Melissa A. Pode - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Attorney at Anselmi Mierzejewski Ruth & Sowle P.C.
First Party Auto No-Fault (PIP) Lawyers in Bloomfield Hills, MI
1750 S. Telegraph Road Ste 200 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Bloomfield Hills First Party Auto No-Fault (PIP) Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- First Party Auto No-Fault (PIP)
- Third Party Auto Negligence
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Premises Liability
- Michigan Assigned Claims Plan (MACP) Servicing Insurer Defense
- Michigan Assigned Claims Plan (MACP) Servicing Insurer Subrogation
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Melissa A. Pode joined Anselmi Mierzejewski Ruth & Sowle P.C. in 2023. Ms. Pode has worked on numerous first- and third-party litigation cases as well as insurance coverage disputes and premises liability cases.
Ms. Pode earned her bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University in 2007 and her Juris Doctorate form Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2012.
Ms. Pode has focused her practice in the area of insurance defense including first party no-fault, third party auto negligence, premises liability, and coverage disputes. Ms. Pode began practice in these areas as a Plaintiff counsel and then transitioned to defense work in 2016.
Ms. Pode is licensed to practice law in Michigan.
Education
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Legal Education
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School,
Lansing,
Michigan, 2012
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School,
Lansing,
Michigan, 2012
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Non Legal Education
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Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo,
Michigan, 2007
B.A.
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Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo,
Michigan, 2007
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Michigan State Bar Association
- Genesee County Bar Association
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Contact
1750 S. Telegraph Road
Ste 200
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Phone: 248-338-2290
Fax: 248-338-4451
Email: Send a message
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