Bodman PLC

77 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Michelle Thurber Czapski serves as Chair of Bodman's Insurance Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She has over three decades of experience representing major corporate clients in litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

She has successfully represented insurance and financial service companies, automotive and other product manufacturers, Tier-1 automotive suppliers, telecommunications companies, and pharmaceutical companies in matters involving product liability claims, consumer protection claims, insurance and ERISA disputes, contract matters, and a broad range of other commercial and business disputes.

Ms. Czapski serves as lead trial counsel and regional counsel for AIG/American General and its family of financial services companies with responsibility for insurance and related litigation throughout the Midwest. She is a case evaluator/mediator for several Michigan circuit courts and a commercial litigation panelist.

Bodman PLC

77 Best Lawyers awards

Bodman PLC logo

Overview

  • University of Michigan, J.D.
  • University of Michigan, B.A.

  • Michigan, Bar of Michigan
  • Michigan, Bar of Michigan
  • University of Michigan, J.D.
  • University of Michigan, B.A.

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Insurance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, Troy (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Communications Law
  • International Arbitration - Governmental
  • Product Liability Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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