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West Legal Directory Profile - Firmsite Michael V. Kell 
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
phone (248) 723-0480
fax (248) 645-1568
email
Mkell@howardandhoward.com
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Mr. Kell concentrates his practice in corporate and commercial litigation, toxic tort, employment law, commercial and contract disputes, as well as products liability.  He has extensive experience in the trial of jury and nonjury actions in a wide range of areas.  Mr. Kell has over 30 years experience in a variety of commercial and contractual disputes involving matters such as industrial equipment and machinery, medical products, manufacturing supply agreements and general commercial transactions.
 
Mr. Kell has extensive experience in dealing with serious injuries and death claims in products liability and other areas.  He has represented hospitals, physicians and other health care providers in professional negligence and malpractice matters, as well as in commercial and administrative disputes involving physicians and hospitals.  He has acted as a Referee in the Dalkon Shield ADR Program and has acted as an Arbitrator and Mediator in numerous other matters.  Mr. Kell was the national trial counsel for a leading medical device manufacturer and select national trial counsel for a major manufacturer of seat belts and airbags. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kell was a partner with Kell & Lynch, P.C.  He is a Fellow of the Michigan Bar Foundation and a member of the Defense Research Institute, Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the American Bar Association and the Trial Attorneys of America.  Mr. Kell is also a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates. 

He is admitted to practice in the states of Michigan and Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Tax Court.  He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1967 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1970.   

Areas of Practice:
Business Litigation
Civil Practice
Employment Discrimination
Litigation
Product Liability
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1970
Florida, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
Education:
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence


University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1967
B.A., Bachelor of Arts


Representative Cases:
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wayne State University, 1984 - 1986


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, Michigan Bar Foundation


Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Detroit Bar Association


American Bar Association


State Bar of Michigan


Association of Defense Trial Counsel


Defense Research Institute


Trial Attorneys of America


Federal Bar Association, Detroit Chapter
Former Co-Chair of the Section of Litigation


State Bar of Florida


Past Employment Positions:
Kell & Lynch, P.C., Partner


United States Marine Corps, 1961 - 1965


Birth Information:
1942, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America


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