Marzano, Robert A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2004

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Robert A. Marzano currently serves as Plunkett Cooney's Litigation Practice Group Leader. A member of the firm's Bloomfield Hills office, he concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal law, foodservice and hospitality law, as well as all aspects of civil litigation.

Mr. Marzano's municipal law experience includes currently serving as City Attorney for the communities of Plymouth and Northville, Michigan. Apart from his typical duties as a city attorney, Mr. Marzano also handles specialized matters such as zoning issues, telecommunication matters, election law issues, charter revisions and annexation issues on behalf of municipal and private-commercial clients.

Mr. Marzano has handled numerous litigation matters involving food contamination, food borne illness claims, packaging defect claims, and claims related to foreign materials in food. He routinely litigates matters involving dramshop/liquor liability, and he has experience with liquor license requirements, including the application, renewal, and transfer process, as well as license violations.

Mr. Marzano's litigation practice is devoted to representing individuals, national retailers and commercial clients in disputes involving premises liability claims, security guard litigation, dramshop/liquor liability issues, general negligence claims, third-party auto negligence claims and trucking litigation.

He gives various lectures on issues dealing with premises liability, automobile/trucking liability and municipal issues.

Mr. Marzano is also a Research, Writing and Advocacy Instructor. 

Areas of Practice

• Direct Representation of Municipalities
• Environment, Energy and Resources Law
• Foodservice & Hospitality Industry Group
• Liquor Liability
• Litigation
• Motor Vehicle Negligence
• Municipal Law
• Retail Liability
• Trucking & Transportation
• Video & Cable Franchising

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Law Section) (Member)
• Council on Litigation Management (Michigan State Chair; Premises Liability Committee Member) (Member)
• ALFA International (Hospitality Law Committee) (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Clark, Klein, & Beaumont Award for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor, Research, Writing, and Advocacy
• Various Lectures on issues dealing with premises liability
• Various Lectures on issues dealing with automobile/trucking liability
• Various Lectures on issues dealing with municipal issues

Education

• Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Review: Detroit College of Law Review, Managing Editor
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1992
  B.S.

Published Works

• "Taking Advantage of Michigan's Broad Economic Loss Doctrine", Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 15, No. 4, 1999
• Appeals Court Rules That Employer Can Be Properly Named as a Non-Party at Fault
• A Settling Tortfeasor has the Statutory Right to Seek Contribution Under MCL 600.2925a
• Michigan Court of Appeals Varies on Whether Snow and Ice is Open and Obvious

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 594-6357

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com