Practice Areas
Honors & Recognitions
Top 5 Lawyers under 35, Ingham County Bar Association 2010.
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Golden Gavel Award 2012.
Education
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., 2002, magna cum laude
Michigan State University, B.A., 1999, with High Honors
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Pamela Collette Dausman
Joining the firm in 2002, Pamela Dausman is a member of Foster Swift’s General Litigation Practice Group. Recently, Pamela has focused on defending liability claims and employment discrimination claims against governmental entities. She also defends employers and governmental entities in civil rights and Section 1983 claims, as well as wrongful termination claims. Her experience and practice focus also includes:
- Employment litigation: defending claims asserted under Title VII, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, among others. Her clients have included automotive, manufacturing and school district employers.
- Insurance defense: representing insurance companies in first-party and third-party auto cases, premises liability, general liability and dram shop claims.
- Commercial litigation: handling contract disputes, Uniform Commercial Code, Antitrust, RICO and other cases for manufacturers, contractors and individuals.
Pamela also represents municipalities in property tax appeals before the Michigan Tax Tribunal. She has defended clients and achieved favorable results in state and federal courts as well as before the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. These are just a few reasons that Pamela is such a sought after employment lawyer in Lansing.
“Even as a Summer Associate back in 2001, I was impressed with the quality and temperament of the attorneys here,” Pamela said. “Years later, as a litigator, I’ve come to even more fully appreciate Foster Swift’s reputation for legal skills matched by civility."
Representative Matters
- Obtained $20 million judgment for U.S. Steel.
- Obtained a no cause verdict for a school district employer in a gender discrimination case.
In a current matter, Pamela is counseling a municipality in defense of a claim that a sewer special assessment district was improper.
News
- Dausman Receives Golden Gavel Award, May 31, 2012
- Foster Swift Announces 2009 New Shareholders, January 10, 2009
Speaking Engagements
- Medicare, Insurance Fraud & No-Fault Automobile Insurance, Insurance Institute of Michigan's annual Claims Conference, September 28, 2009
- Medicare Secondary Payer Program: What Insurers Need to Know About New Federal Reporting Requirements, Insurance Institute of Michigan, September 2009
Publications
- Michigan Supreme Court holds that No Fault Attorney Fees Cannot be Awarded on Benefits Not Overdue; Insurer is Not Obligated to Reconcile Conflicting Opinions of Insurer's Doctor and IME Physician, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, January 6, 2009
- Michigan Supreme Court Holds that an Action Seeking Damages as a Result of an Insurer's Fraudulent Conduct is not Subject to the One-Year Back Rule, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, June 27, 2008
- Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Services Might be Lawfully Rendered Under MCL 500.3157 Even if the Service is Proper to a Field of Practice for Which the Provider is Not Licensed, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, June 24, 2008
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
- Civil Procedure and Courts Committee, State Bar of Michigan
