D.J. Watters
Partner
- Licensed: 1957
- Joined Firm: 1957
- Partner Since: 1964
38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
TEL: (248) 594-6246Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
FAX: (248) 901-4040
Areas of Practice
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law (Copyright 2005 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 2006
- 2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine
- Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating-AV. AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
- 2006, Excellence in Defense Award, recipent, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Education
- Detroit College of Law, 1957, L.L.B.
- University of Detroit, 1954, Ph.B.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Michigan, 1957
Jerry Watters specializes in representing physicians and hospitals in medical liability cases.
He is a past president of the Association of Defense Trial Counsel, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers In America.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit in 1954 and his law degree from The Detroit College of Law in 1957. In 1964, he obtained the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation (CPCU).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Oakland County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan (Negligence Law Section)
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- American Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Society of Hospital Attorneys
- Association of Defense Trial Counsel (President 1970-1971)
- Defense Research Institute
- Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters
- International Association of Insurance Counsel
Community Involvement
- Franklin Community Association (Director 1985-1988)
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
- Lecture – “Medical Malpractice,” Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Foreign Seminar, London, 1978
- Lecturer to various medical, insurance, and legal groups on the subjects of medical malpractice, insurance, and products liability
PROFESSIONAL LISTINGS
- Who’s Who in America
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Best Lawyers in America since 1991