Angela Jackson

About Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson is a shareholder with the firm and practices in all aspects of business litigation. She routinely advises on business and employment matters and has been a litigator with the firm since graduating from the University of Michigan law school in 1995. In 2013 Ms. Jackson joined The Institute of Continuing Legal Education Labor & Employment Law Advisory Board. Some of her recent experience includes: Jury Verdict in Civil RICO trial over 12.4 million plus attorney fee award. Defense of sixty-five million dollar trade secret and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit resulting in summary dismissal of the case. Court appointed receiver over a large commercial property; Summary Judgment on behalf of the employer in an ADA discrimination suit. Summary Judgment on behalf of the employer in a pregnancy discrimination and FMLA interference case in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan and affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Summary Disposition on behalf of the employer in a multi-plaintiff whistle blower lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Settlement of on behalf of a client after three days of trial in a commercial lease dispute Jury verdict in the amount of for a client in a legal malpractice action. Ms. Jackson\'s practice can be broadly described as business litigation with a special emphasis on employment law and litigation matters such as discrimination and retaliation, whistle blower, trade secrets and non-compete agreements. She regularly advises both corporate and individual clients regarding employment matters. Ms. Jackson also frequently litigates construction, and contractual disputes. Ms. Jackson is included in Best Lawyers in America in the area of Business Litigation, is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is regularly included in Leading Lawyers in Business Litigation and Employment Litigation, and has been honored as a Michigan Super Lawyer for fifteen consecutive years.

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Hooper Hathaway, P.C

   Jan 1995 — Present · Ann Arbor, MI, US

   Business and Employment Litigation

Education

• University of Michigan

  B.A.

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Unfair Competition
• Civil Litigation
• Arbitration
• Appeals
• Trade Secrets
• Product Liability
• Dispute
• Legal Research
• Breach of Contract
• Trials
• Employment Discrimination
• Mediation
• Employment Law
• Trial Practice
• Civil Rights
• Retaliation
• Discrimination
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Business Litigation
• Non-Profits
• Non-Compete Agreements