Joe is a Principal at the firm. He has extensive litigation and transaction experience in commercial litigation, business, intellectual property and estate planning, and complex corporate, probate and real estate matters. He is a national trial counsel for product liability defense clients in the gas fired industry. He advises clients on complex business issues in multiple industries in state and federal courts across the country. Joe also has advanced training and certifications in Family Law, Probate and Estate Planning.
Joe’s practice includes complex litigated matters such as business torts, construction litigation, product liability defense, executive employee benefits, real property disputes, tax appeals, ground water contamination claims and business to business disputes. His environmental experience includes defense of mold related injury claims, lead contamination litigation and municipal sewage defect claims. His product liability experience includes defense of carbon monoxide and catastrophic injury claims.
McGill was recently elected to the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan. He has served as the Chair of the Representative Assembly for the State Bar and was a member of the State Bar’s 21st Century Practice Task Force. He serves as Emeritus Director and past President of the Catholic Lawyers Society of Detroit, President of the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers and President of the Michigan Irish American Chamber of Commerce. Joe carries Martindale Hubbell’s “AV” rating, a Michigan Super Lawyer and is rated “Superb” by Avvo. He was the 2013 recipient of the Michigan Irish American Chamber of Commerce’s Business Lawyer Award.
Author, "'Welcoming the Twenty-First Century: The Rebranding of the Representative Assembly"
The Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 97, No. 10, October 2018
Author, "'Civil Discovery Rules and Beyond: Reimagining the Representative Assembly"
The Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 97, No. 5, May 2018
Co-Author, "'Defending Carbon Monoxide Exposure Claims"
CLM Magazine, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, May 2018
Author, "'The Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers, Lawyers and Judges Committed to Administration of Justice"
The Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 96, No. 3, March 2017
Co-Author, "'Departure of Key Employees, Capital Raising Activities, and the Risks Involved with Form S-8 Registration"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2017
Madonna University Foundation Board
Spring and Fall Meetings 2013, Charitable Giving
Author, "'Only If' I Had Named the Correct Debtor: The Overhaul of MCL 440.9503"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, Volume 33, Issue 1, Spring 2013
Author, "Medicare Liability Set Asides"
Michigan Defense Quarterly, January, 2010
Co-author, "Court Rejects Environmental Plaintiffs' Efforts at 'Windfall' Damages"
Washington Legal Foundation, Legal Opinion Letter, January, 2007
Fall Conference, Michigan Self Insurers' Association, October 2006, Medicare Set-Aside Compliance and Enforcement
Spring Rehabilitation Conference, May 2006, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Wright & Fillipis, Medicare Set-Aside Compliance and Enforcement
State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, Commercial Litigation Committee, Mid-Year Meeting, 1994, Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements
"Enforcement of Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Agreements Under the USS: Mutual Assent is Pivotal"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2006"Franchisor Franchisee Relationships Under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, May 1997"Corporate Directors and Officers Duties and Other Common Law Bases for Liability"
The General Practitioner, September 1993"Equitable Subordination of Claims in Bankruptcy: An Overview"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, August 1993"Private Actions Under the False Claims Act"
The Michigan Business Law Journal, May 1991"Limitation of Remedies in the Commercial Context"
The General Practitioner, December 1991Outside of work, Joe enjoys spending time with his family. As the youngest of eleven (11) children with a family of his own, he has multiple family gatherings and celebrations to choose from throughout the year.
Joe enjoys alpine skiing, SCUBA diving, racquetball, golf, backpacking, and running. He has completed one marathon and several half marathons. He is an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers, Big Ten football and basketball. Joe loves to travel. He has lived and studied overseas. He is a certified Master Diver and likes to combine travel with great dive site opportunities. During the summer, he spends time at the family cottage on the shores of Lake Huron, but he enjoys all that the seasons of the Great State of Michigan have to offer.
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EDUCATION
Wayne State University School of Law, Master of Laws, Taxation, 2001
Wayne State University School of Law, Master of Laws, Corporate and Finance Law, 1994
The University of Detroit School of Law, J.D., 1990
The University of Detroit School of Business, Master of Business Administration, 1990
Michigan State University, B.A. in Finance, 1987
PRACTICE AREAS
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A Great Read
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Must Go-To Vacation Spot(s)
Isle Royale National Park
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Culinary Favorite(s)
Lafayette Coney Island
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Heroes
Abraham Lincoln
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Pastime Pleasure?
Major League Baseball