Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, recently expanded its Transportation Law and Torts & Litigation practice groups with the addition of attorney Abraham J. Newhouse.

A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Newhouse focuses his practice on the defense of claims involving motor vehicle negligence and No-Fault Law, subrogation and premises liability.

Newhouse represents motorists, rental car companies and corporations in first- and third-party motor vehicle liability matters. He has successfully defended his clients in cases involving Michigan No-Fault personal injury protection benefits, automobile injuries, wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, fraud/rescission and uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits claims. Newhouse also has experience resolving claims assigned by the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan, the state's insurer of last resort.

Newhouse earned his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law in 2021 and his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2018.

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

Plunkett Cooney’s Transportation Law Practice Group includes attorneys in the firm’s four-state footprint who provide an array of litigation and risk management services, including expertise in the areas of first- and third-party auto liability, cross-border claims with Canada, trucking liability, fraud investigations and emergency accident response.

The members of Plunkett Cooney's Torts and Litigation Practice Group focus on the defense of all manner of civil litigation, including construction disputes, motor vehicle negligence, liquor liability, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including slip, trip and falls. The firm’s clients include the policyholders of some of the world’s largest insurance providers and other businesses that become the targets of litigation.

Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms since the honor’s inception in 2010.

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

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