Overview
Shane Nolan is a partner in the Firm’s Livonia office. An experienced litigator at both the trial court and appellate levels, he maintains a primary focus on the defense of liability lawsuits on behalf of insurance companies, self-insured corporations, businesses and municipal entities in a wide variety of civil litigation, including Michigan No-Fault claims (PIP, automobile negligence, uninsured/ underinsured motorist), as well as premises liability, general liability and insurance coverage disputes. He also focuses his practice on municipal law and utility law.
Mr. Nolan has successfully argued dispositive motions, tried multiple cases to verdict and regularly represents clients in various alternative dispute forums, including case evaluation, facilitation and arbitration. For two years after law school, he served as the judicial research attorney for Judge Nick Holowka in the Lapeer County Circuit Court.
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
Kalamazoo College, B.A.
Honors
Michigan Super Lawyers, Michigan Rising Star Top Rated Insurance Coverage Attorney, 2022, 2023 ![](https://cmda-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shanenolanmybadge-e1654793955948.png)
State Bar of Michigan
– Young Lawyers Section
American Bar Association
Insurance Alliance of Michigan (IAM)
Oakland County Bar Association
Shane Nolan and Carol Smith, both partners in the Firm’s Livonia office, participated in the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s Summer On-Campus Interviews (OCIs) held August 20, 2024….
Longtime CMDA client Leon Wright of Van Buren Township held his annual outing on Friday, June 14. As always, CMDA was happy to support the worthy cause. CMDA Partners Jim…
CMDA is pleased to announce that on behalf of our client, a large Michigan utility company, the Firm received an order from the Court of Appeals affirming summary disposition in…
CMDA is proud to announce that several attorneys from our Firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. The following attorneys have…
Jim Acho, a partner in our Livonia office, successfully represented the City of Detroit in a lawsuit filed by Detroit Police Commissioner Board Member Willie Burton. The U.S. Court of…
CMDA is proud to announce that several attorneys from our Firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. The following attorneys have…
We are pleased to announce that Douglas Curlew and Shane Nolan have been elected partners at CMDA. Both attorneys are recognized for their ability to lead, manage, and develop the…
CMDA was a proud supporter of World Medical Relief’s 66th Annual Anniversary Gala recently held at St. John’s Armenian Banquet Center. Over 450 volunteers, donors, community leaders, partner organizations and…
Michigan State Courts
United State District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
Kalamazoo College, B.A.
Honors
Michigan Super Lawyers, Michigan Rising Star Top Rated Insurance Coverage Attorney, 2022, 2023 ![](https://cmda-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shanenolanmybadge-e1654793955948.png)