CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (313) 446-5526
Email: jswaim@garanlucow.com
Education
- B.A., Western Michigan University, 1988
- J.D., The American University, Washington College of Law, 1991
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1992
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1992
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2003
- Massachusetts, 2010
- New Hampshire, 2011
Professional Memberships
- State Bar Of Michigan
- Oakland County Bar Association
- Detroit Bar Association
- Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Director, 2013 – 2014
Practices
- Commercial Transportation
- First Party Property Insurance Law
- Insurance Defense & Coverage Analysis
- No-Fault & Automobile Negligence
- Premises Liability
Publications
- No-Fault Newsline, Court of Appeals Allows Use of Equitable Estoppel to Toll PIP Statute of Limitations
- No-Fault Newsline, Court Allows Evidence of PIP Claims Handling Boundaries, Circumstantial Evidence Does Not Offer Landowner Notice of Hazardous Condition
- No-Fault Newsline, Court Confirms The No-Fault Statute Of Limitations Is Not Tolled For Minors
- Avoiding Lawsuits, Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
- Avoiding Lawsuits: Attorney Offers Business Owners Six Ways to Guard Against Legal Trouble, Michigan Restaurateur
Presentations
- Oakland County Bench Bar Conference, Tips on the IME Rules You Need to Know, 2021
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GLM Troy Breakfast Seminar, A Survival Guide to the IME Process, 2019
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GLM Troy Breakfast Seminar, UIM Coverage – Navigating Dangerous Waters, 2017
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GLM Troy Breakfast Seminar, Responding to PIP Provider Suits. Strategies for Consistent and Favorable Results, 2013
Recognition
- Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, The American Lawyer and Martindale Hubell
- AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
