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Richard L. Halpert

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Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Products Liability
  • Burn Injury Litigation
 
University Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1969
 
Law SchoolIndiana University, J.D., with honors, 1972
 
Admitted1973, Michigan; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
 
Memberships Kalamazoo County Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1981-1983); State Bar of Michigan (Member: Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1980-1982; Negligence Section); The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors (1st Vice President; Member, Board of Trustees, 1997—).
 
BornKalamazoo, Michigan
 
BiographyListed in Who's Who in American Law, 1996—; Who's Who in America, 1997—; The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2010. Named, Michigan Super Lawyer, 2006-2010. Writer, 1970-1971 and Note Editor, 1971-1972, Indiana Law Journal. Lecturer: "How to Prevent Suits for Medical Malpractice. Author: "The Policeman's Right to Free Speech: Muller v. Conlisk," 46 Indiana Law Journal 538, 1971; "Evaluating Damages Trial Strategy" and "Developing Damages in Closing Argument," Michigan Law of Damages, 2ed.,The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, 1989. Co-Author: "Proving Liability in Automobile Cases," 1981; "Suing the Government for Personal Injuries," 1981; "How to Handle the Auto Negligence Case in Michigan," 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988; "No-Fault Automobile Accident Update," 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985; "Comparative Negligence," 1982; "Art of Successful Courtroom Persuasion," 1982; "How to Prove Pain and Suffering," 1982; "Effective Use of Experts," 1982; "Handling a Wrongful Death Case," 1986; "Basic Skills," 1987; Public Sector Damage Suits," 1987; "Product Liability," 1989; "Michigan Ultimate Trial Notebook," 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003; "Effective Use of Documents in Product Liability Cases," 1991; "Art of Cross Examination," 1988; "The New World of Michigan Tort Reform: Survival Strategies," 1997; "Jury Persuasion: You're Right-Now Convince the Jury," 1997; "Trial Techniques for Proving Damages in Injury and Death Cases," Michigan Law of Damages and Other Remedies, 3 ed., 2002 (all published by Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Visiting Professor of Law, Kalamazoo College, 2008; Special Prosecuting Attorney, Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 2003-2006; Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-1973; Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974; Special Prosecuting Attorney, 1977, Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; Special Investigator, Attorney Grievance Commission, 1977; Trustee, Central Michigan University, 1981-1983; Member, 1980-2001 and President, 1982-1983, Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association; Member, 1980-2008 and Rehabilitation Committee, 1997-2000, American Burn Association.
 
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Richard L. Halpert
Halpert, Weston, Wuori & Sawusch, P.C.
136 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 1050
Kalamazoo, MI 49007




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