Christopher M. Jacobson

Christopher M. Jacobson is an Associate at Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick, P.C., where he focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense, automobile negligence, and Michigan no-fault matters.

Chris represents national and regional insurers in high-volume first-party and third-party automobile litigation, with a particular focus on Michigan no-fault (PIP) claims, liability defense, subrogation, and premises liability matters. He defends first-party PIP claims involving issues of medical necessity, causation, attendant care, replacement services, and fraud under Michigan’s No-Fault Act, and he litigates third-party auto negligence claims involving bodily injury and property damage exposure. His practice includes drafting and arguing dispositive motions, conducting in-depth analyses of medical records, billing, and provider practices to identify overutilization, fraudulent claims, and causation defenses, and providing coverage analyses and litigation risk assessments to adjusters and claims professionals. Chris appears regularly in Michigan district and circuit courts for hearings, motion arguments, and status conferences, and he is committed to delivering efficient, results-driven representation aligned with his clients’ business objectives and cost-containment strategies.

Before joining the firm, Chris served as a transactional and litigation attorney at a boutique firm, where he acted as general counsel to condominium and homeowners’ associations, advising boards on governance and compliance, providing written legal opinions on community association and real estate law issues, and drafting and amending master deeds, bylaws, rules and regulations, and declarations of covenants and restrictions.

Earlier in his career, Chris spent several years at Honigman LLP in Detroit, where he supported litigation teams in complex commercial, tax, and healthcare matters. At Honigman, he drafted complaints, discovery, motions, and briefs in business, sales, and use tax litigation; advised clients on tax assessments issued by the Michigan Department of Treasury and managed related appeals; and conducted large-scale e-discovery reviews using Relativity and Casepoint.

Chris also served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Michigan Department of Attorney General, where he represented the Michigan Department of Treasury in business, individual income, and sales and use tax litigation. In that role, he drafted pleadings, discovery, motions, and appellate briefs; argued cases before the Michigan Tax Tribunal and Michigan appellate courts; conducted depositions; and advised the Department on litigation strategy.

Chris holds an LL.M. in Taxation from Wayne State University Law School. He earned his J.D. from Cooley Law School, where he received multiple Certificates of Merit and class honors. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University.