James T. Mellon

Background

Mellon, James T. was born on July 9, 1946 in Highland Park, Michigan, United States.

Education

University of Detroit (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Master of Arts, 1970. Juris Doctor, 1973).

Career

Worked at Mellon, McCarthy & Van Dusen, Professional Corporation (Troy, Michigan) specializing in Insurance Coverage Disputes, Medical Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Municipal Law, Product Liability, Employment Discrimination, Premises Liability, Automobile, General Negligence, Trials. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.

1977, United States.

Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1982, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Member, Urban Law Journal, Moot Court Board of Directors, 1972-1973.

Author: "The Federal Government May Make Construction Grants for Buildings and Facilities to Church-Related College and Universities to Be Used for Secular Educational Purposes," 50 Journal of Urban Law 298, 1972.

Instructor, Legal Environment of Insurance Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Program, and Degree Program, 1983-1996, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan. Award Recipient: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Designation (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter) The American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters, 1980.

Designation Associate in Risk Management (ARM), 1984. Secretary, 1985 and Vice President, 1986— and President, 1987—, Greater Detroit Chapter Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter. Licensed as Property and Liability Counselor (LIC), 1987.

Presentations: "Legal Considerations of Nursing," Flint Osteopathic Hospital, Flint, Michigan.

"Nurses Notes and Litigation," Flint Osteopathic Hospital, Flint, Michigan. "Overview of American Product Liability Law," Lucas Industries, Birmingham, England, 1979. "Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice," Flint Osteopathic Hospital, Flint, Michigan.

"An Overview: Michigan Worker"s Disability Compensation Acting," Maryland Casualty Company, Troy, Michigan, 1980.

"Legal Responsibilities of Nursing Administrators," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. "The Law of Medical Malpractice for Nurses," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

"Worker"s Compensation and Employer"s Liability Insurance," Underwriters Adjusting Company, Southfield, Michigan;" Employer"s Liability for Self-Insured Employer," Penn General Agencies of Michigan, Incorporated., Southfield, Michigan. "Mediation from Defendant"s Viewpoint," Oakland County Bar Association, Current Legal Issues, 1981.

"Medical Malpractice Update 1982," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

"Informed Consent and Recent Developments in Medical Malpractice," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan. "Legal Aspects of Security and Accident Investigation," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1982. "Nursing and the Law," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

"Care, Custody or Control," Citizens Insurance Company of America, Southfield, Michigan.

"The Nurse and the Chart," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan. "Legal Considerations for Anesthesia and Oregon," Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

"Contractual Indemnity," Citizens Insurance Company of America, Southfield, Michigan, 1983. "Legal Considerations for Hospital Clerical Personnel," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan.

"Legal Aspects of Emergency Room Practice," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan.

"Legal Ramifications of Communications," CSR Mini-Convention, Lawrence Institute of Technology, Southfield, Michigan. "Claims Handling--Errors and Omissions," Citizens Insurance Company of America, Howell, Michigan. "The Trial of and Automobile Negligence Case in a Number-Fault State," Program Chairperson and Participant, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter All Industry Day.

"Workers Compensation Policy--Coverage B--Employers Liability," Citizens Insurance Company of America, Southfield, Michigan, 1984.

"Malpractice from the Hospital"s Point of View," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan. "Avoiding Errors and Omissions," Moderator, Greater Detroit Chapter Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Warren, Michigan.

"A View from the Top," Moderator, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter All Industry Day, Troy, Michigan, 1985. "How Michigan Courts Interpret Contracts of Insurance," Detroit Underwriters Association, Warren, Michigan.

"Pollution Liability, Exposure, Insurance and the Pollution Exclusion," Mid-Michigan Chapter Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and Central Michigan Adjusters Association, Lansing, Michigan, 1986.

"Reasonable Expectations and Other Rules of Insurance Contract Interpretation," Independent Insurance Agents of Wayne County, Dearborn, Michigan, 1987. "Litigating the Toussaint Components: A 3-Participant Approach to Success: Insurance," The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Southfield, Michigan, 1983. "How the Insurer Determines When to Defend and Not to Defend a Lawsuit," Hartford Insurance Company, Troy Michigan, 1989.

"Preparation Foreign And The Deposition of a Claims Person," Maryland Casualty Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Annual Review of Michigan Appellate Insurance Decisions," Detroit Underwriters Association, Detroit, Michigan, 1990. "Annual Review of Michigan Appellate Insurance Decisions," Detroit Underwriters Association, Detroit, Michigan.

"Highlights of Representative 1990 and 1991 Michigan Appellate Court Insurance Decisions," Hartford Insurance Company, Troy, Michigan. "Tort Reform Acting of 1986," Detroit Kiwanis, Detroit, Michigan.

"Number Private Cause of Action in Tort Under the Uniform Trade Practices Acting and Malpractice Action by Insurer Against Defense Counsel Hired by Insured to Defend its Insured," Hartford Insurance Company, Troy, Michigan, 1991.

"Annual Survey of Significant Michigan Insurance Decisions," Detroit Underwriters Association, Troy, Michigan. "The Interpretation and Analysis of Insurance Contracts," Citizens Insurance Company of America, Southfield, Michigan, 1992. "The Hospital Attorney and the Patient Representative," Michigan Chapter Society of Patient Representatives, Rochester, Michigan.

"Observations for the Patient Representative from a Hospital Attorney," Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan, 1993.

"Insurance Basics; What Every Practitioner Should KnowDuty to Defend," Oakland County Bar Association/Young Lawyers Association, 1996. Defense Mediator, Oakland County Circuit, 1981—.

Defense Mediator, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1989—. Member: Oakland County, Macomb County and International (Member: Section on Business Law.

Committee on Health Insurance) Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Negligence Law. Workers Compensation). American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.

Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Catholic Lawyers Society. Archdiocese of Detroit.

Defense Research Institute. Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys.

Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Incorporated Society of Irish/American Lawyers. Michigan Association of Property and Liability Insurance Counselors.

Achievements

• James T. Mellon has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Urban Law Journal, Moot Court Board of Directors, 1972-1973.