Steve Gursten

Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law has recovered both the largest reported auto accident and truck accident settlements of lawyer or law firm in the state. He has also received the top reported auto accident and truck accident settlements and jury verdicts in Michigan over multiple years, according to Michigan Lawyers Weekly and the Verdict Reporter. Steven has been named a Lawyer of the Year by both Michigan Lawyers Weekly newspaper and Best Lawyers and has been voted consistently among the top 50 attorneys in Michigan (out of over 65,000 lawyers) by Super Lawyers. Steven is a past-President of three American Association for Justice (AAJ) Litigation Groups – the AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, the AAJ Distracted Driving Litigation Group, and the AAJ Truck Accident Litigation Group. Steve is also a past-President of the Belli Society and a past-President of the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been selected annually since 2018 through 2026 as a JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award winner – Top Author in the Insurance category for his writing on Michigan’s auto No-Fault insurance laws. Steve was awarded the Pillersdorf Courage Award by the Belli Society in July of 2026. Finally, Steve speaks throughout the country on trial advocacy, traumatic brain injury, truck accident litigation, and on maximizing auto accident settlements.