Dickinson Wright PLLC

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.

Congress Considers Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Federal Antitrust Exemption for Health and Medical Malpractice Insurance
Joseph A. Fink, Todd A. Svanda, November 25, 2009
The McCarran-Ferguson Act now exempts the “business of insurance” from the federal antitrust laws where state insurance regulation exists. Section 262 of H.R. 3200 would remove the McCarran-Ferguson federal antitrust exemption for “price fixing, or market allocations or...

Tennessee Small Business Investment Company Credit Act Provides Venture Capital to Tennessee Start-ups and Emerging Businesses
Steven J. Enwright, Ralph Z. Levy, November 27, 2009
In furtherance of its goals of increasing “transformational” entrepreneurial activity in Tennessee, attracting additional capital into the state and diversifying the state’s economy, the State of Tennessee recently announced the names of the six funds that have been certified by...

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...