Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1997

Year Joined Organization: 1988

Lawyer Overview

Carolyn M. Jereck currently serves as the firm’s Litigation Department Leader, a position she has held since 2002. A member of the firm’s Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups, she concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, municipal law, retail, premises and loss prevention litigation, liquor liability and product liability.

Ms. Jereck has represents numerous corporate and individual clients directly as well as through various insurance carriers and third party claim administrators. Her litigation practice includes matters throughout Michigan in both state and federal courts. She is also a frequent speaker/lecturer concerning issues, updates and pertinent changes in Michigan law pertaining to her areas of expertise.

She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Defense Research Institute where she serves as a member of the Employment Subcommittee, the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, the State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program and the American Law Firm Association’s Retail Steering Committee.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Construction Law
• Liquor Liability
• Motor Vehicle Negligence
• Premises Liability
• Retail Liability
• Labor & Employment Law
• Municipal Law
• Product Liability

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oakland County Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan (Member, Litigation Section and Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program)
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (Member)
• American Bar Association
• Association of Trial Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute, Employment Subcommittee (Member)
• Indian Oaks Association (Officer)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• The University of Michigan Alumni Association
• American Law Firm Association’s Retail Steering Committee (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit Mercy
• Lecturer, "Owners Liability/Auto Rental Liability", Republic Industries/Alamo Rent-A-Car, March, 1999
• Lecturer, "Tort Reform/Owners Liability Update", Alamo Rent-A-Car and Crawford & Company Claims Units, April, 1996
• Lecturer, "Tales of Tort Reform", March, 1996
• Lecturer, "Trial Techniques", University of Detroit Mercy, March, 1996
• Lecturer, "The Open and Obvious Doctrine", Great American Insurance Company, March, 1996
• Lecturer, "Premises Liability Update", Crawford & Company, August, 1995
• Lecturer, "Security Guard Litigation Update", Cover X Insurance Company, 1994
• Lecturer, "Sitting Second Chair First", MDTC/ADTC, 1993

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Literacy Volunteers of America
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association - Pro Bono Program
• MELL Substance Abuse Program
• Reading to Reduce Recidivism Literacy Program – Oakland County Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

• City of Northville, Former Assistant City Attorney/ Prosecutor

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1988
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of Barristers 1988
  Honors: Outstanding Oral Advocacy Skills 1988
  Honors: Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team Coordinator 1987-1988
  Honors: Moot Court Board Member 1986-1988
  Honors: Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team 1986-1987
  Honors: Charles W. Fornoff Intra School Moot Court Comp. Participant Spring 1986
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1985
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Theta Phi

Published Works

• Personnel Records: Access and Disclosure
• Public Safety Officers Injured by Drunk Patrons Can Sue Bar Owners for Their Injuries

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Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

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