Jody L. Aaron
Work in McKeen & Associates, P.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Birth Injury
Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold Street, Suite 4200, Detroit, MI 48226
About Jody L. Aaron
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Birth Injury
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 1982Honors: cum laude
- Law Review: Wayne State Law Review, , 1980 - 1982
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAB.S.
- Major: Special Education
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Handled cases in the State and Federal Courts of most Jurisdictions in the State of Michigan and has been involved in securing several settlements and verdicts of a million dollars or more during each the years that she has been practicing law in Michigan
Classes and Seminars
- Program Director — Wayne State University Medical School Law & Medicine Program, 2014 to present ° Presenter — MDTC 2018 Winter Meeting — “Preparing to Tell Your Story at Trial; November 9,2018 "Medical Malpractice Cases -- Reformed Again: Update on Michigan's New Public Act 78", The Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- "After the Accident: Establishing and Defending Highway Defect Claims", The Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Moderator, Case Evaluation Recertification, Oakland County Bar Association, 2004 - 2008
- Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy Program, University of Michigan Law School, 1999 - 2008
- Litigation Legal Malpractice Claims - The Plaintiff's Perspective", Mich. B. J., Vol. 56, No. 6, p. 538-541 eWayne State Law Review, Wayne State University Law School, 1980 - 1982
- " Liability for Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse", 28 Wayne L. Rev. 183, 1981
- " Liability Issues in Sonography", Glass City Sonographer's Society, Toledo, Ohio, November 18, 1987 " Liability for Independent Medical Examination" (Co-Author with R. Levine, M.D), Oakland County Medical Society Bulletin, May, 1990
- "Avoiding Malpractice in General Medical Practice", Detroit Riverview Hospital, Medical Liability & Asset Protection Seminar, 1991
- Moderator, Detroit Sessions, August 22, 1994
- "Death Over-The-Counter: Danger of Ephedrine", Trial, December, 1997
- *Moderator, Case Evaluation Recertification, Oakland County Bar Association, 2002
- *Due Process Panel Member, "HIPAA: Issues Affecting Patients", July 29, 2003
- "Advanced Issues in Medical Malpractice", National Business Institute, May 5, 2003
- "Developments in the Law of Medical Malpractice", State of the Law Day, Oakland County Bar Association, 2003
- "Developments in the Law of Medical Malpractice", State of the Law Day, Oakland County Bar Association, 2004
- "Developments in the Law of Medical Malpractice", State of the Law Day, Oakland County Bar Association, 2005
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Executive Board, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Section, 2003- Chair 2014-2015
- Board of Directors, American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, 2002 — Present; Master & Emeritus Member, American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, 1996 - Present
- Member, American Association for Justice; Member Women’s Caucus; Executive Board 2017-present; Chairperson 2019-2020
- Member, Negligence Committee, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, Case Evaluation Committee, Oakland County Bar Association
- Member, Advisory Council for the Membership Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, Chair, Medical/Legal Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Chair, Medical/Legal Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 1995 - 1996 eMember, Oakland County Bar Association
- • Member, Circuit Court Committee, Oakland County Bar Association
- Past Chair, Case Evaluation Subcommittee, Oakland County Bar Association Member, Detroit Bar Association
- Oakland County Circuit Court, Mediator, General Negligence and Medical Malpractice Designation, 1995 - Present
- Member, Programming Committee, American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, 2003 Vice-Chair, Medical Legal Sub-Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 2003
- Vice Chair, Circuit Court Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 2003
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
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