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Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & SherbrookPrincipal
Terence P. Durkin
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Terence P. Durkin

3.8
13 reviews

One Woodward Avenue, Suite 2400, Detroit, MI 48226

Medical Malpractice/Professional Liability, Employment & Labor and Employee Benefits

About Terence P. Durkin

Terence Durkin’s practice blends labor and employment law with medical malpractice and general litigation. His experience gives him a unique ability to help clients sort through the challenging and ever-changing world of labor and employment rules and regulations. Clients come to Terence and the firm’s labor and employment practice group for guidance because they understand the priorities and risks involved with managing a diverse workforce, creating contracts, and implementing the best policies and procedures.

Terence and the Kitch labor and employment practice group offer a full array of employment and labor law services, including disputes in all types of forums: the courts, mediation panels, arbitration and administrative agencies. Clients rely on Terence to help them navigate collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance and arbitration proceedings, and he often participates with them in those proceedings.

Terence plays an active role in the community by serving on the Executive Board of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, chairing the Providence Foundation, and being a member of the Plymouth Rotary. Most recently, he was elected to the Core Leadership Team of Oak Mac SHRM (Society of Human Resource and Management).

Terence received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and his Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he was Article Editor of the Journal of Practical and Clinical Law. He is licensed to practice law in Michigan and Ohio, as well as the United States District Courts Eastern and Western Michigan.

He is married to Jessica and lives in Northville.

Insights & News

April, 2025 - Recent Highlights, Community Involvement
Terence Durkin Joins St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center’s Board of Trustees
November, 2024 - Recent Highlights
Kitch Attorneys Recognized by DBusiness as Top Lawyers for 2024
August, 2024 - Recent Highlights, Special Publications, Legal Updates
Michigan Supreme Court Restores 2018 Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws

 

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Terence P. Durkin got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Employee Benefits
  • Other 2
    • Medical Malpractice/Professional Liability
    • Employment & Labor

Practice Details

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  • Firm Information
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    Firm Name
    Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Michigan
    Ohio
    U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
    U.S. District Court - Western District of Michigan
    Memberships

    Board Membership:

    Providence Health Foundation Board of Trustees

    Professional Memberships:

    Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

    - Board Member, 2012 - present

    - Section Chair: Professional Liability and Healthcare Section 2008 - 2012

    - Co-chair, Winter Meeting 2011

    - Co-chair, Meet the Judges 2012 and 2014

    - Chair, Annual Meeting, 2014

    Michigan Society of Health Care Risk Management

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Thomas M. Cooley Law School
    Class of 2001
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Millikin University
    Class of 1995
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1972
    Darien, Illinois, December 4, 1972

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    Terence P. Durkin is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
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    Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook has 108 attorneys at this location.
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    Terence P. Durkin attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
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    Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook was established in 1969.

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