Ms. Rouse joined Secrest Wardle in 2017 and is a member of the Firm’s Motor Vehicle Litigation Practice Group. She specializes in Defense litigation of First-Party and Third-Party auto negligence and Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association automobile matters. Specifically, Ms. Rouse handles litigation from the discovery phase through trial. Ms. Rouse received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Oakland University in 2012. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and graduated cum laude. During law school, Ms. Rouse was an executive board member of the Black Law Student’s Association, Student Bar Association, and Law Review. She earned book awards in Contracts, Pre-Trial Skills, and the Law and Slavery classes. Ms. Rouse is licensed to practice law in Michigan. She was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2015.