Rick J. Houghton

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Rick J. Houghton: Attorney with Michigan Auto Law

Biography

Rick prides himself on providing excellent client service, communication, and protecting the rights of injured auto crash victims. In 2018, Rick received a $520,000 jury verdict in Ottawa County, the largest car accident verdict for pain and suffering damages in West Michigan that year. As an avid rider, Rick also works with many injured motorcyclists. Recently, Rick won a $400,000 settlement for an injured motorcyclist who was hit by a negligent driver, where the insurance company was refusing to take responsibility, disputing both how the crash occurred and the extent of his client’s injuries.

Published Articles

Negligent Entrustment After Bennett, The Grand Rapids Lawyer – March/April 2018

Mitigating Property Damage: The Duty v. The Ability, Minnesota Trial – Fall 2014

Future Medical Expenses to a Reasonable Degree of Certainty? Is that the Standard?, Minnesota Trial – Spring 2013

Honors

Rick has been named to Grand Rapids Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in 2021 – 2025. He has also been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list annually since 2014. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The honor is limited to the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in each state. In 2025, Rick was named as an Honored Listee on Marquis Who’s Who.

Legal Seminars

Speaker, “Leveraging Demand Letters to Obtain High Settlements in Auto Accident Cases,” Strafford Webinars; National; May 15, 2024

Speaker, “Winning the Minimal Impact Soft Tissue Car Crash Case”; 360 Advocacy’s Auto, Truck, Damages Extravaganza; Las Vegas, NV; June 6, 2023

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Areas of Practice (16)

  • Litigation
  • Negligence Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Spinal Injury
  • Truck Accidents
  • Car Accident

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Michigan Technological University, B.S., Marketing and Management, 2005
Law School Attended:
University of Minnesota School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Dean’s List, 2009
Year of First Admission:
2009
Admission:
2017, Michigan; 2009, Minnesota; 2010, US District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Memberships:
Grand Rapids Bar Association; Michigan Association for Justice
Birth Information:
November 1, 1982
Reported Cases:

$3.4 Million Motor Vehicle Traumatic Brain Injury – Confidential; $3.4 Million Commercial Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement – Confidential; $2 Million Car-Pedestrian Accident Settlement – Confidential; $2 Million Motor Vehicle – Pedestrian Wrongful Death – Confidential; $1.9 Million Motorcycle-Motor Vehicle Accident – Confidential; $1.225 Million Car Accident Wrongful Death Settlement – Confidential; $1.25 Million Motorcycle-Auto Wrongful Death Settlement; $1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement – Confidential

ISLN:
921093877

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