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Phone: Address: 3049 Miller Rd, 48103 Coordinates: 42.298516,-83.790695 Education: Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, B.A. in Businees Achievements: Michigan Association for Justice (2011), Pace Setter (highest level of professional excellence, (2000 – Present), AV rating Martindale Hubble New York Times, Top Attorneys in Michigan (Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury) (2011 - Present), D Business Top Lawyer National Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2019), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; (highest level of professional excellence, (2000 – Present), AV rating Martindale Hubble New York Times, Top Attorneys in Michigan (Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury) (2011 - Present), D Business Top Lawyer National Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2019), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; New York Times, Top Attorneys in Michigan (Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury) (2011 - Present), D Business Top Lawyer National Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2019), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; (Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury) (2011 - Present), D Business Top Lawyer National Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2019), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; National Trial Lawyers Association (2013-2019), Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; US News & World Report 2014-2019, Best Law Firms Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; Best Lawyers in America Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff (2010 – Present), Super Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics; "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubble, the Highest Rating Available for both Legal Ability and Legal Ethics Bio: “Virtually every client we represent has been through a devastating ordeal as a result of terrible medical care. Many have lost a spouse, immediate family member or loved one. Usually, without exception, the medical system has totally failed them -- or failed to listen to them. One of the true rewards of the work we do is being there for the client, hearing their concerns and getting answers to the question why things went so wrong; all designed to help them put their lives back together as best possible.” Steve Goethel Mr. Goethel is a partner at the highly-respected Ann Arbor, Michigan, law firm of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC and the Center for Medical Truth and Justice. He has been litigating medical malpractice and personal injury cases for over 30 years. He has numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts holding negligent doctors, hospitals and health care providers accountable for injuries caused to victims of malpractice. He recently just secured a $17 million Medical Malpractice verdict for their client. Mr. Goethel has been named repeatedly to Best Lawyers in America, Best Law Firms in America and Super Lawyers. He is listed among Michigan's top lawyers by Crain's Detroit Business Magazine. He holds an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubble, the highest rating available for both legal ability and legal ethics, a rating he has held for over 15 years. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He takes pride representing the interests of the underprivileged and common individual against the large, corporate interests in health care and insurance industry. Steve earned his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. He then worked as a judicial clerk in the Oakland County Circuit Court while attending law school at night. It was while working as a judicial clerk that he gained his passion for medical malpractice cases. Far and away the most gripping trials were medical negligence, or medical malpractice cases. The effect on victims was profound, the medicine interesting and trial dynamics fascinating. The lawyers trying these cases were among the best in the business. Mr. Goethel graduated with his doctorate of law in 1979 and joined the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. After working there for a year, he left to join Carlin, Rano & Goethel where he began to focus on protecting the rights of the victims of negligence. In 1983 Mr. Goethel joined O’Brien, Moran and Stein, a pre-eminent group of nationally known trial lawyers that gave him the ability to concentrate on protecting the rights of medical malpractice victims. Since 1983 Steve has handled hundreds of malpractice cases in virtually all areas of medicine from neuro-surgery to birth trauma; from misdiagnosis to wrongful death. He has achieved multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements throughout Michigan and across the country. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Association for Justice as well as the Michigan Association for Justice where he has served as a member of the Executive Board. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School teaching Medical Malpractice Law. *AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.