Professional Liability

06 '15

Attorneys Brian D. Einhorn and Colleen H. Burke Obtain Summary Disposition For Local Assistant City Attorney

June 10, 2015

Attorneys Brian D. Einhorn and Colleen H. Burke were successful in obtaining summary disposition in favor of their client, an assistant city attorney who was sued for malicious prosecution and abuse of process in Oakland County Circuit Court.

04 '15

Donald D. Campbell to Serve on State Bar of Michigan’s 21st Century Practice Committee

April 20, 2015

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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…

02 '15

Donald D. Campbell to Speak as Panelist at NOBC Mid-Year Meeting

February 4, 2015

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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…

11 '14

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

November 6, 2014

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Southfield, Mich.,November 6, 2014 – Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that it has received a Tier 1 ranking of the 2015 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…

11 '14

Eleven Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers by DBusiness

November 3, 2014

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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…

09 '14

The case-within-a-case doctrine spells the end for a plaintiff’s legal malpractice lawsuit

September 23, 2014

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Legal malpractice lawsuits in Michigan are subject to the case-within-a-case doctrine. This rule applies when a plaintiff alleges that she was unable to pursue an underlying claim because of an attorney’s malpractice. It holds that a plaintiff can recover in malpractice only if she can prove that the underlying claim would have been successful. In…

09 '14

Joint enterprise theory of liability not viable where each attorney does not have an equal right to control the client’s legal representation and joint responsibility for decision-making

September 9, 2014

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Originally printed in Michigan Defense Quarterly, July 2014 edition. Souden v Attorney Defendant, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 17, 2014 (Docket No. 314143) The Facts: Plaintiff sued to divorce his wife in Berrien County. Plaintiff retained the attorney defendant and, against the attorney defendant’s advice, plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his…

09 '14

September 2, 2014

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Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 13 attorneys have been named to the 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers list. An additional 4 attorneys were named to the 2014 Michigan Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a…

08 '14

The “prison mailbox rule” doesn’t save a prisoner’s untimely legal malpractice complaint

August 25, 2014

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It’s beyond dispute that prisoners have a constitutional right to access courts. But in Dayson v. Meinberg, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the notion that this right of access doesn’t exempt prisoners from statutes of limitations—even when a prisoner’s complaint would be timely under the “prison mailbox” rule. Dayson, a prisoner in the Michigan…

08 '14

11 Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Named to 2015 Best Lawyers in America List

August 18, 2014

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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…

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