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 and statutory compliance, which included creating terms and conditions for county contracts, reviewing and negotiating hundreds of contracts, and revamping insurance requirements for county vendors in order to minimize risk and protect the county’s interests. Additionally, she analyzed and revised county policies and rules to promote constitutional and statutory compliance, researched various legal issues and provided opinions and recommendations to elected officials and county departments, and developed and implemented a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response system to maximize efficiency and answered hundreds of FOIAs while applying relevant exemptions.
Ms. Monera also focuses her practice on motor vehicle liability. She is skilled with resolving first- and third-party auto claims including claims filed through the Michigan Assigned Claims Plan. She also has extensive experience representing defendants in premises, dram shop (liquor) liability and construction claims. She has litigated and successfully resolved, through motions, trials, and settlements, hundreds of cases involving claims of premises liability, automobile negligence, construction liability, No-Fault insurance benefits, and insurance coverage.
In addition to defending policyholders and insurance carriers in litigation, Monera prosecutes 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. 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