Farmington Hills, MI

Bob Giroux

Bob has been a litigation attorney for over 30 years. He is a Super Lawyer and has received, from Martindale, Hubbell, an AV Preeminent rating, the highest rating obtainable in both proficiency and ethics. Bob Giroux is a true litigator and trial attorney that has worked both sides of the courtroom and has personally been involved in over 130+ trials.

Steven M. Gursten

Steven Gursten is a highly awarded Michigan attorney specializing in auto and truck accident cases. He is a Michigan Lawyer of the Year, consistently ranked among the top 50 attorneys by Super Lawyers, and has secured the largest auto and truck accident settlements in Michigan history. He is a past president of several national legal organizations including the AAJ Distracted Driving, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Truck Accident Litigation Groups, and the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a frequent speaker and author on trial advocacy and auto law.

Neil Davis

For over 30 years, Attorney Neil Davis and the Davis Law Center have been the trusted voice for seriously injured individuals. He has dedicated his practice to ensuring accident victims are properly compensated for the harm they’ve suffered and has won millions of dollars for his clients. Neil is a highly respected attorney with a strong educational background, holding a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University. He is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts and handles a wide range of personal injury cases. His commitment to justice extends beyond his firm, being an active member of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He is also a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers.

Jason J. Liss is the managing shareholder of Fabian, Sklar, King & Liss, P.C. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and graduated from Wayne State University Law School in 1993. Jason brings over 30 years of experience in helping people and corporations with property insurance matters. Jason specializes in assisting homeowners and business owners whose commercial and homeowners’ property insurance claims are being investigated or have been denied by their insurers. Jason has extensive experience guiding clients through the claims investigation process, starting with representing insureds during Examinations Under Oath (EUOs) through all stages of litigation including appellate work. He handles a wide range of property loss issues, including understanding and interpreting insurance policies to ensure coverage and maximum monetary recovery for property damage to structures and belongings. The cases Jason handles arise from many causes, including fires, explosions, floods, water damage, storms, etc. He also handles claims for business income and extra expense losses for his commercial clients, and claims for additional living expenses and lost rental income for owners of residential properties. Jason also defends against insurers’ allegations of arson and fraud. Additionally, Jason represents clients who have suffered uninsured or underinsured losses due to the negligence of their insurance agents. Jason is licensed to practice law in Michigan and Ohio, where he represents insureds in state and federal courts. Jason also routinely litigates cases in state and federal courts outside of Michigan and Ohio on a pro hac vice basis. During his career, Jason has achieved many multimillion-dollar settlements, aggressively litigated more than a thousand cases, conducted dozens of jury trials, and argued appeals before the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court, and the Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. In his professional capacity, Jason tirelessly advocates for policyholders and other insureds, working to shape property law and legislation in their favor. Jason’s professional involvement includes serving as a past chairperson for the Insurance & Indemnity Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He is currently a hearing panelist for the State Bar of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board and a committee member for the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee. He is also a member of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA), the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ), and the Oakland County Bar Association. Formerly, Jason was a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) through the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), and was an alternate member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications, which is responsible for NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. Jason is highly regarded in his field, holding a top AV 5.0 out of 5.0 rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been consistently recognized in the Michigan Super Lawyers list since 2010, the Best Lawyers in America list since 2015, and the DBusiness Top Lawyers list since 2017. Published Works: “Purchase of a Dwelling by Land Contract Entitles Insureds to ‘Replacement Cost’ Benefits,” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2018 “Mortgagee’s Second Bite at a Claim for Property Loss,” Co-author, DS News, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2018 “Property Insurance 101: Anti-Concurrent Causation - Not a Foregone Conclusion,” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, Vol. 10, No. 2, April 2017 “Property Insurance 101 The Co-Insurance Clause: Don’t Let Your Policy Limits Fool You,” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2017 “Ordinary and Standard “Loss Payable” Clauses in Property Insurance Policies,” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 2016 “Statutory Appraisal Under a Fire Insurance Policy Issued in Michigan,” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, Vol. 8, No. 3, July 2015 “Explosion & Fire Cases: Death, Injury or Property Losses,” Presented at the Michigan Association for Justice’s Premises Liability Seminar, April 2012 “NFPA 1033: 13 Things You Need to Know,” Co-author of paper presented at the International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, 2010 “The Role of the Attorney in Fire and Explosion Investigations,” Co-authored: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, 2008

Jordan M. Jones is a trial attorney dedicated to helping victims of serious truck accidents in Michigan. He is Board-Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the only lawyer in Michigan with this certification. He has achieved top car and truck accident results, including multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. Recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch (since 2021) and a Michigan Super Lawyers’ Rising Star (since 2015), he also received the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group's "Chair Special Recognition Award" in 2023.

