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John D. Pace

Senior Counsel

John Pace is Senior Counsel in the Detroit Office of GRSM where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. John represents insurance companies and corporate defendants in a range of matters including premises lability, governmental liability and professional liability.   

Before joining GRSM, John spent years as a court attorney at a Detroit-area circuit court where he wrote hundreds of opinions on behalf of 13 judges. For three of those years, John was the exclusive writer for the business court where he worked on complex, high-stakes cases involving entities. By spending countless hours participating in the decision-making process with judges, usually at the dispositive stage of cases, John has considerable insight into the way trial courts make decisions. John has seen first-hand how important good legal writing, thorough research and sound analysis is to the outcomes of cases. John also previously worked at a litigation boutique firm in Connecticut which represented national insurers, health institutions and a prominent university.

Admissions

  • Michigan
  • California (inactive)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Michigan

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School (2004)
  • B.A., English, University of Michigan (2001)
  • M.A.R., Yale University (2006)