John W. Whitman

INFORMATION Phone: (734) 663-7690 Email: [email protected] Education B. A., University of Michigan, Dearborn, 1982 J. D., University of Detroit School of Law, 1985 Bar Admissions Michigan, 1985 Eastern District of Michigan, 1985 Northern District of Ohio, 1989 Professional Memberships State Bar of Michigan Washtenaw County Bar Association Practice Mr. Whitman is currently in his 40th year of practicing insurance defense law. Over the course of his career, he has tried more than 125 cases to verdict. A selection of his significant cases is listed below. Mr. Whitman serves as a neutral mediator for private facilitation, in cases through out Michigan and the mid-west. A facilitation can be scheduled by ing his office at (734) 930-5600. Mr. Whitman is a frequent speaker for ICLE, and runs the Garan, Lucow, Miller, Deposition and Trial Boot Camp training series. He has been invited to speak at The Brain Injury Legal Conference as well as numerous insurance company training programs. Legal Community Mr. Whitman serves on the Washtenaw County Case Evaluation Committee and also serves as a Case Evaluator in Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties. SIGNIFICANT CASES Estate of Vincent Jones v Detroit Public Schools Farhat v USAA Heikkila v Sevegny People v Abdul-Aziz People v Gervel People v OBanner Conely v Adrian Police Department Garges v Todd Livingston v Farm Bureau Bamm v Farm Bureau Masinda v Farm Bureau Sauter v Farm Bureau Walker v Farm Bureau Township of Salem v Allied Waste Ypsilanti Township v Washtenaw County Cebreco v Worldwide Insurance Lagos v Maple Storage Clark v Progressive Vitale v State Auto Anderson v Knowlton Ilicin v Citizens RECOGNITION Member of The American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA) Best Lawyers in America, 2017-present Super Lawyers, 2022-present Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated Practices No-Fault & Automobile Negligence