Bio
Danielle Chidiac is a member of the firm's Bloomfield Hills office who practices primarily in the area of insurance coverage.
Ms. Chidiac represents leading property and casualty insurance companies in coverage cases throughout the Midwest. Her coverage work includes the handling of issues involving environmental contamination and travel insurance related to COVID, as well as research and coverage opinions regarding general liability policy issues that involve environmental, property damage or construction defect claims. She is involved in multiple phases of litigation, including answering complaints, drafting discovery requests and responses, taking depositions, appearing for status conferences, and arguing motions in court.
A Co-leader of Plunkett Cooney's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Ms. Chidiac received her law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 2020. While there, she worked as an intern for the Hon. Judge Bernard A. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and as a student attorney for the school's Business and Community Law Clinic. Ms. Chidiac received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Oakland University in 2017.
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- DRI (Insurance Law, Litigation Skills, Young Lawyers Committees, 2020 - present)
Areas of Practice
Credentials
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 2020
- Oakland University, magna cum laude, B.S., 2017
Admissions
- Michigan, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2022
Honors/Awards
Honors & Recognitions
- Provost Scholarship, conferred for academic achievement
- Wayne Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
- Moot Court, Senior Member Coach and 2019 In-House Competition Semi-Finalist
- Wayne State University Law School Transactional Law Competition, 2018 Runner-up Negotiator