Bio

An associate in Plunkett Cooney’s Bloomfield Hills office, Joshua LaBar is a member of the Insurance Coverage Practice Group.

Mr. LaBar represents major property and casualty insurance companies in coverage cases throughout the Midwest. His practice involves a variety of issues, including environmental contamination, construction defect, professional liability, and high-exposure product liability claims, among others.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. LaBar worked as a judicial law clerk to Justice Stephen J. Markman of the Michigan Supreme Court and to Judge Thomas C. Cameron of the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Mr. LaBar is a 2016 summa cum laude graduate from Michigan State University College of Law.

Professional Affiliations

  •  DRI (Young Lawyers Committee)
  • State Bar of Michigan

Publications

  • A Lender’s Vorpal Sword: Expungement Affidavits & Their Power to Void Sheriff’s Sales & Revert Mortgages Back to the Homeowner, Author, Dartmouth Law Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1 & Cornell Real Estate Review, Volume 14, Article 16 (condensed version)

Areas of Practice

Credentials

Clerkships

  • Justice Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court, Law Clerk
  • Judge Thomas C. Cameron, Michigan Court of Appeals, Law Clerk

Education

  • Michigan State University College of Law, Summa Cum Laude, J.D., 2016
    • Michigan State Trial Practice Institute
    • Michigan State Law Review, Articles Editor
  • University of Michigan-Flint, B.A, 2012

Admissions

  • Michigan, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2024

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