Allen J. Philbrick

Five Decades of Trial Defense

Allen J. Philbrick is Of Counsel at Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick, P.C., where he has spent more than five decades building one of the most recognized insurance defense and civil litigation practices in Southeast Michigan. Allen’s trial work has focused on the defense of personal injury lawsuits, insurance coverage disputes, and claims involving governmental agencies, highway authorities, and commercial litigants. Construction, highway, and premises liability cases are particular areas of concentration.

Precedent That Defines Michigan Law

Allen has successfully litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts, and several of his appellate victories have produced precedent that continues to define Michigan law. Notable decisions include Krohn v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. (490 Mich 145, 2011), addressing experimental medical treatment under no-fault benefits; Groncki v. Detroit Edison (453 Mich 644, 1996), on general contractor liability; and Perkoviq v. Delcor Homes-Lakeshore Pointe, Ltd. (466 Mich 11, 2002), a construction law case. His appellate record also includes law defining decisions on site plan development, negative reciprocal easements, The Michigan Environmental Protection Act and highway law.

That depth of experience extends across the firm. As the firm’s former president and longest-tenured litigator, Allen works closely with CMP Law’s insurance defense litigation, municipal law, and general civil litigation teams. Attorneys defending complex claims regularly draw on his institutional knowledge of Michigan’s courts and the procedural landscape in Washtenaw County and throughout the state. He holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers (top five percent) for multiple consecutive years.