Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- New Jersey
Education
Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Concordia College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Harold Pope is a litigator in Dykema's Detroit office. Mr. Pope has extensive litigation experience representing local and national companies in State and Federal Courts on matters regarding commercial; products liability; defense of sex, age and race discrimination claims for corporate employers; personal injury; franchise termination and disputes over exclusive market areas; disputes between automotive suppliers and manufacturers; construction claims; general contract; small corporation disputes; professional malpractice; and directors' and officers' liability. His experience includes the dismissal and resolution of several multimillion dollar commercial disputes.
Seminars & Speeches
- Webinar: Activating the Private Bar to Protect the Right to Vote Amid the Pandemic, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawJune 1, 2020
News
- August 31, 2020
- June 1, 2020
- July 31, 2019
- September 26, 2016
Press Releases
- 18 Attorneys Earn “Lawyer of the Year” HonorsAugust 20, 2020
- August 22, 2019
- 18 Attorneys Earn “Lawyer of the Year” HonorsAugust 15, 2019
- September 7, 2018
- 13 Attorneys Earn “Lawyer of the Year” HonorsAugust 15, 2018
- Eight Dykema Attorneys Also Receive Individual RecognitionMay 31, 2017
- July 27, 2016
Memberships & Involvement
Board of Directors for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Member
State Bar of Michigan Judicial Qualifications Committee, Member, 2008-2013
Wolverine Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice, Past Chair
American Bar Association Board of Governors, Member, 2009-2014
American Bar Association House of Delegates, Michigan State Delegate; Nominating Committee, Member
American Bar Association Audit Committee, Member
American Bar Foundation Board of Directors, Member
National Bar Institute, Past Chair
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation Board of Trustees, Past Member
National Bar Association, Past President
D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, Member
Community/Civic Activities
NAACP, Life Member
Detroit Public Schools Student Motivational Program, Past Member
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Member
Awards & Recognition
Recipient of the Michigan Chronicle's "Men of Excellence" Award, 2019
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2019-Present. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC
Named as "Lawyer of the Year" in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2019. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC
Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in 2017 for Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action: Automotive/Transport
Recipient of the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association Trailblazer Award for 2015
National Bar Association C. Francis Stradford Award, 2006
State Bar of Michigan-Champion of Justice Award, 2000
Wolverine Bar Association - Damon J. Keith Community Service Award, 2008
National Bar Association Commercial Law Section - Cora T. Walker Legacy Award, 2011
Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Business Litigation and Labor & Employment Law, 2011-Present