JoAnna is an Associate Attorney whose practice is focused on Defense Litigation mainly in the areas of First and Third-Party Automobile Negligence. She attended Michigan State University College of Law where she was a Dean’s List student and clerked for Honorable Judge Aquilina in the 30th Circuit County Court. JoAnna studied abroad in Poland for an International Law Program and Croatia for an International Intellectual Property course. Prior to joining Vanderveer Garzia, she worked as a professional Editor, a Legal Project Manager on a project for the State of Michigan Unemployment Agency and practiced Family Law.

JoAnna is fluent in French and is a dual US and Canadian citizen as she grew up in Windsor, Canada before moving to Michigan for law school. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, walking, reading, and drawing.