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Lawrence C. Mann 
Detroit, Michigan
Managing Partner
phone 248.687.5323
fax 248.743.0422
email larry.mann@det.bowmanandbrooke.com

Larry Mann practices in litigation areas including commercial and product liability defense and has taken cases to verdict in state and federal courts of seven states, including Michigan, Missouri, Alabama, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington and South Carolina and has defended clients in class action litigation.

In addition to his legal practice, Larry serves as an Associate Professor at Wayne State University Law School where he teaches courses in Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Advocacy, Torts and Product Liability. Larry has also served as Special Counselor on Products Liability to Governor James J. Blanchard and as Special Master for a class action, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to Federal District Judge Horace Gilmore.

A sought-after speaker, Larry has presented and been a featured speaker for a variety of organizations nationwide, as well as in The Netherlands and Russia. Larry also serves as a mediator for a variety of cases including those involving catastrophic injury and death.

Areas of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Automotive
Benzene Litigation
Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
Class Action Defense
Dealer and Franchise Litigation
Drug and Medical Device Litigation
Product Liability
Toxic Torts
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1980
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1995
Education:
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1980
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Gold Key


University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1972
B.A.


Published Works:
Products Liability, ICLE Publication, Torts Michigan Law & Practice


The European Directive on Products Liability, The Promise of Progress, 18 Georgia Journal of Int. & Comp. L. 391, 1988


Mediation of Civil Cases Neither Panacea Nor Anathema, 67 University of Detroit Law Review 531, 1991


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Associate Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School


"Electronic Stability Control Claims", Hot Topics Seminar for Defense Counsel, Detroit, MI, September 21, 2006


Honors and Awards:
Named a Super Lawyer by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006 - 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute


Detroit Economic Club


Federal Bar Association


Michigan Propane Gas Association


National Bar Association


State Bar of Michigan


Wolverine Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
Governor James Blanchard, Special Counselor on Product Liability


Wayne State University Law School, Tenured Professor


Bowman and Brooke LLP, Co-Managing Partner, 1991 - 1997


Birth Information:
1946, Detroit, Michigan

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