Cheryl A. Bush

Cheryl A. Bush has extensive first-chair trial experience and has obtained exceptionally positive results for her clients. She serves as National Counsel for a major automotive manufacturer, handling catastrophic air bag trials and coordinating discovery throughout the country. She has also tried and won cases for numerous other Fortune 500 companies. Her cases, which have spanned 30 states, often involve high-level nationwide media exposure.

Ms. Bush was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2008. She is a board member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is engaged in the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms. Ms. Bush is also a strong supporter of Cornerstone Schools in Detroit.

Professional Activities

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
Defense Research Institute, Member
Product Liability Advisory Council, Board Member
Womens Business Enterprise National Council, Member
National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, Member
National Association of Women Business Owners, Member
International Society of Barristers, Fellow
Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer
American Bar Association, Member
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

Honors & Awards

Leon Hubbard Community Service Award, 2015
Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star, 2015
Leading Lawyers, 2014
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2014
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America Business Edition, 2013 – present
U.S. News Best Lawyers , 2010-present
DBusiness Top Lawyers, 2008-present
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Leader in the Law, 2010
National Association of Women Business Owners, Breakthrough Award
Michigan Super Lawyers, 2011-present
AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubble

Publications & Presentations

To Kill or Not To Kill The Trial Lawyer, presented to the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, 2015 Annual Meeting

Litigation in the Technology World, presented to the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, 2010 Annual Meeting

“Trial Strategies: Humanizing the Corporate Defendant,” In-House Defense Quarterly

“So, They Want to Take Your Client’s Deposition,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly

Ethical Issues Associated with Cost Cutting, presented to the Product Liability Advisory Council, 2009 Annual Meeting

Community & Pro-Bono Involvement

Ms. Bush assists in all aspects of the firms pro-bono efforts. She is a proud sponsor of Cornerstone Schools Partners for Mentoring Program and “Be a Tiger for Kids Day,” which supports Cornerstones scholarship fund.

Personal

Before co-founding BSP in 2003, Ms. Bush was an equity partner at Dykema Gossett and then Feeney Kellett Wienner & Bush. She graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, in 1984.