Alison Duffy is an Member in Dickinson Wright’s Troy office, focusing her practice on Probate Litigation. Previously, she handled civil litigation matters at a Michigan-based personal injury firm, gaining extensive experience in Medicare, Medicaid and ERISA issues and litigating numerous cases before state and federal court juries.
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
J.D.- Title editor, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review
- Graduated in top 16% of class
- Scholarship, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section
- Book Award, Conflicts of Law
- Quarterfinalist, G. Mennen Williams Moot Court Competition
Michigan State University
- Graduated cum laude, from Honors College
- Dean’s List for seven semesters
- Cole Honors International Study Scholarship
Bar Admission
Acknowledgements
- Michigan Super Lawyers®
- "Rising Stars," Estate & Trust Litigation, 2012 –2023
- Hour Detroit Magazine
- "Top Women Attorneys in Michigan," 2016
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- “Top 40 Under 40,"
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly
- “Up & Coming Lawyer,” 2014
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2024-2025
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2025
Prominent Assignments
- Providing assistance to a client serving as trustee and personal representative of a trust and estate valued at over USD $260,000,000. The client is facing petitions seeking his removal as trustee and surcharge related to allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties.
Professional Involvement
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Michigan Association for Justice – Past Executive Board Member
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Ingham County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society
- American Civil Liberties Union
Publications/Presentations
- Participant, "ICLE Demonstration: Presenting TBI Evidence at Trial"; Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) - On-demand video seminar series; Ann Arbor, MI; November 2019
- Presenter, "How to Deal with Medicare and Medicaid Liens"; No-Fault Summit, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE); Plymouth, MI; May 2019
- Presenter, "Trial Preparation"; Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), On-demand webcast; Ann Arbor, MI; April 2019