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Jody L. Aaron is a partner at McKeen & Associates, P.C., a Detroit-based personal injury and medical malpractice law firm serving clients in Michigan and nationwide. Jody has been representing victims of medical and other negligence for more than 25 years. Although her principal focus has always involved medical and nursing negligence actions, she also handles cases involving automobile and construction site accidents and a wide range of other cases. She has handled cases in the state and federal courts of most Michigan jurisdictions and has been involved in securing several settlements and verdicts of more than $1 million every year that she has been practicing law in Michigan.
Jody graduated cum laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1982 and has held leadership positions in several professional organizations throughout her career, including the State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association and the Oakland County chapter of the American Inn of Court. Jody is also a frequent seminar speaker on issues related to her practice and has authored or co-authored numerous articles.
About Jody Aaron
Law School: Wayne State University Law School
Admitted: 1982, Michigan
Professional Webpage: www.mckeenassociates.com/Bio/JodyAaron.asp
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Legislative Committee, Oakland County Bar Association
- Member, Circuit Court Committee, Oakland County Bar Association
- Past Chair, Case Evaluation Subcommittee, Oakland County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Board of Directors, American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, 2002 - Present
- Member, American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, 1996 - Present
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Negligence Committee, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Case Evaluation Committee, Oakland County Bar Association
- Member, Advisory Council for the Membership Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 1998 - Present
- Chair, Medical/Legal Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Chair, Medical/Legal Committee, Oakland County Bar Association, 1995 - 1996
- Member, Oakland County Bar Association
- Member, Detroit Bar Association
- Oakland County Circuit Court, Mediator, General Negligence and Medical Malpractice Designation, 1995 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, Michigan Region
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
- Michigan, 1982
- 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
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "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
- Wayne 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 Medial 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
Verdicts and Settlements:
- 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 more than a million dollars during the years that she has been practicing law in Michigan
Educational Background:
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, B.A. in Special Education, Honors: With Distinction
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