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Mr. Long concentrates his practice in the areas of product liability, medical devices, complex commercial litigation and real estate.Mr. Long has specialized in the handling of the defense of medical device product liability cases, including, but not limited to, medical devices implanted in the spine, knee, hip, ear and eye.  Mr. Long has also specialized in the handling of the defense of other product liability related cases including, but not limited to, tire defect cases, asbestos, silica dust, phentermine and fenfluramine ("Phen Fen"), phenolic foam, breast implant cases for over twenty years.   He has defended manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of medical devices, as well as manufacturers of other products in courts in Michigan, Nevada, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois and Ohio. His other specialty practice areas include the defense of premises and construction defect claims and the defense of consumer and industrial personal injury claims. He has resolved complex insurance coverage actions and cases involving asbestos, silica dust, phentermine and fenfluramine ("Phen Fen"), phenolic foam, breast implant and Y2K related claims. He has been instrumental in the development of defense strategies in complex litigation matters handled by the firm, including a specialty in defending clients involved in both asbestos and silica cases. He is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan and the State of Ohio and he has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. He has been admitted Pro Hac Vice in a number of state and federal courts located in Illinois, Nevada, Iowa, Louisiana and Wisconsin.Mr. Long received a B.A. in Economics and Management from Albion College in 1989 and a J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law (formerly The Detroit College of Law) in 1994. While in law school, he was a member of the Law Review and a finalist in the Case Note Competition. Mr. Long was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1995 and the State Bar of Ohio in 2006. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice, Products Liability, Litigation and Environmental Sections); State Bar of Michigan (Insurance, Environmental and Negligence Sections); State Bar of Ohio; Federal Bar Association (Eastern District of Michigan); Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Practices Areas

Litigation

Real Estate

Language

English

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