Tony is an Associate Principal with the firm. He devotes the majority of his practice to civil litigation. The primary focus of Tony’s practice is defending health care professionals, corporations, and hospital systems in complex medical malpractice and birth trauma litigation. Tony has significant trial experience and has obtained verdicts of no cause for action on behalf of his clients in both Federal and State Courts. He also has extensive experience in defending county jail and state prison health care professionals in civil rights litigation brought in Federal Court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

In addition to defending health care professionals, Tony’s litigation practice also includes defending product liability claims, defending auto negligence claims under Michigan’s No-Fault Insurance Act, and other types of personal injury/negligence claims. Through his litigation experience, Tony has also developed expertise in various aspects of health care law, including the defense of professional licensing investigations and complaints, and significant experience handling appeals in both State and Federal Courts.

During law school, Tony was a Judicial Extern for the Honorable David W. McKeague in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was also the Assistant Editor, as well as the Editorial Board/Business Manager, for the Ave Maria Law Review. He graduated cum laude while earning both his law school and undergraduate degrees, and was the recipient of the St. Thomas More Full-Tuition Scholarship (law school) and the President’s Academic Scholarship (college).

Tony is a member of the negligence and health law sections of the State Bar of Michigan, as well as a member of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC).