Profile
Dennis was born and raised in Michigan and has no plans to ever leave. He is married with four adult children all of whom live in Michigan, and he is a huge MSU fan.
Dennis has only had one employer since 1973– Harvey Kruse, P.C. He has a keen interest in machinery, with experience to match and training from some of the best mechanical and electrical engineers you can find, and he has probably tried more cases to verdict than any attorney in Michigan and plans to try many more.
Areas of Practice
- Product Liability
- Trial Practice
- Construction Liability
- Fire Damage Litigation
- General Negligence Litigation
Education
- Henry Ford Community College (1967)
- Western Michigan University
B.S., cum laude, 1969 - University of Grenoble — French Language Studies (1969)
- Wayne State University School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1973
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan (1973)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan (1973)
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (1993)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin (2004)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1984)
- United States Supreme Court (2000)
Employment
- Harvey Kruse, P.C. (1973—present)
Organizations
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Detroit Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- The Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation
Honors and Awards
- Martindale Hubbell rating: A/V® Preeminent Rating – 20 years
- Martindale Hubbell rating: A/V® Preeminent Judicial Edition – 2016 & 2017
- “Super Lawyer” 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Michigan Super Lawyer List 2007-2022
- America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators 2018
- Leading Product Liability Litigator of the Year, Michigan 2018
- Leading Lawyers Product Liability Defense Law 2018
- Top Lawyer 2012, 2014
- DBusiness Detroit Top Lawyers 2007, 2010
- Detroit’s Best Lawyers 2012
- Who’s Who of World Class Professionals 2010
- Stanford’s Who’s Who 2010
- Crain’s Top Business Lawyers 2018
- Best Lawyers in America 2007 thru 2023
- President of Student Body at Henry Ford Community College
Representative Matters
Dennis has a vast amount of experience with mechanical and electrical engineering from working on and trying cases involving the following areas and products:
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He has also handled many cases on appeal involving the principles and products listed above. Here are some of them identified by name and docket number:
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Michael Gregory v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 198382 |
Michael Gregory v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #135587 |
Aaron Gregory v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 171722 |
Michael Gregory v Cincinnati Michigan Supreme Court
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Tadeusz Hejnar v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 187730 |
Robbie John v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #163808 |
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Hesekiah Reeves v Cincinnati Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #142550 |
James Rhodes v Cincinnati U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Docket # 85-1185 |
Laura Hollister v Dayton Hudson U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Docket #98-1660 |
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Robert Keller v Clearing Corp. Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #237964 |
Amanda Mesaros v Centimark Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #225548 |
Marvin Meyers v Clearing Corp. Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 154217 |
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Robert Needham v Roho USDC Eastern District of Michigan Docket # 04-10149 |
Randy Peck v Bridgeport Machines U.S Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Docket #99-2024 |
Kimberly Powell v Anderson Hickey Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 179325 |
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Emile Rihani v Greeley & Hansen Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 256921 |
Walter Sandusky v Rockwell Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 257698 |
Mary Wingard v Nutro Corp. Michigan Court of Appeals Docket # 262893 |
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Edward Auger v ABB USDC Eastern District of Michigan Docket # 98-CV- 75343- DT |
Eldec Industrial v Knopf Michigan Court of Appeals Docket #300234 |
James Cobb v Schwing America USDC Eastern District of Michigan Docket #04-72136 |