Workers’ Compensation Law
We minimize the PAIN
Innovative, thoughtful, and consistent handling of workers’ compensation claims is critical to the overall labor-management relationship. With an in-depth knowledge of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, and pertinent case law, not to mention the ADA, FMLA, and other regulations, our workers’ compensation law attorneys join our clients in ensuring that their rights as an employer in Michigan are preserved.
We’re ready at all stages of a claim to assist employers and human resource professionals in managing the cost of worker’s compensation to the employer. When litigation is necessary, we pursue disputed matters intelligently and aggressively. And after decades of defending workers’ compensation claims, our wealth of medical knowledge makes it easy to collaborate with the doctors we carefully chose as medical experts.
Over the years, we have attained exceptional insight into the magistrates, attorneys, and expert witnesses with whom we work. We successfully implement case strategies, develop effective medical and other expert proofs and lay testimony, and achieve outcomes that often exceed our clients’ expectations.
| Name | Title | Office | Phone | VCard | |
| David J. DeGraw | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.3646 | ||
| Jeffrey E. Gwillim | Attorney | Traverse City | 231.486.4532 | ||
| Jane C. Hofmeyer | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.5388 | ||
| William J. Hondorp | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.1334 | ||
| Beth S. Kromer | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.1338 | ||
| Anthony J. Quarto | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.1336 | ||
| Calvin J. Sterk | Of Counsel | Grand Rapids | 616.458.4273 | ||
| Danielle F. Susser | Attorney | Ann Arbor | 734.222.0830 | ||
| Thomas R. Tasker | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.1335 | ||
| Garrett J. TenHave-Chapman | Attorney | Grand Rapids | 616.458.5283 |
News
12/16/2011
Smith Haughey Lawyers Names “Super Lawyers”
10/7/2010
Smith Haughey Lawyers Named "Super Lawyers"
9/17/2009
Smith Haughey Lawyers Named "Super Lawyers"
6/26/2009
DeGraw Elected Vice Chairperson of the Workers' Compensation Section of the State Bar of Michigan
3/12/2008
Sterk Joins Smith Haughey and Expands the Firm's Appellate Litigation Department
3/21/2006
Susser Joins SHRR
1/7/2005
SHRR Names New Shareholders
2/2/2012
Handling Michigan Claims Following Recent Changes to the Workers' Disabilty Compensation Act
9/22/2010
Practical Strategies for Managing the Interplay of ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation
4/20/2010
Practical Strategies for Managing the Interplay of ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation
3/26/2009
"The Interplay Between Workers' Compensation, ADA and FMLA"
Smith Haughey Publications for Workers’ Compensation Law
| Type | Date | Title |
| Legal Alert | 12/29/2011 | Governor Snyder Approves Changes to Michigan Workers’ Compensation Law |
| Legal Alert | 7/1/2008 | Workers' Compensation Law Legal Alert |


