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ATTORNEY AT LAWMichael H. Fabian

As founding shareholder of the firm, Michael H. Fabian has won numerous cases throughout his 40-year career that have created a groundbreaking national precedent in establishing and protecting the rights of policyholders ranging from homeowners to Fortune 500 companies.

A nationally recognized expert on insurance law, he is an editor of Michigan Insurance Law and Practice, published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), as well as co-author of the chapter on Property Insurance Law. He also authored the Fire Insurance Chapter in ICLE’s Causes of Action Formbook.

As a property insurance attorney, he frequently lectures on property insurance issues to numerous legal and professional groups throughout the country. Michael has also served as an appointed member of the National Fire Protection Association’s Technical Committee on Fire Investigations, which publishes NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, the authoritative text on fire investigations, and on the Insurance Law Committee of the State Bar of Michigan.

In recognition of his achievements in advancing the rights of homeowners and business owners after fires and property damage claims, Michigan Lawyers Weekly magazine honored Michael as a 2011 “Leader in the Law,” an accomplishment presented to only 25 attorneys throughout Michigan. Best Lawyers magazine named Michael its insurance law “Lawyer of the Year” for 2020. This is the third time the legal publication has selected Michael for this honor, which is awarded annually to one lawyer in each practice area in local communities. Michael has also been selected as a Michigan “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2006, a “Top Lawyer” by DBusiness magazine, and a “Best Lawyer in America” in insurance law by Best Lawyers magazine.

He is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section), American Bar Association (Property Insurance Committee), State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Association of Justice, American Association of Justice and the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal. He earned a B.A. with honors from the James Madison College of Michigan State University and a J.D. from the University of Detroit School of Law.

Published Works.

“Causes of Action Formbook,”
Chapter on Fire Loss Claims, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 1996, 2008, 2014, 2020

“Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,”
Chapter on Property Insurance, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020

“Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,”
Editor: Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020

Published Cases.

Scottsdale Insurance v Altman Mgt
448 F.Supp.3d 767 (2020)

Monteleone v Auto Club
113 FSupp.3d 950 (2015)

Pavelka v Allstate
91 F.Supp.3d 931 (2015)

White v. State Farm
293 Mich. App. 419, 809 NW2d 637 (2011)

Jimenez v. Allstate
765 F.Supp.3d 986 (2011)

Smith v. State Farm
373 F. Supp. 2d 702 (ED Mich. 2010)

White v. State Farm
293 Mich. App. 419, 809 NW2d 637 (2011)

Griswold Properties, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co.
275 Mich App. 543, 740 N.W.2d 659 (2007), rev’d. in part 276 Mich App 551, 741 NW 2d 549 (2007), app. den. 480 Mich. 1044, 743 N.W.2d 874 (2008)

Salesin v. State Farm Fire & Casualty
229 Mich App. 346, 581 NW2d 781 (1998)

Williams v. Auto Club Insurance
224 Mich App. 313, 569 NW2d 403 (1997)

Borman v. State Farm Fire and Gas Co.
198 Mich App. 675, 499 N.W.2d 419 (1993), aff’d. 446 Mich. 482, 521 N.W.2d 266 (1994)

Smith v. Michigan Basic
441 Mich 181, 490 NW 2d 864 (1992)

Ponder v. Allstate Ins. Co.
729 E. Supp. 60 (ED Mich. 1990)

SUCCESSESIndividual Awards.

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