Jenna Wright Greenman, IP Attorney in Detroit, Michigan
Over 26 years of legal practice · focused on IP, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury
PrincipalatKitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook
Detroit, MI
Practicing ip in Detroit since 2000.
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Jenna Wright Greenman is a principal based in Detroit, MI. The practice focuses on IP, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury. Jenna has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook.
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- Detroit, MI
- Experience
- over 26 years
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- IP · Medical Malpractice · Personal Injury
- Handles IP, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury matters from Detroit, MI.
- Over 26 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
About Jenna Wright Greenman: Jenna Wright Greenman is a principal based in Detroit, MI. The practice focuses on IP, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury. Jenna has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook.
Areas of practice
Legal matters Jenna takes on
Jenna concentrates on ip, medical malpractice, and personal injury. Each area below outlines the kind of case Jenna handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
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IP cases in Detroit, Michigan
Jenna takes ip matters in Detroit, Michigan. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Jenna agrees to represent you.
Medical Malpractice cases in Detroit, Michigan
Jenna takes medical malpractice matters in Detroit, Michigan. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Jenna agrees to represent you.
Personal Injury cases in Detroit, Michigan
Jenna takes personal injury matters in Detroit, Michigan. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Jenna agrees to represent you.
Biography
Meet Jenna Wright Greenman — ip lawyer in Detroit
Jenna Wright Greenman is a principal based in Detroit, MI. The practice focuses on IP, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury. Jenna has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook.
Jenna Wright Greenman is an experienced litigator and trial attorney, and a Principal of the Kitch Firm, sharing a leadership role and serving as the Detroit office’s contact in birth trauma and medical malpractice defense practice. She has successfully defended and tried to verdict, as lead counsel, professional liability claims against hospitals and medical care providers against claims of professional negligence, often involving catastrophic brain damage cases, neurology, neurosurgery, and all types of malpractice claims. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Wright Greenman is engaged by numerous insurance carriers and institutions as an educator, including the Detroit Medical Center and other organizations, developing plans for better patient care and safety and medical legal issues. She has been invited to give hundreds of lectures and presentations in the field of obstetrics, pediatrics, neurology and brain injury, physician practice guidelines, electronic medical records, legal issues, and other topics. Additionally, Ms. Wright Greenman serves on panels for National Trial Counsel for several different health organizations.
Ms. Wright Greenman was also recently named “2023 Lawyer of the Year - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants” by Best Lawyers . Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review in the legal community.
She was invited to serve as Co-Chair of the American Conference Institute on Traumatic Brain Injury Conference in 2012 and 2013, as well as present on birth injury and brain injury issues. The ACI conducts national conferences for leaders in the industries of medical malpractice.
Ms. Wright Greenman enjoys the privilege of being nominated and selected as a member of the prestigious Federation of Defense and Corporation Counsel (FDCC), an international organization with less than 1200 attorney members, all of whom have demonstrated their leadership and skills in the legal community. Election to the FDCC is by the Board of Directors upon recommendation by the Admissions Committee, charged with making an exhaustive investigation into the qualifications of the nominees to ensure that they have distinguished themselves professionally from all of their peers.
In 2021, Ms. Wright Greenman was nominated and voted into the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is a prestigious nomination and invitation-only national group of attorneys that must have a minimum number of at least 10 jury trials to verdict to even be considered as a candidate, and the organization selects trial attorneys that uphold the tenets of civility, professionalism, and integrity, and those of high personal character and honorable reputation amongst the legal community.
She was selected to serve on the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Council in 2019, and currently serves as a council member. The Council is comprised of selected plaintiff and defense attorneys who practice negligence litigation, and advocate for fair access to jury trials and the judicial system.
Ms. Wright Greenman is an active member of numerous organizations in her profession, including the State Bar of Michigan, Negligence and Litigation Sections. She is a former President of the Michigan Society for Health Risk Management, and a frequent presenter as a long standing member of the Education committee. She is the current Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association Medical Legal Committee.
She is a member of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Oakland County Bar Association, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, and serves as an evaluator for the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal. She is also an invited panel member for the DMBA Judicial Candidate Election Committee for numerous years.
In 2016, Ms. Wright Greenman was honored by Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly by being selected as one of its “Women in the Law,” an award given annually to salute high achieving female lawyers in Michigan and their accomplishments.
In 2009, she was asked to co-author and publish a book chapter on Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment of the pediatric patient in Clinical Psychology.
Ms. Wright Greenman is also very active in the community, organizing and putting on a 5k/10k race series for charity every year on Belle Isle, and is the Past-President of the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit for 6 years. Ms. Wright Greenman is an active member of the United States Soccer Federation as a Referee, and frequently participates in triathlons, running events, and plays competitive soccer.
Ms. Wright Greenman received her J.D., cum laude, from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She also earned a B.S., cum laude, with double major in Bio-mechanic Kinesiology and Psychology/Science Education from the University of Michigan. Ms. Wright Greenman has served as a teaching assistant in Criminal and Tort Law at the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, where she was also the screening editor of the Law Review. Ms. Wright Greenman is admitted to practice in Michigan, as well as the federal district court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Honors, Awards and Other Recognition:
2024 Crain’s Notable Women in Law
2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice Law in Detroit by Best Lawyers
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Magazine, 2021 and 2022
Best Lawyers in America: Medical Malpractice Law: Defense
Honoree, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, Class of 2016
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Jenna Wright Greenman Steps Up as President of the Shades of Pink Foundation
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Jenna Wright Greenman Selected as a fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation
Working with Jenna on a ip matter
Jenna Wright Greenman is an experienced litigator and trial attorney, and a Principal of the Kitch Firm, sharing a leadership role and serving as the Detroit office’s contact in birth trauma and medical malpractice defense practice. She has successfully defended and tried to verdict, as lead counsel, professional liability claims against hospitals and medical care providers against claims of…
Clients Jenna works with
Jenna reviews new inquiries case-by-case for ip, medical malpractice, and personal injury matters in Detroit and the surrounding Michigan area.
Credentials
Education, bar admissions, and languages
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
J.D. · 2000
University of Michigan
B.S. · 1997
Jurisdictions
Jenna's state bar admissions
Michigan
2000 · ACTIVE
Jenna studied at J.D. in Thomas M. Cooley Law School and B.S. in University of Michigan.
Law school and academic background
Jenna completed J.D. in Thomas M. Cooley Law School and B.S. in University of Michigan. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Jenna runs in Michigan is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Affiliations
Jenna's professional memberships and bar associations
State Bar of Michigan American Bar Association
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Locations
Jenna Wright Greenman's office in Detroit
Jenna's primary office is at One Woodward Avenue, Suite 2400, Detroit, MI, 48226. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook
One Woodward Avenue, Suite 2400
Detroit, MI 48226
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How to hire Jenna Wright Greenman — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new ip attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Jenna usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Jenna charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Jenna's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Jenna will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a ip attorney in Detroit, Michigan
A short list to run through before you commit: How many ip matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Jenna
Jenna discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in ip practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every ip matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Jenna confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Jenna's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many ip practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Jenna Wright Greenman
How much does it cost to hire Jenna for a ip case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Jenna walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Jenna offer a free consultation?
Jenna charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Jenna's office. Some ip attorneys offer free consults — check Jenna's current terms during booking.
How long do ip cases in Michigan typically take?
Simple ip matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Jenna gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Jenna take my case if I'm outside Detroit?
Jenna is licensed in Michigan. Matters governed by Michigan law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Jenna will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Jenna?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Jenna will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Jenna accepting new ip clients right now?
Jenna's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
Areas served
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