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Clark Hill Attorney Timothy D. Wittlinger Honored for 40 Years of Legal Service

June 22, 2006-

DETROIT, MI– Clark Hill attorney Timothy D. Wittlinger was honored by the Oakland County Bar Association at their Annual Meeting on June 7 for his 40 years of service as an attorney in the state of Michigan.

Wittlinger is a member of Clark Hill’s Litigation Practice Group where he specializes in technical contract litigation involving defective products, breach of warranty claims, and other matters involving interface with technical experts and engineers.  Wittlinger has represented owners and contractors in complex construction cases, both in litigation and arbitration. He has been involved in a number of real estate litigation matters. He has had experience in products liability matters involving injury and death to plaintiffs as a result of defective products or improper industrial operations.

Wittlinger maintains a professional responsibility and professional liability practice, specializing in ethics, the rules of professional conduct, risk management and attorney liability issues. He is General Counsel to the firm. He has spoken and written on legal ethics and professional responsibility for the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. In the professional liability area, Wittlinger has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in medical, legal and accounting malpractice suits.

In addition to his law practice, Wittlinger has served on the Oakland County Bar Association Mediation Committee, and  is a also member of the American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL), the Engineering Society of Detroit, the Federal Bar Association, and the State Bar of Michigan.   He is certified as a specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by The National Board of Trial Advocacy and has served as a member of the Professional Assistance Committee for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Wittlinger earned his B.S. from Purdue University, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.  He resides in Birmingham, Michigan.