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CEF Founder Mort Collins to Receive Oakland County Bar Association Distinguished Career Achievement Award

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that firm founder Morton H. Collins has been selected to receive the Oakland County Bar Association’s Distinguished Career Achievement Award. The OCBA Distinguished Career Achievement Award was established in 2001 to recognize an attorney whose career exemplifies extraordinary achievement in the ideals of the profession throughout the active legal career of the recipient. The OCBA Distinguished Career Achievement Award will be presented to Mort Collins at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Oakland County Bar Association on June 2, 2016.

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court in Residential Construction Defect Claim

Attorneys Kevin P. Moloughney and Kari L. Melkonian obtained partial summary disposition in favor of construction company in a construction defect claim. Plaintiffs brought claims of common law and statutory conversion as well as promissory estoppel against the general contractor of the project. The Court dismissed these claims with prejudice finding that they were unsupported by the law or the facts of the case.

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Celebrates 45 Years of Business

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to be celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2016. The history of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC can be traced back to a small office in Southfield, Michigan in 1971, opened by a young yet already established attorney named Morton Collins. Collins had a vision of creating an environment where lawyers were supported, encouraged, and given an opportunity to develop their own practice and areas of specialty, all while keeping the customers’ best interests in mind. This attracted attorneys such as Brian Einhorn, who joined the practice that year, and Clay Farrell, who joined in 1973. Working together, they continued to set a standard for quality service to their clients and the community…

Donald D. Campbell Speaks at APRL’s International Professional Responsibility Conference

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.

Donald D. Campbell to Serve on Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Billing Structures

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).

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court in Claim for Nuisance and Injunctive Relief

Attorneys Deborah A. Lujan and Kari L. Melkonian obtained summary disposition in favor of defendant homeowners involved in a dispute with their neighbors over alleged ordinance violations. The Court found that the plaintiffs failed to come forward with any admissible evidence to support the alleged violation. The Court further explained that the plaintiffs lacked standing to enforce the subject ordinance as the township, which found no actionable violation, is the only entity with authority to enforce its ordinances.

Summary Disposition Granted in Favor of Snow Removal Contractor on Primary and Third-Party Complaints in Macomb County Circuit Court

Attorney Kari L. Melkonian won summary disposition in Macomb County Circuit Court for a snow removal contractor in a premises liability case arising out of a slip and fall at a condominium complex.

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court for Defendants Sued in Automobile Accident

Attorneys Kevin P. Moloughney and Samantha J. Orvis successfully obtained an order granting summary disposition in favor of the defendants.

Attorney David C. Anderson to Receive 2016 Leader in the Law Award

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that partner David C. Anderson has been named a 2016 Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Anderson, selected for his dedication, leadership, and going above and beyond the call in support of his clients and his firm, is one of 30 distinguished lawyers who were…

Attorney Richard A. Joslin Obtains Trial Verdict of No Cause for Action for Insurance Agency

Attorney Richard A. Joslin Obtains Trial Verdict of No Cause for Action — In the case of Sheeran v Insurance Agency, the plaintiff landlord discovered that a tenant had died in one of her apartments. The tenant had died at least two weeks before the body was discovered. The landlord hired a company to clean…

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