Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  When you are injured or a loved one is killed, it is difficult to ensure that your rights are respected and you receive fair compensation. Michigan’s No-Fault automobile insurance is complex and insurers are restricting coverage for individuals who have been paying high premiums for years. Accidents at work and on commercial property are difficult to pursue on your own. And cases of wrongful death require someone to advocate on behalf of your loved one.
• Traffic Violations
  A speeding snowmobile slid around a corner and hit our client’s sled. The client’s foot and ankle were badly broken. The insurance company tried to deny insurance coverage, but was forced to cover the damages.
• Sex Crimes
  A man abused his own children, so they were placed in a “safe house.†Social workers later assigned the man to work at a children’s daycare, where he raped and abused numerous children. We sued the daycare and the State of Michigan, and achieved a combined $1 million verdict and settlement. The key to this lawsuit was dogged determination — we filed a federal suit, a state appeal, and eventually, at trial, we proved that the daycare and state failed to screen caregivers. We went to the top of the state administration to learn the truth, and we changed the way daycare workers are screened.
• Hit and Run
  A long-haul driver swerved to avoid a hit-and-run driver, and despite heroically avoiding killing the hit-and-run driver, suffered a severe wrist injury when his rig jack-knifed. The employer and insurance company fought the claim. We won a $750,000 arbitration award. The insurance company filed an appeal to overturn the award. We won $1.2 million — for a severely broken wrist.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Michigan’s premises liability “common law†has been changed drastically in recent years by Michigan Supreme Court rulings. The Court now views many hazardous conditions as “open and obvious” — meaning that an injured victim should hav... Read More
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Grant grew up in Traverse City, where he learned first-hand about personal injury law as a result of being seriously injured in a construction accident. He later attended The University of Michigan, where he studied with the poet Robert Hayden, and g... Read More View Grant's Profile