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September 2019
CSEB Partners Recognized with Super Lawyers ® and Best Lawyers ® Distinctions
Three founding partners at Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso – Daniel R. Corbet, Bruce
R. Shaw and Kenneth M. Essad – have been named a 2019 Michigan Super Lawyer ® in
the practice area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. Michigan Super
Lawyers magazine annually recognizes excellence in the legal profession through these
distinctions. Only five percent of Michigan attorneys are chosen each year.
Daniel Corbet was also named to the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® in
the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants. Bruce Shaw was
named to the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® in the practice area Medical
Malpractice Law - Defendants.
October 2019
CSEB Partners Recognized with Super Lawyers ® and Best Lawyers ® Distinctions
Three founding partners at Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso – Daniel R. Corbet, Bruce
R. Shaw and Kenneth M. Essad – have been named a 2018 Michigan Super Lawyer ® in
the practice area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. Michigan Super
Lawyers magazine annually recognizes excellence in the legal profession through these
distinctions. Only five percent of Michigan attorneys are chosen each year.
Daniel Corbet was also named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® in
the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants. Bruce Shaw was
named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® in the practice area Medical
Malpractice Law - Defendants.
November 2015
Important Court of Appeals Ruling for Physicians
CSETB lawyers Daniel Corbet and Kenneth Willis recently achieved an important
victory for a firm client in the Michigan Court of Appeals. In an interlocutory appeal, the
Court of Appeals reversed a Wayne County Circuit Court decision denying summary
disposition of vicarious liability claims against a hospital client for the alleged
malpractice of a co-defendant surgeon. The trial court denied the motion because the
plaintiff contacted the surgeon for care after consulting the hospital’s physician referral
service.
The Court of Appeals’ decision shows that an independent physician’s hospital staff
privileges or physician marketing by a hospital does not necessarily create a reasonable
belief in a patient that the physician is an agent of the hospital for purposes of vicarious
liability. The firm recommends that its hospital clients aggressively defend vicarious
liability claims with trial court motions and, when necessary, with interlocutory appeals.
CSETB Receives Top-Tier Ranking
Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso received a top-tier ranking in the practice
area of Medical Malpractice - Defendants in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World
Report – Best Lawyers®.
The Tier 1 ranking of Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso is based on surveys and
assessments of clients and lawyers, who were asked to rate the law firms they consider
best in their practice areas. The selection process also included Best Lawyers peer-
reviews, with lawyers voting on a firm’s expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-
effectiveness, whether they would refer a matter to a firm, and whether they consider a
firm a worthy competitor.
Daniel R. Corbet and Bruce R. Shaw were selected for inclusion in the 2016
edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Dan was named to the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice
area of Mass Tort Litigation Class Actions – Defendants. Dan is a founding partner of
CSETB and the firm’s managing partner. His practice centers on medical negligence,
commercial litigation and contractual relations.
Bruce, a founding partner at CSETB, was named to the 2016 edition of The Best
Lawyers in America® in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. This is the
sixth year Bruce has been named to the list. Bruce concentrates his practice in civil
litigation with emphasis in hospital liability, professional negligence claims and
alternative dispute resolution.
October 2015
Recent Court of Appeals Decision Important to Medical Malpractice Defense
On August 27, 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a Wayne County Circuit
Court decision that granted a motion for summary disposition filed by Steve Bonasso.
The plaintiff had appealed the trial court’s dismissal of her complaint that was filed one
day before the statutory notice period had elapsed. The appeal was defended by Mr.
Bonasso and Erika Jost. During the pendency of the appeal, the Michigan Supreme
Court in Tyra v Organ Procurement Agency (April 14, 2015) confirmed that a medical
malpractice complaint filed during the statutory notice period does not commence an
action. Based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Tyra, the Court of Appeals affirmed
the dismissal.
As this Court of Appeals decision demonstrates, the effect of the Tyra ruling is
significant for defendants in medical malpractice actions. The decision emboldens
defendants to seek and achieve dismissals of complaints that are filed even one day
before the mandatory notice period elapses. Additionally, it highlights the advantage to
defendants of filing a response to a notice of intent to sue, thereby lengthening the
notice period and creating more opportunity for plaintiffs to make a procedural error
potentially fatal to a claim.
Three CSETB founding partners recognized by their peers
Daniel R. Corbet and Kenneth M. Essad were selected as 2015 Michigan Super
Lawyers® after being nominated by their peers in the practice area of Personal Injury
Defense: Medical Malpractice.
Super Lawyers magazine annually recognizes excellence in the legal profession using a
rigorous, patented, multiphase selection process that evaluates candidates on 12
indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. At most, five percent of
Michigan attorneys are rated as Super Lawyers®.
Kenneth M. Essad and Bruce R. Shaw were named to DBusiness Magazine’s 2015 list
of Top Lawyers, which will appear in the November/December 2015 issue. The Top
Lawyer list is based on a peer-review survey of Metro area lawyers.
September 2014
Three CSETB founding partners have again been named Michigan
Super Lawyers®.
