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About Steven Gursten
As head of Michigan Auto Law, Steven M. Gursten focuses his practice on serious motor vehicle accident injury and wrongful death cases.
Steven has recovered some of the highest reported settlements and jury verdicts every year, including the top-reported auto accident or truck accident jury verdict and the highest auto accident and truck accident settlement in Michigan over multiple years, according to Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Steve frequently lectures at legal seminars throughout the country on trucking litigation, trial advocacy, and traumatic brain injury cases. He also speaks on maximizing auto negligence and truck cases, including at several advanced trucking legal seminars throughout the nation.
He has been named a “Leader in the Law” and “Lawyer of the Year” by Michigan’s largest legal newspaper for his record-breaking auto accident verdicts and settlements and advocacy work in preventing wrecks.
Steve's honors and awards include:
Lawyer of the Year, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers listing
Best Lawyers in America for 10 years, Best Lawyers listing
Top 10 Attorney Award for the state of Michigan, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, American Trial Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rating, highest rating for legal ability and ethics
Michigan Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers listing
Top 50 Lawyers in the State of Michigan, Super Lawyers
Readers’ Choice Award winner – Top Author, JD Supra
Best Lawyers, Crain’s Detroit Business
Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, DBusiness Magazine
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, member
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
Leader in the Law, Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Best Lawyer-Best Law Firm, U.S. News & World Report
Top 100 Litigation Lawyer, American Society of Legal Advocates
Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury, Corporate LiveWire
American Board of Trial Advocates – “Who’s who of trial lawyers nationwide”
The Trucking Trial Lawyers Association – Top 10
2017 Melvin M. Belli Society Mel Award
Leadership Positions
- President, Traumatic Brain Injury Group, American Association for Justice
- Past President, Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association
- Founding member, Truck Accident Attorney Roundtable
- Past President, Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice
- President-Elect, Melvin M Belli Society
Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association
- Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable
- State of Michigan Model Civil Jury Instructions
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- Michigan Association for Justice
- Sarah Jane Brain Project
- TAOS Injury Lawyers
- Melvin M Belli Society
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
