Our firm has a history of providing the finest legal representation to our clients. Our lawyers have your best interests at heart. We will take the time to understand your problem and to seek the best resolution possible, whether that calls for aggressive litigation or compromise and settlement.
Experience counts. Knowing what hurdles must be dealt with and overcome in order to achieve success is important. Our knowledge of the court system, judges and other attorneys is an asset to our clients. Our ability to counsel and advise you, acquired over years of practice, increases our effectiveness in problem solving.
Our attorneys gained knowledge and experience through practicing in some of the largest law firms in the state. For the past 16 years, since the firm’s founding in 1992, that expertise has been available to our clients in a smaller firm setting which allows us to give the individualized attention and specialized knowledge that only a small firm can provide.
With an emphasis on bankruptcy, foreclosure, mortgage modification, insurance liability defense and coverage (including employment and director and officer liability), professional liability defense, and municipal law issues, our firm offers legal services at all levels of the pre-litigation and litigation process, including providing legal advice to reduce exposure to liability, to pre-suit planning and handling indemnity issues, to trial and appellate work. Notably, our principals have handled a large number of high-profile cases to successful conclusion at the dispositive motion, trial, and appellate stages of litigation.
With extensive legal experience and a dedicated focus on having disputes resolved in our clients’ favor, individuals, private and public organizations trust O’Connor, DeGrazia, Tamm & O’Connor to handle their legal needs.
Our competence and experience has
been recognized by numerous national
and state organizations, including:
•
American College of Trial Lawyers. Founded
in 1950, the College is dedicated to maintaining and
improving the standards of trial practice, the
administration of justice and ethics of the
professional. (
www.actl.com) An invitation to join
is extended to very few attorneys.
•
American Board of Trial Advocates. An
honorary group founded in 1957, it is devoted to the
preservation of the civil jury trial. This group is
composed of the most experienced attorneys from the
plaintiff and defense side of the bar.
(
www.abota.org)
•
The firm was selected for a listing in the Bar
Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers by
Martindale-Hubbell. Fewer than 5 percent
are selected for this honor nationwide.
Martindale-Hubbell is a national peer review
directory. Based on the rankings of our partners,
the firm has received an “AV” rating from
Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest level of
professional excellence available. (AV is a
registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier
Properties, Inc.) (
www.americanregistry.com)
•
SuperLawyers. Several of our attorneys
have been named as Michigan SuperLawyers, a listing
of outstanding lawyers from over 70 practice groups
who have attained high peer review recognition and
professional achievement. Such recognition is
limited to no more than 5 percent of lawyers
statewide. (
www.superlawyers.com)
•
Litigation Counsel of America. This is a
national honorary society for trial and appellate
lawyers. The membership is composed of fewer than
one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Membership is selective and by invitation only.
Fellows are selected based upon effectiveness,
accomplishment in litigation both at trial and the
appellate level, and superior ethical reputation.
(
www.trialcounsel.org)
• We are also
members of several groups which provide educational
and technical support.
•
International Association of Defense Counsel
(
www.iadclaw.com)
• Michigan
Defense Trial Counsel (
www.mdtc.org)
• Detroit
Chamber of Commerce (
www.detroitchamber.com)
• National
Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
(
www.nacba.org)
The NACBA is the only national organization
dedicated to protecting the rights of consumer
debtors in bankruptcy. It was formed in 1992 and
now has more than 3,000 members located in all 50
states and Puerto Rico.
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