B. Andrew Rifkin
Andrew Rifkin
Birmingham
Michigan (MI)
Family Law
Entertainment & Sports
Real Estate
Profile
Mr. Rifkin has nearly 20 years of experience representing clients in complex matrimonial and litigation cases, business and entertainment matters, and other intricate personal and contractual relationships. Mr. Rifkin is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and at Michigan State University College of Law. He is recognized by his peer lawyers in Michigan as one of the premier family law attorneys in the state, having been named in DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2009-2010, Michigan Super Lawyers 2008-2011, and Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating AV Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 for each of the last nine years, which is the highest possible rating of legal ability and ethical standards, as established by confidential opinions from members of the Michigan Bar. Mr. Rifkin has tried cases to judges and juries in federal and state courts throughout Michigan, and he has successfully represented clients in courts in Michigan, Illinois, California, and Colorado.
Mr. Rifkin graduated with Distinction from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and as a member of the Honors College. After attending the University of Michigan Medical School for a year, Mr. Rifkin went on to the University of Michigan Law School, where he won the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition and taught legal research and writing, winning an award as the year's outstanding legal research and writing instructor.
Selected To
Michigan Super Lawyers 2011
Michigan Super Lawyers 2010
Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
Michigan Super Lawyers 2008
About Andrew Rifkin
Admitted: 1992, Michigan
Professional Webpage: www.andrewrifkinattorney.com
Honors and Awards:
- Honors: Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and Honors in Economics, May 1987 Honors Thesis: Medical Malpractice Insurance Prices: A Study of Rate Variance Diploma with Distinction, 1987 Honors in Economics, 1987 College Honors Program in Economics, 1986 University of Michigan Class Honors, 1985., University of Michigan, 1987
- Book Award: Legal Research and Writing, University of Michigan, 1990
- Winner of the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition, University of Michigan, 1990
- Outstanding Legal Writing Instructor Award, University of Michigan, 1991
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- State Bar of Michigan, 1992
- State Bar of Colorado, 1993
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Invited Judge - Detroit College of Law. Freshman Moot Court Oral Argument Competition, 1994
- Invited Judge - University of Michigan Law School. First Year Moot Court Oral Argument Competitions Annual Client Counseling Competitions, 1996
- Court-Appointed Mediator in Oakland and Wayne County Circuit Courts, 1999
- Oakland County Bench-Bar Conference Family Law Committee: Served as committee member organizing meeting, preparing issues for discussion and written materials, and moderating annual family law conference between Oakland County attorneys and judges., 2007
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Rifkin and Rifkin, When Doctors Go Bare: Compensation Beyond the Underinsured Physician, MICH. BAR J., Oct. 1994, Volume 73 No. 10 at 1080 [also MICHIGAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY, Winter 1994, at 26; and in PODIATRIC PROFILES, February/March 1995, at 8], When Doctors Go Bare: Compensation Beyond the Underinsured Physician, MICH. BAR J., 1994
- Rifkin, Rifkin and Cooper, Liability of the Physician in Charge MICH. BAR J., Dec. 1994, Volume 73 No. 12 at 1296 [also in MICHIGAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY, Spring 1994, at 25], Liability of the Physician in Charge, MICH. BAR J., 1994
- Rifkin and Rifkin, Shop with Care: Choosing a Forum in Recreational Accident Cases, LACHES, January 1999, No. 396 at 8 [also in EMMET-CHARLEVOIX BAR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, Vol. 2, No. 4, at 1], Shop with Care: Choosing a Forum in Recreational Accident Cases, LACHES, 1999
- Rifkin, Full Protection for the Injured Ward: Ensuring That Guardian and Conservator Fees Are Paid by the PIP Insurance Carrier, MICH. BAR J., July 2000, Volume 79 No. 7 at ____ [also in LACHES, September 1999, No. 404 at 16], Full Protection for the Injured Ward: Ensuring That Guardian and Conservator Fees Are Paid by the PIP Insurance Carrier, MICH. BAR J., July 2000, Volume 79 No.7, 2000
- Schaefer, Bank, and Rifkin, Beyond Rinvelt, Where Do Prenuptial Agreements Go from Here?, Beyond Rinvelt: Where Do Prenuptial Agreements Go from Here?, LACHES, 2001
- Rifkin, ICLE Michigan Family Law Practice, Chapter 1 Update, Family Law Practice Issues, 2002 Supplement, § 1.35, Author, Chapter 1 Update, Family Law Practice Issues, ICLE Michigan Family Law Practice, 2002
Educational Background:
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. B.A. Economics. Honors: Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and Honors in Economics, May 1987 Honors Thesis: Medical Malpractice Insurance Prices: A Study of Rate Variance Diploma with Distinction, 1987 Honors in Economics, 1987 College Honors Program in Economics, 1986 University of Michigan Class Honors, 1985, 1987
- University of Michigan Law School - University of Michigan. Honors: Winner of the Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition, 1990-91 Outstanding Legal Writing Instructor Award, 1991 Book Award: Legal Research and Writing, 1990., 1991
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