Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1997

Lawyer Overview

Joseph F. Babiarz, Jr. concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, hospital liability, extended care liability, and general liability. Mr. Babiarz has published several articles on the topic of medical malpractice and frequently lectures on how to avoid medical and nursing home malpractice claims.

A senior trial attorney, Mr. Babiarz has 49 medical malpractice trials to his credit, 45 of which resulted in a verdict of no cause for action in favor of his clients. His cases typically involve high liability exposure amounts and complex issues pertaining to claims of catastrophic injury or death as a result of alleged malpractice on the part of doctors and other healthcare providers.

Areas of Practice

• General Litigation
• Medical Liability
• Professional Liability

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Macomb County Bar Association
• Oakland County Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section
• American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections
• Defense Research Institute
• Michigan State University Alumni Association
• Detroit College of Law Alumni Association
• Economic Club of Detroit
• Michigan State University Alumni Association
• Detroit College of Law Alumni Association

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV

Classes and Seminars

• "Managed Care Litigation: Are You at Risk?", May 9, 1997
• "Avoiding Liability When Interacting With Consultants", Sinai Hospital, September 27, 1995
• "Defending The Nursing Home In The '90s", Michigan State University Management Center, April 25, 1994
• "Avoiding Medical Malpractice Claims", Physicians Insurance Company of Michigan, 1991 - 1993
• "Defensive Record Keeping", Western Wayne County Organization of Medical Office Managers
• “Nursing Home Litigation – Impending Insurance Crisis”, Midwest Medical Doctor’s Seminar, Snowmass, CO, March 20, 2002 - Present
• “Concepts in Documentation in Nursing Homes”, Woodward Hills Nursing Home, Bloomfield Hills, MI, February 15, 2002 - Present
• “Confidentiality of Medical Records in Michigan”, October 21, 2001 - Present
• “New Developments in Professional Liability”, Midwest Doctors’ Medical Seminar, Snowmass, CO, March 23, 2001 - Present
• Presentation, “Managed Care Litigation: Are You at Risk?”, Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., Detroit, MI, May 19, 1997 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Economic Club of Detroit

Past Employment Positions

• "Excellence in the Law", Medical Malpractice Newsletter, Editor, 1990 - 1992

Education

• Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's List
  
  Law Review: Detroit College of Law Review, Provisional Staff
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1973
  B.S.
  Honors: Dean's List, Honors College
• University of Michigan Mini Medical School II, 2002
• University of Michigan Mini Medical School, 2001

Published Works

• “Healthcare Providers May Be Held Criminally Liable for ‘Reckless’ Care of a Vulnerable Adult”, Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. Medical Malpractice Newsletter, January, 2001
• “Excellence in the Law”, Medical Malpractice Newsletter, 1992

Address

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 594-6305

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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