Angela Jackson has been a litigator with the firm since graduating from the University of Michigan law school in 1995. She has successfully tried cases to jury verdict in several state and federal courts on matters ranging from employment, to admiralty to the Uniform Commercial Code. She has also successfully arbitrated a wide variety of employment benefit disputes.
Some of her recent experience includes:
Summary Judgment on behalf of the employer in a pregnancy discrimination and FMLA interference case in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan (2012)
Summary Disposition on behalf of the employer in a multi-plaintiff whistle blower lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals (2011)
Favorable settlement on behalf of the employer in an ADA lawsuit while hearing on a motion for summary judgment was pending (2011)
Settlement of $2,200,000 on behalf of a client after three days of trial in a commercial lease dispute (2011)
Jury verdict in the amount of $11,900,000.00 for a client in a legal malpractice action (2005)
Ms. Jackson’s practice can be broadly described as business litigation with a special emphasis on employment law and litigation matters such as sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, whistle blower, trade secrets and non-compete agreements. She advises both corporate and individual clients regarding employment matters. Ms. Jackson also frequently litigates construction, and contractual disputes.
Ms. Jackson is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Education - A.B., University of Michigan 1990; J.D., University of Michigan 1995
Admissions - Michigan (1995); United States district Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan (1996); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1996)
Author & Co-Author - Game of All Fours - Internet Commerce, the Rules Michigan Bar Journal (February 2012); http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3bbdb828#/3bbdb828/23; Top Ways to Avoid Legal Liability - 11th Annual Great Lakes Women's Business Conference 2011
Representative Community Activities - Recycle Ann Arbor, Board of Directors; Neighborhood Senior Services, Board of Directors and Secretary; Center for Empowerment and Economic Development, Board of Directors