About the MDTC

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) was established in 1979 to enhance and promote the Defense Bar.

MDTC exists to facilitate greater exchange of views and advance the interests of civil defense

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About MDTC

MDTC is an association of the leading lawyers in the State of Michigan dedicated to representing individuals and corporations in civil litigation. As the State's premier organization of civil litigators, the impact of MDTC Members is felt through its Amicus Briefs, often filed by express invitation of the Supreme Court, through its far reaching and well respected Quarterly publication and through its timely and well received seminars. Membership in MDTC also provides exceptional opportunities for networking with fellow lawyers, but also with potential clients and members of the judiciary.

General Liability Section - McCormick v Carrier Teleconference

McCormick v Carrier: Has the course and trajectory of Kreiner and the serious impairment of body function threshold been altered?

The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel is proud to announce its first teleconference seminar. This seminar, produced by the MDTC's General Liability Section, will provide in-depth analysis of the much anticipated decision in McCormick v Carrier.

Sponsored by:

Jacobs & Diemer, PC
&
Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.

Presenters:

Daniel S. Saylor, Garan Lucow Miller, P.C., Detroit (argued for the defense in Kreiner and filed an amicus brief in McCormick)
 Michael P. McDonald, Grzanka Grit McDonald, Grand Rapids (argued for the defense in McCormick)
Barry R. Conybeare, Conybeare Law Office, St. Joseph (offering the perspective of the plaintiff's bar)

Download the registration form

*Date and Time to be announced immediately following release of the opinion

Mark Your Calendar! MDTC Winter Meeting - November 5, 2010

"Defending Damages in 2010 - Emerging issues & Effective Techniques"

November 5, 2010

8:30am to 3:00pm

Troy Marriott
200 W. Big Beaver Road
Troy, Michigan 48084

Young Lawyers Section Breakfast

Your First Oral Argument in the Court of Appeals

 Registration form PDF

Join the MDTC's Young Lawyers Committee on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 for a dynamic breakfast seminar in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Geared towards defense litigators with less than seven years of practice experience, this cost-effective, $20 seminar will provide practical, demonstrative training in an informal round-table setting.

Beyond breakfast networking at its best, you will observe a mock oral argument and receive valuable training from a Court of Appeals Judge and two seasoned practitioners - learning skills that will enhance your legal practice.

To maintain an informal atmosphere and provide the opportunity for real dialogue with our trainers and other attendees, seminar attendance is extremely limited and you should reserve your spot today!

For more info contact: David L. Campbell, Bowman and Brooke Phone: 248-687-5326    Email: David.Campbell@det.bowmanandbrooke.com

MICHIGAN DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL "EXCELLENCE IN DEFENSE AWARD"

The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) has announced that Edward M. Kronk and Peter L. Dunlap have been selected to receive the Eighteenth Annual Excellence in Defense Award. They will be honored on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the annual award banquet as a highlight of MDTC's Annual Meeting and Conference that is being held at The Doubletree Hotel in Bay City, Michigan.

The Excellence in Defense award was established by MDTC to honor the most prominent of civil defense counsel who have throughout their careers demonstrated superior professionalism and advocacy skills and who have contributed significantly to his or her communities and the defense trial bar.

Edward M. Kronk (Butzel Long) and Peter L. Dunlap (Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, PC) are the recipients of the 2010 Excellence in Defense Award.

14th Annual MDTC Open Golf Tournament

Mystic Creek Golf Club and Banquet Center (view map)
One Champions Circle
Milford, Michigan 48380

Bring a Client, a Judge, or a Guest!

Download event flier here. 

Four Awesome Hole-In-One Prizes (see flier for more details)

New MDTC Databank Now Online! Orders and Briefs on Ex-Parte Physician Meetings Under HIPPA Available

Richard JoppichThanks to many of our members who have been sharing their excellent briefs and qualified protective orders from around the state pertaining to defense counsel's right to meet with healthcare providers ex-parte in personal injury matters under HIPAA, MDTC is proud to announce that its databank containing these orders and briefs is now available on-line at the MDTC’s website.  The materials in the databank will certainly assist our members in developing the very finest defenses and arguments available to preserve defense counsel's rights, under longstanding Michigan jurisprudence, to continue meeting with treating physicians in the investigation and preparation of our cases on behalf of our clients.  
 


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