Kevin J. Stoops

Shareholder
Board of Directors
Chair of the Business Litigation Department

kstoops@sommerspc.com
toll free: 1-800-967-1234
phone (248) 784-6613
fax (248) 936-2143

Mr. Stoops is an experienced trial attorney who appears frequently in federal courts across the United States and practices in state courts throughout Michigan. Kevin focuses his practice on business litigation in which capacity he often represents parties in complex cases spanning various industries including the automotive industry. Additionally, Kevin has vast experience in trade secret/business tort litigation, intellectual property litigation, employment litigation, and probate litigation.

Through a practical and honest approach, Kevin has established a reputation for providing the cost-effective representation that is sought after more than ever in today's economic times by individual clients, as well as multi-national businesses. Kevin has had substantial success obtaining and representing both types of clients (often at the expense of Kevin's "large law firm" competitors) in numerous complex, high-dollar litigation matters. These clients seek out Kevin's representation because they know that they will not only get excellent litigation representation but will also limit their legal expenditures as a result of Kevin's unique fee structures (often involving the use of "alternative fee arrangements" including contingent fees) that are specifically tailored to each client's needs.

Kevin went into law because he enjoys the intellectual challenge that results from an ever evolving legal landscape. Since becoming a lawyer, he's learned just how important his work is to every one of his clients. "It's not often that you find a profession where the outcome of your work can – and often does – have a profound impact on the life of your client and his or her family." Kevin has three children, Kevin Jr., Donavin and Dominick and he coaches their sports teams, although, to his chagrin, his coaching efforts do not often have a profound impact on the final outcome of the games.

Bar Admissions:
- State of Michigan
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District Michigan
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- Pro hac vice admission: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Michigan Association for Justice

Speaking Engagements:
- February 7, 2012: Presenter at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Art of Networking Program
- November 17, 2011: Co-Chair of Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Inaugural Mentoring in Motion Program.
- September 27, 2011: Presenter at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Speed Mock Interview Program
- April 12, 2011: Speaker on the Panel Presentation at U of D Law School on Summer Associates: Preparing for a Successful Summer.
- June, 10, 2010: Speaker at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Pathway to Success Panel Discussion.
- March 31, 2010: Presentation Speaker at the Wayne State University Law School Labor and Employment Law Panel

Representative Matters:
- February 2012: $2.5 Million settlement. Andrew Kochanowski and Kevin Stoops assisted their client to obtain a $2.5 Million settlement in a complex business litigation dispute involving joint venture contract and trademark infringement claims, which was pending in the United States District Court of the District of Colorado.

- June 2011: $800,000 settlement. Kevin Stoops served as lead counsel in a complex litigation arbitration pending in Chicago, Illinois, that involved claims of oppression, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty by a former shareholder against a multi-million dollar business involved in the medical insurance industry.

- June 2011: Obtained summary judgment in favor of a client, a senior executive in the medical industry, on client’s claim of breach of employment contract.

- January 2011: $367,000 settlement. Successfully obtained a $367,000 settlement for the conservator of a minor child in a complex probate litigation matter involving claims of conversion and breach of fiduciary duty against the personal representatives of decedent’s estate.

- July 2010: Holbrook et al v GenTek, Inc. 2010 WL 2697126. Obtained summary judgment in favor of four clients, former executives in the automotive industry, on claim that the former employer breached their executive bonus agreement.

- March 2009: $3.1 Million Breach of Contract Verdict. Kevin Stoops assisted Andrew Kochanowski win a breach of contract and patent infringement verdict for the Michigan inventor of an aluminum baseball bat safety testing machine.

- October 2007: Schmitt v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Successful in defeating defendant's motion for summary judgment on behalf of client in a gender discrimination and retaliation action.

- July 2006: Auvenshine v. Troy School District, 2006 WL 2070055. - Successful in granting plaintiff's motion for entry of judgment and denying defendant's request to reduce damages based on alleged unconditional offer of reinstatement.

- June 2006: Thomas et al v. U.S. Security Association, Inc. 2006 WL 1627542. Successful in defeating defendant's motion for summary judgement on behalf of three plaintiffs in this discrimination and retaliation action.

- April 2006: $2.4 million Employment Discrimination Verdict. Kevin Stoops assisted Joe Golden win a Title VII and Elliot-Larsen national origin discrimination verdict for a public school teacher in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. 2006.

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