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Jeffrey Bearss
United States of America
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Litigation Attorney at Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A.
About me
Michigan attorney Jeffrey Bearss boasts two decades of legal experience in a wide variety of legal fields, having performed in hundreds of bench trials, several jury trials, and drafted thousands of motions. Receiving employment with firms including United Auto Workers Legal Services Plans and Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA, Jeffrey Bearss has practiced in probate law, alternative dispute resolution, family law, landlord/tenant relations, and mortgage foreclosures. <br/><br/>As a litigator, Jeffrey Bearss regularly appears in court, trying cases in real estate, construction, commercial, civil, employment, and insurance law. Insurance law represents a large area of Jeffrey Bearss’ practice, and he has successfully defended clients against health insurance and fire insurance companies while also training attorneys in this practice area. During his time with United Auto Workers Legal Services Plans, Jeffrey Bearss drafted crucial documents for clients, such as divorce and custody agreements, leases, employment contracts, and bankruptcy filings. <br/><br/>Currently practicing at the law firm of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA, Jeffrey Bearss provides counsel for creditors and lenders such as Discover Bank, Fifth Third Bank, and The Huntington National Bank in debtor collection lawsuits. Responsible for instituting 2,500 cases each month at Weltman, Jeffrey Bearss has won millions of dollars in judgments during his 3 years at the firm. <br/><br/>In addition to his successes as a lawyer, Jeffrey Bearss has proven adept as a supervisor. For attorneys under his purview, Jeffrey Bearss regularly provides instruction regarding the latest developments in the law and provides feedback on the attorneys’ work. Organizations such as the National Business Institute and Sterling Educational Services regularly ask Jeffrey Bearss to present lectures to other lawyers about collection law. Non-attorneys also receive the benefit of Jeffrey Bearss’ guidance, as he encourages and supports paralegals, managers, and other supervisors at the firm.
Key skills
Jeffrey Bearss specializes in Civil Litigation, Collection, Mortgage Foreclosure, Replevins and Commercial matters.
Education
ML/LLM, Law
Aug 1985 - Dec 1988(3 years, 4 months)
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Moot Court Honors
B.A, Political Science
Jun 1983 - Jun 1985(2 years)
Michigan State University, James Madison College
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Honors & Awards:
Moot Court Honors
