Michael R. Carey

Mike Carey is an Associate at Bowman and Brooke LLP who concentrates his practice on complex litigation and trial work. Mike primarily defends product manufacturers including automotive, heavy-equipment and chemicals, as well as trucking companies facing catastrophic injury or property damage claims. He has represented clients in 23 states around the country, deposing plaintiffs and their experts in high-exposure personal injury cases. Mike also serves as national discovery counsel in product liability litigation.

Mike has tried cases in Minnesota, Florida and New York. In 2009, Mike chaired a trade secret misappropriation and breach of fiduciary duty trial involving a closely-held Minnesota corporation and limited liability company. In 2010 he defended a foreign automaker in a 3 ½ week wrongful death product liability trial involving allegations of inadequate roof strength and defective safety restraints. In May 2011, Mike defended a recalled vehicle in a property damage case involving a residential fire.  In June 2011, he defended a heavy equipment manufacturer in a wrongful death case, and in July 2011, he defended a Seattle-based software developer in a contractual dispute involving claims for revocation and breach of warranty. Mike has also argued at the Minnesota Court of Appeals on behalf of personal guarantors and property owners.