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Education

University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D.

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.A., Philosophy

Bar Admissions

Michigan

California

Illinois

Court Admissions

All Michigan state courts

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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.

See a list of her representative matters for more detail.

Honors and Recognitions

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

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