Current Employment Position(s)

President and CEO, since 1998

Year Joined Organization: 1980

Lawyer Overview

Henry B. Cooney has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Plunkett Cooney since 1998. He devotes the majority of his time to managing the firm’s 325 employees, which includes 150 attorneys in 11 offices. Mr. Cooney’s responsibilities include ensuring the delivery of world-class service to clients, recruitment and retention of high quality lawyers and staff, community outreach and continued growth of the firm.

Prior to undertaking his current duties, Mr. Cooney practiced for 26 years in the areas of product liability, construction liability, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He continues to serve as an arbitrator and facilitator in a limited number of cases.

Mr. Cooney serves in leadership positions for a number of professional and community organizations. He is a former president of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and currently serves on the boards of directors for several organizations, including the Detroit Regional Chamber, Life Directions, Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, and Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Litigation
• General Litigation
• Product Liability

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1980
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association (Board of Directors)
• Detroit Barristers (President, Board of Directors)
• Oakland County Bar Association
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce (Member, Board of Directors)
• Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion (Member, Board of Directors)
• Life Directions (President, Board of Directors)
• Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings (Member, Board of Directors)
• University of Detroit Jesuit High School Development Committee
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007 - Present (President)
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV
• 2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1980
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: University of Detroit Law Review, Member of Staff, 1979 - 1980
  
  Law Review: University of Detroit Law Review, Associate Editor, 1980
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973
  B.A.

Address

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4019

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com/