Jay Yasso
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Jay Yasso
Biography
Jay Yasso, a senior shareholder with Sommers Schwartz, focuses his practice on medical malpractice, automobile negligence, and personal injury. He has litigated, mediated and facilitated numerous multi-million dollar settlements on behalf of injured victims for over twenty years, and his experience and expertise allows him to sit on mediation panels in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb County Circuit Courts.
In addition, for the last 23 years, Jay’s professional practice has also focused on representing individuals and businesses in the entertainment industry, including representing record companies, recording artists, music and film producers, production companies, artist managers, agents, songwriters, music publishers, models and modeling agencies, authors and literary publishers. Services provided to entertainment clients include counseling clients in the entertainment field, contract drafting and negotiation and litigation.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Shareholder Sommers Schwartz, PC
Year: 2014 - Current
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Partner Hertz Schram
Year: 1990 - 2007
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Associate Attorney Plunkett & Cooney, P.C.
Year: 1989 - 1990
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Professional Associations
Michigan Association for Justice Member (Current)
International Association of Entertainment Lawyers Member (Current)
Sports Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Arabic American Chamber of Commerce Member (Current)
Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (Current)
Lebanese American Camber of Commerce Member (Current)
Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties Case Evaluator (Current)
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area Member (Current)
State Bar of Michigan Member (Current)
Awards
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Michigan Super Lawyers – 2009 to present
Super Lawyers
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AV Preeminent Lawyer – Peer Review Rating of 5.0 out of 5.0
Martindale-Hubbell
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“Top Lawyers”
DBusiness 2014.0
Education
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University of Detroit Mercy School of Law J.D. (1991)
Year: 1991
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Wayne State University M.A. | International Relations
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Boston College B.A. | Economics
Sommers Schwartz P.C.
1 Towne Square, Ste 1700, Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 936-2112