Lawrence S. Charfoos has been acclaimed as one of the nation's most outstanding trial lawyers by such sources as The National Law Journal, Forbes and the Los Angeles Times. Charfoos first came to national attention during the 1970's for his precedent-setting work involving the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), representing women whose risk of cancer stemmed from their mothers taking DES during pregnancy. He has also been involved in such cases as the Korean Airlines plane crash and the Northwest Airlines plane crash in Detroit, Michigan. In 1972 he became the first attorney in Michigan to win a jury verdict of more than one million dollars. Charfoos' litigation interest also includes complex commercial litigation.

Background:
Born Detroit, Michigan
Admitted to bar, 1960, Michigan; 1965 Illinois; 1986, New York
 
Education:
University of Michigan;
Wayne State University (LL.B., 1959)
 
Books & Treatises:
The Medical Malpractice Case: A Complete Handbook, published by Prentice Hall, 1974, 2nd Ed. I.C.L.E., 1977.
Daughters At Risk: A Personal DES History, published by Doubleday & Co., 1981.
Personal Injury Practice: Technique & Technology, published by Lawyers Co. Operative, 1986.
 
Articles:
"A survey of Appellate Cases in Michigan on Medical Malpractice," Michigan State Bar Journal, October, 1970.
"The Medical Standard of Care-A Legal Critique," The Best of ATL, 1972.
 
Guest Lecturer:
VIIIth World Congress on Medical Law, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1988
 
Memberships:
Detroit Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1975-1976)
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Committee on United States Court, 1995)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
The Inner Circle of Advocates (Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re:
Silicone Gel Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL 926).
 
Practice Areas:
Contingent Fee Commercial and Tort Litigation
 
Mr. Charfoos' biography appears in Who's Who In America.

 

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