Marc L. Newman

About Marc L. Newman Widely considered to be one of the top lawyers in Michigan, Marc Newman is a trial attorney who concentrates his practice on high stakes business lawsuits. He has been recognized as a Leader in the Law by The Michigan Lawyers Weekly, been named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Michigan by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2008, and by Best Lawyers in America since 2013. Mr. Newmans cases are wide ranging but typically involve complex contract disputes, corporate wrongdoing, supply chain disputes, securities fraud, shareholder and partnership disputes, and real estate litigation. Marc has successfully tried numerous trials in state and federal courts, and arbitrations. He routinely handles cases throughout the country, including in Michigan, California, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Mr. Newman uses his skills as a first chair trial attorney to position clients to obtain exceptional settlement results. Among his many notable results, he led a team of 20 lawyers at the firm in obtaining a $970 million recovery in a case against American International Group. One of his trials was featured in the Article of the Week in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly for his defense of a client for whom he obtained the involuntary dismissal of the plaintiffs lawsuit at trial, along with hundreds of thousands of dollars in sanctions, by demonstrating that the plaintiff and a material witness conspired to commit perjury. His cases are routinely featured in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly among the top settlements in Michigan. Mr. Newman graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994. He is a 1991 graduate of Michigan State Universitys James Madison College. Mr. Newman has co-authored several articles in the Michigan Bar Journal, including Still Keeping The Faith: The Duty of Good Faith, 76 Mich B. J. 1190 (Nov. 1997), dealing with various issues in contract law. He is a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, and he frequently serves as a moot court judge at the University of Michigan Law School Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition.