W. Mack Faison

Experience

Mack’s recent cases include serving as lead counsel for a product manufacturer in commercial tort/product liability cases in a series of national class actions, multiple party actions and attorneys general actions. He has also represented a school district in a class action asbestos product liability case, a hospital in a commercial/employment/civil rights arbitration and federal court action, a major financier/real estate company in a buy/sell agreement for a shopping mall, a governmental entity in a class action welfare rights case, and a music company in a First Amendment case. He has recently argued appellate issues in personal injury and police misconduct cases. Mack also does pro bono work, including assisting a client in the purchase of a building.

“When the pro bono matter was resolved in our favor, the client said 'It's good to know that ordinary people can sometimes be represented by Miller Canfield-type lawyers.'"

Reported + Published Decisions

Grain v Trinity Health, 551 F.3d 374 (6^th Cir. Mich. 2008)

Kullman v Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 943 F. 2d 613 (6^th Cir. 1991)

Bradley v Phillip Morris, Inc., 194 Mich. App 44, 486 N.W. 2d 48 (1992)

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America v Mall of America Associates, 2006 WL 1888491 (D. Minn.)

Southern States Police Benevolent Ass'n., Inc. v Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., 336 F. Supp. 2d 731 (W.D. Mich. 2004)

Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America v Coleman, 451 F. Supp. 7 (E.D. Mich. 1977)

International Tools (1973) Ltd. v Arctic Enterprises, Inc., 75 F.R.D. 70 (E.D. Mich. 1977)

Parks v Noisivision, 2004 WL 3217781 (E.D. Mich. 2004)

Hajek v Eastern Michigan University Bd. of Trustees, 2004 WL 136746 (Mich. App.)

Professional Activities

• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section; TIPS Section
• State Bar of Michigan, Litigation Section; Environmental Law Section
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
• Wolverine Bar Association
• National Bar Association
• Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• U.S. District Court/Eastern District of Michigan, Michigan Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, 1992-96
• Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, Board of Directors, 1990-92
• United States District Court, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 1993-98

Honors + Awards

• Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation 2007-present
• Michigan Super Lawyers, Litigation 2006-present
• DBusiness Magazine, Top Lawyers, Commercial Litigation 2011

Civic, Cultural + Social Activities

• Crisis Turnaround Team for Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Department of Finance, May 2009-present
• St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center, Board of Trustees, 1998-2006

Publications

Coauthor of chapter on Household Products, Product Liability Guide, edited by John F. Vargo, Matthew Bender (1988)

Speeches

Sixth Circuit Judicial Annual Conference, 2010 and 2008, co-chaired panel discussions on Eastern District of Michigan Local Rules and electronic discovery

"Anatomy of a Lawsuit," Closing Arguments, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 10/24/94

"The Impact of Recent Federal Rules Changes on the Products Liability Case," Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone Product Liability Seminar, 12/10/93

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Michigan Bench/Bar Conference, Shanty Creek, Michigan, 1991 and 1993