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Growing Our Commercial Litigation Practice

Collins Einhorn Farrell is continuing to expand its commercial litigation practice, bringing together experienced attorneys, deepening our capabilities, and creating new opportunities to serve businesses and institutions facing complex legal challenges. The addition of Fred Elias is an important part of that growth. With decades of commercial litigation experience, Fred brings new perspective, relationships, and...
Collins Einhorn Farrell is continuing to expand its commercial litigation practice, bringing together experienced attorneys, deepening our capabilities, and creating...
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Collins Einhorn Expands Commercial Litigation Practice with Addition of Fred Elias

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that Frederick D. Elias has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice, bringing more than three decades of experience representing businesses in commercial disputes. Known for his practical, strategic approach to resolving business conflicts, Elias advises clients across a wide range of industries, including construction, financial services, manufacturing,...
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that Frederick D. Elias has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice, bringing...
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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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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...
  Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 21 of our firm’s lawyers have been included in the...
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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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11 '16

Nine Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Practice Areas Receive Recognition by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

November 3, 2016

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that nine of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2017 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.

The firm received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition for their work in Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Appellate Law. In addition to having garnered top tier local recognition for the last seven years, Collins Einhorn’s appellate department has now drawn national attention, receiving a National Tier 3 ranking. The firm also received Tier 2 recognition in the Detroit Metropolitan area for their work in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Tier 3 recognition for Litigation – Labor and Employment.

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Seventeen Attorneys Listed as 2017 “Top Lawyers” by DBusiness

November 1, 2016

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that seventeen attorneys have been named to the 2017 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine. Click on the headline for details.

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10 '16

Attorney David C. Anderson to speak at ACI’s Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice Conference

October 10, 2016

Attorney David C. Anderson will be speaking on October 24, 2016 at the American Conference Institute (ACI)’s Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice. The title of the discussion is called “Trying a Case and Strategies for Handling Legal Malpractice Cases: Emerging Trial Issues, New Defenses and Novel Ideas, and a Brief Examination of Circumstances under which It Can Be Appropriate to Admit Negligence?”

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09 '16

Attorneys Pawlak and Moloughney Obtain Summary Disposition in No-Fault Automobile Claim

September 16, 2016

Attorney Scott J. Pawlak and Kevin P. Moloughney won a Summary Disposition in Wayne County Circuit Court, successfully obtaining rescission of a No-Fault Automobile Policy. The Court agreed with the defendant that the insured’s fraudulent representations in the application process were material, and the insurer was therefore entitled to rescind its policy.

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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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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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