Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1986

Year Joined Organization: 1981

Lawyer Overview

A partner at Plunkett Cooney since 1986, Jerome A. Galante represents product manufacturers, suppliers, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals and owners both directly and through insurance carriers in personal injury and commercial contract litigation.

Mr. Galante concentrates his practice in the areas of product liability and construction litigation and also represents a wide range of clients involved in many different types of complex, general litigation in both state and federal courts. Additionally, Mr. Galante serves as a mediator and arbitrator.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Law
• Product Liability

Representative Cases

• Woods v. Bacharach Instrument Co. , (E.D. Mich.)

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1981
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
• Oakland County Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan, Litigation Section
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Defense Counsel, 2004 - 2007 (Board of Directors)
• Detroit College of Law Alumni Association
• Michigan State University Alumni Association
• Oakland County Young Lawyers Association, 1986 - 1987 (Chairperson)
• Oakland County Young Lawyers Association, 1981 - 1987 (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• International Association of Defense Counsel Foundation Board, 2001 - 2003 (President)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV
• 2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine
• The Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 2007 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, "Expert Discovery: What Is and Isn't Protected by the Attorney Client Work Product Privilege", International Association of Defense Counsel, 1998
• Lecturer, "Defense Damage Experts - Helpful Hints for Preparing and Using Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists and Economists as Defense Experts in Personal Injury Claims", Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, 1995
• Lecturer, "Issues to Consider Before and After Agreeing to Alternative Resolution in Construction Cases", Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1994
• Lecturer, "Keeping the Lid on the Liability Case in Construction Disputes,", Michigan Concrete Association, 1994
• Lecturer, "Practicing Law in a Large Law Firm", University of Detroit School of Law, 1984
• Lecturer, "Practicing Law in a Large Law Firm", Detroit College of Law, 1992
• Lecturer and Author, “Legal Issues and Strategies Every Contractor Should Know”, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, November 17, 2006 - Present
• Lecturer and Author, “Accident Reconstruction Experts; Defense Use of Biomechanical and Human Factors Experts”, Michigan Law Update seminar for Chicago based insurance claim representatives, 2003 - Present
• Lecturer, “The Professional as a Witness” (Architects, Engineers and Contractors), International Association of Defense Counsel, La Quinta, CA, 2001 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• National Arbitration Forum, Arbitrator

Education

• Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1981
  J.D.
  Honors: Director, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1977
  B.S.
  Honors: With Honors

Published Works

• “Privacy Project”, Contributing Editor, vols. I, II and III, IADC 2004-2007

Address

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 594-8209

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com/