Stanley A. Prokop

Partner

Licensed Since: 1968
Joined Firm: 1970
Partner Since: 1975

Buhl Building
535 Griswold St., Suite 2400
Detroit, MI 48226

TEL: (313) 983-4816
FAX: (313) 983-4350

sprokop@plunkettcooney.com

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Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV. AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies
Michigan Super Lawyer in Insurance Coverage, Michigan Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, 2007 - 2011
Bronze Key for Scholarship -- University of Michigan
Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters - Received Designation, 1974

Education

Wayne State University Law School, cum laude, J.D., 1968
University of Michigan, with Honors, B.B.A., 1965

Bar & Court Admissions

Michigan, 1968

Stanley A. Prokop is a partner in the firm’s Detroit office and a member of the Insurance Law Practice Group. His practice is focused exclusively on insurance law litigation and coverage issues, including property damage cases, declaratory judgment actions, subrogation matters, fidelity claims and errors and omissions matters.

Mr. Prokop has earned the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (C.P.C.U.) designation, and he has published and lectured on a range of insurance issues.

Representative Client Work

Represented numerous insurance carriers in declaratory judgment actions involving a variety of property and liability coverage’s, including coverage for environmental exposures, multi state products liability and personal and advertising claims
Represented insurance carrier in coverage litigation involving peanut butter recall
Advised large insurance carrier of coverage issues in "Chinese drywall" cases
Represented property insurance carriers in large commercial and residential fire, explosion and water damage cases
Handled admiralty and marina cases involving significant liability and coverage issues
Served as a member of the management review panel of Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association
Successfully tried insurance coverage cases in all Michigan state and federal courts
Authored hundreds of coverage opinions offering guidance to insurance carriers presented with insurance coverage questions
Tried health and accident cases both under ERISA and under private policies
Prosecuted and tried numerous subrogation cases seeking recovery on behalf of carriers in both property and liability cases
Tried arson and fraud cases to conclusion in both federal and state courts, securing several no cause of action verdicts on behalf of property carriers

Professional Affiliations

Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan (Past Chairman, Insurance Law Committee)
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Advocates Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters

Community Involvement

University of Michigan Alumni Association
De LaSalle High School Board of Alumni Advisors
Wayne State University Alumni Association
U.S. Coast Guard Power Squadron

Publications and Lectures

“ICLE’s Business Boot Camp – Basic Training for Every Business Lawyer,” presented by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, seminar and course materials, 2011
“Risk Management and Insurance,” Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys, Seminar, Lansing, Michigan 2011
“Chapter 19: Local Government Law and Practice,” Risk Management and Insurance, Michigan Municipal League, Textbook, 2003 and 2010 update
“Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,” Chapter 19, Professional Liability and Directors and Officers Insurance, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Textbook, 2002 and 2010 update
“Up on the Roof – Are You Ready for This Year’s Roofing Claims?” Plunkett & Cooney Client Seminar, December 2004
“Handling Insurance Disputes” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Seminar and Handbook, December, 2002
“Property Insurance Law Update 2000: Case Law Update & Overview of Coverage Issues,” Plunkett & Cooney Client Seminar, May 2000
“Allocation of Pollution Costs Among Responsible Insurance Companies,” International Legal Strategy Magazine, 2000
“Recent Developments in Property Insurance Law,” Crawford & Company Seminar, 1995, 2002