David R. Stechow recently rejoined the Construction Law and Torts & Litigation practice groups of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms.
Admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Michigan, Stechow focuses his practice on various areas of complex litigation, including construction law, product liability and premises liability in residential, commercial and industrial settings.
Stechow, who is a member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, has successfully litigated jury trials and handled arbitrations on behalf of builders, contractors, management companies, manufacturers and suppliers. He represents his clients in litigation matters involving property and personal injury claims resulting from construction deficiencies or fire and explosions. Many of these cases include property destruction, serious injury or death.
Stechow attended Southern Methodist University and received his undergraduate degree in 1992 from Michigan State University. He received his law degree in 1996 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Stechow is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and ALFA International. Since 2010, he has served as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an honorary, invitation-only trial lawyer society comprised of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Stechow was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Detroit and has also been selected by Best Lawyers in America® for construction law, construction litigation and product liability litigation. He has also achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV-Preeminent Peer Review, which is rated for the highest level of professional excellence.
Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, eight Michigan cities and two cities in Ohio.
Plunkett Cooney is a leading law firm to the construction industry with expertise in the representation of design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, developers and their insurance providers. The firm’s construction industry practice includes expertise in architect and engineer liability, construction liens, accident investigations and litigation, contractors’ legal issues and OSHA/MIOSHA regulatory compliance.
Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms as well as recognition by Best Lawyers as one of the nation’s leading law firms since the honor’s inception in 2010.
For more information about David R. Stechow rejoining Plunkett Cooney, contact John Cornwell of the firm’s Practice Development Department at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com
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