Professional Activities
Women Lawyers’ Association of Michigan, Mid-Michigan Chapter
Program Chair (1997 – 1998)
President (1998 – 1999, 1999 – 2000)American Inns of Court, Thomas M. Cooley Chapter Charter Member
Case Evaluator, Ingham County Circuit Court
Lecturer to hospital risk managers, physicians and medical groups on professional liability risk reduction and litigation management
Honors and Distinctions
Associate Editor of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Certificate of Merit Award recipient in District Court Practice
Cambridge Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals
Publications and Seminars
Author, “Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress and Recovery For Mental Anguish,” Michigan Defense Quarterly, Spring 1995
Author, “The New MCR 2.604 – Its Far-Reaching and Surprising Implications,” State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Bulletin, February 1996
Community Service
Pro Bono Legal Services
Regional Referee Administrator, DeWitt AYSO
Capital Area Humane Society, TLC Volunteer
Northpointe Community Church, MERGE (5th/6th Grade) Volunteer
Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Appellate Practice
Education
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1993)
Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991)
Bar and Court Admissions
State Bar of Michigan (1994)
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan (1994)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1996)
Professional Associations
State Bar of Michigan
Negligence Section
Appellate Section
Clinton County Bar Association
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Professional Experience
Managing Partner, Hall Matson PLC (2006 – Present)
Partner, Hackney Grover Hoover & Bean, PLC (2000 – 2006)
Associate Attorney, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster, PC (1994 – 1997, 1999 – 2000)
Senior Claims Representative, ProNational Insurance Company
(1997-1999)