RUSSELL W. PORRITT II
Practice Areas
- Transportation
- Product Liability
- Auto Liability
- Cargo Claims
- Dram Shop
- Premises Liability
- General Liability
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
Trial Results
Russell has tried to conclusion over 50 cases to juries in both Michigan and Ohio. These include winning trials involving brain injuries, paraplegia and several death cases. Some representative cases summaries can be found here:
- JUDITH DABBS V SERGIO GONZALEZ & LAPRIETA TRUCKING
- BOBBY AND JANET BRISBY, WILLIE MAY BURBRIDGE AND MICHAEL GREEN V. BUDGET RENT-A-CAR SYSTEMS
- PAMELA LEMMER, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JEFF DEISING, DECEASED V TRANSPORT REPAIR SERVICES, INC. AND RZ PROPERTIES, LLC
- RONALD OSTERHOUT AND STEPHANIE OSTERHOUT V BRANDON MICHAEL WOODLEY AND THE SYGMA NETWORK, INC.
- LYNETTE M. DALY AND MICHAEL DALY, V STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, NICK & JIMMY’S BAR & GRILL, DEBRA G INC. AND ERNEST J. JOHNSON
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1976
- Honors: Evans Scholar
- Major: Business Pre-law
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1986
- Ohio, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1994
- Texas, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
Honors
- AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- SuperLawyers
Professional Associations
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Toledo Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section
- Oakland County Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- The Transportation Lawyer's Association
- The Defense Research Institute-Trucking Section
Current Employment Position
- Managing Partner