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Phone: (216) 456-3853
Fax: (216) 456-3863
Email:
Areas of Practice:
Insurance Recovery
Business Litigation
Licensed:
Ohio
Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Michigan
Education:
The University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 2001,
J.D. cum laude
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1997,
B.A. cum laude
- Jodi D. Spencer - Shareholder
Jodi practices primarily in the area of insurance coverage. She advises and represents corporate policyholders in liability and first-party insurance matters. She also represents 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 currently serves as a co‑chair of the Programming Subcommittee. During 2007-2009, she served as a co‑chair of the Young Lawyers Subcommittee. She is listed in Ohio Super Lawyers as a Rising Star.
Jodi received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University in 1997 and a law degree from The University of Toledo cum laude in 2001. She was a Note and Comment Editor for The University of Toledo Law Review. She is a member of the Order of the Coif.
Honors and Awards
- Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2007 and 2009
Professional Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Co‑Chair, Programming Subcommittee
Co‑Chair, Young Lawyers Subcommittee; 2007-2009
Member, Insurance Law Committee
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio Women's Bar Association
Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
Representative Cases:
- Manor Care of America, Inc. v. Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation, 185 Fed. Appx. 308; 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 18049 (4th Cir. 2006)
- Manor Care, Inc. v. First Specialty Ins. Corp., No. 3:03CV7186, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48249 (N.D. Ohio, July 17, 2006) and 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102658 (N.D. Ohio, Nov. 14, 2008)
- 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)
- Fireman’s Fund Insur. Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Ind. Co., No. 3:03CV7168, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41247 (N.D. Ohio, Nov. 1, 2005)
- Liberte Capital Group v. James A. Capwill, 229 F. Supp. 2d 799 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
- Robbin M. Pettit v. Clarion Technologies, et al., No. WM 04 014, 2005 Ohio 4435; 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 4027 (2005)
Publications:
- Law You Can Use - Bad Faith Claims Address Insurer Violations, Ohio State Bar Association (published in numerous daily periodicals state-wide), November 14, 2011. (Read Article here)
- Navigating State Guaranty Funds, What to Expect When Your Insurer Is Insolvent, The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 12, January 2008
Speaking Engagements/Seminars Taught:
- What Do You Really Need, and How Do You Get It? A Practical Discussion About Collecting Key Evidence in Coverage Cases, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s 2012 Seminar, Tuczon, AZ, March 2012
- Effectively Managing Your Insurance Claim - CLE Seminar, Thacker Martinsek LPA - Cleveland, OH, December 2011
- Insurance Law Basics; Bad Faith, Ohio State Bar Association CLE Seminar, August 2011
- Brother, Can You Spare Some Insurance Coverage? Coverage Disputes in Tough Economic Times, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s 2010 CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ, March 2010
- Insurance 101: Discovery in a Coverage Case, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s 2008 CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ, February 2008
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