David W. Centner

Member
Phone: 616-608-1106
Fax: 616-608-1166
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Areas of Practice
Automotive Industry
Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
Business Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation

Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in the State of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan and the United States Supreme Court.

Education
B.S. The University of Michigan, 1986
J.D. Indiana University School of Law, 1989

Memberships
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
American Bar Association

David W. Centner is a member of Clark Hill’s Litigation Practice Group. David works in the Grand Rapids office where he specializes in litigation, with a focus on commercial litigation, including complex commercial disputes, copyright, domain name and other intellectual property matters, business torts, creditor’s rights, and bankruptcy.

Originally from Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Mr. Centner was graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics. He earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana. During law school, Mr. Centner was an Associate Instructor at Indiana University where he taught undergraduate mathematics.

Mr. Centner currently serves as a member of the Litigation Section Council for the State Bar of Michigan. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Centner is admitted to practice before all Michigan state courts, the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Centner has also handled arbitration matters before the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the National Arbitration Forum, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the David D. Hunting YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, and he has been active in the Boy Scouts of America. In April 2008, Mr. Centner was named 2008 Legal Professional of the Year by NALS of West Michigan, an association for legal professionals.