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Overview

Overview

Emily Mayer is an attorney in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insurance, and Appellate practice groups. She represents businesses and individuals in all areas of business litigation, including membership, partnership, and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, restrictive covenants, and business torts.

Emily works with her clients to understand precisely the resolution they seek and then develops a specific strategy tailored to achieve that desired outcome, which can range from filing suit or asserting counterclaims to defending lawsuits with the goal of minimizing potential liability and expense. Emily has achieved successful outcomes and favorable settlements for her clients at trial and on appeal, as well as through dispositive motion practice, mediation, and negotiation.

Education & Admissions

Education & Admissions

Education

  • Wayne State University
    J.D., cum laude
    Order of the Coif
    Executive Articles Editor, Wayne Law Review
    Legal Writing Committee Chair, Student Board of Governors
    Dean’s Scholar
  • University of Michigan
    B.A. in English

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan

Significant Matters

Significant Matters

  • First-chaired multi-day trial regarding ownership of commercial property and obtained judgment in client’s favor on all claims and counterclaims
  • Briefed legally significant member oppression issue for the Michigan Supreme Court, resulting in a favorable ruling
  • Successfully obtained temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions for violations of non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants

Affiliations

Affiliations

  • Academy of the Sacred Heart, Board of Trustees, Chair
  • Academy of the Sacred Heart, Alumnae Board, Past President
  • Oakland County Bar Association, Sustaining Member & Inns of Court Associate
  • State Bar of Michigan

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