Booth, William D.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1972

Year Joined Organization: 1961

Lawyer Overview

William D. Booth is one of Plunkett Cooney's senior litigators who focuses his practice in the areas of professional liability - architects' and engineers' liability, product liability and alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Booth has held leadership positions in numerous legal organizations throughout his legal career. He is a past President of the Oakland County Bar Association and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Booth has been honored by his peers for 24 consecutive years with his nomination for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® for Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

He is Master of the Bench Emeritus for the American Inn of Court (University of Detroit School of Law and Oakland County Bar Association). 

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Architect & Engineer Liability
• Construction Law
• Construction Lien Law
• Construction Site Accidents
• Contractors' Legal Issues
• Drug Liability
• Litigation
• OSHA/MIOSHA Issues
• Professional Liability

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1962

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association (President 1996-1997; Board of Directors, 1985-1997; Circuit Court Mediation Committee Chairperson 1987; Facilities Committee Chairperson 1989-Present; Foundation — Fellow)
• State Bar of Michigan (Foundation member; Negligence Law Section, Past Chairman 1976-1977; Real Estate Law Section; Tort Law Review Committee, Co-Chairperson 1983-1995)
• Michigan Supreme Court Committees (Standard Jury Instruction — Civil, 1980-2002;Court Reporting and Recording Board of Review, 1980-1986; Medical Malpractice Mediation Committee, Co-Chairperson, 1984-1987 )
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member (Tort, Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections))
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow (State Chairperson 1989-1991) )
• International Society of Barristers (Fellow)
• Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel ((Secretary/Treasurer, 1996-1999; Executive Committee, 1991-1993; Architectural, Engineering and Construction Committee; Products Liability Committee; ADR Committee) )
• Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Member)
• United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, (State Chairperson), 1989 - 1991
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel - 1999 Excellence in Defense Award, 1999
• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Alumnus of the Year, 1997
• Oakland County Bar Association - Distinguished Service Award, 1993
• William B. Somerville Award, 1991
• 2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine
• The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2005 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 2006 (22 consecutive years)

Classes and Seminars

• Real Property Section, ADR Section , Lecturer, State Bar of Michigan
• Construction Liability, Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1962
  L.L.B.
  Law Journal: University of Detroit Law Journal, Business Editor
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1959
  A.B.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Tau Omega
• Gamma Eta Gamma

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4017

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com