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Thomas W. James - Farmington Hills, MI
30101 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, MI 48334 - 3229
Michigan Auto Law
Farmington Hills Car Accidents Lawyer
Overview
Tom has been a trial attorney at Michigan Auto Law since 2004. He focuses his practice on serious truck and car collision cases. Tom was named a Michigan Association for Justice Pacesetter. This is a recognition that highlights noteworthy Michigan attorneys excelling in their fields. Tom received this award because of his work in the legal community assisting other attorneys in the field of No Fault and Truck collision cases. The Michigan Association for Justice is an organization of more than 2,000 personal injury attorneys who are dedicated to helping accident victims.
Tom was also named a Michigan Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyer. According to the legal newspaper, Up and Coming Lawyers are attorneys who have been practicing for a decade or less, but who have already distinguished themselves from the thousands of other Michigan attorneys with their accomplishments. Tom was chosen for his extensive work as a trial attorney, as he had tried more than 25 cases, and has earned several multimillion-dollar, record-breaking jury verdicts for people injured in auto accidents within his first years of practice.
About Thomas W. James
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents 75%
- Trucking Accidents 25%
Litigation
- 95%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
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)
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 2005
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Law Journal: Journal of Business and Securities Law, Editor-in-Chief - Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California, 2001
M.B.A.
Major: Entrepreneurship - San Jose State University
Honors: Beta Alpa Psi
Major: Accounting
Past Positions
- State of Michigan, Prosecutor Intern, 2004
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
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Thomas W. James
Included on the 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Michigan Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers listing; received multiple years since 2013
- Michigan Trial Lawyers Association - Justice Pacesetter, 2012
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyer
- National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyer, 2019 - 2020
- Best Lawyers in America, 2022 - Present
Office Information
Address
30101 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, MI 48334 - 3229
Fax
- 248-254-8088
Office Hours
Open 24 hours
Websites
- https://www.michiganautolaw.com/about/locations-served/farmington-hills-car-accident-lawyer/ (Farmington Hills Car Accident Lawyer Profile)
- https://www.michiganautolaw.com/blog/ (Michigan Auto Lawyers Blog)
Publication
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)
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