Michael A. Gagleard

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Michael A. Gagleard is a shareholder of I&G. Mr. Gagleard specializes in corporate, commercial, and individual litigation matters involving complex legal and substantive issues. His areas of practice include personal injury and contract and corporate law.

In addition to his trial duties, Mr. Gagleard has extensive non-trial responsibilities, such as client interviews, retention of expert witnesses, drafting of complaints, interrogatories, and requests for production of documents and depositions of lay and expert witnesses.

Mr. Gagleard served as lead attorney in all cases within his docket. He regularly provides guidance and instruction to associate attorneys. Mr. Gagleard has also served as co-lead counsel and a member of the Executive Committee in class action litigation. Below is a list of Michael A. Gagleard’s notable past and current affiliations, education, and experience.

Admitted

  • Michigan, 1975
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982
  • Federal Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
  • Federal Western District of Michigan, 1997
  • District of Columbia Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989
  • California, 1975 (Inactive Status)

Bar and Legal Associations

  • State of Michigan Bar, 1974
  • State of California Bar, 1995 (currently inactive status)
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
  • Detroit Bar Association
  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • Macomb County Bar Association
  • Mediator, Oakland County Circuit Court and Wayne County Circuit Court

Education

  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA, 1974
  • B.S., Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1970

Past Positions

  • Principal Attorney, Addis, Imbrunone & Gagleard, P.C., 1981-1994
  • Associate, Lopatin, Miller, Bindes, Bluestone & Freedman, P.C., 1976-1981
  • Prehearing Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1974-1976
  • Classes/Seminars Taught:
    • Adjunct Professor of Law, Detroit College of Law, 1978-1981
    • Various continuing legal education seminars, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
    • Various continuing legal education seminars, Institute for Continuing Legal Education

Representative Cases

  • Monty v Warren Hospital Corp, 422 Mich 138; 366 NW2d 198 (1985)
  • Ross v Consumers Power Co, 420 Mich 567; 363 NW2d 641 (1985)
  • Friedman v Dozorc, 412 Mich 1; 312 NW2d 585 (1981)
  • Stachowiak v Subczynski, 411 Mich 459; 307 NW2d 677 (1981)
  • Berger v Weber, 411 Mich 1; 303 NW2d 424 (1981)
  • Wood v Detroit Edison Co, 409 Mich 279; 294 NW2d 571 (1980)
  • Placek v Sterling Heights, 405 Mich 638; 275 NW2d 511 (1979)
  • Grewe v Mount Clemens General Hospital, 404 Mich 240; 273 NW2d 429 (1978)
  • Parker v Highland Park General Hospital, 404 Mich 183; 273 NW2d 413 (1978)
  • Jaworski v Great Scott Supermarkets, Inc, 403 Mich 689; 272 NW2d 518; (1978)
  • Tilford v Wayne County General Hospital, 403 Mich 293; 269 NW2d 153 (1978)
  • Negri v Slotkin, 397 Mich 105; 244 NW2d 98 (1976)
  • Lewis v Krogol, 229 Mich App 483; 582 NW2d 524 (1998)
  • Green v Wilson, 211 Mich App 140; 535 NW2d 233 (1995)
  • Holme v Jason’s Lounge, 168 Mich App 132; 423 NW2d 585 (1988)
  • Lewis v Transamerica Ins Corp of America, 160 Mich App 413; 408 NW2d 458 (1987)
  • In re Estate of Derek, 145 Mich App 94; 377 NW2d 351 (1985)
  • Buffa v Dyck, 137 Mich App 679; 358 NW2d 918 (1984)
  • Taubitz v Grand Trunk W R Co, 133 Mich App 122; 348 NW2d 712 (1984)
  • Reeder v Hammond, 125 Mich App 223; 336 NW2d 3 (1983)
  • Zavala v Zinser, 123 Mich App 352; 333 NW2d 278 (1983)
  • Thomas v Jones, 120 Mich App 191; 327 NW2d 433 (1982)
  • Malek v Jayakar, 116 Mich App 111; 321 NW2d 858 (1982)
  • Williams v O’Connor, 108 Mich App 613; 310 NW2d 825 (1981)
  • Brown v Siang, 107 Mich App 91; 309 NW2d 575 (1981)
  • Cooper v Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, 98 Mich App 362; 296 NW2d 259 (1980)
  • Hiner v State Highway Commission, 96 Mich App 497; 292 NW2d 709 (1980)
  • Stricker v Michigan Dep’t of State Highways, 96 Mich App 505; 292 NW2d 240 (1980)
  • Nunnally v International Fidelity Ins Co, 94 Mich App 291; 288 NW2d 356 (1979)
  • Leyson v Krause, 92 Mich App 759; 285 NW2d 451 (1979)
  • Stachowiak v Subczynski, 93 Mich App 245; 287 NW2d 194 (1979)
  • Hamburger v Henry Ford Hospital, 91 Mich App 580; 284 NW2d 155 (1979)
  • Rector v Michigan Security Systems, Inc., 90 Mich App 291; 282 NW2d 295 (1979)
  • Hamka v Automobile Club of Michigan, 89 Mich App 644; 280 NW2d 512 (1979)
  • Ziehm v State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co, 88 Mich App 576; 278 NW2d 678 (1979)
  • Pipper v Di Musto, 88 Mich App 743; 279 NW2d 542 (1979)
  • Harris v McVickers, 88 Mich App 508; 276 NW2d 629 (1979)
  • Nyquist v Aetna Ins Co, 84 Mich App 589; 269 NW2d 687 (1978), aff’d 404 Mich 817 (1979)
  • Farris v Beecher, 85 Mich App 208; 270 NW2d 658 (1978)
  • Schwartz v Detroit, 83 Mich App 590; 269 NW2d 237 (1978)
  • Brown v Detroit, 83 Mich App 342; 268 NW2d 400 (1978)
  • Charpentier v Young, 83 Mich App 145; 268 NW2d 322 (1978), rev’d 403 Mich 851 (1978)
  • McLaughlin v Great Lakes Contracting Co, 82 Mich App 729; 267 NW2d 489 (1978.)
  • Hogston v Leonard, 80 Mich App 488; 264 NW2d 36 (1978)
  • Lovend v William Beaumont Hospital, 78 Mich App 686; 261 NW2d 37 (1977)
  • Lanczki v Providence Hospital, 77 Mich App 732; 258 NW2d 238 (1977)
  • Rohrabaugh v Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Corp, 75 Mich App 677; 256 NW2d 240 (1977)
  • Vitale v Danylak, 74 Mich App 615; 254 NW2d 593 (1977)
  • De Grove v Sanborn, 70 Mich App 568; 246 NW2d 157 (1976)

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