Elizabeth “Liza” A. Favaro
Board of directors – Chair of the Labor and Employment Section
Curriculum vitae
EXPERIENCE
Liza is a shareholder in our Business Litigation Group. A dynamic trial attorney, Liza defends corporations in product liability, consumer, personal injury, and commercial matters. With nearly 17 years of courtroom experience, she has managed and tried litigation matters in a variety of disputes across the State of Michigan and the country, including in state and federal trial and appellate courts and arbitration proceedings.
Liza’s practice is diverse. She works with a publicly traded consumer product manufacturing company on litigation and discovery strategies, product liability matters, safety messaging, and sales documentation. She represents a large insurance carrier in No-Fault coverage and litigation matters. Liza also represents a variety of small to mid-sized companies in various commercial and employment matters, including non-compete agreements, trade secrets, discrimination claims, insurance coverage, and franchise law. She is a speaker and author on these and other business law matters.
Liza is a regular presenter on diversity and inclusion issues and is active in local and international organizations involved in feeding and clothing children in third-world countries. Before becoming an attorney, Liza was an investigative reporter and news anchor and received an Emmy Award for her outstanding work.
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EXPERIENCE
Liza’s practice is diverse. She works with a publicly traded consumer product manufacturing company on litigation and discovery strategies, product liability matters, safety messaging, and sales documentation. She represents a large insurance carrier in No-Fault coverage and litigation matters. Liza also represents a variety of small to mid-sized companies in various commercial and employment matters, including non-compete agreements, trade secrets, discrimination claims, insurance coverage, and franchise law. She is a speaker and author on these and other business law matters.
Liza is a regular presenter on diversity and inclusion issues and is active in local and international organizations involved in feeding and clothing children in third-world countries. Before becoming an attorney, Liza was an investigative reporter and news anchor and received an Emmy Award for her outstanding work.
Practice Areas
• Litigation
• Automotive
• Employment & Labor Law
EDUCATION
• Colorado State University, B.A., with Honors
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
Admitted to Practice
• Michigan: 2006
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Recent Articles
• 2021 Year in Review: Employment Law Roundup, Oakland County Bar Association Laches, February 2022
• What’s Your (App) Status? PIP Coverage And Priority In The Ridesharing World, Journal of Insurance & Indemnity Law, October 2021
Speaking engagements
• “Defending the Corporate Representative Deposition,” January 20, 2023, DRI Business Litigation Special Litigation Group
• “Hot Topics in Employment Law,” Webinar, September 13, 2022
• “Returning to Work Post-Pandemic,” Webinar, June 17, 2020
• “When the Price of Convenience is Surveillance: Implications of the Driver Privacy Act of 2015,” October 18, 2018, DRI Annual Meeting Commercial Litigation Committee Business Meeting
• “Bringing Your Whole Self to Work: Diversity and Inclusion in Law Firms,” October 12, 2018, ABA Forum on Franchising Diversity Caucus Luncheon
• “Strategies for Defending Traumatic Brain Injury Claims,” June 21, 2018, Webinar
• “My Car Does What?”, June 2017, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Annual Meeting
• “Cyber Security/Hacking Issues with Vehicles: Safety Concerns, Liability Issues,” April 2017, ABA TIPS Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicles
• “Nuts and Bolts of the Defend Trade Secrets Act,” February 2017, CLE International’s Defend Trade Secret Act Conference
• “Litigation 101: Debt Collection and Serving as an Expert Witness,” June 25, 2010, Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors
Distinctions
rising star: 2009-2015, 2017
top lawyer: 2017-2018
Peer Reviewed
Michigan
News / blog
21 GMH Attorneys named to 2024 Best Lawyers List
21 Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. lawyers named to 2024 Best Lawyers list. Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named the following lawyers from Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton as The Best Lawyers in...
GMH Partner Elizabeth (“Liza”) Favaro obtains defense verdict in South Florida product liability case
PRESS RELEASE APRIL 26, 2023 GIARMARCO, MULLINS & HORTON rgilchrist@gmhlaw.com GMH Partner Elizabeth (“Liza”) Favaro obtains defense verdict in South Florida product liability case. A six-person jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently decided that a glass...
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Join Elizabeth ("Liza") Favaro for a free webinar on September 13 at 10:00 A.M. EST. Register Here in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
What’s Your (App) Status? PIP Coverage And Priority In The Ridesharing World
What’s Your (App) Status? PIP Coverage And Priority In The Ridesharing World. Elizabeth ("Liza") Favaro and Nina Jankowski authored this article in the Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, October 2021 issue.
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