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Watters, D.J.
Plunkett Cooney, P.C.
38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phone: (248) 594-6246
Fax: (248) 901-4040
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.plunkettcooney.com/Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner, since 1964
Year Joined Organization: 1957
Lawyer Overview
Jerry Watters specializes in representing physicians and hospitals in medical liability cases.
He is a past president of the Association of Defense Trial Counsel, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers In America.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit in 1954 and his law degree from The Detroit College of Law in 1957. In 1964, he obtained the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation (CPCU).
Areas of Practice
- Medical Liability
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1957
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1957
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Oakland County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law Section
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- American Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Society of Hospital Attorneys
- Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1970 - 1971 (President)
- Defense Research Institute
- Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters
- International Association of Insurance Counsel
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Honors and Awards
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Best Lawyers in America, 1991
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law (Copyright 2005 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 2006 - Present
- 2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine
- Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating-AV
- 2006, Excellence in Defense Award, recipent, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Classes and Seminars
- Lecture, "Medical Malpractice", Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Foreign Seminar, 1978
Pro Bono Activities
- Franklin Community Association, Director, 1985 - 1988
Education
- Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan,
1957
LL.B. - University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan,
1954
Ph.B.
Honors: cum laude
Office Information
Address
38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phones
(248) 594-6246
Faxes
(248) 901-4040