CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (810) 344-3920
Email: sorvis@garanlucow.com
Education
B.A., University of Michigan – Flint, 2008, High Honors
J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 2011, Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Michigan
U.S. Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Centennial American Inns of the Court
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM)
Genesee County Bar Association
Serves as a Case Evaluator in Genesee County
Has successfully tried cases to verdict in Livingston, Genesee, Saginaw and Wayne Counties
Practices
SCAO Certified and Court Approved Civil Mediator in Genesee and surrounding counties
Automobile Negligence
Premises Liability
Property Damage Litigation
Commercial Liability
General Liability
No-Fault Insurance Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Recognition
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Young Lawyers Golden Gavel Award 2019
Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for 2016-2021
dBusiness “Top Lawyer” in commercial litigation for 2016
Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Up and Coming Lawyers” in 2014
Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law” for 2021
Service to the Bar
Past board member and Vice President for the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Oakland region (2017-2018)
Director at Large, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (2016-2018)
Executive Council and Chair, Young Lawyers Section, State Bar of Michigan
Vice-Chair, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Committee, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2016-2017)
Member of the Board of Directors/Women Lawyers Delegate for Genesee County Bar Association, (2017 to present)
Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) contributor: No-Fault Summit, 7th Annual (Seminar) No-Fault Summit, 8th Annual (Seminar)
Service to the Community
Fellow, Oakland County Bar Foundation
Member of the Board of Directors for New Gateways, Inc., a community activity program which serves to enrich the lives of adults with mild to severe multiple intellectual and developmental disabilities
Past service as member of the Board of Directors for the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
Past mentor to law students through Wayne State University Law School’s mentor match program
Attorney Coach, Grand Blanc High School Mock Trial team (2018 to present)
Volunteer judge for numerous mock trial and trial advocacy programs, including the Michigan Center for Civic Education’s high school Mock Trial competition
