Dickinson Wright PLLC

About this office:

Dickinson Wright was founded in 1878 by two young lawyers, Henry M. Campbell and Henry Russel, in what was then the much smaller downtown of Detroit, and has grown to be one of the most respected law firms of its region. Based in Michigan, the firm now numbers over 250 and has offices in downtown Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee and Toronto, Ontario. The firm offers comprehensive legal services to a broad range of clients, from very large corporations to small businesses, new ventures, individuals, and governmental units.

Dickinson Wright has a tradition of serving the civic and charitable needs of its communities and a long-standing commitment to the advancement of women and minorities in the legal profession. The firm's members included the first woman president of the State Bar of Michigan as well as the first African-American President of the American Bar Association, Dennis W. Archer, currently the firm's Chairman.

Many of the firm's clients have been clients for more than three quarters of a century and, in a few instances, even longer. For illustration of the breadth of the firm's practice, we invite you to review the list of practice areas served by the firm. More important is the firm's commitment, today and for the last 128 years, of complete dedication to the service of each client.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate Litigation, Banking and Financial Services, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations, Business Technology, Commercial and Business Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Education and School Law, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Energy and Public Utilities, Environmental, Estate Planning and Trusts, Family and Matrimonial Law, Gaming Law, Immigration, Information Technology and Security Law, Insurance Industry, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment Relations, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Minority Business Enterprise, Municipal Law and Finance, Private Capital, Product Liability/Personal Injury Litigation, Railroads and Transportation, Real Estate, Regulatory and Administrative Law, Risk Management, Securities, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trade Regulation.

DHS Pushes E-Verify; Intends to Use it for Data Mining
James G. Aldrich, August 7, 2009
The Obama Administration, through the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has indicated its support for 1) requiring federal contractors to use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of their workers; and 2) the government's use of information gained through data-mining the E-Verify...

Business Method and Software Patents Following In Re Bilski
Jeremy J. Klobucar, April 1, 2009
In a recent en banc decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the law regarding the requirements for patentability of an invention directed towards business methods and software.

Expanding Design Patent Rights has Aesthetic Appeal to Industrial Designers
John A. Artz, April 1, 2009
A recent change in the law has expanded the scope of design patent protection. The Egyptian Goddess case has expanded design patent scope and with it enhanced the importance of design patents to industries where product appearance is extremely important.

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