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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...
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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...
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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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Professional Liability

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03 '16

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

March 28, 2016

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).

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02 '16

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

February 22, 2016

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…

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12 '15

CEF Attorneys Successfully Defend Multi-Million Dollar Legal Malpractice and Fraud Claim

December 18, 2015

Attorneys from Collins Einhorn Farrell’s professional liability and appellate departments prevailed in a contentious multi-million dollar legal malpractice and fraud claim filed in 2010 against their clients. The Michigan Court of Appeals opinion in the case sends a strong message to those plaintiffs who attempt to raise new theories at the eleventh-hour or rely on…

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11 '15

David C. Anderson obtains a “no cause for action” jury verdict for lawyer-client sued in Oakland County Circuit Court

November 24, 2015

Hall v Lawyer-Client – On November, 16, 2015, David C. Anderson obtained a “no cause for action” jury verdict in favor of his lawyer-client who was sued in Oakland County Circuit Court for alleged legal malpractice and fraud. Plaintiff’s attorney asked the jury to award more than $600,000 in damages due to the lawyer’s alleged…

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11 '15

Donald D. Campbell to speak with Washtenaw Bar Association members in Ann Arbor

November 12, 2015

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…

02
11 '15

Six Practice Areas of Collins Einhorn Farrell ranked as First Tier “Best Law Firm” in Michigan by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

November 2, 2015

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that it has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2016 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in the Detroit Metropolitan area for Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and…

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10 '15

Defending Professional Liability Claims in Bankruptcy Court

October 6, 2015

By David C. Anderson Strangers in a strange land. That’s how many defense lawyers and claims examiners feel when defending an insured lawyer in bankruptcy court after the client has filed for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy trustees, creditors’ committees and liquidating trusts make very dangerous plaintiffs. And many defense lawyers feel like they have been dragged into…

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09 '15

Eighteen Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

September 4, 2015

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers list. An additional three attorneys from Collins Einhorn were named to the 2015 Michigan Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…

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07 '15

Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claim

July 22, 2015

On July 22, 2015, Michael J. Sullivan, Trent B. Collier, and Jason M. Renner successfully obtained summary disposition in a legal malpractice action pending in Oakland County Circuit Court. The corporate-plaintiff brought an action for professional negligence, alleging that its attorney failed to conduct “due diligence” with respect to legal services provided in connection with…

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07 '15

Attorney David C. Anderson’s Second Opinion Column published in “Claims Magazine/PropertyCasualty360.com”

July 1, 2015

CEF attorney David C. Anderson‘s Second Opinion Column entitled “Pyramid Scheme Leads to Professional Liability Claim” was published in the July 2015 issue of Claims Magazine/PropertyCasualty360.com (Vol. 63, No. 7). In this article, David recounts a trial where the jury was required to decide whether an attorney can be held liable when a client makes…

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