Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
We help RIGHT wrongs
Serious injury cases require trial lawyers who have the experience and horsepower to achieve a just recovery for the injured person. Our personal injury attorneys in Michigan fit the bill.
Notably, our firm is ranked "#1 in Michigan in Personal Injury Litigation" by The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, our department co-chair, Tom McCarthy was named by Best Lawyers as "Grand Rapids Personal Injury Litigator of the Year" for 2009.
We are skilled in handling cases involving death and injury resulting from all manner of accidents and catastrophes. Often, these cases demand medical and technical expertise in addition to legal expertise, and we meet those demands. Our staff of experienced nurse-paralegals provides valuable assistance in the management of medical issues. We also regularly work with medical and technical experts in a wide variety of fields and specialties, and are well equipped to assemble the right team of experts for every case.
We have successfully represented people who have been injured or lost a family member in many types of cases, including:
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Vehicular accidents, including:
- Automobile and trucking accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Airplane crashes
- Boating accidents
- And more
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Premises liability accidents, including:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Carbon monoxide poisoning, natural gas and other toxic exposures
- Burn cases and explosions
- Landlord liability
- Product liability claims and defective machine accidents
- Worksite accidents
- Dog bites and other animal attacks
- Failure to properly protect and negligent security
When someone you care about is injured, we can assist in managing the crisis when it occurs, take appropriate action to preserve evidence, and implement the process of pursuing a just recovery.
When we accept your case, we will usually enact a contingent fee arrangement—meaning we will not get paid until you do. In short, for every case we accept, we believe in that case and we put everything we have towards fighting for you.*
*Because of our firm's traditional client base, we will not accept personal injury or professional malpractice cases against health care providers or attorneys.
For more information, contact us:
| Name | Title | Office | Phone | VCard | |
| Kristen A. Campbell | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4542 | ||
| R. Jay Hardin | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4534 | ||
| E. Thomas McCarthy, Jr. | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.9224 | ||
| Robert M. Suarez | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.3620 | ||
| Melissa E. Whitman | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4540 | ||
| Matthew L. Wikander | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.8605 |
News
12/16/2011
Smith Haughey Lawyers Names “Super Lawyers”
11/30/2011
Smith Haughey Listed As A Top Tier Law Firm By U.S. News And Best Lawyers
11/19/2011
Attorney Melissa Whitman Named Boss of the Year
9/14/2011
Smith Haughey and its Attorneys Voted "Best" By Their Peers
10/7/2010
Smith Haughey Lawyers Named "Super Lawyers"
9/24/2010
Attorney Robert Suarez Joins Smith Haughey's Grand Rapids Office
9/16/2010
Smith Haughey Listed as a Top Tier Law Firm by U.S. News and Best Lawyers
8/30/2010
Smith Haughey and its Attorneys Voted "Best" By Their Peers
8/24/2010
SHRR Presents Webinar About Changes to the Michigan No-Fault Act
8/2/2010
Michigan Supreme Court Reshapes No-Fault Act's Serious Impairment Threshold
9/17/2009
Smith Haughey Lawyers Named "Super Lawyers"
8/11/2009
Smith Haughey and its Attorneys Voted "Best" by Their Peers
3/2/2009
McCarthy Named Personal Injury Litigator of the Year
1/26/2009
McCarthy Rejoins Smith Haughey
9/19/2008
Smith Haughey and Attorneys Voted "Best" By Their Peers
9/11/2007
Lawyers Voted "Best" By Their Peers
1/8/2007
Article Authored by Smith Haughey Attorneys Published in FDCC Quarterly

