Thomas W. Emery
Shareholder
Detroit Office
(313) 446-1530
temery@garanlucow.com
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
Education
- B.G.S., University of Michigan, 1977
- J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 1981
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1981
- Florida, 1983
- New York, 1983
- Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1981
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1996
- In Pro Hac Vice in State and Federal Courts throughout the Great Lakes
Professional memberships
- Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association of the United States
- State Bar of Michigan
- The Florida Bar
- The Illinois State Bar Association
- Detroit Bar Association
Practice
- Maritime/Admiralty Defense (Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Collisions, Demurrage Issues, Cabotage Laws, Freight/Cargo Contracts)
- Recreational Boating Defense
- Insurance Coverage Issues
- Environmental Defense
Significant cases
- Upjohn vs New Hampshire, 438 MI 197 (1991)
- Blainey vs American Steamship, 999 F2nd 885 (6th Cir. 1993)
- In Re Cleveland Tankers, 67 F3rd 1200 (6th Cir. 1995)
- Cook vs American Steamship, 53 F3rd 773 (6th Cir. 1995)
- In Re Grosse Isle Bridge, 302 F.3d 616 (6th Cir. 2002)
- Skowronek vs American Steamship, 505 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 2007)
Lectures
- Throughout the Great Lakes area, London, and New York.
