Senior attorney Brian E. Chapman recently joined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, as a member of its Real Estate Litigation and Title Insurance Law Practice Group.

Chapman concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, general and title litigation, and banking and finance law. He has extensive experience defending local lenders, national mortgage loan servicers, property owners and others in matters involving the Home Ownership and Equity Protection, Truth in Lending, Real Estate Settlement Procedures, Fair Credit Reporting, and Ohio and Kentucky Consumer Protection acts.

Chapman represents corporate clients in litigation involving commercial loan workouts, receiverships, defense of consumer matters, as well as contract and residential real estate issues. He also has nearly 40 years of experience in creditors’ rights law.

Chapman is a member of the Kentucky and Ohio State Bar associations. He received his law degree from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1987 and his undergraduate degree from University of Kentucky in 1984.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.

The members of Plunkett Cooney’s Real Estate Litigation and Title Insurance Law Practice Group regularly represent lenders, national mortgage loan servicers, property owners and others in banking, bankruptcy and construction related litigation, as well as parties involved in escrow disputes involving the phishing and hacking of electronic mail and faxes, as well as other closing-related matters.

Plunkett Cooney established its Columbus office in 2001, and its practice has expanded to include a range of litigation and transactional services in such areas as banking and finance law, bankruptcy, corporate law, real estate, insurance law, product liability, premises liability, professional liability, title insurance, general and commercial litigation, personal injury, premises liability and employment law.

Plunkett Cooney has received the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service and recently received national recognition by Best Lawyers^® as one of the 2026 “Best Law Firms.” The firm has also earned Mansfield Rule Certification Plus 2024-2025 for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in DEI within the legal industry.

For more information about attorney Brian Chapman joining Plunkett Cooney, contact John Cornwell of Plunkett Cooney’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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