Kennedy revs up Plunkett Cooney’s Motor Vehicle Practice Group

Carrie Kennedy recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, as a senior attorney in the firm’s Insurance and Professional Liability Department.

“Carrie is an exceptionally talented and experienced attorney in the area of motor vehicle law,” said Robert G. Kamenec, Plunkett Cooney’s Insurance and Professional Liability Department Leader. “Her expertise in brain trauma and spinal cord injury cases adds even more depth to our accomplished team of attorneys.”

Kennedy focuses her practice on insurance-related work such as coverage disputes, entitlement issues and catastrophic injuries, as well as on no-fault law and motor vehicle litigation. She has particular expertise in defending claims involving traumatic brain injuries, severe burns and spinal cord injuries.

A member of the firm’s Detroit office, Kennedy also has experience in premise liability, Medicare/Medicaid and ERISA litigation, estate planning, probate litigation, contracts, creditors’ rights and commercial litigation.

Kennedy received her law degree, cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1997. While there, she served as the Managing Editor of Law Review. Kennedy received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1992.

Admitted to practice in Michigan, Kennedy is a member of the Oakland County and Women's bar associations, as well as the Michigan Brain Injury Association.

Attorneys in Plunkett Cooney’s Motor Vehicle Liability Practice Group focus on cases involving personal injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents. The firm’s attorneys have a great deal of experience handling matters in which a “threshold injury” claim is alleged in order to obtain compensation for damages. Their work requires a detailed understanding of the Michigan No-Fault Act and various legal theories concerning negligence and comparative fault, as well as an advanced working knowledge of medical care and conditions.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney employs 160 attorneys in nine Michigan cities, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm, which provides a range of transactional and litigation defense services, has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell.

For more information about Carrie Kennedy joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager John E. Cornwell at (248) 901-4008.

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