Steve J. Weiss
Steve J. Weiss
“My combination of analytical and communication skills, clear-thinking, and caring for and advocacy on behalf of my clients helps me obtain successful results in an efficient manner.”
-Attorney Steve Weiss
My practice entails two main areas, which may be distinctive, yet utilize the same primary proficiencies: hard work, sound thinking, effective communication and keen understanding of the law and legal system. Since I began my career in 1980, a significant portion of my work has centered on representing individuals in personal injury/medical malpractice litigation. Presently, I handle many cases for the elderly who have been subjected to nursing home abuse. At the same time, I have represented companies, and individual clients, in a wide variety of business matters involving breach of contract claims, discrimination actions, shareholder and insurance disputes, and errors/omissions suits. I also provide problem solving and human resources consultation with many business clients.
The bottom line is always the same: work resourcefully to provide sound advice and achieve the client’s goals without getting side-tracked on things of lesser importance that protract instead of resolve disputes
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
- Employment and Business Disputes
- Arbitrator/Mediator
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, D.: 1980
Honors: Dean’s List; Bar & Gavel Honorary Society; Book Award Torts - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, A.: 1976
Honors: With Distinction
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan (Negligence, Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections)
- State Bar of Florida
- Admitted to practice in Federal District Courts, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court
Honors & Awards
- Oakland County Bar Association’s 40-year Honoree Award, 2020
- Leading Lawyer, Civil Appellate Law, 2019-Present
- Michigan Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- DBusiness Top Lawyers
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
- Employment and Business Disputes
- Arbitrator/Mediator
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, D.: 1980
Honors: Dean’s List; Bar & Gavel Honorary Society; Book Award Torts - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, A.: 1976
Honors: With Distinction
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Michigan (Negligence, Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections)
- State Bar of Florida
- Admitted to practice in Federal District Courts, U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court
Honors & Awards
- Oakland County Bar Association’s 40-year Honoree Award, 2020
- Leading Lawyer, Civil Appellate Law, 2019-Present
- Michigan Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- DBusiness Top Lawyers
Examples of Excellence
- Obtaining a multi-million-dollar settlement for a woman who suffered paralysis as a result of a chiropractic adjustment of her neck
- Attaining a winning decision for a leading entertainment company in a business dispute before the U. S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed it to gain a stronghold in the Detroit market
- Settling scores of six-figure settlements for elderly people or their estates following negligently caused injures/death in nursing homes
- Winning a case in the Michigan Supreme Court that established new case law for injuries arising out of fire-fighting accidents
- Gaining reversal in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and establishing new precedent in a case involving a woman with multiple sclerosis denied benefits by a national insurance company
- Many victorious jury trials in personal injury cases in various Michigan courts
- Numerous successful results for business clients against whom claims were brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
- Many positive and efficient resolutions for shareholders involved in “business divorces” in sectors such as professional practices, financial services businesses and family-owned real estate companies
Professional Affiliations & Credentials
- President, Bloomfield Hills School. 2005-2007, Trustee 2003-2007
- Completion of Oakland County Bar Association Mediator Training Program and Arbitrator for NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
- Maccabi Youth Games basketball coach and commissioner for 12 years
- Presenter, Leadership Oakland
- Presenter, Wayne State University School of Medicine and University of Michigan School of Dentistry
- Oakland County Bar Association Lawyer Teacher Partnership Program
- Former Coach and Board Member, Bloomfield Hills Baseball League
- Society for American Baseball Researchers: Member and contributing author to the book “Tigers by the Tale: Great Games at Michigan and Trumball”
- Board of Directors, The ROS1ders, lung cancer patient advocacy organization
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