Lawrence E. Gursten, Michigan Auto Accident Attorney
"One of the most well-known auto accident attorneys in Michigan, if not the country"
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Feb. 11, 2002
Lawrence E. Gursten's triumphant legal career as an auto accident attorney spanning more than 40 years got off to a great start when he joined his father's firm in 1965, having achieved the highest score on the Michigan Bar Exam. From there, Larry developed a passion for helping seriously injured people throughout Michigan battle powerful insurance companies, and he continues to advocate for them today.
"[Lawrence E. Gursten] Auto law guru blazing the trail for Michigan lawyers."
— Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Larry has been named a Super Lawyer, based on Michigan lawyer ratings of his high degree of professional achievement. He is included in Best Lawyers in America, and recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Larry has also been selected as an AV-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest lawyer rating available for legal ability and legal ethics.
One of Larry's memorable cases is that of a doctor who was injured when a driver ran over him in Farmington, Mich., where he was biking. The plaintiff returned to work within three weeks. Larry claimed a large excess economic loss, based on the client's inability to work the tremendous hours he performed prior to the auto accident. With an offer of $200,000 from the insurance company, Larry won more than $750,000 for the client during an Oakland County jury trial. In another case of a client with a severely fractured femur from a sideswipe accident in Warren, Larry used demonstrative evidence to achieve an auto accident settlement of $1.25 million.
With a strong belief that knowledge is power, Larry has lectured and moderated extensively at seminars and legal conventions, especially on the subjects of helping clients with traumatic brain, neck and back injury cases and strategies for litigating automobile and truck accident cases.
Larry has been called as an expert speaker to the Michigan Legislature on the Michigan no-fault law. He has appeared on television and in print discussing auto insurance and no-fault law. Larry has even taken gross anatomy classes at the Wayne State University School of Medicine to better understand his clients' traumatic injuries.
Larry graduated from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit.
For more information about Larry, or to retain him as your Michigan auto accident attorney, please call (800) 777-0028. You can also use the free consultation form. There is absolutely no fee or obligation.
Meet Auto Accident Attorney Lawrence Gursten
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Michigan Auto Law is Michigan's largest law firm practicing exclusively in car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases, with offices in Southfield, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Sterling Heights. Our auto accident attorneys have helped injury victims throughout Michigan for more than 50 years and three generations. We have achieved more million dollar verdicts and settlements for auto accident injury and death cases than any other law firm in Michigan. Year after year, Michigan Auto Law has unmatched success helping people.
Seminars and Honors
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
AV Peer Review Rated
Michigan Auto Law is an AV RATED law firm, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics. Very few lawyers and law firms in Michigan have been selected with this top rating.
American Association for Justice
Steve Gursten is Chair for the 2008 Interstate Truck Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Michigan Auto Law has been a long standing member and contributor to the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).
Michigan Super Lawyer
Top 5% of Attorneys in Michigan
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3 Michigan Auto Law attorneys
have been featured as
Michigan Super Lawyer:
Lawrence E. Gursten - 2007, 2006
Leonard M. Koltonow - 2007
David E. Christensen - 2007
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Only 5% of Law Firms in the U.S. Qualify
Only 5% of all U.S. law firms qualify to be included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, making Michigan Auto Law one of the most distinguished and respected in the country.
Michigan Lawyer of the Year
Steven M. Gursten was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2005, by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, the state's largest legal periodical. Steve was selected after winning a $9 million dollar pain and suffering settlement for one of his clients - the largest settlement for pain and suffering in Michigan in over ten years.
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)
Robert M. Raitt of Michigan Auto Law is President for the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) for 2008. The attorneys at Michigan Auto Law are well-respected members of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA), dedicated to helping Michigan families seek justice when they are injured by another person's negligence.