Thomas W.
Emery

Detroit Office
(313) 446-5525
temery@garanlucow.com

 

 

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.