Michigan Auto Accident & Personal Injury Attorneys

Gursten, Koltonow, Gursten, Christenson & Raitt, PC

535 Griswold Suite 2040 Detroit, Michigan 48226 USA

 (313) 923-1603 or (800) 777-0028

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Michigan Auto Law (Gursten, Koltonow, Gursten, Christenson & Raitt, PC) specializes in helping victims injured in car accidents, truck accidents and motorcycle accidents for more than 50 years and three generations. Our attorneys received the second top-reported verdict for a car accident case and top reported verdict for a truck accident case in Michigan in 2011, according to Michigan Lawyers Weekly The firm has nearly 20 jury verdicts of more than $1 million for Michigan car accident and truck accident victims.

Our personal injury lawyers understand that thinking about being in any type automobile accident can be absolutely terrifying. And the aftermath can be even worse. Following traumatic auto accidents, it’s natural for victims to focus on overcoming their physical and financial hardships. But many don’t realize the time that the Michigan No-Fault Law allows a person to preserve their legal rights starts the moment of the crash. Therefore, it’s common for struggling car accident victims to overlook steps to obtain essential no-fault benefits and become confused by a maze of insurance plans.

We can help you regain control, and ensure your legal rights are protected. We have the resources and expertise to get you the care and compensation needed to get your life back on track. With 19 attorneys and more than 40 professional staff, our law firm is large enough to handle the most challenging cases — yet we also provide the personalized, responsive attention that every client deserves.

In addition to our warm and helpful staff, we’ve developed the largest online resource in the country devoted exclusively to protecting drivers, before and after a serious auto accident. The website provides important information about auto accident lawsuits, including top 10 things to know after an accident, auto accident checklists, FAQs as well as Michigan’s most dangerous intersections, worst insurance companies, unsafe trucking companies and a complete explanation of the No-Fault Law.

We have offices in Farmington Hills, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Detroit, to better serve you.

Our firm charges clients on a contingency basis, meaning that our lawyers are only paid if they win monetary damages for you. This makes it possible for people of all means to hire the most qualified accident lawyers.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

Our areas of practice include:

- Car Accidents

The Michigan car accident attorneys at our firm devote their practice to helping victims of auto accidents and car crashes in Michigan. If you or a family member has been injured in a car accident that causes personal injury or wrongful death, the clock is ticking. Michigan has very strict time limitations for auto accident victims. For example, people injured in car accidents have only one year to file an application for insurance benefits with their own insurance company. Consider contacting an experienced Michigan car accident lawyer for help. You can call our firm at no cost or obligation for advice on how to avoid giving up important legal rights or settling for less than you’re entitled. Our lawyers have recovered some of the highest reported settlements and jury verdicts for auto accidents throughout the state. These include the largest Michigan jury verdict for car accidents in the past six years, and the largest pain and suffering settlement in Michigan in the preceding decade.

- Truck Accidents

After a truck accident in Michigan, working with an experienced truck accident lawyer is imperative. Truck accidents often involve unique regulations governing the safe operation and maintenance of commercial trucks. There are strict time periods where trucking companies are required to keep information on driver logs, personnel files, maintenance and truck inspection, after which these records can be destroyed. An inexperienced attorney who fails to obtain this information will lose invaluable evidence.

- Motorcycle Accidents

Whatever the nature of your motorcycle accident, our motorcycle accident lawyers can help. Motorcycle accidents in Michigan can present unique challenges for victims and attorneys: Under Michigan’s No- Fault Law, a motorcycle is not considered a motor vehicle Nevertheless, there are important exceptions under Michigan insurance laws that still allow a person injured in a motorcycle crash to recover no-fault insurance benefits. In fact, a motorcycle accident victim can often receive insurance coverage from the driver and/or owner of the automobile that caused the accident. A mini tort claim can protect and compensate someone who has suffered personal injury after a motorcycle accident, even when the bike involved wasn’t covered by insurance.

- Personal Injury

Our personal injury attorneys are unique, because unlike other attorneys who say they specialize in personal injury, we regularly educate other lawyers on the underlying medical conditions of people who have been hurt. In addition to holding leadership positions in several organizations that focus on brain and spinal cord injuries, such as the American Association for Justice Traumatic Brain Injury Group, the State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section and the Sarah Jane Brain Project, our personal injury attorneys have received esteem and results in the courtroom that no other law firm in Michigan can match.

- Traumatic Brain Injury

Many serious car and truck accidents involve brain injury. Whether they’re classified by doctors as traumatic brain injury, post concussion syndrome or closed-head injury, all refer to impairments that will occur after the brain has been injured. It’s important to remember that while the medical classifications for these personal injuries are artificially divided between mild, moderate and severe, the effects of any injury to the brain can be devastating. A brain injury that has been classified as mild can often still result in permanent and disabling impairment for an individual. In addition, traumatic brain injury is usually accompanied by emotional and psychiatric symptoms.

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