Charfoos & Christensen, P.C., has been a law firm in downtown Detroit since 1929. We have grown substantially since our beginnings and currently have a staff of experienced attorneys and other highly skilled paraprofessionals who provide necessary technical support. Our clients come not only from Michigan but also throughout the country.
Our work with DES and Toxic Shock Syndrome in the 70's and 80's brought us national exposure. In addition to representing clients in the Lockerbie Pan Am crash, the Korean Airlines 007 shootdown and Northwest Airlines Flight 255 litigation, we serve as liaison counsel between numerous attorneys and the court. We have represented hundreds of injured clients in the bankruptcy action against A. H. Robins, manufacturer of the Dalkon Shield intra-uterine device and currently represent hundreds of injured clients in actions against Dow Corning and other manufacturers of breast implants. We have a lead role in this most recent mass tort litigation and are one of a select group of firms on the National Steering Committee for this multi-district litigation. In addition, we have served as class counsel in several national class action suits including national litigation against Abbott Laboratories, Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sulzer Medica USA, Inc. and Sulzer Orthopedics.
To enhance our services, Charfoos & Christensen, P.C., has established relationships with several law firms throughout the state. Through these associations we now provide legal services in the following areas: accounting malpractice, all terrain vehicle injuries, antitrust litigation, architectural malpractice, automobile negligence, aviation litigation, commercial litigation, computer law, construction liability, drug products liability, employment discrimination, entertainment and sports law, environmental law, farming equipment injuries, federal and state agency matters, federal and state appeals, highway design failures, industrial liability, legal malpractice, mass injury litigation, medical malpractice, pension and profit sharing plans, personal and business IRS matters, personal injury, professional and business licensing matters, professional disciplinary matters, real estate law and condemnation, tax law, vehicle rollover injuries and wrongful discharge.
Not only is our firm recognized for its outstanding litigation record, but also one of our attorneys, David W. Christensen, is listed in Best Lawyers in America. One of our former partners, Dennis W. Archer, has served as a Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as the Mayor of Detroit.
Several of our partners have written books, including: The Law of Medical Practice in Michigan; Obstetrics/Gynecology and the Law; Anesthesiology and the Law; The Law of Medical Practice in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois; The Medical Malpractice Case: The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Treating Terminally Ill Patients; and Daughters at Risk (The DES Story).
In addition, some of our attorneys are part-time law and medical professors and others are frequent lecturers for both professional and community groups.
Charfoos & Christensen, P.C. takes pride in its accomplishments on behalf of its clients as well as the legal profession and continues to explore new ways for our country's legal system to better serve the unique needs of our clients and their families.