Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


100 East Big Beaver Road, Suite 350, Troy, Michigan 48083

Established: 1995

Practice Areas

  • Defense Litigation
  • Trial and Appellate Practice
  • State and Federal Courts
  • Declaratory Judgments
  • Arbitration
  • Examinations Under Oath
  • Opinions
  • Employment Law
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Discrimination
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Civil Rights
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Employee Benefits
  • Coverage Analysis
  • Policy Construction and Interpretation
  • Tort Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Property Loss
  • Property Damage
  • Arson
  • Premises Liability
  • Intentional Torts
  • Insurance Fraud
  • Wrongful Death
  • Personal Injury
  • Automobile
  • No-Fault
  • First and Third Party Defense
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
  • Theft
  • Bodily Injury
  • Deceptive Trade Practices
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Health
  • Homeowners
  • Disability
  • Self-Insured Defense
  • Aviation
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Liquor Liability
  • Consumer Law
  • Vendor Contracts
  • Dram Shop Defense


About Us

Highest Quality of Legal Services

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, P.C. attorneys have extensive corporate, personal injury, and insurance defense litigation experience, and a reputation for providing exceptional results for our clients.

Personalized Attention to the Needs of Our Clients

We are proud of the long-term, positive relationships we have built with our clients. Our attorneys possess an extensive breadth of knowledge and experience, and are committed to providing individualized, personalized services to our clients. Our attorneys are personally accessible, meeting with clients individually, and promptly responding to their concerns. We keep our clients apprised of changes and developments in the law through publications, presentations, and seminars.

Local Touch, Global Reach

We are proud of our affiliation with LawPact®, an independent association of independent business law firms. With more than sixty (60) law firms, located in twenty (20) countries and over 600 attorneys, through our affiliation we can provide the nimble, cost-effective services that we provide our local clients across the US and in many foreign countries.

Please contact Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, P.C. today and allow our team of qualified, dedicated, and experienced attorneys to provide you with cost-effective legal service.

Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton, P.C. provides legal representation and counsel to clients throughout Michigan and Ohio.


Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Adventure Credit Union
  • Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc.
  • Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
  • C & C Heating & Air Conditioning
  • CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc.
  • Community Financial Credit Union
  • Community West Credit Union
  • Cornerstone Community Financial Credit Union
  • Credit Union One
  • Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
  • Dort Financial Credit Union
  • Family Dollar Stores of Michigan, Inc.
  • Filter Engineering Corporation
  • Genisys Credit Union
  • Gordon Food Service, Inc.
  • HMS Mfg. Co.
  • Intier Automotive
  • Lake Michigan Credit Union
  • Michigan Credit Union League
  • Motown Automotive Distributing Company
  • National Loan Investors, LP
  • N1 Discovery, LLC
  • Oakland University
  • Parda Federal Credit Union
  • Pentair, Inc.
  • Premium Air Systems Inc.
  • Pro-Motion Technology Group, LLC
  • Riddell, Inc.
  • Rochester Colon & Rectal, PC
  • Rochester General Surgery, PLC
  • Team One Credit Union
  • Terex Corporation
  • Tri-County Endocrinology & Nuclear Medicine, PC
  • Unique Clips, LLC
  • Vans Development
  • Waterford Aviation, Inc.
  • Western General Management, Inc.
  • White Castle Michigan

Personnel Information

Founding Shareholders


Thomas R. Bowen

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Mediator/ADR Specialist
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Product Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Trucking
  • Transportation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Employment
  • General Tort Defense
  • Credit Unions
  • Special Case Evaluator
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Law)
  • Oakland County and Detroit Metropolitan Bar Associations
  • Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Education:
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 1974
  • Detroit College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1977
Honors:
Named Michigan Super Lawyer for being one of the Top Attorneys in Michigan (2007-2023); Recognized as a Best Attorney in Oakland County by the Royal Oak Tribune (2021); Recognized as a Top Attorney in Michigan by Hour Detroit (2013-2018); Recognized as a Top Attorney in Michigan by Crain's Detroit Business (2013-2018); Recognized as a Top Attorney in Michigan by DBusiness (2013-2016); Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment by Martindale-Hubbell (2013); Recognized as Oakland County Attorney of the Year; AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for 30 years

James M. Radabaugh

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Corporate Law
  • Business Transactions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Real Estate
  • Probate
  • Estate Planning
  • Taxation
  • Vendor Contracts
  • Credit Unions
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:

Delegate, LawPact, An International Association of Independent Business Law Firms

Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan (Sections: Business Law, Real Property, Taxation, Probate and Estate Planning)
Education:
  • Western Michigan University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 1974
  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1977
  • Wayne State University Law School, LL.M. Taxation, 1989
Honors:
AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Board of Directors & Shareholder


