Thomas W. James
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Work in Michigan Auto Law
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Accidents
30101 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
About Thomas W. James
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Accidents
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2005J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Law Journal: Journal of Business and Securities Law, Editor-in-Chief
- Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California, 2001M.B.A.
- Major: Entrepreneurship
- San Jose State UniversityHonors: Beta Alpa Psi
- Major: Accounting
Representative Cases
- $7 Million Settlement - Car Accident (2015)
- Estate of Michael Shekoski v MIchael Bindig and Allied Excavating, $2.55 Million Jury Verdict with 30% comparative (2012)
- James Fairley v Schiber Truck et al, $3.5 Million Jury Verdict (2010)
- Kilmer v American Fellowship, Arbitration Verdict (2009)
- Conley v LaPlante, Settlement $300,000 (2009)
- Anthony G. Broeren and Lisa Broeren v. Roy Bates II, $5.65 million verdict on initial offer of $600,000 (2008)
- $3.5 million settlement – tire separation accident (2018)
- $2.3 million jury verdict – Commercial truck accident ,(Jackson County )
- $2.1 million jury verdict – Rear-end car accident ,(Washtenaw County )
- $500,000 jury verdict - Car Accident ,(Clinton County 2018)
- $7 Million Settlement - Car Accident (2015)
- Estate of Michael Shekoski v MIchael Bindig and Allied Excavating, $2.55 Million Jury Verdict with 30% comparative (2012)
- James Fairley v Schiber Truck et al, $3.5 Million Jury Verdict (2010)
- Kilmer v American Fellowship, Arbitration Verdict (2009)
- Conley v LaPlante, Settlement $300,000 (2009)
- Anthony G. Broeren and Lisa Broeren v. Roy Bates II, $5.65 million verdict on initial offer of $600,000 (2008)
- $3.5 million settlement – tire separation accident (2018)
- $2.3 million jury verdict – Commercial truck accident ,(Jackson County )
- $2.1 million jury verdict – Rear-end car accident ,(Washtenaw County )
- $500,000 jury verdict - Car Accident ,(Clinton County 2018)
Classes and Seminars
- Negligent Entrustment - The Role of Corporate Liability in Trucking and Auto Cases, 71st Annual Seminar, Michigan Association for Justice, 2016 - Present
- Truck Accident Litigation for the Car Crash Lawyer, Annual Convention, American Association for Justice, 2016 - Present
- Obtaining No Fault Benefits for Catastrophic Injury Victims in Michigan, No Fault Summit, ICLE (Institute of Continuing Legal Education), 2016 - Present
- How to Depose a Truck Driver, Boardwalk Seminar - Truck Accident Litigation Track, 2015 - Present
- Winning Truck Wreck Cases: The Big Picture of What Works and What Doesn’t, Big Truck Cases Seminar, 2015 - Present
- Voir Dire in Trucking Cases, Annual Convention, 2015 - Present
- Environmental Disclosures: Increasing Sec Disclosure, Journal of Business and Securities Law, 2005 - Present
- No-Fault Auto Law Speaker - Annual Convention, State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section
- No Fault Speaker, Solo and Small Business Institute
- Staying on the Right Side of the Road – Ethical Considerations for the Big Truck Case, American Association for Justice's Annual Convention, 2020 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2005
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice, 2004 - Present (Board Member of the Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section; Member of the Interstate Truck Litigation Group)
- Michigan Association for Justice, 2004 - Present (Executive Committee Member)
- Negligence Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (Member)
- American Civil Liberties Union (Member and Pro Bono volunteer)
Past Positions
- State of Michigan, Prosecutor Intern, 2004
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Accidents
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