Michael Ohly Email & Phone Number

Specialize in automotive/product liability defense and other disputes. Always happy to have a call or provide referrals.Automotive Product Liability:• Served as national air bag and restraints counsel for automotive OEM in catastrophic injury suits.• Performed discovery counsel role for automotive OEM – prepare corporate representative and 30(b)(6) witness depositions; coordinate voluminous document searches/productions and witnesses; work with engineers and experts to defend complex defect allegations.• Defended major automotive manufacturer on various product liability claims, served as lead counsel on multi-million-dollar subrogation claims involving fire loss.Product Liability/Consumer/Warranty:• Defended national manufacturer in class action resulting in settlement of individual class representatives and dismissal.• Secured voluntary dismissal for sump pump manufacturer.• Obtained dismissal for supplier of air conditioning unit.• Successfully defended contractor on breach of warranty/fraud case.• Won motion to dismiss in federal court on six-figure warranty/lemon law case.General Civil Litigation:• Obtained Temporary Restraining Order against national utility company.• Drafted and argued summary disposition motion that expunged a deed in a property dispute case.• Drafted motion for summary judgment that was granted for defendant on a $3 million lawsuit involving a loan.• Defended employee on non-compete lawsuit from prior employer.• Obtained favorable settlement for employee in wrongful discharge case.• Represented employee and defeated municipal employer’s motion for protective order in federal court to take deposition of municipality’s executive; took deposition to advance suit.• Recovered half-million-dollar settlement of commissions on behalf of sales agent company.Auto Negligence/PIP and Insurance:• Defended insurance producer from fraud claims, resolved with summary judgment motion.• Obtained dozens of dismissals of fraudulent claims on behalf of no-fault insurer.Corporate/Business:• Advised start-ups, create business entities and formation/operating agreement documents.• Counseled businesses, draft and negotiate contracts.

Listed skills include Litigation, Legal Research, Product Liability, Legal Assistance, and 15 others.