Warner Norcross & Judd LLP today announced that Jason L. Byrne has joined its Grand Rapids office as an associate.
Byrne concentrates his practice on litigation, including complex insurance coverage disputes and other types of commercial litigation. Prior to joining Warner Norcross, he was an associate with Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP in Chicago.
The Litigation Practice Group at Warner Norcross handles a wide range of litigation issues, including antitrust, securities, products liability, environmental, employment and commercial issues in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels.
Byrne earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration magna cum laude from Alma College. He received his doctor of jurisprudence degree magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign.
Byrne, who is a native of Sarnia, Ontario, has also served as a summer associate in Chicago and Midland, in addition to holding an internship with the Council for Court Excellence in Washington, D.C. He resides in Grand Rapids with his wife, Stacey, and daughter, Cecily.
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Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is one of Michigan's leading providers of legal services with more than 185 attorneys in four Michigan offices located in Grand Rapids, Metro Detroit, Holland and Muskegon. For the third consecutive year, Warner Norcross was named the best corporate law firm in West Michigan by Corporate Board Member magazine. Nearly 50 percent of the Firm's partners are listed in the 2005 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a greater percentage than any other large law firm in Michigan. Warner Norcross has been recognized as a national leader in client service among law firms by BTI Consulting, as one of West Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For and as the best law firm in Grand Rapids by a Grand Rapids Magazine reader survey. The Firm represents local, statewide, regional, national and international clients in all areas of business and civil law.