Attorney Profiles

Don Ferris
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Partner
phone	(734) 677-2020 (800) 587-9010
fax	(734) 677-3277
email	Email

Mr. Ferris is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Notre Dame, graduating with highest honors in 1973. He received his law school degree from the University of Michigan in 1976. After working as a Washtenaw County senior assistant public defender in the felony division for four years, he has been a trial lawyer in private practice since 1980.

Mr. Ferris has appeared before courts throughout the state and has tried cases for 30 years in both state and federal courts. He has argued appeals before the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Ferris has served as president of the Criminal Defense Lawyers of Washtenaw County, and the Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association. He has taught trial practice courses for the Michigan Institute for Continuing Education and has lectured extensively on trial skills to various legal organizations. He is currently an executive board member of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of Practice:: Plaintiff's Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice and Professional Negligence; Criminal Defense; Birth Injuries; Serious Auto Accident Cases

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1980; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1980; U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education:: The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976
J.D.; University of Notre Dame, 1973
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Government & International Studies

Classes/Seminars Taught:: CDAM (Criminal Defense Association of Michigan); ICLE (Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

Honors and Awards:: Best Lawyers in America -- Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation, Non-white-collar Criminal Defense, and White-collar Criminal Defense, 1998 - Present; Michigan Super Lawyer -- Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Litigation, and Criminal Defense, 2006 - Present; Martindale & Hubbell, AV (Highest) Rating; Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1991 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present; Executive Board Member; Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, 1985 - Present; Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998; President