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Compassionate And Aggressive Legal Representation For Injury Victims

James
A.
Iafrate

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(734) 228-4339

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • No Fault Insurance
  • Auto Negligence
  • Products Liability
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Brain Injury
  • Truck Accidents
  • Premises Liability

Education

  • Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
    • J.D. - 1989
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • B.A.
    • Honors: With Distinction
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1994

Professional Associations

  • Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Member
  • Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1997 to 1998
  • Michigan Association for Justice
  • Italian Bar Association

Representative Cases

  • Stines v Auto-Owners Insurance - $1,250,000 verdict in favor of 22 year old driver who sustained a non-surgical disc injury.
  • Watson v Sportsstuff - Multi-Million dollar products liability settlement.
  • Botnar v Michigan Guarantee Fund - Favorable jury verdict with an award of more than $100,000 in no fault benefits and attorney fees.
  • J & J Farmer Leasing, Inc. v. Citizens Ins. Co., 472 Mich 653 (MI Sup Ct 2005) - Insurer found liable for damages in excess of policy limits for bad faith refusal to settle.
  • Braley v Unum, 117 F.3d 1420, CA 6 (Mich) (6th Circuit 1997)
  • Braley v Unum, 696 NW2d 681 (6th Circuit 2005)
  • Consulting Unlimited, Inc. v Auto Club Insurance Assn, Case No. 14-919-NF - Jury verdict in favor of case management company resulting in verdict in the amount of $800,000 which included $414,000 in no-fault attorney fees against AAA for an unreasonable denial of benefits.

Honors

  • Optimist Club

Classes & Seminars

  • April, 2019 – (Speaker)-Allegiance Hospital, 2019 Trauma Grand Rounds, Auto-No Fault Insurance: Understanding the Rules – Optimizing Outcomes for Patients
  • April, 2018 – ICLE No-Fault Seminar (Speaker) – When Fraud May Bar a Claim under the Bahri Decision
  • October, 2015 – American Case Management Conference – Great Lakes Chapter Overview of the Michigan No-Fault System
  • September, 2014 – RINC – Rehabilitation & Insurance Nursing Counsel Conference Proposed Auto No-Fault Insurance under the Bolger Plan
  • March, 2014 – (Speaker) – Allegiance Hospital, 2014 Trauma Education Series, Auto No-Fault Insurance Update
  • September, 2013 – (Speaker) – Cooley Law School, Guest Speaker, Third Party Auto Negligence Claims
  • August, 2013 – (Speaker) – Garden City Hospital Explaining Michigan Auto No-Fault Benefits
  • July, 2013 – (Speaker) – Allegiance Hospital, 2013 Trauma Education Series, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • June, 2013 – (Speaker) – Providence Hospital, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • May, 2013 – (Speaker) – St. John Hospital, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • April, 2013 – (Speaker) – Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • March, 2013 – (Speaker) – Sparrow Hospital, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • February, 2013 – (Speaker) – Genesys Hospital, Understanding the Michigan No-Fault System
  • 2008 – ICLE No-Fault Seminar (Speaker) – Fraud as an Exception to the One Year Back Rule When Is Attendant Care Recoverable – Ethical Considerations, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 2000 – Speaker at Auto Club Ins Assn – Tort Reform – 1996, Lansing, Michigan