- Location: Birmingham, Michigan
- Phone: 248-971-1726
- Fax: 248-971-1801
- Email: Price@BWST-Law.com
Michael T. Price
Michael Price is an experienced litigator who concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, including contract, business tort, and employment disputes. Before joining Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco, Mr. Price was a shareholder at Hyman Lippitt, P.C. Mr. Price previously served as a judicial law clerk to Justice Marilyn J. Kelley of the Michigan Supreme Court, and as a pre-hearing attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Experience Includes
- Participated on team that obtained summary judgment against national insurance company, entitling client to lifetime disability benefits
- Acted as lead trial counsel for defense in action filed under Michigan Sales Representative Commissions Act, resulting in negligible jury verdict despite absence of client at trial
- Participated on trial team that successfully defended an automotive manufacturer against a $27 million dollar suit based on breach of contract and quasi-contract claims
- Obtained $4.6 million judgment on behalf of a property management company based on embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duty claims after previously obtaining emergency injunctive relief
- Participated in arbitration team that obtained nearly $1 million arbitration award in favor of automotive manufacturer against former executive employee
- Participated on trial team that successfully defended local social club against variety of employment claims filed by international performer
- Successfully defended employers against variety of EEOC charges and employment claims
- Successfully enforced non-competition agreements on behalf of employers
Education, Professional Associations and Awards
- Wayne State University Law School (J.D. cum laude, Lederle Scholarship
Max Smitt Scholarship, Order of the Coif)
Law Review: Wayne Law Review, Assistant Editor Wayne Law Review, Senior Note and Comment Editor - Michigan State University (B.A. With High Honors, Phi Kappa Phi) Major: Materials and Logistics Management
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, Oakland Bar Association
- Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
Past Employment Positions
- Judicial Clerk, Michigan Supreme Court, Honorable Marilyn Kelly
- Pre-Hearing Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals
Specialists in High-Stakes Litigation, Bankruptcy and Supply Chain Counseling.
