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Michigan Personal Injury Lawyers

24 distinguished personal injury law attorneys in Michigan, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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David Tirella

Personal Injury Law

645 GRISWOLD ST, Suite 4200, DETROIT, MI 48226-4105

He has focused his career on high profile complex cases. With over 25 years of experience handling a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, including more than 200 bench and jury trials, David has personally interviewed and/or hired hundreds of expert witnesses for criminal, civil including trucking, auto, aviation, products and premise liability, and medical malpractice cases. David is in rare legal company having successfully won seven figure jury verdicts in three separate areas of the law including auto accident, premise liability and medical malpractice. David focused his practice on medical malpractice and high end personal injury cases throughout Florida. He has successfully resolved personal injury cases, as lead trial attorney or as a key trial team member, in excess of $120 million in settlements and verdicts from 1997 to 2007. Additionally, David spent a number of years in private practice, handling a range of criminal defense and plaintiff personal injury cases. He earned his B.S. from Florida State University before attending Cumberland College of Tennessee School of Law, where he earned his J.D.

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Dodd Fisher

Dodd Fisher

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Personal Injury Law

19658 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

Dodd Fisher is a Senior Managing Partner and Owner of Fisher Fowler and Williams, PLC, and runs the firm’s Personal Injury Practice. Mr. Fisher joined the firm in September of 2019. Dodd’s practice is primarily focused on First Party (PIP) and Third Party (PI) No Fault and Automobile Negligence Cases, as well as representation of Medical Providers who care for victims of auto accidents, but who are not being paid by the insurance company responsible for those costs under Michigan’s No Fault Law. During his more than twenty five years practicing law, Mr. Fisher has handled and tried a wide variety of personal injury cases, including complex toxic and environmental torts, premises liability cases, dog bite litigation, medical malpractice cases, police brutality, and various other negligent and intentional civil matters.

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Duncan Brown

Duncan Brown

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

30150 Telegraph Rd., Suite 100, Bingham Farms, MI 48025

Area of Practice: Environmental Law & Toxic Tort Law Duncan H. Brown is the manager of Zamler, Shiffman & Karfis, P.C. Toxic and Asbestos Departments. He graduated from the University of Detroit Law School in 1986, and was a clerk for the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1986-1987. He is a member of the Michigan Bar and has been admitted to both Federal District Courts for Michigan, several other states Federal District Courts, the Federal 6th Circuit court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Mr. Brown has handled product liability, toxic substance liability, tort action and transactional actions from State and Federal District Courts through Appellate Courts and Supreme Courts. Throughout his thirty-three year legal career Mr. Brown has handled a wide variety of toxic environmental exposure personal injury and premise liability actions related to asbestos, formaldehyde, benzene, lead, herbicides and industrial fumes, mists and solvents. He has handled asbestos personal injury and premises liability actions throughout the State of Michigan and several other states. He has tried numerous asbestos actions in Michigan, and authored and argued several asbestos-related issues in the Appellate Courts of Michigan. He is the only attorney currently practicing in Michigan who has both defended manufacturers of asbestos-containing products and prosecuted asbestos personal injury actions. As such he possesses unique knowledge and skills as to how to effectively prosecute all types of asbestos-personal injury actions – Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer and Colon Cancers – to achieve the optimal results for our clients. He is also a member of the Wayne County Asbestos Steering Committee, which works with the Court in setting procedures for the handling of asbestos cases. Mr. Brown enjoys playing in recreational hockey games, and spending time with his family in his hand split built log cabin in the Great Aboral Forrest. He also enjoys fishing, hiking and working with his hands.

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James Raftery

Personal Injury Law

32901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

For over 30 years, Mr. Raftery has been a trial attorney called upon to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of personal injury and insurance matters, including auto, construction, premises, dog bite, art fraud and first amendment issues, just to name a few. His clients have included doctors, lawyers, judges, landlords, property owners, construction companies, as well as numerous other individuals from all walks of life who have been injured in various types of accidents. In 2010 Mr. Raftery was recognized by Detroit Business as one of the ?top lawyers? in insurance defense. And, in 2016, Mr. Raftery was awarded the ?10 best? in client satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. Mr. Raftery has served as an expert on behalf of other attorneys in legal malpractice claims. He has served as both a defense and neutral arbitrator, mediator and facilitative mediator. Mr. Raftery has obtained successful jury verdicts throughout the state of Michigan. He has been admitted to practice law in Michigan since 1982, the U.S. Federal Courts since 1983, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 1997. Mr. Raftery is a graduate of the University of Detroit High School (1974); Central Michigan University (1998); and University of Detroit Law School (1981).

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