Phil DeRosier has nearly 20 years’ experience representing industry-leading corporations, banks, insurance companies, and individuals in the Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, and U.S. Courts of Appeals. Phil has briefed and argued a wide variety of appeals, ranging from commercial contracts to insurance to business torts. He also devotes a significant part of his practice to briefing dispositive motions and working with trial counsel on pre- and post-trial motions, jury instructions, and preserving issues for appeal.
Phil is a past Chair of the Governing Council of the State Bar of Michigan’s Appellate Practice Section, and is consistently recognized in Best Lawyers and Michigan Super Lawyers in the area of appellate practice. Phil is co-chair of the Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference and a contributing author to the Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Michigan Appellate Handbook. Before joining the firm, Phil served as a law clerk for former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr., and was a staff attorney at the Michigan Court of Appeals.
- E-mail: pderosier@dickinsonwright.com
- Direct Phone Number: 313-223-3866
- Phone Number: 313-223-3500
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dickinson-wright.com/our-people/phillipj_derosier
- 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000
Detroit, MI 48226-3425
- Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., graduated 1996
- Michigan State University, BA, graduated 1993
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association - Chair of the Appellate Practice Section
- Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference Foundation - Secretary
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel - Member
- State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section - Past Chair
176 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
- Appellate Practice, Detroit (2024)
- Appellate Practice, Detroit (2021)
- Appellate Practice, Detroit (2018)
- Appellate Practice
- Thomas M. Cooley Law Review's Distinguished Brief Award, 2009
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