David D Cassell

David specializes in real estate, environmental, labor and employment, insurance, and business law, assisting clients with complex transactional and operational matters to optimize results and mitigate risk. David advises clients on a wide array of sophisticated matters, including management-side labor negotiations with labor unions, real estate matters, permitting and regulatory compliance, remediation and cost-recovery for contaminated properties, and corporate matters. David helps business clients navigate the intricacies of corporate matters, contracts, litigation and trials, labor and employment disputes, enforcement and defense of non-competition agreements, real estate transactions, liquor license and regulatory matters, administrative hearings, appeals, and merger and acquisition transactions. Having served for more than 13 years as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer for a private healthcare and insurance company that had a unionized work force, David has developed a deep understanding of not only the law, but also the practical business context in which the law is applied. This experience allows David to help craft effective solutions to problems business owners face that are both legally compliant and advantageous for business. David has been selected as a Super Lawyer by his peers in environmental law. David practiced at a large, national firm before going in-house with a private health care and insurance company as General Counsel. David joined Myers and Myers in 2025. Awards and Honors Honors Michigan Supers Lawyer Commendation for distinguished service as clerk for Michigan Court of Appeals

• Of Counsel

• Midland Cogen Venture v. Naftaly
• Citation: 803 N.W.2d 674 (Mich. 2011)
• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Henry v. Dow Chemical Co.
• Citation: 772 N.W.2d 301 (Mich. 2009)
• Romain v. Frankenmuth Mut. Ins. Co.
• Citation: 762 N.W.2d 911
• Webb v. Holzheuer
• Citation: 674 N.W.2d 395 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004)
• Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
• Webb v. Smith

• Michigan, 1994

• State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section (Member)
• Federal Bar Association Admitted
• National Assoc. of Vision Care Plans, 2013 - 2019 (Director)
• Thomas M. Cooley Legal Authors Society (Member)