Brown, Jose T.
Cline, Cline & Griffin
1000 Mott Foundation Bldg.
503 S. Saginaw Street
Flint, MI 48502
Phone: (810) 232-3141
Fax: (810) 232-1079
Contact Us
Websites associated with this firm:http://www.ccglawyers.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Brown was born in Jackson, Michigan, June 11, 1956. He is a 1978 graduate of Michigan State University and a 1981 graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Brown maintains memberships in the Genesee County Bar Association (Board of Directors), State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (past president), Chairperson Medico-Legal Problems, and Board of Directors Negligence Law Section of State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Brown was a former Co-Chairperson of Governmental Affairs Committee of Michigan Society of Hospital Risk Managers. Mr. Brown has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer in Personal Injury Defense:Medical Malpractice. Mr. Brown has been named a Defense Research Institute State Representative (2006-2008). Mr. Brown is a Certified Facilitator Mediator under the Michigan Court Rules.
Mr. Brown maintains a general civil practice including professional liability defense, general defense, dental, hospital and medical malpractice defense, corporate law and personal injury.
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Hospital Law
- Business Law
- Corporate Law
- Personal Injury
- Labor and Employment Law
Representative Clients
- City of Grand Blanc, Michigan
- Durand Vernon Ambulance
- Village of Vernon, 1988-1991
- Clio/Mt. Morris Ambulance
- Memorial Healthcare Center
- Michigan Capital Medical Center
- Perry Morrice Shaftsburg Ambulance service
- American Physicians Assurance Corporation
- The Medical Protective Company
- ProNational Insurance Company
- Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Shiawassee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1982 - Present
- Genesee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1985 - Present
- Genesee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1990 - 1991 (Chairperson, District Court Committee)
- Genesee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Medical/Legal Education Committee)
- Genesee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (Chairperson, District Court Committee)
- Genesee County, Michigan Bar Association, 1993 - 1999 (Member, Executive Board of Directors)
- Michigan State Bar Association, 1982 - Present
- American Arbitration Association, 1984 - Present
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, 1988 - 1994 (Member, Board of Directors)
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- Defense Research Institute, 2006 - 2008 (State Representative)
Honors and Awards
- Defense Research Institute Exceptional Performance Citation, 2008 - Present
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Risk Management, Municipal Ambulance Services, 1988 - Present
- Lecturer, Paramedic and EMT Risk Management, 1986 - Present
- Lecturer, The Facts of Life Regarding Medical Documentation, 1987 - Present
- Lecturer, The Impact of AIDS Legislation Upon Local Health Departments, Ingham County Health Department, August, 1992
- Lecturer, CUMAL Record Retention Seminar, Ingham County Health Department, April, 1992
- Lecturer, Annual Meeting Record Retention Seminar, Michigan Health Department, September, 1993
Pro Bono Activities
- Laingsburg Soccer Club, 1998 - 2001
- Laingsburg Food Bank, 1996 - 2001
- Negligence Law Section of State Bar of Michigan
Past Employment Positions
- Legal Aid of Central Michigan, Practicing Law Student in Famly Law
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Adjunct Professor for Legal Methods and Legal Advocacy, 1983 - 1985
- Shiawassee County Circuit Court, Research Clerk for Hon. Peter J. Marutiak and Hon. Harry P. Newblatt
- Shiawassee County Prosecutors' Office, Assistant Prosecutor
- Cline, Cline & Griffin, Associate Attorney
- Cline, Cline & Griffin, Partner
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan,
August, 1981
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Moot Court Champion, 1980-1981 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan,
1978
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Pre-law Business
Minor: Finance
Fraternities/Sororities
- Lambda Chi Alpha
References
References
- Danish Alamy, M.D.
- Bill Sipola
- William N. Kritselis, Church, Kritselis & Wyblie, P.C.
- Raymond L. Scodeller, Scodeller, Deluca, & Schober
- Raymond Chan, M.D.
- Shelley Kubczak
- Peter Dunlap
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Articles
Published Works
- Articles In Bits & Pieces, Michigan Society of Hospital Risk Managers
- Informed Refusal - A Malpractice Landmine, Gennesee County Medical Society, Bulletin, September, 2000
- Articles in News Brief, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Office Information
Address
1000 Mott Foundation Bldg.
503 S. Saginaw Street
Flint, MI 48502
Phones
(810) 232-3141
Faxes
(810) 232-1079
