Jenny L. Dobrovolec
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Recognized for
eDiscovery
The Elite Counsel Perspective
From complex productions to motion practice, Jenny’s formidable eDiscovery judgment shapes her national coordination of automotive defense discovery.
From complex productions to motion practice, Jenny’s formidable eDiscovery judgment shapes her national coordination of automotive defense discovery.
Overview
Jenny Dobrovolec focuses on discovery in the defense of automotive product liability and consumer actions. She serves as national coordinating discovery counsel for a major automobile manufacturer across matters involving airbags and rollover curtains, event data recorders, handling and stability, roofs, crashworthiness, class actions and consumer issues. Her work also includes defending corporate clients in complex discovery matters.
Jenny manages the collection, processing and production of hard-copy documents and electronically stored information. Her discovery experience extends to implementing protocols for case management conferences and handling written discovery, including meet-and-confer discussions and motion practice. She also prepares corporate employees to testify in depositions and at trial.
Before joining Bowman and Brooke, Jenny clerked for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Michael F. Cavanagh. Her practice also includes researching and writing appellate briefs and complex pre- and post-trial motions.
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., 2001
cum laude
Dean's Scholarship for academic excellence
University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Executive Editor, 2000 - 2001 - Adrian College, B.A., 1996
Dean's List
Dean's Scholarship for academic excellence
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2002
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Honors & Recognition
- Pro Bono Spirit Award, 2014
—Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc.
Professional Associations
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
—Distinguished Service Award, 2017
—Board of Directors, 2015
—Michigan Defense Quarterly, Assistant Editor
Publications
- "Sweeping Amendments to Michigan Court Rules to Take Effect January 1, 2020," Co-Author, Legal Alert, June 2019
- "The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act: 2010 Michigan Practice Guide," Michigan Defense Quarterly, Co-Author, July 2010
- "Note, People v. Stevens: The Michigan Supreme Court Applies the Inevitable Discovery Exception to the Exclusionary Rule when Officers Violate the Knock and Announce Statute," 78 U. Det. Mercy Law Review 569, 2001