PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

State Bar of Michigan
—-– Insurance and Indemnity Law Section (Council Member)
—-– Representative Assembly
Oakland County Bar Association
—-– Legislative Committee
Livonia Economic Development Corporation (Board of Directors)
Livonia Chamber of Commerce
Armadillo Club

 PROMINENT OUTCOMES

Insurance Coverage

Won summary judgment for insurer regarding the lack of coverage for an incident involving a rental vehicle not covered by the employer’s automobile insurance policy. (June 2016)

Won summary judgment for insurer regarding the lack of coverage for alleged acts that happened prior to the first policy period. (April 2016)

Won summary disposition for insurer regarding a defective workmanship case filed on behalf of a fire suppression system contractor. (January 2013)

Won summary disposition for insurer regarding a defective workmanship case filed by a painting contractor, affirmed on appeal. (October 2012)

Won summary disposition for insurer regarding the lack of coverage for a default judgment against an apartment complex.
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General Liability

Won summary judgment for a trucking company where Court held that a leased employee’s claims were barred by the WDCA’s exclusive-remedy provision. (March 2016)

Won summary judgment for a logistics broker where the Court held that the broker did not owe a duty to an independent contractor’s employee and the broker did not proximately cause plaintiff’s injuries, affirmed on appeal. (April 2014)

PUBLICATIONS

Legislative Update Column, The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, a quarterly publication of the State Bar of Michigan’s Insurance and Indemnity Law Section

Co-Author of Ohio Chapter of the 2017 Defense Research Institute Construction Litigation Desk Reference, a State-by-State Compendium