Stuart A. Sklar is a shareholder at Fabian, Sklar, King & Liss, P.C., where he has litigated hundreds of fire and explosion cases and collected tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients by obtaining judgments and settlements against, property insurance companies, product manufacturers, natural gas utility companies, propane gas suppliers, electric utilities, landlords, property owners, and others. He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) through the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI). For 20 years, he served as a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Fire Investigations-the only attorney on the committee representing policyholders and those injured or killed in fires and explosions. The committee is responsible for NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. As one of the nation’s most respected fire loss attorneys and an industry leader in fire origin and cause investigation, Stuart co‐founded the International Symposium on Fire and Investigation Science and Technology (ISFI), a biennial professional symposium designed to bring together international fire investigation professionals to present and discuss the latest in fire investigation science, research, technology and methodology. He has given expert testimony on fire scene investigation methodologies and has testified before a subcommittee of the Michigan Legislature on pending insurance legislation. Stuart has also lectured extensively on fire and explosion litigation issues throughout the United States, Canada and England. Stuart currently serves as a principal member of the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications responsible for NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. Stuart is regularly called upon to provide fire litigation training to investigators and attorneys and to organizations such as the United States Department of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the Insurance Committee on Arson Control, the National Association of Fire Investigators, the International Association of Arson Investigators, the Detroit Fire Department Fire Investigation Division and the Michigan State Police, as well as many others. In October 2012, NAFI presented Stuart with its “Distinguished Service Award.” Stuart is the first attorney in the more than 50-year history of NAFI to win this award. NAFI selected Stuart based upon his “decades of unswerving and selfless dedication and exceptional service toward the advancement of the fire investigation profession, by promoting and providing excellence in the training, education quality, expertise and professionalism of our vocation.” From 2022 to 2023, Stuart served as President of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ). MAJ, founded in 1945, is comprised of over 1300 trial lawyer members throughout Michigan. MAJ is devoted to the pursuit of an effective and fair legal system and the preservation of the right to a trial by jury. While President, Stuart spearheaded the creation of the MAJ Leadership Academy, which provides education and training to MAJ’s youngest members and provides opportunities to gain leadership experience within MAJ and the community. Stuart has been selected as a Michigan “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2006. He’s also been recognized as a “Top Lawyer” in DBusiness magazine, a “Best Lawyer in America” in both the insurance law and personal injury litigation‐plaintiff categories by Best Lawyers magazine, and was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. Stuart was named a 2013 “Leader in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, an honor presented to only 30 attorneys throughout Michigan, for his work in helping to train Detroit Fire Investigation Division members to become Certified Fire and Explosion Investigators. Stuart earned a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1982 and a J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law in 1985. He is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section and Property Insurance Committee), State Bar of Michigan, American Association for Justice (Fire and Property Insurance Litigation Group). Published Works: “NFPA 1033: 13 Things You Need to Know,” Co-author of paper presented at the International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, 2010 “The Role of the Attorney in Fire and Explosion Investigations,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, 2008 “Causes of Action Form Book,” Chapter on Errors and Omissions Against Insurance Agents, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996, 2008 “Fire Litigation Issues-The Products Liability case” and “The Evidentiary Sword and Shield: Dabuert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Fire Investigation, 2004 “Fire Investigation in Products Liability Cases,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, August 26, 2002 “Cause & Origin Investigators: Retention & Cross Examination,” National College of Advocacy, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1995 Published Cases: Griswold Properties, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co. 275 Mich App 543, 740 N.W.2d 659 (2007), rev’d. in part 276 Mich App 551, 741 NW 2d 549 (2007), app. den. 480 Mich. 1044, 743 N.W.2d 874 (2008) Borman v. State Farm Fire and Gas Co. 198 Mich.App. 675, 499 N.W.2d 419 (1993), aff’d. 446 Mich. 482, 521 N.W.2d 266 (1994) Smith v. Michigan Basic 441 Mich 181, 490 NW 2d 864 (1992)

Jack B. Zimmermann

Jack B. Zimmermann is a former prosecutor and criminal trial judge in the United States Marine Corps, with a law practice in Texas focusing on personal injury, criminal defense, military law, and trial advocacy. He is licensed in Texas and several federal courts, and is a retired Colonel from the Marine Corps.