Attorney Profiles

Jane P. Garrett 
Detroit, Michigan
Partner
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Jane P. Garrett

Jane P. Garrett, a shareholder of Blake, Kirchner, Symonds, Larson, Kennedy & Smith, P.C., specializes in a range of litigation matters, including:

  • Medical malpractice;
  • Civil rights defense;
  • Employment law.

Ms. Garrett received her bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and her law degree from the University of Detroit. She was the first woman elected Editor-in-Chief of the University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law.

A member of the American and Metropolitan Detroit Bar Associations, Ms. Garrett has presented seminars for the American Arbitration Association and programs on medicine and the law for staff of the Detroit Medical Center, St. John Health System and Sparrow Hospital.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Rights
Employment Law -- Employee
Employment Law -- Employer
Medical Malpractice
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1980
Education:
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1980
J.D.
Law Review: Journal of Urban Law, Editor-in-Chief, 1979 - 1980


Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1971
B.A.
Honors: With High Honors
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee


Published Works:
Casenote, 56 University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law 289, 1978


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Detroit Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


State Bar of Michigan
Member


Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Member


Blake, Kirchner, Symonds, Larson, Kennedy & Smith, P.C., represents clients from the Detroit metro area, and throughout the State of Michigan, including such cities as Pontiac, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Bay City, Flint, Monroe, Jackson, Port Huron, and Mount Clemens.
Wayne County · Oakland County · Macomb County · St. Clair County · Genesee County · Monroe County · Washtenaw County · Kent County · Ingham County · Saginaw County

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