Peter B. Worden

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone:  (231) 941-1611
Email:  pworden@garanlucow.com

Education

B.S., Political Science, Lake Superior State University, 1985
J.D., University of Detroit School of Law, 1988

Bar Admissions

Michigan, 1988
Federal Eastern District of Michigan, 1988
Federal Western District of Michigan, 1993
Federal Sixth Circuit, 1993

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Michigan
Maritime Law Association
Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers

Practices

Senior Member, Real Estate and Title Insurance Group, specializing in:

• adverse possession claims
• appraisal errors
• boundary disputes
• broker and agent claims
• closings
• construction bonding and mechanics’ liens
• construction contracts and disputes
• correction of errors in recorded documents
• document preparation and review
• easement formation and disputes
• landlord-tenant matters
• mortgages
• partition actions
• plat amendments
• purchase agreement formation and disputes
• title insurance defense

Member, Business Law Group, specializing in:

• Evaluation and formation of corporations, LLCs and partnerships
• Business Planning
• Employment, independent contractor, confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements

Member, Admiralty Practice Group, specializing in:

• Jones Act
• Collisions and allisions
• Vessel liens, mortgages and arrests

Insurance Defense and Coverage Analysis:

• Property Claims
• Commercial and Residential Policy Claims Coverage Analysis and Disputes
• Environmental
• Exclusions to Coverage
• Fire Loss and Explosions
• Subrogation Actions
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims

Construction Law, specializing in:

• Construction accident cases involving bodily injury, death, or property damage

Commercial Transportation and Logistics, specializing in:

• Investigation and defense of commercial trucking accident claims

Environmental Law & Toxic Torts

First Party Property Insurance Law

No-Fault & Automobile Negligence

Premises Liability

Publications and Presentations

Presented on Sidewalk Responsibility and Liability: A Primer for Municipal and Private Landowner Responsibilities and Liabilities with Respect to Sidewalks, in conjunction with MSU Extension, multiple locations 2015-2016
“Recreational Boating Law Manual,” first issued in 1999 and periodically updated to present;
Co-Author with Christian Huffman, “Northern Michigan Recreational Accidents: An Overview of Civil Liability,” first issued in 2008 and periodically updated to present
“Vessel Seaworthiness – The Rights of Passengers and the Responsibilities of Captains and Management,” 2006
Gaylord, Michigan, June 15, 1999: Recreational Boating Accidents: Building the Claims File
Gaylord, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2000: Construction Law
Gaylord, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2001: Protecting the Claim File: The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine
Gaylord, Michigan and Traverse City, Michigan, 2002: An Overview of the Defense of Mold Claims
Indianapolis, Indiana, 2004: Northern Michigan Recreational Accidents
Lansing, Michigan 2005:The New Dynamic on Third-Party Automobile Negligence Actions & The Tort Threshold in the Aftermath of Kreiner
Traverse City, Michigan 2006: The Rights of Passengers and the Responsibilities of Captains and Management
Grand Rapids, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois 2008: Recreational Boating Accident Claims
Grand Rapids, Michigan and Columbus, Ohio 2008: Northern Michigan Recreational Accidents
And numerous in-house seminars on a variety of topics

Recognition

“Best Lawyers in America” 2009 – 2022
Chosen as the “Lawyer of the Year for Northern Michigan” 2016 (Best Lawyers in America)