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Terry A. Dawes 
Detroit, Michigan
phone (313) 447-0634
(866) 585-1076 (Toll-Free)
fax (313) 961-5985 (Penobscot Building)
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Terry A. Dawes combines practical knowledge, having worked as an RN in a variety of health care settings, with extensive courtroom experience in representing only injured persons since 1993. Experience in both health care and the courtroom combine to provide clients with an attorney who truly understands the interrelationship between medicine and law. Speciality areas include medical malpractice and prison healthcare.

Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Birth Trauma
Legal Malpractice
Nursing Home Liability
Pharmacy Negligence
Federal Tort Claims
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Third-Party Auto Negligence
Slip and Fall
Dog Bite and Other Personal Injury Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Education:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1993
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
Honors: Certificate of Merit
Honors: Trial Advocacy - 1991
Honors: Michigan Administrative Law - 1992
Law Review: Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law Review, 1991 - 1992


Western Michigan University, 1988
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society


Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 1986
Associate degree
Major: Nursing


Published Works:
Spreading the 'Good Samaritan' Immunity to Free Non-Emergency Medical Care: Another Assault on the Rights of Patients, MTLA Quarterly, Spring, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Trial Advocacy, 1991


Michigan Administrative Law, 1992


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
Member


Federal Bar Association
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Michigan Association for Justice