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Rick J. Houghton

Rick is an attorney in the firm’s litigation division. He prides himself on providing excellent client service, communication, and protecting the rights of injured auto crash victims. Rick and Brandon Hewitt partnered to achieve the largest pain and suffering jury verdict for a car accident in Ottawa County history – a trial verdict that was over 10 times the defendant’s final offer. Rick practices in Michigan Auto Law’s West Michigan office, located in downtown Grand Rapids.

Education


University of Minnesota School of Law, Juris Doctor

  • Cum Laude
  • Dean’s List

Willamette University College of Law

  • Top 10

Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi – Milan, Italy

  • Studied EU Law

Michigan Technological University, Bachelor of Science – Marketing and Management

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Working with Rick

As an avid rider, Rick also works with many injured motorcyclists. Recently, Rick won a $400,000 settlement for an injured motorcyclist who was hit by a negligent driver, where the insurance company was refusing to take responsibility, disputing both how the crash occurred and the extent of his client’s injuries.


Published Articles

Negligent Entrustment After Bennett, The Grand Rapids Lawyer – March/April 2018

Mitigating Property Damage: The Duty v. The Ability, Minnesota Trial – Fall 2014

uture Medical Expenses to a Reasonable Degree of Certainty? Is that the Standard?, Minnesota Trial – Spring 2013

Honors

Rick has been named to Grand Rapids Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in 2021 – 2023. He has also been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list annually since 2014. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The honor is limited to the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in each state.


Memberships and Affiliations

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Michigan Association for Justice

Professional Licenses

State Bar of Michigan

State Bar of Minnesota

Federal: Western District of Michigan

Federal: District of Minnesota

Notable Cases

$1.9 Million Motorcycle-Motor Vehicle Accident – Confidential

$1.225 Million Car Accident Wrongful Death Settlement – Confidential

$1.25 Million Motorcycle-Auto Wrongful Death Settlement

$1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement – Confidential

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