Mr. Ferroli's practice consists of a wide variety of commercial, government contracts, environmental, insurance, and tort litigation and environmental regulatory matters. Mr. Ferroli is also a State-certified mediator.
Experience
Mr. Ferroli has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of complex cases, including:
Defense of class action environmental tort suits
Litigation of diverse commercial cases, including cases involving contracts, securities, eminent domain, non-competition agreements, fraud, ERISA, trademark, telecommunications, and warranties
Litigation of complex federal and state environmental cost recovery and contribution claims at numerous sites across the Midwest
Representing groups of industrial entities as common counsel at large Superfund sites across the Midwest
Litigation of environmental insurance coverage claims
Defense of government and private antitrust claims
Defense of personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims for a wide variety of industries, including large petroleum distributors and marketers, waste handlers, engineering firms, and motor coach manufacturers
Litigation of construction contract claims
Litigation of government contract claims
Seminars and Speeches
Lecturer, Business Boot Camp II: Basic Training for Every Business Lawyer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education; February 2004 and November 2006); Co-Author, "Environmental Issues For Business Lawyers"
Author and Presenter, Using Forensic Computer Experts in Litigation, August, 2005
Professional Associations
Member, American Bar Association
Section Memberships: Litigation; Environmental Law; Negligence Law
Committee Memberships: Business and Corporate Litigation; Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts; Environmental Transactions and Brownfields; Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Coverage Litigation
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, Standing Committee on United States Courts (appointed in 2006)
Section Memberships: Litigation; Environmental Law; Negligence Law
Member, Grand Rapids Bar Association
Section Memberships: Litigation; Environmental Law
Member, Federal Bar Association, Western Michigan Chapter
Civic and Cultural Involvements
Leadership Grand Rapids, Class of 2004
President, Board of Catholic Education, Grand Rapids Roman Catholic Diocese (President since 2006; Board Member since 2003).
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