Mary Massaron, a former chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) State and Local Government Law Section, has concentrated her practice in appellate law for more than 30 years. A former law clerk to Justice Patricia J. Boyle of the Michigan Supreme Court, she has handled or supervised the handling of more than 500 appeals resulting in approximately 50 published opinions, including more than 100 appeals in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has appeared for clients before the Alabama, California, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio courts, the Tribal Court of Appeals, and all Michigan appellate courts. She is admitted to almost every federal circuit court of appeals and has handled matters before the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. Ms. Massaron served as only the second female president of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the first woman president of Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). In recognition of her professional accomplishments, Ms. Massaron was inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, one of only a handful of Michigan lawyers to be invited to join. She also is a member of the American Law Institute and a past chair of the ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, a division of the Appellate Judges Conference. Ms. Massaron was also invited to join the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), both peer-reviewed membership organizations. Ms. Massaron has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law and has been repeatedly acknowledged as one of the top 100 lawyers, top 50 business lawyers, top 25 women business lawyers, top 50 female lawyers, and top appellate law practitioners by Michigan Super Lawyers. She was recognized as the Detroit Appellate Practice ¿Lawyer of the Year¿ in 2017 by Best Lawyer and as the Bloomfield Hills ¿Appellate Lawyer of the Year¿ in 2020. Business Magazine has named her top appellate lawyer for the past five years. Josephine A. DeLorenzo serves as co-leader of Plunkett Cooney's Appellate Law Practice Group. A member of the firm's Bloomfield Hills office, she focuses her practice exclusively in the areas of appellate and insurance law, with particular expertise in governmental law and insurance coverage. Ms. DeLorenzo is a former law clerk to the Honorable Kurtis T. Wilder when he served on the Michigan Court of Appeals, as well as a prehearing attorney for the court. She also has experience in journalism having served as editor for a trade publication and as a staff assistant for the Weekly Standard in Washington, D.C. Ms. DeLorenzo graduated magna cum laude from University of Notre Dame in 1991 and summa cum laude from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2008. She joined Plunkett Cooney in 2011 and became a partner in 2017.
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