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Eric Parzianello's practice is concentrated in complex commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. A significant portion of his litigation experience has been in business break-ups, corporate and partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes and related valuation issues.  Mr. Parzianello has argued appellate cases in the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits.

He represents such diverse clients as real estate developers, doctors and national retailers, as well as entrepreneurs involved in a broad assortment of businesses.

Eric received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the University of Detroit. While there, he served as managing editor of the Michigan Business Law Journal, a publication of the State Bar of Michigan's Business Law Section. His article, "The Regulation of Debt Collection Practices", was published in the Third Quarter, 1988, issue of the Journal.

Fluent in the Italian language, he resides in Dearborn with his family and enjoys coaching little league baseball and playing golf.

Areas Of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Business Breakups

Banner v. Raisin Valley, Inc., United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 33 Fed. Appx. 767; 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 6792 (successfully argued and obtained reversal of a federal district court decision when the Sixth Circuit ruled that a $1 million insurance policy covered the insurance claim of Mr. Parzianello’s client)

Benjamin F. Pettit, M.D. v. HFP, LLC, Burns Clinic Medical Center, et al, Michigan Court of Appeals, 2002 WL 31188479 (2002) (successfuly argued on behalf of physician client on a partnership buyout issue involving the Burns Clinic in Petoskey and obtained attorney fees to be paid by the partnership to his client)

Dimmitt & Owen Fin., Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche (ISC), L.L.C., Supreme Court of Michigan, 481 Mich. 618 (2008) (in an accountant malpractice case, successfully argued against the Court of Appeals’ analysis that venue was determined by where plaintiff’s reliance took place)

[Client name withheld by request] v. Jamal Garmo, Dayton Lodge, L.L.C., Muskegon Hospitality, L.L.C., and Muskegon Lodge, L.L.C., 2008 Mich. App. LEXIS 373, (successfully argued in Court of Appeals that an approximately $525,000.00 arbitration award entered in favor of Mr. Parzianello’s client should be affirmed where the arbitrator found that defendant misappropriated, stole, and/or embezzled money, failed to act in good faith while managing the subject companies, and took actions and/or inactions which constituted willfully unfair and oppressive conduct towards the client of Mr. Parzianello, who later also prevailed in the Michigan Supreme Court)

Honors/Awards

• Named 2011 Michigan Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Named 2010 Michigan Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine
• Named in Top Lawyers of 2010 by dBusiness Magazine
• Highest Rating of AV® by Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Activities

• State Bar of Michigan
• Oakland County Bar Association

Admissions

• State of Michigan
• State of Florida
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Education

• University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy, 1986
• University of Detroit, Juris Doctor, 1989

Selected Publications

• Michigan Business Law Journal, "The Regulation of Debt Collection Practices", Third Quarter, 1988

Community Involvement

• Divine Child Grade School, Baseball Coach
• Michigan Rhinos Travel Team, Baseball Coach
• Meghan’s Miracles Fundraiser, Corporate Donation Committee
• Jake & Johnny Club, Boad of Directors' member
• Lorenzo White Foundation, Board of Directors' member

Eric A. Parzianello

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