Butzel Long attorney appointed Co-Chair of the Trial Practice Section of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Association

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney Javon David has been appointed Co-Chair of the Trial Practice Section of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Association (MDTC). She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation and business tort litigation. David has extensive litigation experience, successfully handling matters from the onset of suit through trial. 

She also has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals in a wide variety of negligence, general liability, insurance coverage, premises liability, and personal injury disputes.

While in law school, she was a Law Review Editor, the Executive Director of the Moot Court Board of Advocates, and a faculty research assistant.  She competed in national Moot Court competitions and was inducted into the Order of Barristers for Excellence in Writing and Advocacy.  David received numerous academic awards in law school.  She was a member of the Dean’s Honor Society; received a Dean’s Scholarship and Presidential Scholarship; and, earned Book Awards for the highest grade in International Law, Worker’s Compensation Law, and Business Franchising Law.

David is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.  She also is a certified mediator through the American Bar Association.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, with concentrations in History, Political Science, and Psychology.  She received a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2013 and graduated with honors.

She has been named to the list of Michigan Rising Stars in Super Lawyers magazine for 2017, 2018, and 2019. David also was named among Michigan’s Top Women Lawyers from 2017-2019.