D.J. Watters

Partner

Licensed Since: 1957
Joined Firm: 1957
Partner Since: 1964

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

TEL: (248) 594-6246
FAX: (248) 901-4040

jwatters@plunkettcooney.com

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Areas of Practice

Medical Liability

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in America® for Medical Malpractice Law (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), 1998-2011
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.
Michigan Super Lawyer in Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Michigan Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, 2006 - 2011
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Excellence in Defense Award, 2006

Education

Detroit College of Law, L.L.B., 1957
University of Detroit, Ph.B., 1954

Bar & Court Admissions

Michigan, 1957

Jerry Watters, a member of the firm's Bloomfield Hills office, specializes in representing physicians and hospitals in medical liability cases.

Mr. Watters 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^®.

Mr. Watters 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