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Degenhardt joins firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group

 

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Attorney Theodore L. Degenhardt IV recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, as a member of its Insurance Law Practice Group.

Degenhardt, who is a member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, represents insurance companies in coverage matters, including claims related to environmental contamination, construction defects, product liability, property losses and claims involving allegations of commercial crime and advertising injury. “Ted is an outstanding attorney who adds further depth to our coverage practice,” said Dennis G. Cowan, Plunkett Cooney’s
President and CEO. “He is already involved in some of the firm’s more complex insurance coverage litigation.”

A member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Oakland County Bar Association, Degenhardt received his law degree from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2012. While there, he worked as a judicial intern to the Honorable Judges Victoria Roberts and Paul Komives of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Degenhardt received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 2009.

 

Jeff Weiss appointed to Board of Directors

SOUTHFIELD — Jeff Weiss, a partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C., has been appointed to the firm’s board of directors to serve for a two-year term. Jaffe CEO William Sider made the announcement.

Weiss is a member of both the securities regulation and mergers and acquisitions practice groups at Jaffe. He represents both public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, strategic transactions and other general corporate matters. Jeff also acts as general corporate counsel for many private companies, and advises public companies with respect to their reporting requirements and corporate governance obligations.

In addition, Mr. Weiss serves on Jaffe’s finance committee and is an active member of The State Bar of Michigan and The American Bar Association. He has been recognized as a DBusiness Top Lawyer, Super Lawyers Michigan Super Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer.

Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from The University of Michigan and is a graduate of The University of Michigan Law School.

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