Hagerty, Michael J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2009

Lawyer Overview

Michael J. Hagerty joined Plunkett Cooney's Title Insurance Law Practice Group after spending over 18 years serving as general counsel of Metropolitan Title Company. He has extensive experience representing title insurance companies; real estate buyers, sellers and developers; and lenders in transactional and litigation matters.

Mr. Hagerty has served as president of the Michigan Land Title Association, and is a former member of its board of directors and numerous standing and ad hoc committees.

He is also admitted to Michigan Court of Appeals (1978) and Michigan Supreme Court (1978).

Areas of Practice

• Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Law
• Litigation
• Real Estate Law
• Title Insurance Law

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1978
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1978
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Section and Business Law Section) (Member)
• Michigan Land Title Association, 2003 - 2004 (Past President, 2003-2004; Board of Directors, former member; Legislative Steering Committee, member; Legislative Committee, Past Chair)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Land Title Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Michigan Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense, Michigan Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, 2010

Classes and Seminars

• Title Claims – Protecting Your Client’s Interest, Presenter; Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan Breakfast Roundtable Discussion, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, MI, 2010 - Present
• Title Law in Michigan, Presenter, National Business Institute’s seminar, Hilton Grand Rapids Airport, December 8, 2008 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Metropolitan Title Company, General Counsel

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1978
  J.D.
• University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 1975
  B.A.

Published Works

• Why Do Public Real Estate Records Exist?, The Title Examiner, Spring, 2007
• Cod Blue, Saving Michigan's Recording System, Michigan Real Property Review, Spring, 2006
• Michigan Judicial Update, The Title Examiner, Winter, 2004

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4036

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com