Terry A. Dawes combines practical knowledge, having worked as an RN in a variety of health care settings, with extensive courtroom experience in representing only injured persons since 1993. Experience in both health care and the courtroom combine to provide clients with an attorney who truly understands the interrelationship between medicine and law. Speciality areas include medical malpractice and prison healthcare.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death
• Birth Trauma
• Legal Malpractice
• Nursing Home Liability
• Pharmacy Negligence
• Federal Tort Claims
• National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
• Third-Party Auto Negligence
• Slip and Fall
• Dog Bite and Other Personal Injury Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
  • J.D. (Cum Laude) – 1993
  • Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
  • Honors: Certificate of Merit
  • Honors: Trial Advocacy – 1991
  • Honors: Michigan Administrative Law – 1992
  • Law Review: Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law Review, 1991 – 1992
• Western Michigan University
  • B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) – 1988
  • Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College
  • Associate degree – 1986
  • Major: Nursing

Published Works

• Spreading the ‘Good Samaritan’ Immunity to Free Non-Emergency Medical Care: Another Assault on the Rights of Patients, MTLA Quarterly, Spring, 2002

Honors and Awards

• Trial Advocacy, 1991
• Michigan Administrative Law, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan, Member
• Federal Bar Association, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Michigan Association for Justice