Michael J. Dennis

Location:

Warren, Michigan

Phone:

586-218-3568
866-319-7995

Fax:

586-751-7203

E-mail:

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Michael Dennis focuses his legal practice on criminal defense, with a personalized and aggressive approach to representing his clients and ensuring their legal and constitutional rights are protected. He provides representation for all criminal matters including, but not limited to traffic offenses, drinking and driving, driver's license restoration, armed robbery, drug offenses and homicide.

Mr. Dennis has extensive jury trial experience, having successfully tried a wide variety cases from simple misdemeanors, to Driving Under the Influence (DUI), to high-profile homicides. Having practiced law throughout Michigan for three decades, Mr. Dennis understands that individuals and families seeking help from the legal system need an attorney who can provide aggressive yet caring representation, with an understanding of the difficult challenges presented in criminal law litigation.

In addition to his criminal practice, Mr. Dennis also offers personal injury representation, plus a full range of family law and business law services. Having acumen in both the criminal and civil contexts allows Mr. Dennis to provide clients with a well rounded perspective in advising them regarding their legal concerns. The breadth of his experience not only provides for strategic advice to clients, but also makes him an asset in collaborative settings with other attorneys in the firm.

Mr. Dennis has been honored with the prestigious "AV rating" by Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent national publication in the legal field. This rating is based upon evaluations by other lawyers in our state, and is the highest ranking attainable by an attorney for legal ability and professional ethics in the practice of law. It is a distinction reserved for a select few in the legal community.

Areas of Practice

Criminal Law
Personal Injury
Divorce / Family Law / Domestic Injunctions
Business Law / Liquor License Acquisition / Zoning & Land Use

Bar Admissions

Michigan, 1983

Education

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. - 1982
Michigan State University
- B.A. - 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

Macomb County Bar Association, Member
Association of American Trial Attorneys
United States District Court Admissions
Knights of Columbus , Member, 3rd Degree

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Mancini Schreuder Kline PC
28225 Mound Road
Warren, MI 48092
Phone: 586-218-3568
Toll Free: 866-319-7995
Fax: 586-751-7203
Warren Law Office

Significant Verdicts and Settlements

Recovered $450,000 for a client who was forced to wear a Halo for three months due to a neck injury caused in a violent car crash.
Recovered $225,000 for the family of a young man who was killed on his motorcycle by a negligent driver after the police wrongly blamed the motorcyclist.
Recovered $180,000 in Michigan No Fault benefits for a client whose insurer refused to pay for care rendered by the crash victim's family.
Recovered $70,000 for an injured teenager after the trial court judge dismissed her case. The case settled after we won reversal in the Court of Appeals.
Recovered $225,000 from the manufacturer and designer of a defective window and the company that installed the window for a family whose home was severely damaged by mold and water damage.
Recovered $60,000 for a worker whose back was injured on the job after all nine of the witnesses on the scene falsely testified that our client caused his own fall.
Recovered $77,000 on behalf of a dog bite victim despite the dog's owner claiming that our client was a trespasser.
Defeated Michigan's insurance-friendly "open and obvious" doctrine to recover awards for many clients injured by dangerous conditions on property.
Recovered $75,000 from a national bank after it refused to honor the "Mortgage Debt Cancellation Policy" it sold to our client, falsely claiming that our client's wife's death as caused by a preexisting condition. The bank offered to pay the full amount owed when it received our complaint.
Recovered over $100,000 for stolen jewelry when the insurance company denied the claim
Obtained $25,000.00 in costs and attorney fees after a jury trial about $ 5,000 in medical bills
Obtained $120,000 jury verdict when the insurance company wrongfully coordinated benefits with health insurance

The attorneys of Mancini Schreuder Kline PC represent residents of Warren, Sterling Heights, Detroit, Mount Clemens, Madison Heights, Shelby Township, St. Clair Shores, Dearborn, Port Huron, Clinton Township, Trenton, Pontiac, Monroe, Redford, Flat Rock, Livonia, Ann Arbor, Oak Park, Ferndale, Southgate, Southfield, Farmington Hills, Flint, Macomb County, Wayne County, Oakland County, St. Clair County and Genesee County, Michigan.