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Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Ranked in 2025 “Best Law Firms”

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC’s Appellate Practice Group has been recognized nationally for the 9th year in a row. The 2025 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list names the Appellate Practice Group as a National Tier 3.  CEF is also proud to be recognized as Metropolitan Tier 1 in 9 practice areas. “Firms...
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC’s Appellate Practice Group has been recognized nationally for the 9th year in a row. The 2025...
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10 Collins Einhorn Attorneys Named 2025 “Top Lawyers” by DBusiness Magazine

  Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that ten of our colleagues have been named to the 2025 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine: David C. Anderson – Legal Malpractice Law Theresa M. Asoklis – Legal Malpractice Law Donald D. Campbell – Legal Malpractice Law Trent B. Collier – Appellate Law Michael J....
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25 Collins Einhorn Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers 2025

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 25 lawyers have been included in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including two receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Ten of the 25 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 25 lawyers have been included in the 2024 editions of The...
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CEF obtains historic Supreme Court decision overruling “Denney damages”

The Michigan Supreme Court ended its term with a historic decision, overruling so-called “Denney damages.” Collins Einhorn attorney Michael Cook represented the defendants in the Supreme Court and successfully argued for the overruling. In 2016, the Michigan Court of Appeals dramatically changed Michigan law on wrongful-death damages in a case named, Denney v Kent County...
The Michigan Supreme Court ended its term with a historic decision, overruling so-called “Denney damages.” Collins Einhorn attorney Michael Cook...
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21 Collins Einhorn Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

  Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 21 of our firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2024 editions of Super Lawyers.  Five of the 21 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...
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Collins Einhorn CEO, Kellie Howard, Discusses AI Ethics with FOX2

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an integral part of our daily lives, whether we realize it or not.  Despite ongoing speculation about AI having the capacity to replace us all, we assure you it does not.  There is, however, an ongoing enthusiasm to harness the technology, which has been around for decades, but has recently become...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an integral part of our daily lives, whether we realize it or not.  Despite ongoing speculation...
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09 '16

The Path to Diversity: A View From the Road

September 12, 2016

By: Kellie L. Howard-Goudy How do we avoid paying lip service to diversity as a concept? The question might be better phrased as how does a majority law firm from Oakland County attract the type of diverse talent it needs to meet its own goals of diversifying its work force, as well as its clients’…

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09 '16

Nineteen Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

September 1, 2016

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 Michigan Super Lawyers list. An additional four attorneys from Collins Einhorn were named to the 2016 Michigan Rising Stars list.

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08 '16

Michael J. Sullivan Named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Detroit for the Fifth Time

August 15, 2016

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC President Michael J. Sullivan has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2017 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Metro Detroit. This is the fifth time Sullivan has been designated as a “Lawyer of the Year.” He has been recognized as such in the field of Professional Malpractice law in 2011, 2013, and 2017, in addition to having been named the “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Legal Malpractice Law in 2012 and 2014. Sullivan is also one of eleven attorneys within the firm who have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. This also marks the seventh year in a row that a Collins Einhorn lawyer has been named the “Lawyer of the Year” in the fields of either Professional Malpractice Law or Legal Malpractice Law. Sullivan has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the past eight consecutive years.

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08 '16

Brian D. Einhorn Named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Detroit for the Third Year

August 15, 2016

Attorney Brian D. Einhorn has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2017 Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Metro Detroit. This is the third time Einhorn has received such recognition. He has also been previously been listed as a Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2016) and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2014). Einhorn is also one of eleven attorneys within the firm who have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017, recognized for his work in the fields of Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

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08 '16

11 Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers in America© List

August 15, 2016

Collins Einhorn Farrell would like to congratulate the following attorneys selected in their respective fields to the 2017 Best Lawyers in America list: David C. Anderson (Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants); Theresa M. Asoklis (Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants); Donald D. Campbell (Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law); Timothy F. Casey (Insurance Law); Brian D. Einhorn (Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants); Clayton F. Farrell (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants); Deborah A. Hebert (Appellate Practice, Insurance Law); Neil W. MacCallum (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants); Noreen L. Slank (Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants); Michael J. Sullivan (Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants); and Robert C. Tice (Litigation – Labor and Employment).

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08 '16

Attorney Richard A. Joslin Obtains Motion for Summary Disposition for Home Health Agency

August 1, 2016

Attorney Richard A. Joslin won a motion for summary disposition in favor of his client, a home health care agency in this case alleging liability for a sexual assault committed by the agency’s former employee. Plaintiff had engaged the agency to provide nurses to care for plaintiff’s disabled son. One evening, after the nurse’s shift had ended and she had left for the day, the nurse returned and assaulted plaintiff. The nurse was later convicted of assault and the plaintiff sued the agency on a number of theories. The court dismissed the action on all theories.

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08 '16

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court for Urgent Care Facility Sued in Medical Malpractice Case

August 1, 2016

Attorneys Richard A. Joslin and Trent B. Collier won a motion for summary disposition in favor of their client, an urgent care facility, in this medical malpractice case. The plaintiff’s husband was seen at the urgent care center and as part of the work-up there, received an x-ray. The x-ray was interpreted by an independent contractor radiologist. After plaintiff’s husband died, she sued alleging that a number of physicians and entities were negligent in failing to property diagnose her husband. The court dismissed the action as to the urgent care center, holding that the radiologist was neither the actual nor ostensible agent of the urgent care center.

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07 '16

Attorneys Lujan and Melkonian have successful hearing result in OCCC for non-profit animal rescue organization

July 25, 2016

Attorneys Deborah A. Lujan and Kari L. Melkonian obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of a non-profit animal rescue organization in a dispute over a boundary line. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the Court found that the organization has a likelihood of success on the merits and entered an injunction against the neighboring business from interfering with the client’s use of the disputed portion of the property.

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06 '16

David C. Anderson sworn in as President of Oakland County Bar Association

June 29, 2016

On Thursday, June 2, 2016, CEF attorney David C. Anderson was sworn in as the 84th President of the Oakland County Bar Association. We are very proud to be associated with such a fine leader in the legal community, and we look forward to sharing his future accomplishments with all of you. Congratulations, David.

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06 '16

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Wayne County Circuit Court in Premises Liability Claim

June 7, 2016

Attorneys Deborah A. Lujan and Kari L. Melkonian won summary disposition in favor of defendant party supply store in a premises liability action arising out of a trip and fall over a hanger. The Court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint against the store owner with prejudice finding that the hanger was an open and obvious hazard and thus no duty was owed to plaintiff under the circumstances.

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