Javon David

Biographical Info

Javon David is an associate based in Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office. She represents clients in the areas of commercial litigation, media and entertainment law, and products liability. She has extensive litigation experience, successfully handling matters from the onset of suit through trial.

As part of her commercial litigation practice, Javon represents business entities in an array of legal issues, including contract disputes, shareholder oppression claims, non-competition and trade secret disputes, real estate, and automotive supplier disputes. She serves on the Business Court and Counsel Committee for the Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA). She also serves as Trial Practice Co-Chairperson for the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Association (MDTC).

In addition, Javon defends media clients in defamation actions and First Amendment cases. She serves as Deputy General Counsel for the Michigan Press Association (MPA), providing clients with prepublication review and newsgathering advice on sunshine and open-government issues. She advises on clearance projects and performs advertising reviews. Javon serves on the litigation, insurance, and advertising/commercial speech committees for the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC).

Javon also defends clients in products liability actions and quality disputes, including toxic tort class actions and automotive liability disputes. She serves on the Board of Governors for the Young Leaders Council, Original Equipment Suppliers Association – Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (OESA-MEMA).

Prior to joining Butzel Long, Javon represented corporations and individuals in a wide variety of negligence, general liability, premises liability, and personal injury disputes. This experience gave her the skills needed to successfully litigate complex actions.