Rebecca S. Walsh J.D. - Bloomfield Hills, MI

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1991
    J.D.
    Honors: Alumni Association Board of Governors
    Honors: Extern Supervisor
    Honors: Student Mentor
    Honors: National Trial Team Member – John Marshall Competition
    Honors: Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

• Non Legal Education

  • Central Michigan University, 1987
    B.S.
    Major: Business Administration
  • Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• “Nursing from a Legal Perspective: A Lawyer’s Observations” –Speaker, Oakland Community College Nursing Student Association Meeting, January 2020
  
• “When a Picture Isn’t Worth a Thousand Words: Proving Damages in a Case With No CP,” AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Association 2018 Winter Convention
  
• Michigan Association for Justice Medical Malpractice Seminar “The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) – Are Future Damages a Thing of the Past?” – December 4, 2015
  
• “Are Future Damages a Thing of the Past?,” Podcast, January 13, 2016
  
• “Discovery of Electronic Records and Audit Trails” Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Medical Malpractice Seminar 2014
  
• “10 Reasons Babies Suffer Injuries During Labor and in the First Days of Life,” – 66th Annual Belli Seminar, July 17, 2013
  
• “Legal Ways to Leave Your Employer/Lose Your Employee” – Michigan Association for Justice, Rapid Fire Seminar, May 4, 2012
  
• Moderator – “How To’s of Trial Practice from Start to Finish,” – Michigan Association for Justice, April 1, 2011
  
• “What Judges Want You to Know” NBI, Inc., Southfield, MI – May 8, 2009
  
• “Daubert Update,” Michigan Association for Justice, Novi, MI, November 13, 2008
  
• “Is this a Case? Can I Handle It?,” Michigan Association for Justice, New Lawyers Seminar, September 10, 2008
  
• “The Verdict is in…Now What?,” Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar, May 8, 2008
  
• Moderator and Organizer – “The Verdict is in…Now What?” Michigan Association for Justice, January 31, 2008
  
• “Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case,” National Business Institute, Southfield, MI, June 21, 2007
  
• “Personal Injury Case Management for Seasoned Litigators,” National Business Institute, Southfield, MI, May 24, 2007
  
• “Anticipating the Use of Daubert-Frye” Using Science to Prove Your Claim, Daubert-Frye Forum, Michigan Association for Justice, May 22, 2006
  
• “Damages Caps and their Effect on the Judiciary,” International Legal Studies, Vienna, Austria, 2004
  
• “Challenges in Michigan Insurance Coverage Litigation,” National Business Institute, Southfield, MI, November 7, 2002
  
• “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Michigan,” National Business Institute, Southfield, MI, February 26, 2002
  
• “Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim,” National Business Institute, Southfield, MI, March 24, 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Ronald McDonald House Charities Board of Directors, 2009 - 2016
• Justice Caucus Board of Directors, 2009 - 2012
• Oakland Gymnastics Booster Club, Founder
• Oakland Gymnastics Booster Club, President, 2008 - Present
• Oakland Gymnastics Booster Club, Oakland Classic Meet Committee Chair

Published Works

Articles

• Co-Author, “Birth Asphyxia Cases: The Impact of Cooling,” American Association for Justice Trial Magazine. September 2019
  
• Co-Author, “The Impact of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Newborns with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy,” Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal. February 2019
  
• “Are Future Damages a Thing of the Past?” – AAJ Professional Negligence Winter 2016 Newsletter
  
• Co-Author, “Timing Hypoxic-Ischemic Fetal Brain Injury,” Michigan Bar Journal. January 2018
  
• “What Judges Want You to Know,” NBI, Inc., Southfield, MI, May, 2009
  
• “Daubert Update,” Michigan Association for Justice, Novi, MI, November 13, 2008
• “The Verdict is in…Now What?,” Michigan Association for Justice, 2008
• Co-author, “Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case,” NBI, Inc. 2007
• Co-author, “Personal Injury Case Management for Seasoned Litigators,” NBI, Inc., 2007
• “Using Science to Prove Your Claim,” Daubert-Frye Forum, Michigan Association for Justice, May, 2006
• “Keys to Successful Pre-Trial Preparation in Michigan,” NBI, Inc., 2005
• “Governmental Immunity Issues in Michigan,” Lorman Education Services, 2004
• Co-author, “Challenges in Michigan Insurance Coverage Litigation,” NBI, Inc., 2002
• Co-author, “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Michigan,” NBI, Inc., 2002
• Co-author, “Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim,” NBI, Inc., 1999

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2007
• Georgia, 2020
• U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, pro hac vice

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)
• American Association for Justice, 2014 - Present (Elected Michigan delegate)
• Michigan Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)
• Michigan Association for Justice, 2007 - Present (Executive Board)
• Michigan Association for Justice, Amicus Committee, 2004 - Present (Chair)
• Michigan Association for Justice, Amicus Committee, 2006 - Present (Co-Chair Daubert/Causation)
• Michigan Association for Justice, Young Lawyers Committee, 2007 - 2013 (Co-Chair)
• Michigan Association for Justice, Community Coalition Committee, 2007 - 2008 (Co-Chair)