Jodi advises and represents corporate policyholders in liability and first-party insurance matters.  Outside the insurance context, she has represented individuals and corporations in commercial matters, class action suits and property disputes.

Jodi is active in the ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee where she serves as the co-chair of the Young Lawyers Subcommittee.  She also participates in Cooper & Walinski's Insurance Recovery Practice Group where she serves as the Deputy Chair.

While in law school, Jodi was a Note and Comment Editor at the University of Toledo Law Review.  She is a member of the Order of the Coif.

Published Works:

• Navigating State Guaranty Funds, What to Expect When Your Insurer Is Insolvent, The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 12, January 2008

Awards and Honors:

• 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star

Professional Memberships:

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
  •  - Co-Chair, 2006-2008 Young Lawyers Subcommittee
• Ohio State Bar Association

Representative Cases:

• Manor Care of America, Inc. v. Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation, 185 Fed. Appx. 308; 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 18049 (4^th Cir. July 18, 2006)
• Westhaven Group, LLC v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., No. 3:05 CV 7350, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68321 (N. D. Ohio Sept. 22, 2006)
• Robbin M. Pettit v. Clarion Technologies, et al., No. WM 04 014, 2005 Ohio 4435; 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 4027 (Ohio 6^th Dist. Aug. 26, 2005)
• Liberte Capital Group v. James A. Capwill, 229 F. Supp.2d 799 (N.D. Ohio 2002)

Speaking Engagements/Seminars Taught:

• Insurance 101: Discovery in a Coverage Case February, 2008, Tucson, Arizona
• American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's 2008 CLE Seminar