Matthew Turner

Matthew Turner

Sommers Schwartz P.C.
  • Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Employment Law
  • Michigan
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Matthew Turner is a senior shareholder with Sommers Schwartz, and focuses his practice on medical malpractice, legal malpractice, ERISA, and class action matters.

Fighting for and protecting the rights of his clients is the most important part of Matt’s profession. During law school, he was a law clerk for Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Richard Kuhn, and after graduation, he joined his family’s law firm where he litigated a broad range of matters involving business disputes, employment discrimination, dental malpractice, auto accident, slip and fall, and significant cases of death and catastrophic loss.

Matt has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, and prevailed in a 9-0 decision establishing precedent that has been followed throughout the country. He has argued a number of appeals before the Michigan Supreme Court, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Michigan Court of Appeals. At the trial level, he obtained a verdict in excess of $1 million dollars in a medical malpractice case, and has secured a number of other highly successful trial verdicts and settlements.

Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Michigan
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3rd Circuit
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6th Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Shareholder
Sommers Schwartz P.C.
- Current
Case Evaluator
Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County Courts
- Current
Education
Detroit College of Law
J.D. (1993)
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Ohio State University - Columbus
B.S. | Political Science
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Awards
Top Lawyer
DBusiness
Michigan Super Lawyers 2007 – Present
Super Lawyers
Class Action & Mass Tort Law
Leading Lawyers
AV Preeminent Lawyer – Peer Review Rating of 5.0 out of 5.0
Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
Michigan Association for Justice
Executive Board Member
Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
Current
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American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
Current
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Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County Circuit Courts
Case Evaluator
Current
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State Bar of Michigan  # P48706
Member
Current
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Speaking Engagements
Medical Malpractice Seminar, Michigan Association for Justice
Great Lakes Mass Torts Institute, Sommers Schwartz
“Advanced Trial Skills – Voir Dire”, Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Michigan
Negligence Law Section’s Lien Seminar, State Bar of Michigan
Websites & Blogs
Website
Blog
Contact & Map
Sommers Schwartz P.C.
1 Towne Square
Ste 1700
Southfield, MI 48076
Toll-Free: (248) 746-4039
Fax: (248) 936-1973