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Licensed for 9 years

Insurance Lawyer at Southfield, MI
Practice Areas: Insurance, Litigation, Insurance Fraud ... +4 more

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About Rabih

Biography

Attorney & Counselor

From the very first meeting to the resolution of your case, you can trust Rabih Hamawi to be professional, respectful, prompt, and relentless.

Mr. Hamawi has extensive expertise in insurance coverage, business negotiations, and commercial litigation. He focuses his practice on representing businessowners, homeowners, property owners, and other insurance policyholders in fire, property damage, and insurance-coverage disputes with insurance companies and in errors-and-omissions cases against insurance agents. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases against insurance companies and insurance agents, and recovered millions of dollars for his clients. He has also litigated cases against residential and commercial builders, restoration companies, and fire repair contractors.

Mr. Hamawi has also litigated cases against towing and storage companies for charging consumers unreasonable and excessive towing and storage costs, and for wrongfully determining vehicles to be abandoned. He has also litigated cases involving breach of commercial lease agreements, commercial real estate transactions, commercial purchase agreements, and sales commissions agreements.

Mr. Hamawi has represented insurance agents, financial advisors, stockbrokers, and public insurance adjusters in regulatory or other disciplinary actions initiated by governmental agencies.

Mr. Hamawi holds licenses in Property, Casualty, Life, Accident, and Health insurance. He is a Licensed multiple lines Property and Casualty, Life, Accident, and Health Insurance Counselor (LIC). He earned the prestigious Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®), Certified Insurance Consultant (CIC), and Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designations. He previously served as a managing principal for an insurance and financial services agency, where he managed two offices and built a multi-million-dollar book of business.

While in law school, Mr. Hamawi interned for the Honorable John Corbett O’Meara, Federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He also interned for the United States Department of Justice in the United States Attorney’s Office in Detroit.

While in law school, Mr. Hamawi also served on the Cooley Law Review Board of Editors as a Symposium Editor, where he received the Law Review Board Award for the most significant contributions to the Law Review Board during his tenure. He also served on the Moot Court and Mock Trial Executive Boards, and was a member of Cooley’s National Trial Team. Upon graduation, he received the Student Leadership Achievement Award for his outstanding participation in a leadership role during law school. He is bilingual and fluent in Arabic.

Mr. Hamawi has also taught as an adjunct professor teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Personal and Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Insurance and Financial Planning at the University of Phoenix, Davenport University, and Southern New Hampshire University.

Education

Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Master’s in Finance with a concentration in financial and insurance planning, Walsh College
Bachelor of Laws with high honors, Lebanese University, Faculty of Law

Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States
State Bar of Michigan
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana

Professional Associations & Activities

Past Chair of the Insurance and Indemnity Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
Vice-Chair of the Property Insurance Law Committee, American Bar Association
Past Executive Board member of the Michigan Association of Justice
Inns of Court, Oakland County Bar Association
Inns of Court, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Board member of the ICLE New Lawyers Advisory Board
The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors
The Society of Certified Risk Managers
The Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters

Awards

Mr. Hamawi has been named to the Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in insurance law in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of exceptional young attorneys in Michigan who have demonstrated excellence in their areas of expertise. Mr. Hamawi was also selected to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Class of 2020 Up & Coming Lawyers, which is dedicated to saluting Michigan lawyers who have established a name for themselves by displaying the ambition, drive and accomplishments that set them apart among their peers — in their first 10 years in practice.

Has your insurance company denied, delayed, or underpaid your insurance claim? I exclusively represent insureds in fire, property damage, and insurance-coverage cases. Residential & commercial property insurance claims, and all insurance-coverage disputes.

Has your insurance company denied, delayed, or underpaid your insurance claim? I exclusively represent insureds in fire, property damage, and insurance-coverage cases. Residential & commercial property insurance claims, and all insurance-coverage disputes across Michigan Statewide.

Fire, property damage, and insurance-coverage disputes. Residential & commercial insurance claims.

Practice Areas

Insurance 60%

Fire, property damage, insurance-coverage disputes, and insurance agent's errors and omissions. Residential Property Insurance Claims; Commercial Property Insurance Claims

60%

Litigation 30%

Insurance Litigation Property Insurance Claims Examination Under Oath

30%

Insurance Fraud 6%

Defending insureds against allegations of fraud and arson

Commercial Real Estate 1%

Health Insurance 1%

Life Insurance 1%

Residential Real Estate 1%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Payment Methods

Cash
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Credit Card

Awards

2026 2024 2023

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2017

Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 9 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 2016

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

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Location

Law Office of Rabih Hamawi, P.C.

2000 Town Center Drive, Ste 1900, Southfield, MI, 48075

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Rabih Hamawi's Reviews

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Posted by Octavia | June 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

Client

After searching for a attorney, I was very pleased to have found Mr. Hamawi. He was very helpful, punctual, the communication with himself and his secretary was awesome.His team was genuine which was most important to us.Overall, I would definitely recommend Mr. Hamawi. He is very good at providing a... solid delivery and in winning insurance cases against insurance companies.

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Posted by Margaret | November 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

Highly recommended!

Rabih has what you hope for in an attorney, but rarely find. He is knowledgeable, assertive, prompt, respectful and kind. From the moment we met him, we relaxed. He handled our insurance claim with expertise and speed. He is a straight forward person committed to serving his client’s best interest. I... highly recommend him and would use him again. Margaret Goethe

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Posted by Amanda | May 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

Total Loss after fire claim

“My Husband and I hired Rabih after a year long battle with our insurance company regarding a total loss fire claim on our home. Rabih was prompt and thorough throughout the process. He hired experts that helped further our case and got us an award that was considered a big win on our claim. Just s...hy of the two year anniversary of our house fire we can finally put this loss behind us and move on. Thanks to Rabih and his team we have funds to put back into our home that we would not have had, had we not contacted him. We would recommend his legal services to anyone experiencing an insurance claim.”

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Posted by Nikki | March 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

The Best Attorney

Attorney Rabih Hamawi, I cannot thank you enough for the time and attention you put into my case (Clark vs. State Farm Insurance). You were kind, professional, very knowledgeable, and thorough throughout this process. You provided the support and confidence I needed to move forward through a very di...fficult time showing that you truly care about the people that you represent. I appreciate your open lines of communication and answering all of my questions concerning my case without hesitation. You kept me informed and up to date on my case, you were prompt in returning my calls. It was remarkable to work with someone who did not just treat you like ‘another case’. I would highly recommend you to anyone needing a fair, hardworking attorney who will not only work for you, but also with you and stands up for his clients. I could not have asked for more, in an attorney. Unequivocally worth every penny. You did everything you said you were going to do and because of you, I received justice! Definitely recommend! Nikki Clark

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