Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit Co-Chairs:
Joseph A. Starr Jason A Fogg
Principal Vice President - Claims
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. Monitor Liability Managers, LLC
Principal Vice President - Claims
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. Monitor Liability Managers, LLC
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Joseph A. Starr is someone to whom clients know they can turn with the issues they face as employers and business owners. He has earned a solid reputation with his extensive experience in the area of labor and employment law. His litigation experience includes the defense of race, religious, national origin, age, sex and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. On behalf of his clients, he has defended cases of wrongful discharge, invasion of privacy, employment-related defamation, Whistleblowers Protection Act and Family and Medical Leave Act claims.
As a principal with Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C., Mr. Starr specializes in the defense of Professional Liability (Employment Practices, Attorneys, Architects & Engineers, Accountants, Directors & Officers, Insurance Agents / Brokers and Real Estate Brokers) claims, commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes.
Joseph Starr regularly counsels businesses with regard to workplace violence, unemployment claims, OSHA investigations, EEOC/Michigan Department of Civil Rights charges and Department of Labor wage and hour disputes. He also works with employers to develop customized employee handbooks, employment agreements, covenants-not-to-compete, sexual harassment policies and electronic privacy policies.
Mr. Starr is an “A-V” directory rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. In 2007, the publication Law & Politics selected Mr. Starr as a Michigan Super Lawyer. Mr. Starr was listed in the 2008 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition for Employment & Labor Law. He received his law degree from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as a Notes & Comments Editor for the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and graduated cum laude.
An active member of the legal community, he is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee) and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
In September 2007, Mr. Starr was elected to serve a two year term as a Council Member for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He also serves as an Employment Panel Mediator for the Oakland and Wayne County Mediation Tribunals.
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As a principal with Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C., Mr. Starr specializes in the defense of Professional Liability (Employment Practices, Attorneys, Architects & Engineers, Accountants, Directors & Officers, Insurance Agents / Brokers and Real Estate Brokers) claims, commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes.
Joseph Starr regularly counsels businesses with regard to workplace violence, unemployment claims, OSHA investigations, EEOC/Michigan Department of Civil Rights charges and Department of Labor wage and hour disputes. He also works with employers to develop customized employee handbooks, employment agreements, covenants-not-to-compete, sexual harassment policies and electronic privacy policies.
Mr. Starr is an “A-V” directory rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. In 2007, the publication Law & Politics selected Mr. Starr as a Michigan Super Lawyer. Mr. Starr was listed in the 2008 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition for Employment & Labor Law. He received his law degree from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as a Notes & Comments Editor for the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and graduated cum laude.
An active member of the legal community, he is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee) and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
In September 2007, Mr. Starr was elected to serve a two year term as a Council Member for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He also serves as an Employment Panel Mediator for the Oakland and Wayne County Mediation Tribunals.
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Jason Fogg joined Monitor in 2001 and now directs a staff of attorneys and professionals responsible for managing claims under Monitor’s Professional Liability Insurance policies, including Employment Practices, Management Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Nonprofit Management Liability and Lawyers Professional Liability.
Jason began his legal career as a litigator specializing in employment law before joining the insurance industry. He is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law.
Jason began his legal career as a litigator specializing in employment law before joining the insurance industry. He is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law.