Litigation Attorney
Jaye is an accomplished trial lawyer with years of experience trying multimillion-dollar cases in federal and state courts across the country. Her practice includes complex commercial litigation in all areas of business disputes with a particular emphasis in intellectual property, including patent, trade secret, and copyright infringement. Jaye’s cases are frequently ground-breaking and precedent making including representing Oakland County in the City of Detroit bankruptcy, the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the United States.
Jaye is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and member of the Michigan, Illinois, and California state bars as well as numerous federal district and appellate courts. Jaye serves on the boards of the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority. She is consistently rated as one of the top women lawyers in Michigan and has been recognized by her clients, colleagues and the judges she appears in front of as having the quick critical thinking and work ethic that separates first rate trial lawyers from the rest of the pack.
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Honors and Recognitions
Crain’s Detroit, Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys, 2025
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Influential Women of Law, 2024
Super Lawyers®, Michigan Top 25 Women in Business Attorneys, 2018-2023
Super Lawyers®, Michigan Top 50 Women Attorneys, 2014, 2016, 2018-2023
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law, 2014
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of California
Illinois State Bar
Community Involvement
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority, Board of Directors