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Wrongful Death Lawyers in Michigan
Hurt in a wrongful death case in Michigan? Compare the 166 firms whose websites say they handle wrongful death cases, by Google rating and the $1M+ results they report. Then call a firm directly or send your request from its profile. We forward it to that firm, and to no other firm.
- 166firms handle wrongful death cases
- 43report $1M+ wrongful death results
- 68+$1M+ wrongful death results on file
- 46Michigan cities
What to know about wrongful death claims in Michigan
- Under Michigan's wrongful death statute, only the personal representative of the estate can bring the claim, so the probate court has to appoint one first (MCL 600.2922(2); 700.3103).
- The money can go to the spouse, children, descendants, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, the spouse's children and people named in the will, among others, if they survived the person and suffered damages (MCL 600.2922(3)).
- The deadline is usually the one the person who died would have had: three years for most claims, two for malpractice. The estate can get two years from its letters of authority, but never more than three years past the original deadline (MCL 600.5805, 600.5852).
Read more: Michigan's wrongful death law
Michigan firms reporting the most $1M+ wrongful death results
As each firm reports them on its own website. The results may come from any of a firm's offices, in any state. This list is by number of results; the list below is by rating.
| Firm | City | $1M+ results | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckfire Law Firm - Injury & Accident Attorneys | Southfield | 7 | $11.6M |
| Morgan & Morgan✓ 1 result confirmed | Detroit | 4 | $100M |
| Giroux Pappas Law | Farmington Hills | 4 | $5.75M |
| Michigan Auto Law - Auto Accident Attorneys | Farmington Hills | 3+ | $40M |
| The Hastings Injury Law Firm | Royal Oak | 3 | $3.2M |
| Meyers Law PLLC Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Dearborn | 3 | $2.5M |
| Muth Law, PC | Ann Arbor | 3 | $1.75M |
| Mike Morse Injury Law Firm✓ 1 result confirmed | Southfield | 2 | $75M |
| About the largest: An appeal was pending in 2026 (Michigan Court of Appeals No. 376135). | |||
| Ringsmuth Wuori PLLC | Traverse City | 2 | $14.1M |
| Sinas Dramis Law Firm | Grand Rapids | 2 | $5M |
| Powers Chapman | Troy | 2 | $3.95M |
| Feldheim & Wilenkin, P.C. | Farmington Hills | 2 | $3.2M |
| Garrison Law, PC | Royal Oak | 1 | $18M |
| Thomas, Garvey, & McKenna | St. Clair Shores | 1 | $12.2M |
| TORKLAW | Detroit | 1 | $12M |
✓ marks results we confirmed in a court record or a news report; the others haven't been independently verified. "+" means the firm lists more results than we keep (its 80 largest). Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Wrongful death lawyers by city
Firms with an office in each city that handle wrongful death cases. Many take cases from across the region.
Highest-rated Michigan firms that handle wrongful death cases
Google rating, weighted for review count, among firms with 25 or more reviews (how we rank). No firm pays for its position.
Sinas Dramis Law Firm
2 wrongful death results of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeGarrison Law, PC
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationThe Kryder Law Group, LLC
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeMcNally Law
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationMichigan Auto Law - Auto Accident Attorneys
3 wrongful death results of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeChristensen Law - Personal Injury Attorney
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeHirsch, Gaugier & Khan
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeLaw Office of J L Hawkins, PLLC
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Davis Injury Lawyers, PLLC
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeGoethel Engelhardt, PLLC
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultationMike Morse Injury Law Firm
2 wrongful death results of $1M+Free consultationContingency feeTopDog Law Personal Injury Lawyers
1 wrongful death result of $1M+Free consultation
Practice areas are as each firm lists them on its own website; we haven't checked a firm's experience in any of them. Search your city or ZIP code for every firm near you.
Frequently asked questions
How many Michigan law firms handle wrongful death cases?
We list 166 Michigan firms that handle wrongful death cases, going by their own websites: 156 list wrongful death as a practice area, and 43 report $1M+ wrongful death results. We haven't checked any firm's experience in wrongful death cases, so ask how many cases like yours the lawyer has handled.
Which Michigan firms report the most $1M+ wrongful death results?
As reported on their own websites: Buckfire Law Firm - Injury & Accident Attorneys (7), Morgan & Morgan (4), Giroux Pappas Law (4). Amounts and counts are as each firm reports them, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Do wrongful death lawyers charge anything up front?
130 of these 166 firms say on their websites that they offer a free consultation, and 68 say they work on a contingency fee: a percentage of any recovery, and no fee if nothing is recovered. In Michigan, the fee in a personal injury, wrongful death or no-fault benefits case can't be more than one-third of the recovery after case costs (MCR 8.121). Get the percentage, and who pays case costs if you lose, in writing.
How long do I have to file a wrongful death claim in Michigan?
Usually the deadline the person who died would have had: three years for most claims, two for malpractice. The estate can get two years from its letters of authority, but never more than three years past the original deadline (MCL 600.5805, 600.5852).
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