The Attorneys
MICHELLE VO
Attorney
EDUCATION:
Ms. Vo earned her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
Ms. Vo earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine.
EXPERIENCE:
Ms. Vo is an attorney with Jacobson & Associates. She practices construction law and insurance law. Her experience is in the areas of contractual indemnity, construction defect litigation, and insurance coverage matters. With respect to insurance coverage, she represents policyholders seeking coverage under commercial general liability policies by reviewing relevant policies, reporting claims, and conducting claims dispute analyses.
During law school Ms. Vo was a certified law clerk with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. In that position, she prepared for and made on the record appearances at preliminary hearings.
Prior to that, she was a summer law clerk at Jacobson & Associates where she reviewed clients’ files to tender the defense and indemnity of clients to appropriate insurers; reviewed settlement agreements; and drafted discovery. Also, she has volunteered at organizations working with at-risk populations or the poor such as The Alliance for Children’s Rights, The Public Law Center’s Homeless Advocacy Project, and The Orange County Public Defender’s Office.
Before attending law school, Ms. Vo was a legal assistant to the general counsel for a residential mortgage bank. In that position, she researched laws regulating residential mortgage lending; obtained and managed the company’s lending licenses in various states; prepared memoranda summarizing investor agreements, warehouse lines of credit, and insurance policies; assisted in administrative proceedings by reviewing documents and drafting responses; resolved customer and/or vendor complaints; and prepared responses to subpoenas and requests for information.
AFFILIATIONS:
*** Member of the California State Bar
*** Member of the Orange County Bar Association