Plunkett Cooney in Bloomfield Hills has added David R. Stechow to its Construction Law Practice Group.
Admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Michigan, Stechow focuses his practice on various areas of complex litigation, including construction law, product liability, and premises liability in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.
Stechow, who is a member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, has successfully litigated jury trials and handled arbitrations on behalf of builders, contractors, management companies, manufacturers, and suppliers. He represents his clients in litigation matters involving property and personal injury claims resulting from construction deficiencies or fire and explosions. Many of these cases include property destruction, serious injury or death.
Stechow attended Southern Methodist University and received his undergraduate degree in 1992 from Michigan State University. He received his law degree in 1996 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Stechow is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and ALFA International. Since 2010, he has served as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary, invitation-only trial lawyer society comprised of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
Stechow was named the Best Lawyers 2026 Construction Law Lawyer of the Year in Detroit and has also been selected by Best Lawyers in America for construction law, construction litigation and product liability litigation. He has also achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV-Preeminent Peer Review, which is rated for the highest level of professional excellence.
