Donna M. MacKenzie
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Wrongful Death, Sex Crimes, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Drug Crime, Class Actions
2684 West Eleven Mile, Berkley, MI 48072
About Donna M. MacKenzie
Practice Areas
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Sex Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury
- Drug Crime
- Class Actions
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2004J.D
- Honors: Student Trial Advocacy Program, National Competitor
- Law Review: The Wayne Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
- Alma College, 2001B.A.
- Honors: Semester abroad at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland UK
Representative Cases
- $4.4 million jury verdict for a woman injured as a result of a medication error by her doctor
- $2.2 million judgment for 90-year-old woman who died as a result of a head injury from a fall in an adult foster care home
- $765,000 judgment for an 84-year-old nursing home resident who died after suffering blunt force trauma to his head
- $471,500 settlement for a woman who died from an untreated scabies infection in an adult foster care home
- $250,000 settlement for nursing home resident found to have maggot infestation around her bladder catheter
- $8 million settlement for victims of Farid Fata, M.D. who misdiagnosed patients with cancer
Classes and Seminars
- Finding Golden Nuggets in Unexpected Places-A Review of Physical therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Social Work Records and Help to Prove Liability from the Defendants' Own Records, American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group Seminar (June 2016)
- Cross Examination of Defendants' Fact Witnesses-What Moves/What Cools the Jury, American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group Seminar (May 2016)
- Discovering Altered Records and Proving it at Trial, Michigan Association for Justice, Seminar in the Snow (February 2015)
- A Practice Guide to Depositions in Michigan, Second Edition, Chapter 6, Special Purpose Depositions, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (October 2015)
- Are You Paying too Much for "Copies" of Electronic Medical Records?, Michigan Association for Justice MAJ Medical Malpractice Seminar (July 2014)
- Are You Paying too Much for "Copies" of Electronic Medical Records?, Belli Seminar (July 2014)
- Medicare Liens Update, Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar (May 2014)
- Navigating the Federal Regulations, New Jersey Association for justice Boardwalk Seminar (May 2014)
- Impact of Medicare and ERISA on No-Fault Benefits, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, No-Fault Seminar (April 2014)
- Using the Rules of the Road to Depose a Nurse, Michigan Association for Justice Medical Malpractice Seminar (November 2013)
- Client Acquisition Through Legal Branding, American Association for Justice (July 2012)
- Moderator, Schools: Violence, Misconduct and Safety Litigation Group, American Association for Justice (July 2012)
- A Day in the Life, American Bar Association's Council on Legal Education Opportunity Sophomore Summer Institute (June 2011)
- Liens-Update, Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar (May 2011)
- Medicare & Medicaid Liens, Michigan Association for Justice Liens Evening Forum (March 2011)
- Medicare Update, Institute for Continuing Legal Education No-Fault Seminar (October 2010)
- Medicare Liens, Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute VII (September 2010)
- Making the Impossible Medicare Reimbursement Procedures Possible: Finality, Clarity and Security May be on the way for Medicare Beneficiaries, Insurers and the Trust Fund, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Quarterly (August 2010)
- A Day in the Life, American Bar Association's Council on Legal Education Opportunity Sophomore Summer Institute (June 2010)
- Medicare Liens 2010: Information vs Speculation, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Evening Forum (May 2010)
- Choosing a Senior Living Facility, Oakland County Bar Association, Senior Law Day (May 2010)
- The Absence of Medicare Set-Asides in Liability Cases, Michigan Association for Justice 65th Annual Rapid Fire Seminar (May 2010)
- Medicare Liens, Michigan Association for Justice Liens Seminar (March 2010)
- Medicare Secondary Payer Law, State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section Teleconference (January 2010)
- Liens, Michigan Association for Justice Medical Malpractice Seminar (November 2009)
- Medicare Liens in Personal Injury Litigation: A Comprehensive Review of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education 2009 No-Fault Update (October 2009)
- If I Had to Do It Over Again: Starting Out, What We Would Have Done Differently, American Association for Justice Annual Convention Law Student Services Committee (July 2009)
- New Medicare Mandatory Reporting Requirements: When do you have to notify Medicare and what do you have to reimburse? , Michigan Association for Justice No-Fault Institute VI (June 2009)
- The Ultimate Medicare Liens Forum for Plaintiff and Defense Counsel, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Evening Forum (May 2009)
- Medicare Conditional Payment Liens & Representing Medicare's Interest, Michigan Association for Justice 64th Annual Rapid Fire Seminar (May 2009)
- Medicare is watching YOU: New mandatory reporting requirements ensure that Medicare will no longer be ignored, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Quarterly (Spring 2009)
- Medicare Conditional Payment Liens & Representing Medicare’s Interest, Michigan Association for Justice Liens Evening Forum (March 2009)
- How to Contact Medicare and Successfully Reduce a Lien, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Quarterly (Winter 2007)
- Medicare Liens, Michigan Association for Justice (formerly known as Michigan Trial Lawyers Association) Liens Evening Forum (2005)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2008
Other Affiliations
- Michigan Association for Justice, Executive Committee, 2010 - 2011
- Michigan Association for Justice, Executive Board, 2009 - Present
- Michigan Association for Justice, New Lawyers Committee, 2009 - 2012 (Co-Chair)
- American Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2010 - Present
- American Association for Justice, National Finance Council, 2011 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Section and Litigation Group Coordination Committee, 2011 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Marketing & Client Service Committee, 2010 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Convention Planning Committee, 2010 - Present
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, Executive Committee, 2010 - 2012
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, Representative to the AAJ Board of Governors, 2010 - 2012
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, Board of Governors, 2008 - 2013
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, Public Service Committee, 2010 - Present
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group
- State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section
- Oakland County Bar Association, New Lawyers Committee, 2009 - 2012 (Director)
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Candidate Endorsement and Rating Committee (CERC), 2012
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Special Committee Chair, 2010
Articles
Published Works
- Thinking INSIDE the Box: Lessons Learned When a Trial Lawyer Serves as a Juror, American Association for Justice Winter 2010 Edition of “The Sidebar” (January 2010)
- Do Democracies Die Behind Closed Doors? The Third and Sixth Circuits Split Over the Closure of Removal Hearings, 49 Wayne L. Rev. 813 (2003)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 45 years of experienceNursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death, Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Construction, Personal Injury, Animal Bites, Aviation & Aerospace, Brain Injury, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Legal Malpractice, Sex Crimes, Toxic Mold
- Construction, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Social Security, Birth Injury, Animal Bites, Aviation & Aerospace, Brain Injury, Civil Rights
- Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Drug Crime, Class Actions
Nearby Lawyers
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury
- Wrongful Death
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