Michigan Auto and Truck Accident Lawyers

800-777-0028


Leonard M. Koltonow Leonard M. Koltonow recently received an Arbitration award of $2,000,000 on a case which was evaluated by a Court panel at $900,000. Our client had suffered a head injury and depression from an automobile accident. Leonard has been honored as one of the top trial attorneys in the State of Michigan. The Michigan Trial
“Master Trial Attorney”
Lawyers Association chose his closing arguments as one of the best closing arguments. He has won millions of dollars in awards and settlements for his clients. Leonard has received a jury verdict in the Oakland Circuit Court for more than $4,250,000 for an auto collision injury where the defendants had offered only $100,000 prior to the trial. Leonard has also won jury verdicts over $1,000,000 in the Wayne Circuit Court and the Oakland Circuit Court. He has served on the Executive Board of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association and has lectured at numerous seminars on how to try personal injury cases.		Leonard has achieved an outstanding reputation. In fact, he is so well respected by insurance companies and their lawyers that they have chosen to proceed directly to binding arbitration rather than facing him in a courtroom before a jury. As a result, Leonard has been able to secure large settlements for his clients prior to trial on a consistent basis. Leonard has devoted his entire career to helping injured victims. He has been with our law firm for more than thirty (30) years as a trial lawyer. His clients have been extremely pleased with the outstanding results he has obtained for them.
Seminars & Honors Speaker, "Master Trial Lawyer" series on Closing Arguments in Trial Speaker "Winning Direct Examinations" ABOTA Guest lecturer on Insurance Law Classes - Lawrence Technological Institute

Contact Lawrence E. Gursten or Steven M. Gursten 1-800-777-0028

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

Michigan Super Lawyer features only the Top 5% of attorneys in Michigan.

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.