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John Moran Simmerer 
Southfield, Michigan
Shareholder, since 1987
phone (248) 746-2716
fax (248) 746-2848
email Email Me

John M. Simmerer is a trial attorney who advises and represents clients in litigation relating to insurance agents E & O defense, coverage and insurance contract interpretation; general insurance defense type matters involving premises liability , auto negligence/no-fault, construction, product liability, employers liability and professional liability (architects, engineers and attorneys).

Mr. Simmerer received a Michigan Insurance Solicitor's License in 1973 and is particularly qualified in insurance coverage disputes and insurance agents' errors and omissions law. He has edited the Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton Insurance Agent Newsletter, has lectured various insurance agents organizations and has had articles on insurance agents' errors and omissions published in the Michigan Agent magazine.

Mr. Simmerer joined Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. in 1980 and became a shareholder in 1987.

Mr. Simmerer served in the United States Navy. He is a member of the American Bar Association and Michigan Bar Association, as well as the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. and the Macomb County Bar Association.

Year Joined Organization:
1980
Areas of Practice:
34% Insurance Law - Insurance Agents E & O Defense; Coverage and Insurance Contract Interpretation
33% Professional Malpractice Defense Architects & Engineers
33% General Personal Injury Defense (Auto, Premises, Assault, ETC.)
General Insurance Defense Cases
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Michigan's No Fault Insurance Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1979
Education:
Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Class Vice President and Class Representative to Student Senate


University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1973
B.S.
Honors: Business Administration


Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
Insurance Class for Agents License


Published Works:
E & O Litigation Red Flags, Michigan Agent, June, 1991


For and About Michigan, Insurance Agent - Newsletter to Clients - Sullivan, Var. Months Y Years


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Seminar - Insurance Agent E&O, IIAOC Independent Ins. Agent, 2003


Seminar - Insurance Agents - Red Flags, WCIIAA - Wayne County Independent Ins. A, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Dbusiness Magazine's 2010 Top Lawyers
Ancillary Business:
State Bar District 1 Character and Fitness Committee, 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1982 - Present
Member


Michigan Bar Association, 1980 - Present
Member


Macomb County Bar Association, 1990 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Navy


Languages:
English

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