In fact, as a specially designated student attorney in Washtenaw County, she aided in the successful defense of a man charged with domestic violence against his sister, discovering the police’s failure to properly investigate and persuading the court at trial that the alleged victim had a history of mental illness and a tendency to self-inflict injuries only to blame other people. After entering the practice, Theresa joined her father’s firm and immediately began overseeing a busy general litigation docket. She later worked as an associate in another litigation firm before coming to Zausmer in 2016.

On Theresa’s desk is a sign that reads, “Those who seek equity, must do equity,” a philosophy that informs her approach to the practice of law and for pursuing the most favorable outcomes for her clients. If there is a weakness in the plaintiff’s case or lack of factual support for a plaintiff’s claim, she will expose it.