Michigan Super Lawyers
magazine annually recognizes excellence in the legal
profession using a rigorous, patented, multiphase selection
process that evaluates candidates on
12 indicators of peer recognition and professional
achievement. The result is a list of legal talent that can
be used as a resource by attorneys and consumers searching
for legal counsel.
At most, five percent of Michigan attorneys are rated as a
Super Lawyer.®
The three Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso partners
selected as a 2014 Michigan Super Lawyer® were nominated by
their peers in the practice area of Personal Injury Defense:
Medical Malpractice.
Daniel R. Corbet
Dan is the firm’s managing partner. His practice centers on
medical negligence, commercial litigation and contractual
relations.
Bruce R. Shaw
Bruce concentrates his practice in civil litigation with
emphasis in hospital liability and professional negligence
claims.
Kenneth M. Essad
Ken’s practice is concentrated in medical malpractice defense,
commercial litigation, family law, automobile negligence and
asbestos defense.
May 2014
Christopher C. Frayer
has joined Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso as an
associate.
Chris graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and was
admitted to the bar in 2001. He worked for the Office of the
Florida State Attorney General before practicing with firms
in Florida and Michigan. Prior to joining Corbet, Shaw,
Essad & Bonasso, Chris worked for Brown,
Jacobson, P.C. in Norwich, Connecticut representing
corporate clients, insurance companies and municipalities.
His practice at CSETB focuses on civil litigation,
concentrating on medical malpractice defense.
September 2013
Three founding partners at Corbet, Shaw, Essad &
Bonasso – Daniel R. Corbet, Bruce R. Shaw and Kenneth M.
Essad – have each been named a 2013 Michigan Super Lawyer®
in the practice area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical
Malpractice.
Michigan
Super Lawyers
magazine annually recognizes excellence in the legal
profession through these distinctions. Only five percent of
Michigan attorneys are chosen each year.
Daniel Corbet is the firmʼs managing partner. His practice
centers on medical negligence, commercial litigation and
contractual relations. Bruce Shawʼs practice focuses on
civil litigation with emphasis in hospital liability and
professional negligence claims. Kenneth Essad concentrates
his practice in medical malpractice defense, commercial
litigation, family law, automobile negligence and asbestos
defense.
September 2013
Bruce Shaw has been named one of the “Top Lawyers in Metro
Detroit 2013” by
DBusiness Magazine.
Bruce concentrates his practice in civil litigation with
emphasis in hospital liability and professional negligence
claims.
September 2013
Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso is pleased to
announce that Sarah Tupica Berard has been promoted to
Associate Principal, in recognition of her legal skills,
commitment to clients and contributions to the firm. Berard,
who earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of
Detroit Mercy, joined the firm in 2009. Her practice focuses
on medical malpractice and insurance defense.
In 2012, Berard was
selected to serve on the newly-formed Patient and Family
Advisory Board (PFAB) at the University of Michigan
Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMCCC). The PFAB is a
partnership of patients, family members, healthcare
providers and the community that works to ensure the highest
quality of patient and family-centered care at UMCCC. Berard
was also elected as the PFAB Nominations and
Governance Officer.
In 2010 and 2011, Berard was named a
Michigan Super Lawyers
“Rising Star” in the practice area of Personal Injury
Defense: Medical Malpractice.
August 2013
Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso received a
top-tier ranking in the practice area of Medical Malpractice
- Defendants in the 2014 Edition of U.S. News & World Report
– Best Lawyers ®.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings, which were announced in
August, are based on surveys of clients and lawyers, peer
reviews and other information gathered as part of the
evaluation process.
May 2013
Lawyers For A Cure – a team from Corbet, Shaw, Essad
& Bonasso – participated in the 22nd Annual Susan
G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure to help raise funds for
the fight against breast cancer.
November 2012
Bruce Shaw – a founding partner at Corbet, Shaw, Essad
& Bonassso – has been named one of the “Top
Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2013” by DBusiness
Magazine.
The November/December 2012 issue of DBusiness
listed attorneys in 51 specialized practice areas who
received the highest ratings for their professional
abilities and ethical standards, based on confidential peer
reviews. About 900 honorees were selected from more than
21,000 attorneys in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw, and
Livingston counties. Bruce concentrates his practice in
civil litigation with emphasis in hospital liability and
professional negligence claims.
Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso was ranked as one
of the “Best Law Firms” in the practice area of Medical
Malpractice– Defendants by the 2013 edition of U.S. News
& World Report – Best Lawyers®.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings, which were announced November
1, 2012, are based on surveys of clients and lawyers, peer
reviews and other information gathered as part of the
evaluation process.
September 2012
Daniel R. Corbet
– founding partner of Corbet, Shaw, Essad &
Bonasso and the firm’s managing partner – and
Bruce R. Shaw
– also a founding partner of
the firm
–
were named 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers®
in the practice area of
Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice.
Michigan Super Lawyers
magazine annually recognizes
excellence in the legal profession through these
distinctions. Only five percent of Michigan attorneys
are chosen each year.
