Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
General Defense
Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Hampton, Truex and Morley, P.C.
2600 Troy Center Drive, Troy, Michigan 48084
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5025, Troy, MI 48007-5025
Established: 1912
Practice Areas
- Advertising Injury
- Agent and Brokers Errors and Omissions
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Amusement Law
- Appellate Practice
- Asbestos Litigation
- Automobile Liability
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Commercial Law
- Complex Litigation
- Construction Law
- Copyright and Trademark Law
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Fire
- General Liability
- Governmental Liability
- Insurance Agents
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Malpractice
- Liquor Liability
- Malpractice
- Mass Tort
- Medical Devices
- Mold and Mildew Claims
- Motor Vehicle
- Municipal Liability
- No-Fault
- Nursing Home Liability
- Pharmaceutical
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property and Casualty
- Real Estate
- Toxic Torts
- Trucking Litigation
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About Us
From our humble beginnings as the law office of a single practitioner over one hundred years ago, Secrest Wardle has grown into one of Michigan's largest and most successful law firms. This growth can be attributed to many factors, but it all comes down to one word: commitment.
Commitment to our Clients.
Secrest Wardle is committed to client advocacy. Using teams of legal specialists, we leverage the intellectual capital of our entire firm to provide extensive insight without sacrificing personal attention. Our collaborative environment enables clients to take advantage of the combined knowledge and experience of attorneys and support staff dedicated to aggressively defending their interests.
Commitment to Results.
Secrest Wardle is committed to getting results. Our entire approach to litigation and counsel is explicitly structured to meet our clients' needs. Whether defending you in litigation or helping to identify, manage, and eliminate legal risks, we seek the most direct solution possible, minimizing costs and time expended.
Commitment to Fundamentals.
Secrest Wardle is committed to upholding the fundamental values upon which we were founded. Integrity and dedication have been hallmarks of our firm since its inception. They are as important to our practice today as they were nearly a century ago. This commitment to fundamental values has allowed our firm to build an enviable record of case results. Whether in or out of the courtroom, we have the experience, expertise, and common sense to deliver excellent legal service at a reasonable cost.
Insurance Defense
Insurance defense is the foundation upon which Secrest Wardle was built, and this tradition of excellence continues today. We represent commercial and municipal clients through national and international insurance carriers. We are also a valuable ally to our insurance clients, resolving a broad range of insurance coverage issues.
Insurance Coverage
The attorneys in our firm's Insurance Coverage Practice Group have broad experience litigating a wide variety of coverage cases in both State and Federal Courts. We have successfully litigated such policy issues as:
Errors & Omissions
Allocation
Business Risk Exclusions
Criminal Acts
Expected & Intended Acts
Michigan No-Fault
Misrepresentation
Pollution exclusion
Trigger of Coverage
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Non-Insurance Clients
- Bloomfield Township
- City of Auburn Hills
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Personnel Information
Senior Partners
Bruce A. Truex, Co-Managing Partner
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- Western Michigan University, B.B.A. (cum laude), 1970
- Wayne State University, J.D. (cum laude), 1975
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Mark E. Morley
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- Alma College, B.A., 1969
- University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1972
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Daniel P. Makarski
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- Wayne State University, Ph.B., 1968
- Wayne State University, M.Ed., 1971
- Wayne State University, J.D., 1972
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Nathan J. Edmonds, Co-Managing Partner
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- University of Detroit, B.A. (cum laude), 1991
- Detroit College of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1994
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Thomas J. Azoni
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- University of Michigan, B.A., 1974
- Detroit College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1977
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Mark F. Masters
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- Wayne State University, B.A., 1992
- Wayne State University, J.D., 1995
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Anthony A. Randazzo
Troy, MI
Admitted
Education:
- Oakland University, B.A. Political Science, 2001
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2005
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Executive Partners
Timothy J. Batton
Derk W. Beckerleg
Shelly Lee Griffin
Paul A. McDonald
John G. Mitchell
Margaret A. Scott
Renee T. Townsend
Javon L. Williams
Partners
Lisa C. Baluha
Matthew J. Consolo
Javon R. David
Ryan D. Ewles
Heidi J. Gehart
Justin A. Grimske
Krystal D. Hermiz
Jennifer C. Hill
Robert B. Holt, Jr.
Kellie C. Joyce
Olga Khessina
Sidney A. Klingler
Elizabeth M. Malone
James P. Molloy
Dennis R. Pollard
Daniel T. Rizzo
Mark S. Roberts
Michael P. Salhaney
Cleveland B. Simmons
Melissa L. Sulla
Kevin M. Washburn
John L. Weston
Associates
Kyle D. Bierlein
Amber Rouse Holloway
Kristine A. Horn
Nicole C. Joseph
Christina K. Korkes
Dane M. Lepola
Andrew B. McKeachie
Rebecca M. McLaughlin
Ashley E. Monticciolo
Loren Nikolovski-Amady
Stephanie L. Rutkoske
Lindsay D. Schmidt
Daniel S. Schrode
Nicholas W. Siewert
Lauren A. Sterrett
Heather M. Washington
Sam S. Yousif
Of Counsel
Julie A. Brainer
Brian J. Casey
Roy E. Cole
John H. Cowley, Jr.
William G. Ferro
Katherine M. Fries
Nancy Cooper Green
Richard C. Hohenstein
Molly Strand Leslie
Stephanie L. Marino
Meghan A. McGlynn
Jessica P. Orrell
Nancy V. Savageau
Agenique N. Smiley
Howard C. Treado
Bethany J. Truex
Elizabeth L. Wilhelmi
Additional Links
Michigan Insurance Law Digest
Newsletters
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Insurance Law Podcasts
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(Revisors of the Michigan Insurance Law Digest for this Publication)
