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Timothy F. Sheridan
Partner
Plunkett Cooney
Licensed Since: 1995
Joined Firm: 2000
Partner Since: 2005
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Bridgewater Place
333 Bridge N.W., Suite 530
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
TEL: (616) 752-4619
FAX: (616) 752-4607
tsheridan@plunkettcooney.com
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F. Sheridan is a partner and senior litigator in the firm’s
Grand Rapids office. He focuses his practice in civil
litigation, with an emphasis in construction litigation;
professional liability, including legal and accounting
malpractice matters; trucking and transportation litigation;
premises liability and product liability.
Mr. Sheridan’s
practice includes litigation on behalf of general contractors
and construction managers, law firms and accountants
regarding professional malpractice claims, and insurance
companies providing coverage to policyholders. These
frequently high exposure and complex matters include
claims of property damage, including fire loss claims,
and personal injury, professional malpractice on behalf
of insurance carriers and private companies.
Representative
Client Work
- Defended general
contractors, construction managers and various subcontractor
trades in personal injury actions and large property
damage claims exceeding $2 million
- Defended lawyers
and accountants in west Michigan against claims involving
legal and accounting malpractice and professional
negligence
- Obtained summary
disposition on behalf of Kalamazoo County law firm
regarding claims of legal malpractice and professional
negligence involving the handling of a wrongful death
claim arising out of a motor vehicle accident
- Successfully defended
numerous dram shop claims on behalf of large national
restaurant chains through case evaluation, facilitative
mediation and dispositive motions on such issues as
failure to comply with the statutory “name and
retain” provision or failure to comply with other
aspects of Michigan’s dram shop statute
- Obtained a favorable
verdict following an eight-day Allegan County Circuit
Court trial on behalf of residential builder client
involving claims of negligence, breach of contract
and violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection
Act
- Obtained no cause
of action at a binding arbitration on behalf of concrete
subcontractor client on a $1.5 million property damage
claim involving alleged defective flooring at a west
Michigan high school
- Defended various
trucking firms and their drivers in multiple fatality
accidents
- Obtained numerous
dismissals via dispositive motions on behalf of restaurants
and bars involving dram shop claims pertaining to
serious injuries and death
- Obtained numerous
dismissals via dispositive motions on behalf of several
general contractors, construction managers and subcontractors
involving the Statute of Repose
Professional
Memberships
- Grand Rapids Bar
Association (Pro Bono Committee)
- State Bar of Michigan
- Incorporated Society
of Irish American Attorneys
- Defense Research
Institute
- Michigan Defense
Trial Counsel
- Court Appointed Special
Advocates (Member, Board of Directors
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Areas
of Practice
Construction Law
Construction Site Accidents
Contractors’ Legal Issues
General Litigation
Insurance Law
Liquor Liability
OSHA/MIOSHA Issues
Premises Liability
Professional Liability
Trucking & Transportation
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Honors
& Awards
Moot Court National Trial
Team Member
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Education
University of Toledo
College of Law, J.D., 1993
Michigan State University - James Madison College, B.A.,
1988
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Bar
& Court Admissions
Michigan, 1995
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1997
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Practice-Specific
Experience
Trucking & Transportation
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