Jennifer G. Damico

A partner the firm’s Detroit office, Jennifer G. Damico concentrates her practice in the areas of complex litigation, municipal law and general civil litigation.  She is also a member of the firm’s Mold/Toxin Liability and Coverage Law and Trucking & Transportation Liability practice groups.

Ms. Damico received her undergraduate degree in 1991 from Michigan State University and her law degree in 1994 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.  While in law school, she received the Presidential Scholarship, worked as Case & Comment Editor for the Law Review.

Representative Client Work

• Successful arbitration outcomes for municipalities involved in police pursuits
• Numerous summary disposition/judgments granted in motor vehicle negligence and premises liability cases

Notable Cases

• Mohamad Amad v Lowe’s Home Center, Inc., 04-CV-72978 (E.D. Mich.)[Plaintiff claimed that as he was walking by vertically stocked basement stanchions when one fell, striking him on the head and causing him to land on a metal stocking ladder. Plaintiff underwent two laminectomies to his lumbar spine, which he claims were unsuccessful and rendered him unable to work. A verdict of no cause of action was rendered in favor of the defendant stating that Lowe’s was not negligent.]

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan
• Defense Research Institute
• Association of Defense Trial Counsel, (Board of Directors, 2006-Present) 
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Women Helping Others (Board of Directors, 2006-present)

Publications and Lectures

• “Alternative Dispute Resolution,” Michigan Section, Transportation Compendium, Author, ALFA International, 2007
• “Significant, Current Developments, Case Law of Statutes, in Michigan Involving Tort Reform,” Michigan Section Compendium of Product Liability Law, Author, ALFA International, March 2004
• “Mold: The Trespassing Tenant in Your Leased Property,” Presenter, April 2003
• “Sick Building – Your Prescription for Treating Claims, Lawsuits and Limiting Liability Seminar,” November 2002
• “Michigan Product Liability Compendium,” Author, ALFA Product Liability Seminar, June 2002
• “Sick Building and Mold-Related Litigation Seminar,” Plunkett & Cooney client seminar, October 2001