Jo Robin Davis, PLLC
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Jo Robin Davis, PLLC

Education:

  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. 1979
  • Kalamazoo College, B.A. cum laude, 1976

Professional Organizations and Affiliations

  • Named to "Top Lawyers of 2010" by dbusiness magazine, November/December 2009
  • Named to "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 
  • Thomas M. Cooley Professionalism Orientation Program (2009-present)
  • Thomas M. Cooley Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program (2009-present
  • Michigan Association for Justice (Pacesetter, July 2008; Executive Board 2001-present)
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • AV Rating-Martindale Hubbell Law Directory
  • Property Insurance Committee, American Bar Association (Vice Chair 1997-1999)
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, American Bar Association
  • ATLA Fire & Property Insurance Litigation Group (Chair, 1994-1996)
  • Wayne County Mediation Tribunal
  • Genessee County Case Evaluator
  • Genessee County Bar Association (Bench Bar Committee 2000-2001)

Publications and Presentations

  • “Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims”, Mold Matters, The Institute For Continuing Legal Education, March 25, 2003.
  • “First Party Property Insurance Claims”, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, February 21, 2003.
  • “Hot Topics In Mold Litigation”, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 13, 2002.
  • “Property Insurance,” Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,”
    Fabian, King & Davis, The Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002.
  • “Interpretation and Construction of Coverage Provisions,” National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, 2001 Mid-Year Meeting, December, 2001.
  • “Due Process,” Oakland County Bar Association television program regarding Environmental Law, October, 2001.
  • “Collapse Litigation,” Tort and Insurance Practice Section of ABA, Chicago, Illinois, 1998.
  • “The First Party Property Policy; Policy Conditions and Policy Defenses,” Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA Property Insurance Committee, 1997.
  • “Allegations of Fraud from the Perspective of the Policyholder’s Attorney,” ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, San Diego, California, 1995.
  • “Statements Under Oath,” National College Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994.
  • “Claims Handling Issues In Arson Cases,” Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1993; “Litigating Civil Arson Cases,” 1993 American Bar Association National Institute; New Orleans, Louisiana, 1993.

Published Decisions

  • Williams v Auto Club Group Ins Co 224 Mich App 313; 569 NW2d 403(1997)
  • Borman v State Farm Fire & Casualty Co, 446 Mich 482; 521 NW2d 266 (1994)
  • Smith v Michigan Basic Property Ins, Assoc, 441 Mich 181; 490 NW 2d 8641 (1992)
  • Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v Gallup, 191 Mich App 131; 477 NW2d 463 (1991)