Michigan Auto and Truck Accident Lawyers

Lawrence E. Gursten

Michigan Super Lawyer, 2008-09
Best Lawyers in America, 2008-09
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated Lawyer, 2008-09
Award, highest score on Michigan Bar Exam
National Advisory Board, Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2008
Past Chair, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Auto Attorney Committee
Past Executive Board Member, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Speaker, "The Science of Case Evaluation and Mediation," Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Expert speaker to Michigan Legislature on Michigan no fault law
Moderator and speaker, "No Fault Extravaganza Seminar," Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Speaker, "Meeting Michigan's Auto Law Threshold," Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Moderator and speaker, "How to Handle Automobile Accidents," Michigan Trial Lawyers Association

Steven M. Gursten

Speaker, “Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of the Defense “Independent” Medical Examiner,” Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, Mich., February 2010
Speaker, “Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of the Defense “Independent” Medical Examiner,” Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, Mich., February 2010
Faculty, “How to Present Opening Statements, Cross Examinations and Closing Arguments in an Auto Case,” Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, Mich., February 2010
Speaker, “Careers in Personal Injury Law and Trial Law,” University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; Detroit, Mich., October 2009
Speaker, “Maximizing Damages in Trucking Cases, Missed Opportunities in Protecting Clients,” Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America; live web cast, August 2009
Speaker, “The Disabling Brain Injury that Most Lawyers Miss,” Michigan Association for Justice; West Bloomfield, Mich., August 2009
Speaker, “Using Fatigue in Car Accident Cases to Recover Economic Damages and Prove Disability,” American Association for Justice, San Francisco, Calif., July 2009
Speaker, “Traumatic Brain Injuries in Trucking Cases,” American Association for Justice, San Francisco, Calif., July 2009
Speaker, “Maximizing Personal Injury Damages in Trucking Accident Cases,” Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America; Atlanta, Ga., October 2008
Speaker, “Locating and Effectively Dealing with Experts on Direct and Cross Examination in First- and Third-Party Litigation,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Plymouth, Michigan, October 2008
Moderator, faculty and speaker, “Teaching Lawyers How to Handle Truck Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice Interstate Truck Litigation Group; Chicago, IL, October 2008
Faculty, “Traumatic Brain Injury Law in Michigan,” Michigan Association for Justice; Novi, Michigan, September 2008
Speaker, “Fatigue in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases,” American Association for Justice; Philadelphia, Pa., July 2008
Speaker, “Closing Argument in Automobile Accident Case,” Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, Michigan, June 2008
Speaker, “Personal Injury and Insurance Law for Future Lawyers,” Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, February 2008
Moderator and faculty, “Litigating Truck Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice; New Orleans, La., February 2008
Guest professor, “Understanding Serious Impairment of Body Function and Third-Party Tort Litigation,” Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Lansing, Michigan, 2007
Speaker, “Dealing with IMEs and DMEs after Michigan Auto Accident Cases,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Plymouth, Michigan, 2007
Moderator and faculty, Evidence Seminar: “Preparing for Battle,” Michigan Association for Justice; Novi, Michigan, 2007
Speaker, “Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases in Michigan,” Michigan No Fault Institute, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Southfield, Michigan, 2007
Moderator and faculty, “Litigating Truck Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice; Chicago, Ill., 2007
Panel speaker, “Kreiner Evening Forum,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Novi, Michigan, 2006
Moderator and faculty, “Litigating Truck Accident Cases,” American Association for Justice; Las Vegas, Nev., 2006
Speaker, “Careers as a Personal Injury Lawyer in Michigan,” Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Lansing, Michigan, 2006
Speaker, “Winning the Michigan Auto Accident Case:Increasing Settlement Values and Trial Verdicts Through the Plaintiff, Treating Doctors, PME and Defendant’s Own Doctors,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Plymouth, Michigan, 2006
Keynote speaker, “Achieving the Highest Settlements and Jury Verdicts for Car Accidents,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Southfield, Michigan, 2006
Panel speaker, “Kreiner Forum,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Novi, Michigan, 2006
Speaker, No Fault Institute III: “Lawyers Auto Accident Survival Guide,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; Detroit, Michigan, 2006
Speaker, “No Fault Institute II,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2005
Speaker, “Litigation Strategies and Techniques,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education; 2005
Speaker, “Exposing and Debunking Junk Science at Trial,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2005
Moderator and panel member, “Handling Truck Accident Cases Successfully,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America; 2005
Speaker, “Avoiding the Threshold Defense in Car Accident Cases,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education; 2005
Speaker, “Third-Party Litigation: Practical Issues from the Plaintiff's Perspective,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education; 2004
Author, “Point/Counterpoint: What does Serious Impairment of Body Function Really Mean? How the Supreme Court Will Interpret Kreiner v. Fischer,” State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Quarterly; 2004
Speaker, “Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Michigan: the Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective,” Lorman Legal Education Seminars; 2004
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 2004
Moderator, Evidence Seminar, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2003
Speaker, “Winning No Fault Trials,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2003
Speaker, “How to Destroy a Biomechanical Engineer,” No Fault Extravaganza; 2003
Speaker, “Handling No Fault Trials,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education; 2003
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 2003
Speaker, “Winning Motions for Summary Disposition on Serious Impairment of Body Function,” No Fault Extravaganza; 2002
Speaker, Negligence Update, State Bar of Michigan; 2002
Speaker, “New Theories on Damages,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education; 2002
Speaker, “Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Michigan: the Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective,” Lorman Legal Education Seminars; 2002
Speaker, “Doubling the Value of Your Auto Negligence Cases,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2002
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 2002
Author, “Handling Automobile Accident Cases in Michigan,” Michigan Lawyer's Manual; 2002
Speaker, “Expanding Damages in Auto and Premises Liability Cases,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education; 2001
Speaker, Negligence Update, State Bar of Michigan; 2001
Speaker, “Maximizing Damages in Auto Cases,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2001
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 2001
Author, “Making and Opposing Motions for Summary Disposition on Serious Impairment of Body Function,” State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section; 2001
Representative, State Bar of Michigan Assembly; 2000-01
Speaker, Negligence Update, State Bar of Michigan; 2000
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 2000
Speaker, “Handling the Low Damage Car Accident Case,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2000
Speaker, Negligence Update, State Bar of Michigan; 1999
Speaker, “Your Car, Your Rights, Your Ticket to Freedom,” Oakland County Bar Association; 1999
Speaker, “The Masters Series, Closing Arguments,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 1999
Speaker, “Meeting Michigan's Auto Threshold Law,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 1999
Speaker, “How to Hammer,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 1999
Speaker, “Handling Bad Faith Claims Against Insurance Companies,” Allstate seminar; 1999

