Craig E. Hilborn

  • President and Partner

    Craig@HilbornLaw.com

    President of Hilborn & Hilborn, P.C., Craig received his B.S. from Michigan State University and his Juris Doctor from the Michigan State University College of Law in 1989.  Craig began his career representing indigent defendants in criminal proceedings.  In 1993 he and his father, George A. Hilborn, began Hilborn & Hilborn, P.C. Since that time Hilborn & Hilborn, P.C. has concentrated on representing persons seriously injured as a result of defective products and the negligence of others.  Craig is a member of Michigan Association of Justice, American Association of Justice, the Attorney's Information and Exchange Group and he has served on the Board of Directors of the Michigan State University College of Law Alumni Association.

    Craig has settled many multi-million dollars cases.  On August 20, 2004, Craig won an appeal in the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Nemir v. Mitsubishi case nos. 02-1780; 03-1228.  Nemir will have widespread legal ramifications for product liability cases throughout the United States.

  • Craig’s professional credentials include:
    • Memberships in:
    • State Bar of Michigan
      State Bar of Ohio

      Federal District Courts
      Eastern District of Michigan
      Western District of Michigan
      Northern District of Ohio
      District of Colorado

      Federal courts of appeal
      First Circuit
      Sixth Circuit

      Attorney information exchange group

      Sustaining membership in
      Michigan Association of justice
      American Association of Justice
      Oakland County Bar Association

      Craig also has a number of precedent-setting cases that have been published, including:
      Nemir vs. Mitsubishi
      McCormick vs. General Motors
      Townsend vs. Sears
      Juarez vs. Holbrook
      Smith vs. Stolberg
      Potter v. Bowman
      Hayes Excavating v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

    • Craig is a frequent speaker at legal seminars, including:
    • American Bar Association Seminar
    • Subject: “Product Liability Issues in the Automotive Industry?”
    • Michigan Trial Lawyer Association (now the Michigan Association of Justice) Product Liability Seminar
    • Subject: “Considerations when using expert witnesses
      (MCL 600. 2955 and MRE 702)”
    • Utah Association of Justice Brain Injury Conference

      Subject: “Diffuse Tensor Imaging (DTI): A Breakthrough in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Axonal Injuries (DAI)”

      Attorney Information Exchange Group Toyota Unintended Acceleration Seminar

      Subject: “Subpoena strategies for Toyota executives”

      Michigan Association of Justice 10th Annual No-fault Seminar

      Subject:       “__________________”
      Craig has :
      Served as an Oakland County Case Evaluator

      Acted as a judge for the national trial advocacy competition at Michigan State University College of Law

      Been recognized by Thompson-Reuters' magazine, SuperLawyers as one of the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan, 2006-2010