Philip J. Goodman

Of Counsel

Philip J. Goodman has been practicing for 50 years and has been Of Counsel to Serling & Abramson, P.C. (and its predecessor, Michael B. Serling, P.C.) for the past 25 years.  He is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan and has been admitted and litigated in federal courts throughout the United States.  Mr. Goodman was co counsel with Serling & Abramson, P.C. in a class action on behalf of over 300 Michigan public and private schools which recovered more than $100 million from the manufacturers of asbestos-containing building materials used in school buildings.  He currently focuses on asbestos personal injury claims, but also represents clients injured by environmental contaminants such as mold and other toxic materials.  Mr. Goodman is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law School, where he was a member of the Wayne Law Review.

In Phil’s spare time he and his wife Molly enjoy traveling around the world and spending time with their 5 children and 10 grandchildren.

News Articles
EPA Announces Federal Asbestos Ban

EPA Announces New Asbestos Ban

A Federal Asbestos Ban Today, March 18, 2024, a pivotal moment unfolds as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule banning the continued utilization of chrysotile asbestos, the sole form of asbestos presently used or imported […]

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Camp Lejeune: Statue of Limitations

Camp Lejeune: Last Chance For Justice

Camp Lejeune: Statue of Limitations Military veterans are busy like everyone else. They have homes to maintain, bills to pay, and extended families to help care for. However, now is a crucial time for a particular group of at-risk service […]

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Asbestos still used in the U.S.

Is Asbestos Still Used In The U.S.? The Dangerous Truth

Is Asbestos Still Used In The U.S.? Any reasonable person could expect asbestos use to have all but disappeared from the American landscape by 2024. After all, the link between asbestos exposure and cancer was scientifically established in a 1955 […]

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Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma

Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma

Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma: Similarities, Differences, And The Way Forward They both affect the lungs. Both are caused by asbestos exposure. But lung cancer and mesothelioma have several distinctions that victims and their families should know about — something the attorneys […]

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industries linked to asbestos

Workers At Risk: Jobs & Industries Linked To Asbestos Exposure

Jobs & Industries Linked To Asbestos Exposure In our 50+ years of representing clients with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, Serling & Abramson, P.C. has identified numerous industries linked to asbestos exposure — including many right here in Michigan. This […]

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Personal Injury Attorney

Personal Injury Attorneys Focused on Helping Individuals in Michigan

A Michigan Personal Injury Attorney When Michael B. Serling won the first jury trial in Michigan for a client who had developed asbestosis, a non-cancerous scarring of the lungs associated with asbestos exposure, it was a landmark case. This was the […]

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Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune

New Study Finds More Cancers Linked to Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune

New Study Links Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune to Additional Cancers A recent government study revealed that individuals, both military and civilian, who resided, worked, and served at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina during the mid-1970s and 1980s face a […]

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The Link Between Talcum Powder & Ovarian Cancer

The Link Between Talcum Powder & Ovarian Cancer

When The Past Can Still Harm You: The Link Between Talcum Powder & Ovarian Cancer When news outlets first reported the connection between talcum powder and various cancers, many people shrugged and thought, “I haven’t used talcum powder in years.” […]

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What Happened at Camp Lejeune? Camp Lejeune Toxic Water

What Happened at Camp Lejeune?

Between 1953 and 1987, the water supply at Camp Lejeune, a military base in North Carolina, was contaminated with dangerous chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems. The widespread use of industrial solvents, such as trichloroethylene […]

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