Donovan, Michelle R. E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

A member of the Plunkett Cooney's Bloomfield Hills office and Title Insurance Practice Group, Michelle R. E. Donovan focuses her practice in the areas of title insurance and real estate law. Her practice focuses on claim related issues, investigations and litigation.

Ms. Donovan has additional experience in the foreclosure of mortgages and probate estate matters. She is also a licensed title insurance agent.

Ms. Donovam is a licensed title insurance agent. And she is Adjunct Professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

She is also active in the following community activities/organizations:
Michigan Land Title Association (Member Legislative Committee); Thomas M. Cooley Law School Alumni Association (President; Past Executive Board Vice President; Past Special Events Committee Member); Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Member, Service to Soldiers, Legal Assistance Pro Bono Program; St. Mary Queen of Creation (Past Parish Council Member; Vocation Committee Member; Marriage Class Lecturer).

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Title Insurance Law

West Practice Categories

Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 2000
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan ( Real Property Section) (Member)
• Macomb County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Real Property Section) (Member)
• Michigan Land Title Association (Mentor Legislative Committee) (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Moot Court, Best Brief Award
• Metropolitan Who's Who Registry

Classes and Seminars

• Seminar, Moderator, "Title Examination In Michigan", Lorman Educational Services, March 12, 2008 - Present
• Seminar, Lecturer, "Curing Title Through Foreclosure", Lorman Educational Services, 2008 - Present
• Lecturer, Understanding Foreclosure, Macomb County Community College Continuing Education classes
• Lecturer, Understanding Foreclosure, various Title Insurance Companies

Pro Bono Activities

• St. Mary Queen of Creation, Parish Council Member
• Blue Water Vicariate, Vicariate Council Member

Past Employment Positions

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Adjunct Professor

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1999
  J.D.
• University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 1991
  B.A.

Published Works

• Terra Firma, Plunkett Cooney’s Title Insurance Newsletter

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4053

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com