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 23 consecutive years with his nomination for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

Areas of Practice

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

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1962
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1962

Professional Associations and Memberships

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

• Lecturer, State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section, ADR Section
• Lecturer, "Construction Liability", 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 Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4017

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com/