Kurt A. Anselmi specializes in the defense of claims against the amusement industry. He is a Charter Member of the Board of Directors of the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association (IALDA), as well as a member of AIMS (Amusement Industry Manufacturing & Suppliers International), IRGA (International Recreational Go-Kart Association) and IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions). He has been recognized as a premier trial defense attorney by the Roller Skating Association (R.S.A.). The Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988, currently known as Michigan Compiled Laws 445.1721, et seq., effective February 1, 1989, was drafted by Mr. Anselmi in 1986 on behalf of the Michigan Chapter of the R.S.A. This Act was the first state law to recognize assumption of risk as a defense for claims filed against roller skating centers.

Currently, Mr. Anselmi represents amusement parks, family entertainment centers, roller skating centers, ski resorts, and waterslide/karting centers throughout Michigan. At the request of the R.S.A., Mr. Anselmi has conducted claim defense seminars for R.S.A. Members throughout the country and at National Trade Conventions.

Mr. Anselmi earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1976 and his Juris Doctorate from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University in 1981, graduating with honors. After graduation, Mr. Anselmi joined a Detroit area insurance defense firm, leaving in August 1988 to open the law offices of Anselmi & Mierzejewski, P.C. He is licensed to practice law in Michigan, Colorado, and Ohio.

Current Employment Positions: Managing Partner, since 1988 Year Joined Organization: 1988

Areas Of Practice:
Personal Injury -- Defense Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law Litigation Percentage: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1981 Ohio, 1994 Colorado, 1995

Education:
Detroit College of Law, Detroit, MI, 1981 Juris Doctorate: With Honors University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976 Bachelor of Arts

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Claim defense seminars, Roller Skating Association
Claim defense seminars, National Trade Conventions

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Director of the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association
Charter Board Member- Amusement Industry Manufacturing & Suppliers Intl.
International Recreational Go-Kart Association -Member
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions -Member
Roller Skating Association -Premier Trial Defense Attorney
Michigan State Bar Association -Member
Oakland County Bar Association -Member
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit -Member
U.S. District Court Eastern District -Member
Defense Research Institute -Member
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel -Member

Birth Information: 1954, Michigan, United States of America