- PRACTICE AREAS:
- Civil Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Contracts
- Constitutional Law
- Federal and State Regulations
- Third Party Auto
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury
- Subrogation and Collections (Including Collections under Crime Victim’s Rights Act)
- EDUCATION:
- Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2007)
- Wayne Law Moot Court (2005-2007)
- Michigan State University (B.A., with Honors, 2000)
- BAR ADMISSION:
- State Bar of Michigan, 2007
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
- EMPLOYMENT:
- Associate Attorney at Harvey Kruse, P.C., 2007 to the present
- REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:
- Bituminous Insurance Company
- Acuity Insurance Company
- National Interstate Insurance Company
- Hyundai Motor America
- Kia Motors America, Inc.
- Ashland, Inc.
- The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company
- Meijer, Inc.
- SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS:
- Wallace and Lavonne Tatro v. The Forbes Co., Oakland County Circuit Court; successfully obtained verdict for damages and attorney’s fees on behalf of Wallace and Lavonne Tatro following six-day jury trial based on the defendant’s negligence in maintaining its shopping mall (the Somerset Collection) and its violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act with regards to the condition of its handicap accessible automatic door.
- Bituminous Insurance Company v. Jerry Bowman, Macomb County Circuit Court; after the defendant was convicted of receiving and concealing stolen property and was ordered to pay significant Restitution, the Court agreed that Bituminous Insurance Company was a judgment creditor under Michigan’s Crime Victim’s Rights Act and could therefore enforce the Court’s Restitution Order as it would an Order of Judgment or a lien against the defendant’s property.
- Ronald Dupuis v. Prema Graham, et.al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; case involved a tasing incident between two police officers. Motion for Summary Disposition was granted, as the Court agreed that Prema Graham did not engage in malicious prosecution or defamation as against the plaintiff, and that she was not a “state actor” under 42 USC § 1983.
- Jolyn Welsh Wagner v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, et.al., Oakland County Circuit Court; premises liability claim. Motion for Summary Disposition was granted, as the Court agreed that Barnes & Noble Booksellers was not negligent in the maintenance of its parking facilities.
- Judy Labs v. Hyundai Motor America, Kalamazoo County Circuit Court; lemon Law, breach of warranty, and Consumer Protection. Motion for Summary Disposition was granted, as the Court agreed that the condition of the plaintiff’s vehicle did not cause her an objective substantial impairment as required to recover under Michigan’s Lemon Law and that therefore there was no breach of express or implied warranty and no violation of the Consumer Protection Act.