Lisa T. Milton

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • General Tort Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Probate Heirs
  • Credit Union
  • Corporate/Business
  • Mergers
  • Regulatory Matters
  • Employment Issues
  • Collections and Compliance
  • Vendor Relations
  • Contract Review and Negotiation
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1985
  • Ohio, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan (Sections: Negligence; Labor and Employment)
  • Oakland County Bar Association
Education:
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 1981
  • Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University, J.D., 1985
Honors:
AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Geoffrey D. Marshall

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Employment Law
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
  • Arson
  • Insurance Fraud
  • Property Loss
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Business Litigation
  • Civil Appeals
  • Trucking
  • Transportation
  • No Fault Auto Insurance Defense
  • Automobile Liability Defense
  • Property Damage Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense
  • Casualty Insurance Defense
  • Commercial Insurance Defense
  • Personal Liability Defense
  • Business Torts
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County and Genesee County Bar Associations
Education:
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 1992
  • Detroit College of Law, Michigan State University, J.D., 1995
Honors:
AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

David T. Bowen

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Trucking
  • Transportation
  • General Tort Defense
  • Credit Unions
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County Bar Association
Education:
  • Miami University, B.A., 2003
  • Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 2006
Honors:
Michigan Super Lawyers (2023); Rising Star (2018-2021)

Shareholders


Michael D.P. Burwell

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment
  • Negligence
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property
  • Collections
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Corporate/General Business/Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Credit Union
  • Business/Mergers
  • Regulatory Matters
  • Employment Issues
  • Compliance
  • Vendor Relations
  • Contract Review and Negotiation
  • Aviation (Commercial Pilot with Instrument and Multi-Engine Ratings)
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1981
  • Ohio, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • Aviation Lawyers Association
  • Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
Education:
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1978
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1981
Honors:
AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Marc T. Bowen

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Employment
  • Construction Litigation
  • Trucking
  • Michigan No Fault Litigation
  • No-Fault Personal Property Litigation
  • Credit Union Litigation
  • General Tort Defense
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
Education:
  • Michigan State University, B.A., 2006
  • Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2009

Nathan S. Welch

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Probate
  • Estate Planning
  • Corporate Transactions
  • Small & Closely Held Business Relations
  • Commercial & Residential Real Estate
  • Credit Union
  • Contract Review
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • National Order of Barristers
Education:
  • Miami University, B.S., 2010
  • University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2013
Honors:
Michgan Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023)

Adrienne LaMilza Hayes

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Employment
  • Premises Liability
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Declaratory Judgments
  • Appeals
  • General Tort Defense
  • Credit Union
  • Michigan No-Fault Litigation
  • First and Third Party No Fault Litigation
  • Interpleader Actions
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Memberships:
  • American and Macomb County Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Co-Chair of Michigan Defendant Trial Counsel Labor & Employment Section
  • Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Certifications:
  • Certified Civil Facilitative Mediator
Education:
  • Oakland University, B.S., 2011
  • Michigan State University College of Law, J.D./M.J. (cum laude), 2016

Joseph F. Fazi

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Litigation
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • General Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Liquor Liability
  • Toxic Torts
  • Construction Defect
  • Construction Litigation
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Michigan No-Fault Litigation
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Additional Biographical Details:

Licensed Residential Builder in the State of Michigan

Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County Bar Association
Education:
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 2006
  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2009

Michele L. Riker-Semon

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • General Tort Defense
  • No-Fault Auto Insurance Defense
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Administrative and Employment Practice
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
Education:
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1988
  • Wayne State University, M.B.A., 1994
  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 2001

Of Counsel


Mary Rourke Benedetto

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Insurance Defense
  • Appellate Practice
  • Employment Law
  • Premises Liability
  • Tort Defense
  • Credit Union Law
  • Automobile Negligence
Admitted
  • Michigan, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Reported Cases:
Ulrich v. Farm Bureau Ins., 288 Mich. App. 310; 792 NW2d 408 (2010); McTaggart v. Lindsey, 202 Mich. App. 612 (1993); Kowalski v. Gratopp, 177 Mich. App. 448 (1989); Fulton v. PGH, 160 Mich. App. 728 (1987); Jemaa v. MacGregor Athletic Products, 151 Mich. App. 273 (1986); Francescutti v. Fox Chase Condo Association, 312 Mich. App. 640; 886 NW2d 891 (2015)
Education:
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1981
  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1984

Associate


Redon Ipeku

Troy, MI

Practice Areas
  • Insurance & Indemnity Law
  • Negligence
Admitted
  • Michigan, 2022
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Michigan
Education:
  • Wayne State University, B.A. (cum laude), 2017
  • Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., 2021
Language:
  • Italian
  • Albanian

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Detroit, Michigan, USA 18 miles

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