September 2012
Kenneth M. Essad
– founding partner of Corbet,
Shaw, Essad & Bonasso –
has been named to the
Executive Board of the Veteransʼs Outreach Project of
Southeast Michigan, Inc. Essad took the lead to
incorporate the organization as a 501(c)(3) and will act
in a volunteer advisory capacity as Counsel to the
Board.
The Veterans’ Outreach Project
supports the 17th Judicial District Veterans Treatment
Court in Redford. Based on the successful model of drug
courts, Veterans Treatment Courts address challenges
unique to our nation’s veterans. These specialized
courts route offenders into substance abuse or mental
health treatment instead of incarceration and provide
social services to help them rehabilitate and readjust.
September 2012
Sarah Tupica Berard
has been selected to serve on the newly-formed Patient
and Family Advisory Board (PFAB) at the University of
Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMCCC).
The PFAB is a partnership of
patients, family members, healthcare providers and the
community that works to ensure the highest quality of
patient and family-centered care at UMCCC. Berard was
also elected as the PFAB Nominations and
Governance Officer.
September 2012
Erika Jost
has joined Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso as
an associate.
Jost graduated from Kalamazoo
College in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.
As part of her undergraduate program, she studied German
language and history at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet
Erlangen-Nuernberg. Jost earned her Juris Doctorate from
the University of Michigan Law School in 2011. While in
law school, Jost served as a board member for the
Michigan Law chapter of the American Constitution
Society. She also performed transactional work for local
small businesses and nonprofit corporations through the
Urban Communities Clinic (now the Community and Economic
Development Clinic). Upon graduation from law school,
Jost clerked for the Honorable Kay Behm, Probate Judge
assigned to the Family Division of Circuit Court in
Genesee County.
Ms. Jost was admitted to the bar
in the State of Michigan in 2011. Her practice focuses
on civil litigation, concentrating on medical
malpractice defense and appellate practice, and family
law.
January 2011
Effective January 1, 2011, the name
of our firm is Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso,
PLLC.
January 2011
In recognition of his talents as an
attorney and his contributions to the firm, Steven J.
Bonasso has become a name partner of the firm.
Mr. Bonasso earned a Bachelor of
Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor
from Wayne State University Law School. He practices
primarily in the areas of medical malpractice defense,
insurance defense, municipal law (civil rights
actions/1983), long-term care litigation, and premises
liability.
October 2010
Corbet,
Shaw, Essad & Bonasso was ranked as one of the "Best Law
Firms" in the practice area of Medical
Malpractice–Defendants by U.S. News & World Report
and Best Lawyers, in their inaugural law firm
ranking.
The
Tier 1 ranking of Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso is based
on surveys of clients and lawyers who were asked to rate the
law firms they consider best in their practice areas.
Nationally, responses came from every Fortune 100 company
and 587 of the Fortune 1000 companies. The rankings also
reflect more than 3.1 million evaluations of individual
lawyers, from the most recent Best Lawyers survey.
October 2010
Bruce
R. Shaw, a founding partner at Corbet, Shaw, Essad &
Bonasso, was named to DBusiness Magazine's 2010
list of Top Lawyers, which appears in its November/December
2010 issue. The Top Lawyer list is based on a peer-review
survey of Metro area lawyers.
Shaw
also was selected by peers for the 2011 edition of The
Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Medical
Malpractice Law. The Best Lawyers list is considered
to be the "most respected referral list of attorneys in
practice," according to The American Lawyer.
Selection is based on a rigorous peer-review survey with
more than 25,000 of the nation's top attorneys casting
almost 3 million confidential votes on the legal abilities
of other lawyers in their specialties.
Shaw
concentrates his practice in civil litigation with emphasis
in hospital liability, professional negligence claims and
family law. He frequently speaks about developments and
trends in health care law and medical liability issues.
October 2010
Sarah Tupica Berard was named a 2010 Rising Star by Super Lawyers
magazine. Rising Stars are selected based on peer
nominations and independent research of candidates. The list
features outstanding young lawyers from around the state.
Tupica
focuses her practice on medical malpractice and insurance
defense.
June 2010
Kenneth
M. Essad, a partner at Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso, was
asked by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly to
serve on the newly created Solutions on Self-Help Task
Force.
The SOS
Task Force is charged with developing resources for
non-lawyers who represent themselves in legal proceedings.
This will include an interactive and user-friendly self-help
website with centralized, high quality resources in several
languages. The overall goal is to close the gaps and
duplication in the availability, quality and uniformity of
self-help resources available to Michigan residents.
Essad
accepted the appointment to help the growing number of
Michigan residents who are being turned away from legal aid
agencies, which are overwhelmed by the demand for legal
help. The SOS Task Force will help provide an effective and
accessible alternative for people around the state.
May 2010
Thank
you to everyone who supported our team during the 19th
Annual Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure® held May 22, 2010.
The Corbet, Shaw, Essad & Bonasso team, Lawyers For A
Cure, exceeded its goal by more than 50%, raising a total of
$3,822. Proceeds support curing breast cancer — forever.
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