Leonard Koltonow

Speaker, "Master Trial Lawyer" series on Closing Arguments in Trial
Speaker "Winning Direct Examinations" ABOTA
Guest lecturer on Insurance Law Classes - Lawrence Technological Institute

David E Christensen

Author, Use of SPECT Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Michigan
Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
Speaker, Evidence Issues Involving Traumatic Brain Injury Cases,
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
Author, "Breaking the Deadlock: Toward a Socialist-Confucianist Concept of Human Rights in China" 13:469 Mich J Int'l Law;
Speaker, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, "No Fault Law" 1999
Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Wayne State University School of Law, 2000
Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Wayne State University School of Law, 1999
Guest Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Wayne State University School of Law, 1998
Speaker, No Fault Extravaganza, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, "Preparing the Traumatic Brain Injury Case" 2003
Moderator, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, "Focus on the Jury" 2003
Executive Board, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1996-1999, 2003- present

Robert M. Raitt

Faculty, “How to Present Opening Statements, Cross Examinations and Closing Arguments in an Auto Case,” Michigan Association for Justice; Southfield, Mich., February 2010
Speaker, “Third-Party Auto Tort Threshold Update,” Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar; Dearborn, Mich., May 2009
Speaker, “Update on Third-Party Auto Accident Cases,” State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section; La Romana, Dominican Republic, May 2009
Moderator, “Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar,” Michigan Association for Justice; 2008
President, Michigan Association for Justice; 2007
Moderator, “All About the Jury Seminar,” Michigan Association for Justice; 2007
President-Elect, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2006
Vice President, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2005
Moderator, “Trial Seminar,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2005
Secretary, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2004
Speaker, “How to Get the Most Value Out of Your Case,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2004
Treasurer, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2003
Moderator, “Understanding Colossus and Expanding Damages with Insurance Companies,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2002
Moderator, “Handling the Appeal in Personal Injury Cases,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2002
Speaker, “Premises Liability,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education; 2002
Moderator, “How to Hammer Allstate Seminar II,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2001
Moderator, “Premises Liability Seminar,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2001
Speaker, “Products Liability - A Breach of Implied Warranty Claims,” Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; 2000
Speaker, “Trial Advocacy and Strategy,” State Bar of Michigan; 1997

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