Background
Treat, John R. was born on August 11, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
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John R. Treat
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Purdue University (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1966). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at John R. Treat and Associates, Professional Corporation (Ann Arbor, Michigan) specializing in Products Liability Defense and Counseling, including Consumer Communications and Warnings, Risk and Failure Analysis. Litigation Technology including Computer Simulation and Animation. Automotive Regulatory and Traffic Law.
General Civil Practice and Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution.
Admitted to the bar, 1969, Indiana and United States. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.
1980, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
1994, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois.
Sigma Xi. Principal Author: "Tri-level Study of the Causes of Traffic Accidents," 1977. Associate Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, 1975-1979 (tenured, 1979).
Research Scientist and Attorney, Department of Police Administration and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, 1969-1979.
Director, Institute for Research in Public Safety, Indiana University, 1975-1979. Research Scientist and Attorney, 1979-1981 and Associate Head, Policy Analysis Division, 1979-1981, Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan. Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992 and 1995-1996.
Member, 1988-1995 and Chairman, 1994 and 1995, Scientific Program Committee, The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
Member, Board of Directors, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, 1989-1996. Member: Washtenaw County, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice. Science and Technology) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: General Practice.
Litigation. Negligence. Law Practice Management). Defense Research Institute.
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.
Society of Automotive Engineers. Fellow, The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
The firm"s practice is focused on minimizing the risks associated with the manufacture and sale of automotive/transportation products, and the defense of related products liability actions. These actions typically involve complex, multi-state litigation and product regulation.
Enhanced by the technical and scientific backgrounds of firm members and staff, emphasis is placed on discovery and analysis of opposing technical information and evidence, and on the development of state-of-art demonstrative and technical evidence for use in negotiation and trial.
The firm also provides mediation/alternate dispute resolution services in products, personal injury and general practice areas.
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Membership
Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992 and 1995-1996. Member, 1988-1995 and Chairman, 1994 and 1995, Scientific Program Committee, The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Member, Board of Directors, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, 1989-1996.
Member: Washtenaw County, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice. Science and Technology) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: General Practice. Litigation; Negligence.
Law Practice Management).
Defense Research Institute. Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Society of Automotive Engineers.
Fellow, The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
Fellow, The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
