Sirich, Scott H.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2001

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Scott H. Sirich has been a partner at Plunkett Cooney since 2001 and has served as the firm's Construction Law Practice Group Leader since 2002.

Mr. Sirich represents architectural and engineering design firms, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and developers in all construction matters both directly and through insurance carriers. He focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, architects and engineers' liability, insurance law, mold/toxin liability, occupational health and safety law and general litigation.

Mr. Sirich is a member of numerous professional organizations. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Law in 1992, and earned his undergraduate degree in English and Economics from the University of Michigan 1989.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Law
• Insurance Law
• Architect & Engineer Liability
• Construction Lien Law
• Construction Site Accidents
• Contractors’ Legal Issues
• OSHA/MIOSHA Issues

Representative Cases

• Indiana Gas Company v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company et. al., 951 F Supp 759 (N.D. Ind. 1996)

West Practice Categories

Construction, Insurance

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan (Real Property Law Section - Construction Committee) (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member-Forum on the Construction Industry) (Member)
• American Arbitration Association Advisory Board, 2004 - 2006 (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Construction Law Committee) (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Michigan Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation, Michigan Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, 2009-2011
• Appointment to AAA Construction Advisory Committee

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, OSHA and Construction legal issues
• Lecturer, "AIA Contracts", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "AIA Contracts", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "Architect/Engineer Liability and Practice in Michigan", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in Michigan", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in Michigan", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "Construction Claims in Michigan", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "Michigan Law for Design Professionals", Lorman Education Services
• "Construction Law for Attorneys in Michigan", Lorman Education Services
• Lecturer, "OSHA Issues and Answers, Lorman Education Services

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1992
  J.D.
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989
  B.A.
  Major: English
  Major: Economics

Published Works

• Time Waits for No One: Statutory Time Limitations or Construction Claims, CAM Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 8, August, 2004

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 594-8228

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com