Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, recently expanded its Transportation Law and Torts & Litigation practice groups with the addition of attorney Katelyn L. Wierenga.

A member of the firm’s Grand Rapids office, Wierenga focuses her litigation practice on the defense of large, self-insured corporations and insurance companies, including policyholders, in complex personal injury, Michigan No-Fault law, premises liability and workers' compensation claims.

Wierenga has more than a decade of experience litigating claims involving premises liability, dram shop, retail liability, foodservice and hospitality and toxic torts. She also handles third-party subrogation matters and defends clients in first-party personal injury and complex litigation cases.

A member of the State Bar of California and Michigan, Wierenga is a 2013 graduate of Western Michigan Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids. She received her undergraduate degree from Aquinas College in 2010.

Plunkett Cooney’s Transportation Law Practice Group includes attorneys in the firm’s four-state footprint who provide an array of litigation and risk management services, including expertise in the areas of first- and third-party auto liability, cross-border claims with Canada, trucking liability, fraud investigations and emergency accident response.

The members of Plunkett Cooney's Torts and Litigation Practice Group focus on the defense of all manner of civil litigation, including construction disputes, motor vehicle negligence, liquor liability, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including slip, trip and falls. The firm’s clients include the policyholders of some of the world’s largest insurance providers and other businesses that become the target of litigation.

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 attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Plunkett Cooney has received the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service, and was recently named among the Best Legacy Law Firms by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This is a special program that celebrates the generational law firms that have made a lasting impact on the state of Michigan.

For more information about Katelyn Wierenga joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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