Phone: (248) 841-2200 Fax: (248) 652-2852 mnewman@millerlawpc.com

Michigan State University, B.A., 1991 (James Madison College)
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1994

Marc L. Newman concentrates his practice on business and commercial litigation of all types, including complex litigation, contract cases, automotive supplier issues, real estate and land use matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, and creditor/debtor litigation. He has successfully tried several jury trials in both state and federal courts. He has litigated cases throughout Michigan, as well as in New York, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, and Tennessee. In 2007, Mr. Newman was named to the Michigan SuperLawyers list, a peer review survey that selects the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan.  He has also received an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, its most distinguished rating.

Mr. Newman graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994. He began his successful law school career at the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law where he finished fourth overall in his first year class. He received several American Jurisprudence Awards, as well as the Dean's Scholarship for Academic Excellence, and was invited to join the Law Review before transferring to the University of Michigan Law School. He is a 1991 graduate of Michigan State University's James Madison College.

Mr. Newman has achieved exceptional results in negotiating settlements, and has obtained several multi-million dollar settlements in favor of his clients. One of his cases was featured in the article of the week in 2006 in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly for his defense of a client at trial in which he received involuntary dismissal of the plaintiff’s lawsuit and sanctions against the plaintiff in the amount of $750,000, by demonstrating that the plaintiff and a material witness committed perjury.  One of his cases was also featured in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly as the one of the largest settlements in the State of Michigan during 2001.

Mr. Newman has co-authored several articles in the Michigan Bar Journal, including Still Keeping The Faith: The Duty of Good Faith, 76 Mich B.J. 1190 (Nov. 1997), dealing with various issues in contract law. He regularly serves as a judge at the University of Michigan Law School Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition.