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Michael K. Sheehy
Partner
Plunkett Cooney
Licensed: 1985
Joined Firm: 1997
Partner Since: 2001
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Buhl Building
535 Griswold St., Suite 2400
Detroit, MI 48226
TEL: (313) 983-4721
FAX: (313) 983-4350
msheehy@plunkettcooney.com
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K. Sheehy is a member of Plunkett Cooney’s Board
of Directors and currently serves as the firm’s Trucking
& Transportation Practice Group Leader. He focuses
his practice in the areas of trucking and transportation
litigation, product liability, mold/toxin liability, construction
law, premises liability and motor vehicle claims.
Mr. Sheehy provides
legal services to trucking and transportation companies,
as well as their insurance carriers. His practice includes
complex and multi-party claims throughout the Midwest
and Canada involving personal injury, property damage
and cargo loss.
Mr. Sheehy is active
in a number of trucking and transportation industry
organizations, including the Trucking Industry Defense
Association, the ALFA Transportation Practice Group,
and the Defense Research Institute’s Trucking Law
Committee. He is also a frequent lecturer on trucking
and transportation issues.
Representative
Client Work
- Panel counsel for
major "for-hire" trucking companies and
private fleets
- Panel counsel for
leading waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling
company
- Panel counsel for
major insurance carriers for trucking claims in Michigan
- Panel counsel for
leading asphalt contractor in Michigan
- Member of emergency
response team for catastrophic injury accidents
Professional Affiliations
- Detroit Metropolitan
Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar
Association
- Irish American Bar
Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
- Trucking Industry
Defense Association
- ALFA International
(Steering Committee, Transportation Practice Group)
- DRI (Trucking Law
Committee)
- Michigan Defense
Trial Counsel
Community Involvement
- Grosse Pointe Farms
– City Little League Baseball (President)
- Grosse Pointe Yacht
Club
Fraternities
Publication and Lectures
- “Long-Distance
Hauling Company’s Placard on Owner/Operator’s
Tractors Not Enough to Impose Vicarious Liability”,
Plunkett & Cooney Rapid Report April 15, 2005
- “The Internet
and Electronic Research: Your Source for Client Information,”
Lecturer, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Products
Liability Seminar on Computer Technology, DRI Specialized
Litigation Group Mid-Year Meeting, 1998 and the 1999
- “Admissibility
of Scientific Expert Witness Testimony in the Post-Daubert
Era,” International Legal Strategy, 1998
- “Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Can Control Litigation Costs,”
International Legal Strategy, 1997
Publications
- Appellate Court Answers
McCormick Retroactivity Question
- Michigan Court of
Appeals Rules Third Party Spoliation of Evidence Does
Not Interfere With Potential Civil Action
- Appellate Court Rules
Psychologist’s Testimony May be Used in Proving
Closed-head Injuries
- Michigan Court of
Appeals Rules Defendant's Medical Records are Privileged
and Not Discoverable
- Supreme Court rules
truck driver’s medical condition may satisfy
sudden emergency defense
- Court rules ‘Open
and Obvious’ Doctrine does not apply to third
party auto negligence actions
Speaking Engagements
- Crash Course! - The
New Michigan Auto Injury Threshold Created by McCormick
News
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Areas
of Practice
Construction Law
General Litigation
Motor Vehicle Negligence
Premises Liability
Trucking & Transportation
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Honors
& Awards
Martindale-Hubbell’s
highest rating-AV. AV is a registered certification
mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance
with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures,
standards and policies.
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Education
Wayne State University
Law School, 1985, J.D.
Michigan State University, 1982, B.A., with honors
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Bar
& Court Admissions
Florida, 1985
Michigan, 1986
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