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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

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About

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Litigation accounts for more than one third of our firm's practice. More than 25% of our attorneys are litigators. We have staked our reputation on litigation and take pride in not only our success rate, but our ability to practice complex litigation over a number of different industries. 

We provide litigation counsel for Whirlpool Corp., Amway Corp., Consumers Energy Co., Daewoo International, Dow Chemical Co., Fifth Third Bank, Haworth Inc., and Robert Bosch LLC, among others. Areas of litigation in which we regularly handle include antitrust and unfair competition, appellate, banking, financial institutions, creditors' rights, class action defense, commercial and business contracts, construction, criminal defense, divorce/family law, environmental, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, probate, product liability, real property and securities.

Our appellate attorneys have argued more U.S. Supreme Court cases than any other law firm in Michigan.

Industries (12)

  • Agribusiness and Food
  • Craft Brewery
  • Higher Education
  • Oil and Gas
  • Automotive
  • Emerging Media and Technologies
  • Life Sciences
  • Real Estate Development
  • Construction
  • Financial Services
  • Mining
  • Securities

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial - Michigan

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Warner Norcross + Judd is a Grand Rapids-based firm with a robust commercial disputes team representing an array of clients, including startups and global corporations. It is especially well known for its strength in the employment, commercial and IP litigation spaces. The team handles both regional and national work.

Work Highlights

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  • Warner Norcross + Judd represented Tri-Lakes Petroleum in a dispute involving nearly $2 million in alleged damages, arising from an amended asset purchase agreement.

Strengths

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  • I have had a fantastic experience with Warner Norcross + Judd. I can't say enough good things about the team there.

    Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Michael Brady
    Band 3Michael Brady

    Michael Brady

    Michael Brady is a well-regarded commercial litigator, with notable expertise representing automotive sector clients in a range of disputes.

    • I think highly of Michael Brady.

      Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSA

Ranked Individuals at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP (1)

Michigan

Members

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  • Lance Zoerhof

  • Dawn Ward

  • Nazli Sater

  • Danyale Phillips

  • Christopher Predko

  • Adam Ratliff

  • Brian Lang

  • Pamela Enslen

  • Scott Carvo

  • Emily Rucker

  • Allyson Terpsma

  • Bruce Olson

  • Dean Pacific

  • Thomas Manganello

  • Brian Masternak

  • Gaetan Gerville-Reache

  • Homayne Ghaussi

  • Conor Dugan

  • James Moskal

  • Jeena Patel

  • William Jansen

  • Ashley Chrysler

  • Ralph Colasuonno

  • Charles Ash

  • Jeffrey Birkhold

  • Thomas Amon

  • Janet Ramsey

  • Lyndsay Ott

  • Margaret Jozwiak

  • Scott Keller

  • John Inhulsen

  • Jeffrey Bracken

  • Andrea Bernard

  • James Steffel

  • Laura Morris

  • Madelaine Lane

  • Kevin Dougherty

  • Adam Bruski

  • Michael Azzi

  • Edward Bardelli

  • Michael Brady

  • Elisabeth Von Eitzen

  • Doug Wagner

  • Brian Wassom

  • Gordon Toering

  • Dennis Loughlin

  • William McKee

  • Jonathan Luderbach

  • Daniel Ettinger

  • Jason Byrne

  • Jay Yelton

  • Laura You

  • Richard Roane

  • Matthew Nelson

  • Kaitlyn Morin

  • Brian Lennon

  • Amanda Fielder

  • John Cooper

  • Lucy Araj

  • Carly Zagaroli

  • Clint Westbrook

  • David Whitfield

  • David Skidmore

  • Katherine Pullen

  • Ryan Grondzik

  • Roquia Draper

  • Kristina Araya

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