Ashcraft, Michael P. Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2001

Lawyer Overview

A partner in the Bloomfield Hills office, Michael P. Ashcraft, Jr. currently serves as the firm's Professional Liability Practice Group Leader. He concentrates his practice in the defense of attorneys and accountants in malpractice claims both directly and through insurance carriers. In addition, he represents a wide range of professionals, including insurance brokers and agents, securities brokers, real estate brokers and agents, investment advisors, officers and directors and notaries public in many different types of complex litigation in both state and federal courts.

Areas of Practice

• Professional Liability

Representative Cases

• Bass v. Combs, 617 N.W.2d 690 (Sup. Ct. Mich. 2000)

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association, Negligence Section (Member )
• State Bar of Michigan (Member, Professional Ethics Committee)
• American Bar Association (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Liability) (Member)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America® for Legal Malpractice Law (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 2008 - 2011
• Michigan Super Lawyer in Professional Liability: Defense, Michigan Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, 2009 - 2011

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Michigan Association of CPAs Spring Management Information Show

Education

• Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1992
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Class President-Centennial Class, 1992
  Honors: President-Student Senate, 1991-1992
  Honors: With Distinction
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987
  B.A.

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 594-8217

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com