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Jenny L. Zavadil 
Detroit, Michigan
Senior Counsel
phone 248.687.5373
fax 248.743.0422
email jenny.zavadil@bowmanandbrooke.com

Jenny Zavadil's practice is concentrated on defending automobile manufacturers in product liability and consumer actions. Jenny regularly defends corporate clients in complex discovery matters and serves as national discovery counsel for a major automobile manufacturer in the areas of airbags and rollover curtains, event data recorders, and handling and stability.  Jenny has significant experience in all areas of discovery management including collecting, processing, and producing hard copy documents and electronically stored information, as well as handling all aspects of written discovery.

 

Before joining Bowman and Brooke, Jenny clerked for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Michael F. Cavanagh.  Building on this experience, Jenny's practice also involves researching and writing appellate briefs and complex pre- and post-trial motions.

Areas of Practice:
Automotive
Discovery and Document Management Litigation
Motor Vehicle Warranty
Product Liability
Appellate and Trial Support Practice
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 2002
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2007
Education:
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 2001
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's Scholarship for academic excellence
Law Review: University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Executive Editor, 2000 - 2001


Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, 1996
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Dean's Scholarship for academic excellence


Published Works:
Note, People v. Stevens: The Michigan Supreme Court Applies the Inevitable Discovery Exception to the Exclusionary Rule when Officers Violate the Knock and Announce Statute, 78 U. Det. Mercy Law Review 569, 2001


Representative Clients:
Ford Motor Company
Kia Motors America
Classes/Seminars Taught:
The Rules They are A'Changin', Rambling Through The New Rules of Civil Procedure: Nuts and Bolts and Preservation Letters, Canadian Defense Lawyers (Speaker), September 2009, Toronto, Ontario


Honors and Awards:
Phi Eta Sigma


Order of Omega


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Michigan Defense Quarterly, Assistant Editor


Past Employment Positions:
Justice Michael F. Cavanagh, Michigan Supreme Court, Judicial Law Clerk, 2001 - 2003


Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Phi

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