Anthony F. Caffrey III

125 Ottawa Avenue NW, Ste. 370
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Phone (616) 285-3800, ext. 204
Fax (616) 285-1150
Email:
acaffrey@cardellilaw.com


 

 

Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
    (B.A., Urban and Public Policy), 1993
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude), 1999
Admitted to the Bar
State Bar of Michigan: 1999
U.S. District Court of Michigan, Western District: 1999
U.S. District Court of Michigan, Eastern District: 2004
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit: 2005
Accomplishments
Partner
Former Adjunct Professor of Advanced Legal Research and Writing
60 Appellate matters completed and/or pending
BV Rated by Martindale-Hubble
Kent County Circuit Court civil case evaluator
Reported Cases
Banaszak v Northwest Airlines,
477 Mich 895; 722 NW2d 433 (2006)

Richardson v Rockwood Center,
275 Mich App 244; 737 NW2d 801 (2007)

Latham v Barton Malow Co,
480 Mich 105; 746 NW2d 868 (2008)

Terlecki v Silver Lake Property Association,
278 Mich App 644; 754 NW2d 899 (2008), lv den 482 Mich 1057; 758 NW2d 244 (2008)

Michigan Division—Monument Builders of North America v Michigan Cemetery Association,
__ F3d __ (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued May 1, 2008)

Shawl v Spence Brothers, Inc,
280 Mich App 213; __ NW2d __ (2008), lv den __ Mich __ (2009)

Practice Areas
Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage
Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Appellate Section of the State Bar of Michigan; Council member
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Advocates Guild of the Michigan Supreme Court
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Coverage Section
International Society of Primerus Law Firms
Recognition
Anthony Caffrey served as an invited representative of the State Bar of Michigan at a May 8, 2009, Caseflow Management Workshop sponsored by the Supreme Court Administrative Office. The workshop included select attorneys, judges, and court administrators. The purpose of the workshop was to analyze the time standards imposed on Michigan’s Circuit Courts in handling cases, appeals, and writs.

Anthony Caffrey was approved to serve as a case evaluator for Kent County

Publications
August 2005, Defense Research Institute's Covered Events: One-Year Tolling Back Provision, analysis of Devillers v Auto Club Insurance Association, 473 Mich 562 (2005)
Personal
Born in Syracuse, New York