Attorney Lanae Monera Joins Firm’s Grand Rapids Office
Please join us in welcoming Lanae L. Monera to the Firm. She has joined CMDA as an attorney in the Firm’s Grand Rapids office where she focuses her practice in…
Overview
Lanae Monera is an attorney in our Grand Rapids office where she focuses her practice in the areas of civil litigation defense, insurance defense, and municipal law. Prior to joining CMDA, she served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for a Michigan county with emphasis on contract review and formation, statutory compliance, and revamping insurance requirements for county vendors in order to minimize risk to the county. Additionally, she analyzed and revised county policies and rules, researched various legal issues and provided opinions and recommendations to elected officials and county departments. Finally, she developed and implemented a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response system to maximize efficiency and answered hundreds of FOIAs while applying relevant exemptions.
Before serving as Corporation Counsel, Ms. Monera practiced civil litigation defense for over two decades primarily in the areas of personal injury and property damage law. She has litigated and successfully resolved, through motions, mediations, trials, and settlements, hundreds of cases involving claims of premises liability, automobile negligence, construction liability, No-Fault insurance benefits, dram shop, Lemon Law, and insurance coverage.
In addition to defending policyholders and insurance carriers in litigation, Monera previously prosecuted claims on behalf of motor vehicle insurers against other insurers under the Michigan No-Fault Act’s priority rules. She also has experience investigating and prosecuting fraudulent claims on behalf of insurance companies, as well as practicing in probate court with an emphasis on obtaining court approval of settlements on behalf of minors and decedents’ estates. Detail-oriented with strong analytical and communication skills, she assists the Firm with conducting legal research and writing briefs for submission to state and federal courts in all areas of law handled by the Firm.
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Grand Valley State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1993
Memberships and Associations
State Bar of Michigan
-Government Law Section
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Jurisdiction and Court Admissions
Michigan State Courts
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Grand Valley State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1993