell was interviewed by TV20 News on June 30, 2009 regarding City of Detroit Councilwoman Monica Conyer’s ability to run for another term on City Council given her current legal status.

Donald Campbell addressed the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University on March 12, 2008, “Ethos Week.” Ethos is a Greek word meaning “character.” Ethos Week is designed to challenge students to think beyond ethics, and focus on creating a professional environment for students, faculty and staff. Don’s topic was “Corporate Law: Ethics vs Ethos.”

At the American Bar Association’s 2007 National Conference on Professional Responsibility held in Chicago, Don Campbell moderated a program entitled: “Ethics for the Ages: Graceful Graying or Senior Tsunami.” Don led a panel of lawyers and health care specialists in a discussion the aging of the legal profession and its impact on the lawyer regulatory…

Donald Campbell will be chairing a panel discussion on Lawyer Disability and Professional Responsibility entitled “Ethics for the Ages: Graceful Graying of Senior Tsunami” at the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Donald Campbell will be addressing the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting in Miami, Florida on February 10, 2007. He will be discussing “Attorney Free Speech Rights after Grievance Administrator v Fieger.”

Donald D. Campbell co-presented a seminar on the Proposed Amendments to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct at the Oakland County Bar Association’s State of the Law Day.

In September 2005 Donald D. Campbell was appointed co-chair of the Committee on Aging and the Profession a joint project between the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the National Organization of Bar Counsel. The Committee creating ways to humanely and efficiently address the problems that will clearly arise as the profession ages and to…

Donald D. Campbell was selected to serve as an expert witness to the State Bar of Michigan’s Representative Assembly’s during the debate on the Proposed Amendments to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct and Proposed Michigan Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions.