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Michael J. Barton
Partner
Plunkett Cooney
Licensed: 1982
Joined Firm: 1982
Partner Since: 1991
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38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
TEL: (248) 901-4070
FAX: (248) 901-4040
mbarton@plunkettcooney.com
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Michael J. Barton is
a partner in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office
who concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial
litigation. Mr. Barton has successfully represented
clients in a variety of high exposure commercial and
other litigation matters in both the state and federal
courts in Michigan.
Representative
Client Work
- Successfully defended
computer software manufacturer in two-month trial
in which plaintiff sought recovery of over $10,000,000
in development and management fees.
- Obtained a $2,400,000
arbitration award on behalf of an insurer against
an agent under risk sharing agreements.
- Successfully defended
multi-million dollar legal malpractice action arising
out of sale of patents; obtained summary judgment
at the close of discovery.
- Obtained no cause
in Court of Claims trial on behalf of a university
against a claim that a defect in stadium design caused
a football player’s injuries.
- Obtained a jury verdict
in Probate Court preventing son of deceased parents
from inheriting an estate worth more than $2,000,000.
The son had murdered his parents but had been found
not guilty by reason of insanity in a criminal trial.
- Obtained preliminary
injunctions in a variety of trademark and employee
non-compete cases.
- Successfully defended
a municipality against whistleblower and due process
claims brought by fired city attorney; obtained summary
disposition in state court on whistleblower claims
and summary judgment in federal court on due process
claims.
Professional
Memberships
- Detroit Metropolitan
Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
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Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation
e-Business & Internet Law
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Education
University of Michigan
Law School, 1982, J.D.
University of Michigan, 1979, B.A., with honors and
distinction
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Bar & Court Admissions
Michigan, 1982
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1982
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