Plunkett Cooney partner Matthew J. Stanczyk was recently named to the 2024 Class of Go To Lawyers for Negligence Law as determined by Michigan Lawyers Weekly (MiLW).

Stanczyk will be featured in a special section of the Oct. 21 print and digital issues of MiLW, a publication that covers the state’s legal community. Michigan’s Go To Lawyers is a nomination-based program that recognizes the top lawyers across the state in given areas of practice. The field of negligence law includes medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability and products liability.

According to MiLW, the “Go To Lawyer” designation is awarded based on experience, expertise and track records of success. The review includes size and scope of litigation or transactional practices, high referral rates based on expertise and accomplishments, and creative problem solving that identifies all options for clients. Nominated lawyers are those whose colleagues would refer to a business associate, friend or use themselves in a particular field of expertise.

A partner in Plunkett Cooney’s Detroit office, Stanczyk concentrates his practice in various areas of complex litigation, including toxic torts, product liability, fire-related claims, construction liability and commercial warranty disputes. His clients include product manufacturers, general contractors, construction managers, transportation firms, property restoration and remediation firms, commercial property owners and managers, among others that have matters in Michigan and Ohio state and federal courts.

Stanczyk is a member of Plunkett Cooney's Board of Directors, and he serves as leader of the firm's Product Liability Practice Group and co-leader of the Torts & Litigation Practice Group. An active member of  ALFA International (ALFAI), a global law firm consortium, Stanczyk is a past member of the organization’s board of directors. He has also served in several other leadership roles, including as chair of ALFAI’s Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group.

A 1986 graduate of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and a 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan, Stanczyk is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan (Negligence and Consumer Law sections), American Bar Association and the Building Owners and Managers Association, Southeast Michigan Chapter.

In addition to this MiLW award, Stanczyk is also the recipient of such professional honors as Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating-AV Preeminent™ and Dbusiness magazine’s Top Lawyer designation for product liability defense. Stanczyk’s peers have also nominated him as a  Best Lawyer in America® for mass tort litigation and class action defense and as a Michigan Super Lawyer for his product liability expertise.

Plunkett Cooney's Torts & Litigation Practice Group features the collective talents of attorneys who focus on the defense of all manners of civil litigation, including construction disputes, motor vehicle negligence, liquor liability, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including slip and falls, trip and falls and open and obvious dangers.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs approximately 130 attorneys in seven Michigan cities, and in Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. Plunkett Cooney recently received Mansfield Rule Certification Plus for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal industry.

For more information about Matthew Stanczyk’s selection as a 2024 MiLW Go To Lawyer for Negligence Law, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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